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Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- Creature — WurmG
Lifegain pair: one card gains life while the other rewards lifegain. They reinforce each other in a lifegain deck.
- Creature — AvatarW
Damage + lifelink: lifelink converts damage on one side into life triggers the partner pays off — the canonical Heliod / Karlov family.
- Legendary Creature — Vampire Warlock // Legendary Creature — Human DruidBG
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Vampire ScoutBW
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Phyrexian PraetorB
Lifegain pair: one card gains life while the other rewards lifegain. They reinforce each other in a lifegain deck.
- Legendary Creature — Vampire WarlockB
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- Legendary Artifact — Infinity StoneW
Blink engine: one card blinks creatures — once a turn, once a combat, or each time you pay — and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect fires again on every blink. Real, repeatable value — never infinite on its own.
- Legendary Creature — Spirit AdvisorBW
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- Legendary Planeswalker — AjaniW
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Moonfolk WizardUW
Recursion engine: one card can reanimate repeatedly (an activated ability, or a return that comes back once a turn), and the other is a creature worth bringing back again and again — or a creature you recast from your graveyard beside a sacrifice outlet that doesn't pay for the recast. Real, repeatable value — not an infinite loop on its own.
- Legendary Creature — Human DoctorW
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Spirit DragonBW
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- EnchantmentGU
Lifegain pair: one card gains life while the other rewards lifegain. They reinforce each other in a lifegain deck.
- Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — AvatarW
Blink engine: one card blinks creatures — once a turn, once a combat, or each time you pay — and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect fires again on every blink. Real, repeatable value — never infinite on its own.
- Legendary Creature — Angel KnightW
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- Legendary Artifact — BookU
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- Legendary Enchantment Creature — GodW
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Minotaur ClericRW
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Cat Human HeroG
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human ClericW
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
MTG Arena only
Synergies with cards played only on MTG Arena (including Arena rebalances). They aren't available in paper Magic.
Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- Legendary Creature — Octopus AdvisorBUW
Lifegain pair: one card gains life while the other rewards lifegain. They reinforce each other in a lifegain deck.
- Creature — Vampire WarlockB
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human NobleGRW
Emperor Apatzec Intli IV gains life in big chunks or many small hits, fueling Way of the Mentor's life-gain payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Insect AngelW
Both cards trigger on life gain — they fire together.
- Enchantment // Instant — AdventureBW
Porcine Portent gains life in big chunks or many small hits, fueling Way of the Mentor's life-gain payoff.
- InstantB
Impose Hierarchy gains life in big chunks or many small hits, fueling Way of the Mentor's life-gain payoff.
- Creature — Ogre WarlockB
Underbridge Warlock gains life in big chunks or many small hits, fueling Way of the Mentor's life-gain payoff.
- Creature — DragonBRW
Mardu Thunderkite grants lifelink, converting Way of the Mentor's damage into life-gain triggers.
- 2RRWWArtifact Creature — ConstructRW
Sundering Sentinel gains life in big chunks or many small hits, fueling Way of the Mentor's life-gain payoff.
- Creature — HorrorB
Lurking Spinecrawler gains life in big chunks or many small hits, fueling Way of the Mentor's life-gain payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Spirit ClericBW
Veko, Death's Doorkeeper gains life in big chunks or many small hits, fueling Way of the Mentor's life-gain payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Giant TreefolkBRW
Thorna and Twigtooth gains life in big chunks or many small hits, fueling Way of the Mentor's life-gain payoff.
- InstantW
Radiant Smite gains life in big chunks or many small hits, fueling Way of the Mentor's life-gain payoff.
- Legendary Planeswalker — SorinB
A-Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord grants lifelink, converting Way of the Mentor's damage into life-gain triggers.
- Legendary Creature — Faerie RogueB
Rankle, Pitiless Trickster grants lifelink, converting Way of the Mentor's damage into life-gain triggers.
- SorceryBU
Thought Rattle gains life in big chunks or many small hits, fueling Way of the Mentor's life-gain payoff.
- Creature — DryadG
Sproutwatch Dryad grants lifelink, converting Way of the Mentor's damage into life-gain triggers.
- Legendary Creature — Human ClericBW
Arek, False Goldwarden gains life in big chunks or many small hits, fueling Way of the Mentor's life-gain payoff.
- Creature — Human KnightGW
A-Sigardian Paladin grants lifelink, converting Way of the Mentor's damage into life-gain triggers.
- Creature — HumanB
Subversive Acolyte grants lifelink, converting Way of the Mentor's damage into life-gain triggers.
- Creature — Bird CitizenW
A-Speakeasy Server gains life in big chunks or many small hits, fueling Way of the Mentor's life-gain payoff.
- Sorcery — ChorusB
Mycelic Ballad gains life in big chunks or many small hits, fueling Way of the Mentor's life-gain payoff.
- LandGW
A-Bretagard Stronghold grants lifelink, converting Way of the Mentor's damage into life-gain triggers.
- Artifact — SpacecraftB
Monoist Gravliner grants lifelink, converting Way of the Mentor's damage into life-gain triggers.
Way of the Warlord2RLegendary EnchantmentR
Way of the Deathbringer2BLegendary EnchantmentB
Mindseeker Oculus2UCreature — HomunculusU
Way of the Healer3WLegendary EnchantmentW
Way of the Paradox2GLegendary EnchantmentG
Way of the Necromancer1BLegendary EnchantmentB
Way of the Mind Sculptor4ULegendary EnchantmentU
Theorist's Proxy1UCreature — IllusionU
Way of the Wildspeaker4GLegendary EnchantmentG
Sanctum Lurker2BCreature — HorrorB
Way of the Cryomancer2ULegendary EnchantmentU
Protege's Awakening3USorceryU