Best Budget Lifedrain Commanders Under $5

Explore the top Lifedrain commanders for EDH. Find powerful commanders that excel at Lifedrain strategies in Commander format.

Every commander here has a card price under $5 (USD) — the commander card itself, not the full deck. Prices come from Scryfall market data and are checked live below; a card can drift above $5 between updates.

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

MV: 4Universes Beyond

Control Spellslinger Lifegain+7 more

$4.19TCGPlayer

€1.90CardMarket

Liesa, Shroud of Dusk

MV: 5

Lifegain Lifedrain Hatebears+7 more

$1.20TCGPlayer

€0.71CardMarket

Teysa Karlov

MV: 4

Aristocrats Tokens Lifegain+7 more

$3.36TCGPlayer

€1.95CardMarket

Eriette of the Charmed Apple

MV: 3

Auras Enchantress Lifegain+7 more

$4.31TCGPlayer

€2.45CardMarket

Dina, Soul Steeper

MV: 2

Lifegain Aristocrats Lifedrain+7 more

$0.16TCGPlayer

€0.17CardMarket

Astarion, the Decadent

MV: 6

Lifegain Vampires Lifedrain+7 more

$1.35TCGPlayer

€1.09CardMarket

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

MV: 7

Lifegain Combo Self-Damage+7 more

$0.66TCGPlayer

€0.50CardMarket

Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

MV: 2

Lifegain Aristocrats Tokens+7 more

$2.31TCGPlayer

€1.23CardMarket

Queza, Augur of Agonies

MV: 4

Wheels Lifegain Card Draw+7 more

$0.34TCGPlayer

€0.14CardMarket

Betor, Ancestor's Voice

MV: 5

Lifegain +1/+1 Counters Reanimator+7 more

$4.12TCGPlayer

€2.40CardMarket

Zoraline, Cosmos Caller

MV: 3

Lifegain Bats Flying+7 more

$0.35TCGPlayer

€0.34CardMarket

Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate

MV: 2

Lifegain Vampires Lifedrain+7 more

$2.55TCGPlayer

€3.71CardMarket

Mister Negative

MV: 7Universes Beyond

Lifegain Self-Damage Blink+7 more

$1.09TCGPlayer

€0.94CardMarket

Clavileño, First of the Blessed

MV: 3

Vampires Lifegain Aristocrats+7 more

$0.62TCGPlayer

€0.86CardMarket

Lathril, Blade of the Elves

MV: 4

Elves Tokens Aggro+7 more

$1.22TCGPlayer

€0.94CardMarket

Tatsunari, Toad Rider

MV: 3

Enchantress Auras Mutate+7 more

$0.35TCGPlayer

€0.28CardMarket

Zurgo Stormrender

MV: 3

Tokens Aristocrats Aggro+7 more

$3.88TCGPlayer

€3.93CardMarket

Amalia Benavides Aguirre

MV: 2

Lifegain Reanimator Aristocrats+7 more

$0.40TCGPlayer

€0.56CardMarket

Teysa, Opulent Oligarch

MV: 3

Aristocrats Clues Tokens+7 more

$0.37TCGPlayer

€0.26CardMarket

Braids, Arisen Nightmare

MV: 3

Aristocrats Sacrifice Reanimator+7 more

$2.81TCGPlayer

€3.88CardMarket

Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant

MV: 3Universes Beyond

Lifegain Combo Tokens+7 more

$0.32TCGPlayer

€0.39CardMarket

Baba Lysaga, Night Witch

MV: 3

Aristocrats Lands Matter Sacrifice+7 more

$0.31TCGPlayer

€0.25CardMarket

Beledros Witherbloom

MV: 7

Lifegain Aristocrats Tokens+7 more

$2.87TCGPlayer

€4.38CardMarket

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker

MV: 2Universes Beyond

Lifegain Lifedrain Burn+7 more

$0.36TCGPlayer

€1.27CardMarket

Elenda, Saint of Dusk

MV: 4

Lifegain Vampires Voltron+7 more

$0.32TCGPlayer

€0.28CardMarket

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Best Budget Lifedrain Commanders Under $5

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Liesa, Shroud of Dusk

Teysa Karlov

Eriette of the Charmed Apple

Dina, Soul Steeper

Astarion, the Decadent

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

Queza, Augur of Agonies

Betor, Ancestor's Voice

Zoraline, Cosmos Caller

Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate

Mister Negative

Clavileño, First of the Blessed

Lathril, Blade of the Elves

Tatsunari, Toad Rider

Zurgo Stormrender

Amalia Benavides Aguirre

Teysa, Opulent Oligarch

Braids, Arisen Nightmare

Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant

Baba Lysaga, Night Witch

Beledros Witherbloom

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker

Elenda, Saint of Dusk

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Two-Color Guilds

Three-Color Combinations

Mono-Color

Colorless

Two-Color Guilds

Three-Color Combinations

Mono-Color

Colorless

Two-Color Guilds

Three-Color Combinations

Mono-Color

Colorless

Two-Color Guilds

Three-Color Combinations

Mono-Color

Colorless

Best Budget Lifedrain Commanders Under $5

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Liesa, Shroud of Dusk

Teysa Karlov

Eriette of the Charmed Apple

Dina, Soul Steeper

Astarion, the Decadent

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

Queza, Augur of Agonies

Betor, Ancestor's Voice

Zoraline, Cosmos Caller

Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate

Mister Negative

Clavileño, First of the Blessed

Lathril, Blade of the Elves

Tatsunari, Toad Rider

Zurgo Stormrender

Amalia Benavides Aguirre

Teysa, Opulent Oligarch

Braids, Arisen Nightmare

Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant

Baba Lysaga, Night Witch

Beledros Witherbloom

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker

Elenda, Saint of Dusk

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