Dina, Soul Steeper
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life. {1}, Sacrifice another creature: Dina gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
How Dina decks play in EDH
Dina, Soul Steeper is a Golgari commander in black and green costing BG, and its legendary creature - dryad druid line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Dina, Soul Steeper decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $21.58Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (1)
Removal (2)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Dina, Soul Steeper decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Dina, Soul Steeper deck?
Dina, Soul Steeper has a Golgari colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Dina, Soul Steeper?
The cards played most often in Dina, Soul Steeper decks include Greenhouse Propagator, Screeching Soulbreaker, Gardenize. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Dina, Soul Steeper deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $21.58 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Dina, Soul Steeper deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.