The Price of Dread

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Spend your own life like currency for cards and power, since Junji's reanimation costs blood anyway.

Pay life×1Card draw×0.5Lifegain×0.4

Sets your commander and theme, then adds about 25 cards that fit plus 20 lands. You fill in the rest.

High Impact Cards

5 picks from the top 40 of 337 cards that fit

View All High Impact Cards

Hidden gemCard drawPay lifeLifegain
EDHREC #8,100 · $2.18 · art Justyna Dura
Hidden gemPay lifeCard draw
EDHREC #11,419 · $0.27
Card drawPay life
EDHREC #95 · $110.79 · art Justine Jones
Hidden gemPay life
EDHREC #8,501 · $0.38
Hidden gemPay lifeCard drawLifegain
EDHREC #8,431 · $0.33 · art Daarken

Candidate pool (score = fit × commander × quality × popularity × art)

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Sorin the Mirthless	1.391	0.60	1.05	0.85	2.08	1.35	8100	Card draw, Pay life, Lifegain
2	Necropotence	1.356	1.13	1.00	0.85	1.23	1.25	518	Pay life, Card draw
3	Preacher of the Schism	1.150	0.58	1.00	0.85	1.87	1.35	4697	Card draw, Pay life, Lifegain
4	The Speed Demon	1.064	0.70	1.16	0.70	1.99	1.13	6339	Pay life, Card draw
5	Ad Nauseam	0.940	1.03	1.00	0.65	1.40	1.25	1352	Pay life, Card draw
6	Meathook Massacre II	0.862	0.50	1.13	0.85	1.73	1.13	3058	Pay life
7	Ob Nixilis Reignited	0.860	0.50	1.05	0.85	1.85	1.13	4392	Card draw, Pay life
8	Tenacious Underdog	0.799	0.50	1.18	0.72	2.22	1.00	11419	Pay life, Card draw
9	Bolas's Citadel	0.790	1.05	1.07	0.75	1.08	1.00	271	Pay life, Card draw
10	Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath	0.769	0.41	1.09	0.70	2.15	1.35	9658	Lifegain, Pay life, Card draw
11	Phyrexian Gargantua	0.680	0.55	1.00	0.65	2.09	1.13	15784	Card draw, Pay life
12	K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth	0.680	0.98	1.03	0.60	1.28	1.13	1077	Pay life, Lifegain
13	Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber	0.674	0.63	1.07	0.70	1.71	1.00	2892	Card draw, Pay life, Lifegain
14	Lorcan, Warlock Collector	0.672	0.60	1.35	0.60	1.79	1.00	12156	Pay life
15	Vilis, Broker of Blood	0.668	0.80	1.03	0.60	1.29	1.35	1121	Pay life, Card draw
16	Professor Onyx	0.662	0.47	1.25	0.68	1.60	1.25	2403	Card draw, Lifegain, Pay life
17	Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor	0.652	0.70	1.00	0.70	1.59	1.00	1999	Pay life, Card draw
18	Doom Whisperer	0.648	0.60	1.00	0.78	1.57	1.00	1851	Pay life
19	Dark Confidant	0.641	0.81	1.00	0.65	1.37	1.10	1235	Pay life, Card draw
20	Pointed Discussion	0.637	0.60	1.00	0.60	1.69	1.35	8209	Card draw, Pay life
21	Minions' Murmurs	0.628	0.65	1.00	0.60	1.84	1.13	15396	Card draw, Pay life
22	Savanti Romero, Time's Exile	0.625	0.71	1.03	0.60	1.82	1.00	14218	Pay life, Card draw
23	Midnight Reaper	0.620	0.50	1.07	0.72	1.40	1.35	1051	Card draw, Pay life
24	Stinging Study	0.611	0.65	1.00	0.60	1.50	1.35	3384	Card draw, Pay life
25	Painful Truths	0.588	0.65	1.00	0.70	1.54	1.00	1720	Card draw, Pay life
26	Dark Prophecy	0.588	0.55	1.07	0.65	1.69	1.13	4338	Card draw, Pay life
27	Dread Presence	0.580	0.50	1.07	0.75	1.67	1.00	2578	Card draw, Pay life, Lifegain
28	Arguel's Blood Fast // Temple of Aclazotz	0.580	0.85	1.03	0.50	1.37	1.35	8431	Pay life, Card draw, Lifegain
29	Doctor Doom, Unrivaled	0.580	0.68	1.03	0.60	1.77	1.00	11532	Pay life, Card draw, Lifegain
30	Champion of Dusk	0.579	0.60	1.00	0.68	1.72	1.00	3581	Pay life, Card draw
31	Gwenom, Remorseless	0.578	0.82	1.03	0.60	1.46	1.00	2779	Pay life, Card draw, Lifegain
32	M.O.D.O.K.	0.573	0.71	1.03	0.60	1.69	1.00	8183	Pay life, Card draw, Lifegain
33	Rise of the Deathbringer	0.555	0.47	1.00	0.60	2.00	1.25	27993	Card draw, Pay life
34	Phyrexian Processor	0.553	0.70	1.00	0.60	1.70	1.00	8501	Pay life
35	Tivash, Gloom Summoner	0.541	0.64	1.03	0.60	1.76	1.00	10883	Pay life, Lifegain
36	Yawgmoth, Thran Physician	0.529	0.55	1.00	0.80	1.34	1.00	834	Pay life, Card draw
37	The One Ring	0.529	0.60	1.03	0.90	0.88	1.13	95	Card draw, Pay life
38	Starving Revenant	0.520	0.61	1.10	0.55	1.51	1.25	7459	Pay life, Card draw, Lifegain
39	Lord Skitter's Blessing	0.515	0.60	1.03	0.60	1.63	1.10	6247	Pay life, Card draw
40	The Last Ride	0.514	0.77	1.03	0.50	1.45	1.25	15579	Pay life, Card draw

Scoring cards for this theme…

Candidate pool (score = fit × commander × quality × popularity × art)

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Sorin the Mirthless	1.391	0.60	1.05	0.85	2.08	1.35	8100	Card draw, Pay life, Lifegain
2	Necropotence	1.356	1.13	1.00	0.85	1.23	1.25	518	Pay life, Card draw
3	Preacher of the Schism	1.150	0.58	1.00	0.85	1.87	1.35	4697	Card draw, Pay life, Lifegain
4	The Speed Demon	1.064	0.70	1.16	0.70	1.99	1.13	6339	Pay life, Card draw
5	Ad Nauseam	0.940	1.03	1.00	0.65	1.40	1.25	1352	Pay life, Card draw
6	Meathook Massacre II	0.862	0.50	1.13	0.85	1.73	1.13	3058	Pay life
7	Ob Nixilis Reignited	0.860	0.50	1.05	0.85	1.85	1.13	4392	Card draw, Pay life
8	Tenacious Underdog	0.799	0.50	1.18	0.72	2.22	1.00	11419	Pay life, Card draw
9	Bolas's Citadel	0.790	1.05	1.07	0.75	1.08	1.00	271	Pay life, Card draw
10	Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath	0.769	0.41	1.09	0.70	2.15	1.35	9658	Lifegain, Pay life, Card draw
11	Phyrexian Gargantua	0.680	0.55	1.00	0.65	2.09	1.13	15784	Card draw, Pay life
12	K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth	0.680	0.98	1.03	0.60	1.28	1.13	1077	Pay life, Lifegain
13	Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber	0.674	0.63	1.07	0.70	1.71	1.00	2892	Card draw, Pay life, Lifegain
14	Lorcan, Warlock Collector	0.672	0.60	1.35	0.60	1.79	1.00	12156	Pay life
15	Vilis, Broker of Blood	0.668	0.80	1.03	0.60	1.29	1.35	1121	Pay life, Card draw
16	Professor Onyx	0.662	0.47	1.25	0.68	1.60	1.25	2403	Card draw, Lifegain, Pay life
17	Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor	0.652	0.70	1.00	0.70	1.59	1.00	1999	Pay life, Card draw
18	Doom Whisperer	0.648	0.60	1.00	0.78	1.57	1.00	1851	Pay life
19	Dark Confidant	0.641	0.81	1.00	0.65	1.37	1.10	1235	Pay life, Card draw
20	Pointed Discussion	0.637	0.60	1.00	0.60	1.69	1.35	8209	Card draw, Pay life
21	Minions' Murmurs	0.628	0.65	1.00	0.60	1.84	1.13	15396	Card draw, Pay life
22	Savanti Romero, Time's Exile	0.625	0.71	1.03	0.60	1.82	1.00	14218	Pay life, Card draw
23	Midnight Reaper	0.620	0.50	1.07	0.72	1.40	1.35	1051	Card draw, Pay life
24	Stinging Study	0.611	0.65	1.00	0.60	1.50	1.35	3384	Card draw, Pay life
25	Painful Truths	0.588	0.65	1.00	0.70	1.54	1.00	1720	Card draw, Pay life
26	Dark Prophecy	0.588	0.55	1.07	0.65	1.69	1.13	4338	Card draw, Pay life
27	Dread Presence	0.580	0.50	1.07	0.75	1.67	1.00	2578	Card draw, Pay life, Lifegain
28	Arguel's Blood Fast // Temple of Aclazotz	0.580	0.85	1.03	0.50	1.37	1.35	8431	Pay life, Card draw, Lifegain
29	Doctor Doom, Unrivaled	0.580	0.68	1.03	0.60	1.77	1.00	11532	Pay life, Card draw, Lifegain
30	Champion of Dusk	0.579	0.60	1.00	0.68	1.72	1.00	3581	Pay life, Card draw
31	Gwenom, Remorseless	0.578	0.82	1.03	0.60	1.46	1.00	2779	Pay life, Card draw, Lifegain
32	M.O.D.O.K.	0.573	0.71	1.03	0.60	1.69	1.00	8183	Pay life, Card draw, Lifegain
33	Rise of the Deathbringer	0.555	0.47	1.00	0.60	2.00	1.25	27993	Card draw, Pay life
34	Phyrexian Processor	0.553	0.70	1.00	0.60	1.70	1.00	8501	Pay life
35	Tivash, Gloom Summoner	0.541	0.64	1.03	0.60	1.76	1.00	10883	Pay life, Lifegain
36	Yawgmoth, Thran Physician	0.529	0.55	1.00	0.80	1.34	1.00	834	Pay life, Card draw
37	The One Ring	0.529	0.60	1.03	0.90	0.88	1.13	95	Card draw, Pay life
38	Starving Revenant	0.520	0.61	1.10	0.55	1.51	1.25	7459	Pay life, Card draw, Lifegain
39	Lord Skitter's Blessing	0.515	0.60	1.03	0.60	1.63	1.10	6247	Pay life, Card draw
40	The Last Ride	0.514	0.77	1.03	0.50	1.45	1.25	15579	Pay life, Card draw