Dina, Soul Steeper
Legendary Creature — Dryad Druid
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
, Sacrifice another creature: Dina gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Multiverse Legends
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2897
Dina, Soul Steeper turns every life-gain trigger into a drain effect and swings games on her own at two mana — that's the entire pitch. Slot her next to Exquisite Blood and you have a two-card loop that ends the game; slot her under Beledros Witherbloom and every untap trigger becomes chip damage that adds up fast.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
Beledros Witherbloom generates life on every upkeep and untaps all lands for ten life, so Dina, Soul Steeper converts each of those payments into damage dealt to every opponent — the life-loss engine practically runs itself.
Dina, Essence Brewer
Dina, Essence Brewer is a direct tribal complement, and Dina, Soul Steeper's drain-on-life-gain ability stacks with the brew triggers to double up on life-loss pressure in the same shell.
Savra, Queen of the Golgari
Savra, Queen of the Golgari sacrifices creatures repeatedly to drain and gain life, and Dina, Soul Steeper converts each of those life-gain pulses into additional damage — two complementary drains running off the same sacrifice engine.
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant generates a massive life-gain spike at the ring's final temptation, and Dina, Soul Steeper turns that single large gain event into a lethal drain that can close the game on the spot.
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
Slimefoot, the Stowaway drains life whenever a Saproling dies, and Dina, Soul Steeper picks up every incidental life-gain from those triggers to pile on damage — the two cards double-dip the same sacrifice loop.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Dina, Soul Steeper is built to live — three opponents means her drain hits three life totals simultaneously, and the 40-life format gives life-gain synergies enough time to assemble their loops. In competitive EDH she's a combo piece first and a value creature second, closing games alongside Exquisite Blood rather than carrying the load alone. In Pioneer and Modern she's technically legal but faces a speed problem: two mana for a 2/2 with no immediate board impact is hard to justify when those formats kill on turn three or four. Legacy and Vintage are the same story — the effect is powerful enough in theory but the competition at the two-drop slot is brutal and the combo takes too long to assemble. Oathbreaker is her second-best home, where the faster game plan actually rewards the compact life-drain package.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Exquisite BloodDina, Soul Steeper
Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite lifeloss; Infinite lifegain
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Bloodthirsty ConquerorDina, Soul Steeper
Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite lifeloss; Infinite lifegain
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Current price
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Pricing data for Dina, Soul Steeper isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current market rate. As a rare with a clear combo identity and sustained Commander demand, she tends to hold a modest price floor — worth picking up a copy when you see her below bulk rare territory.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.