Demonlord Belzenlok (Commander) - Core

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Jeremy Rowe
May 15, 2025
Building a Demon Typal Deck with Ardyn, the Usurper
Let's build a mono-black Demon typal Commander deck around Ardyn, the Usurper, a new legend from the upcoming Final Fantasy set.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Skirge Familiar
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Temple of the False God
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Dross Golem
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Baleful Mastery
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Dread Return
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Phantasmagorian
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Unmask
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-31%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Liliana's Contract
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Mutilate
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Deepwood Legate
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Hollow One
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Reaper from the Abyss
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Dread Presence
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Sower of Discord
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Shriekmaw
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Harvester of Souls
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Dimir House Guard
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Doom Whisperer
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Geode Golem
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Sovereign
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Cinderhaze Wretch
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Reiver Demon
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Crabomination
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Archfiend of Spite
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Desecration Demon
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Goremand
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Grim Poppet
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Shadowborn Demon
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Prophet
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Vile Mutilator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dread
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Pestilence Demon
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Demon of Loathing
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Sibsig Muckdraggers
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Tyrannical Pitlord
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Plague Drone
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Lord of the Void
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Dreadfeast Demon
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Cackling Imp
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Demon Wall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
The Speed Demon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-46%synergy
Price of Fame
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Consuming Corruption
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Defile
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Curtains' Call
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Soul Spike
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Chain Assassination
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Doom Blade
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Vendetta
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Wretched Confluence
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Massacre
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Decree of Pain
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-34%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Ever After
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Corrupt
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Queen
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Languish
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Infernal Offering
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Consume Spirit
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Promise of Power
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Final Parting
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Zombify
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Sanguimancy
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Fell
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Bond of Revival
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Twilight's Call
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Plague Wind
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Ritual of Soot
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Nightmare Unmaking
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Reign of the Pit
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Rise from the Grave
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Profane Command
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ruinous Path
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Hex
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Barter in Blood
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Never // Return
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Gild
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Blight Grenade
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Blood for Bones
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Boompile
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-23%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Batterbone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Nightmare Lash
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Lashwrithe
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Demonic Covenant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Deadly Wanderings
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Homicidal Seclusion
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Greed's Gambit
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Greed
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Phyresis
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Crystal Vein
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Terrain Generator
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-29%synergy
Peat Bog
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Subterranean Hangar
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Bottomless Vault
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Zoetic Cavern
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Untaidake, the Cloud Keeper
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Radiant Fountain
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Branch of Vitu-Ghazi
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Factory
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Blast Zone
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Scorched Ruins
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Spawning Pool
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
City of Traitors
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Thran Dynamo
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Hedron Archive
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Sol Ring
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-48%synergy
Sisay's Ring
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-30%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Firemind Vessel
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Paradise Plume
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Séance Board
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Ichor Elixir
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Star Compass
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Idol
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Pillar of Origins
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion32 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Horizon of Progress
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy