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Arnaud Gompertz
Jul 23, 2025
Can You Build Orzhov In Commander Without Resorting to Aristocrats?
On this edition of Branching Out, Arnaud dives into the House of Orzhov to find some Commander decks that go against the grain.
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
The Spot, Living Portal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
56%inclusion144 decks256 decks
46%synergy
Sanguine Bond
63%inclusion161 decks256 decks
41%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
44%inclusion113 decks256 decks
40%synergy
Drana's Emissary
40%inclusion103 decks256 decks
35%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
39%inclusion99 decks256 decks
35%synergy
Exquisite Blood
52%inclusion132 decks256 decks
34%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
54%inclusion137 decks256 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
36%inclusion91 decks256 decks
29%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
35%inclusion89 decks256 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
59%inclusion151 decks256 decks
-6%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion128 decks256 decks
1%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion124 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Mortify
43%inclusion111 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion105 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
40%inclusion103 decks256 decks
25%synergy
Fracture
39%inclusion101 decks256 decks
20%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
39%inclusion99 decks256 decks
25%synergy
Exemplar of Light
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
36%inclusion93 decks256 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
33%inclusion84 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
28%inclusion72 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion57 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion38 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
13%inclusion34 decks256 decks
1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
7.8%inclusion20 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
36%inclusion92 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
35%inclusion89 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Angel of Vitality
32%inclusion83 decks256 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
32%inclusion83 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
32%inclusion81 decks256 decks
26%synergy
Dazzling Angel
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
28%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
31%inclusion80 decks256 decks
27%synergy
Resplendent Angel
29%inclusion74 decks256 decks
25%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
28%inclusion72 decks256 decks
24%synergy
Metropolis Reformer
28%inclusion72 decks256 decks
26%synergy
Indulging Patrician
28%inclusion71 decks256 decks
22%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Archangel of Thune
27%inclusion68 decks256 decks
22%synergy
Valkyrie Harbinger
24%inclusion61 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
24%inclusion61 decks256 decks
22%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
23%inclusion60 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
23%inclusion58 decks256 decks
18%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
22%inclusion56 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
21%inclusion53 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Soul Warden
21%inclusion53 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Cordial Vampire
20%inclusion51 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
20%inclusion50 decks256 decks
19%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
20%inclusion50 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
19%inclusion49 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Youthful Valkyrie
19%inclusion49 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
19%inclusion47 decks250 decks
12%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion48 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
18%inclusion46 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
18%inclusion46 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Serra Ascendant
17%inclusion44 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Vanguard Seraph
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
17%inclusion43 decks256 decks
15%synergy
Markov Purifier
17%inclusion43 decks256 decks
13%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
17%inclusion43 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Angel of Destiny
16%inclusion42 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
16%inclusion42 decks256 decks
15%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
16%inclusion42 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
16%inclusion41 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Suture Priest
16%inclusion40 decks256 decks
1%synergy
Bishop of Wings
15%inclusion39 decks256 decks
13%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
15%inclusion38 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
15%inclusion38 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Firemane Commando
15%inclusion38 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
15%inclusion38 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Markov Baron
14%inclusion37 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
14%inclusion36 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
14%inclusion36 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion35 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Boon-Bringer Valkyrie
13%inclusion34 decks256 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Despark
36%inclusion91 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
29%inclusion73 decks256 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion71 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Murder
20%inclusion52 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Utter End
18%inclusion46 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion39 decks256 decks
-10%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion34 decks256 decks
-10%synergy
Akroma's Will
13%inclusion32 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion29 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion29 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
11%inclusion28 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion27 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Revitalize
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Angel's Grace
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Inkshield
9.0%inclusion23 decks256 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Luminous Rebuke
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Silence
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.9%inclusion11 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Invoke the Divine
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Surge of Salvation
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.5%inclusion14 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.1%inclusion13 decks256 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
36%inclusion93 decks256 decks
24%synergy
Damn
32%inclusion82 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
32%inclusion81 decks256 decks
13%synergy
Vindicate
29%inclusion75 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
27%inclusion69 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion69 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion53 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
18%inclusion46 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
17%inclusion44 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion42 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Blood Tribute
16%inclusion42 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Wrath of God
16%inclusion40 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Decode Transmissions
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion37 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Fumigate
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
2%synergy
New Blood
9.0%inclusion23 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
-11%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Revival // Revenge
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Starnheim Unleashed
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Sanctify
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Embrace
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Feast
5.1%inclusion13 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion84 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion61 decks256 decks
4%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
22%inclusion56 decks256 decks
20%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
13%synergy
The Wind Crystal
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion45 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
16%inclusion24 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Herald's Horn
15%inclusion39 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Pearl Medallion
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
11%inclusion29 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
11%inclusion28 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Annex
11%inclusion27 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
-6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Oketra's Monument
7.8%inclusion20 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
35%inclusion90 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Blind Obedience
35%inclusion89 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
19%inclusion49 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Angelic Accord
16%inclusion41 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Land Tax
16%inclusion41 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Convocation
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Firja's Retribution
14%inclusion37 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Cleric Class
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Remedy
11%inclusion29 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion28 decks256 decks
7%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion27 decks248 decks
4%synergy
Deafening Silence
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Grievous Wound
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Debtors' Knell
9.0%inclusion23 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Boon Reflection
9.0%inclusion23 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.0%inclusion23 decks256 decks
-12%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Pacifism
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Grace
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Aura of Silence
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Rule of Law
5.5%inclusion14 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
5.5%inclusion14 decks256 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
5.1%inclusion13 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Angelic Chorus
5.1%inclusion13 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Dominaria
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
5.1%inclusion13 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
22%inclusion57 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
18%inclusion47 decks256 decks
15%synergy
Archangel Elspeth
14%inclusion35 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Serra the Benevolent
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Sorin Markov
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Elspeth Resplendent
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
50%inclusion129 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion95 decks256 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion71 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
25%inclusion65 decks256 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion50 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion39 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion36 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Restless Fortress
13%inclusion34 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
-7%synergy
Radiant Fountain
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
-5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
-4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.1%inclusion13 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion218 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion185 decks256 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
45%inclusion116 decks256 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion98 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
27%inclusion69 decks256 decks
-26%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion42 decks256 decks
-10%synergy
Pristine Talisman
15%inclusion38 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion35 decks256 decks
-7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
4%synergy
White Auracite
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Plains
97%inclusion248 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion246 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion195 decks256 decks
-10%synergy
Isolated Chapel
58%inclusion148 decks256 decks
-7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
48%inclusion122 decks256 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Field
46%inclusion117 decks256 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion114 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion107 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Godless Shrine
39%inclusion101 decks256 decks
-9%synergy
Vault of Champions
36%inclusion93 decks256 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion92 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
36%inclusion91 decks256 decks
-22%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion84 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion70 decks256 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion65 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
21%inclusion54 decks256 decks
-16%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
20%inclusion51 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
19%inclusion48 decks256 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion44 decks256 decks
-4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion43 decks256 decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion41 decks256 decks
-14%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion38 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
14%inclusion35 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
-12%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
12%inclusion27 decks219 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Heath
11%inclusion29 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Forlorn Flats
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion28 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Voldaren Estate
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion14 decks160 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.5%inclusion17 decks201 decks
-6%synergy
Neglected Manor
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.8%inclusion20 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Scrubland
7.8%inclusion20 decks256 decks
-3%synergy
Command Bridge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.5%inclusion12 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
1%synergy
Capital City
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-15%synergy
Great Hall of Starnheim
5.1%inclusion13 decks256 decks
4%synergy