Emet-Selch, Ascian (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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K'rrik, Son of YawgmothK'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

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Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER Now the Top Mono-Black Commander
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER, a remarkable commander from Final Fantasy, has taken the top-ranked mono-black commander spot on EDHREC!
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Vilis, Broker of Blood
78%inclusion113 decks145 decks
65%synergy
Blood Celebrant
64%inclusion93 decks145 decks
60%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
68%inclusion99 decks145 decks
58%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
66%inclusion95 decks145 decks
55%synergy
Exsanguinate
74%inclusion108 decks145 decks
50%synergy
Sanguine Bond
61%inclusion89 decks145 decks
49%synergy
Font of Agonies
54%inclusion78 decks145 decks
49%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
52%inclusion76 decks145 decks
47%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
51%inclusion74 decks145 decks
47%synergy
Exquisite Blood
59%inclusion86 decks145 decks
46%synergy
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
96%inclusion139 decks145 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion139 decks145 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
86%inclusion125 decks145 decks
25%synergy
Crypt Ghast
73%inclusion106 decks145 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion97 decks145 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
60%inclusion87 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
56%inclusion81 decks145 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion79 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
54%inclusion79 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
54%inclusion78 decks145 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
89%inclusion129 decks145 decks
60%synergy
Necropotence
64%inclusion93 decks145 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
61%inclusion88 decks145 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion70 decks145 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
37%inclusion53 decks145 decks
25%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
34%inclusion50 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Mana Vault
30%inclusion43 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Opposition Agent
28%inclusion40 decks145 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
12%synergy
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Bloodthirsty Conqueror
51%inclusion73 decks144 decks
42%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
41%inclusion59 decks145 decks
33%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
39%inclusion56 decks145 decks
35%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
38%inclusion55 decks145 decks
33%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion55 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Skirge Familiar
37%inclusion53 decks145 decks
31%synergy
Dread Presence
36%inclusion52 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
34%inclusion49 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion48 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Blood Pet
30%inclusion44 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
29%inclusion42 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
29%inclusion42 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Dimir House Guard
28%inclusion41 decks145 decks
25%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
28%inclusion41 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Vile Entomber
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Thrull Parasite
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Sangromancer
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Prophet
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Basilica Screecher
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Balthor the Defiled
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Reiver Demon
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Fleshwrither
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Viscera Seer
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Grim Servant
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Gravecrawler
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Confidant
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Pestilence Demon
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Carrion Feeder
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Vincent Valentine
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
0%synergy
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Imp's Mischief
45%inclusion65 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion63 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Ritual
40%inclusion58 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Defile
37%inclusion54 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
36%inclusion52 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion52 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion52 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Consuming Corruption
32%inclusion47 decks145 decks
17%synergy
Saw in Half
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Culling the Weak
26%inclusion37 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Sacrifice
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Not Dead After All
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Cut Down
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Rain of Filth
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Stinging Study
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
-6%synergy
Feign Death
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Grasp of Darkness
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
2%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Victim of Night
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Crypt Incursion
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion78 decks145 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
48%inclusion70 decks145 decks
34%synergy
Grim Tutor
39%inclusion57 decks145 decks
28%synergy
Beseech the Queen
37%inclusion53 decks145 decks
30%synergy
Buried Alive
34%inclusion49 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
32%inclusion47 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
32%inclusion47 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion41 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Bubbling Muck
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Final Parting
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Dark Petition
20%inclusion29 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion25 decks145 decks
-9%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion25 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Repay in Kind
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Temporal Extortion
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Mutilate
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Profane Transfusion
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Persist
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Duress
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Doomsday
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Invoke Despair
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Blood Tithe
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion69 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
41%inclusion60 decks145 decks
33%synergy
Bontu's Monument
38%inclusion55 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion53 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Demon's Horn
32%inclusion47 decks145 decks
28%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
26%inclusion38 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion29 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion29 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Prism Ring
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Pact Weapon
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-13%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
43%inclusion62 decks145 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion44 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Greed
28%inclusion41 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Heartless Summoning
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion25 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Pestilence
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Leshrac's Sigil
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Oubliette
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Link
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Palace Siege
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Sorin Markov
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
71%inclusion103 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion80 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion78 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
52%inclusion76 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion71 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
45%inclusion65 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion44 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
26%inclusion37 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Fountain
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
12%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Memorial to Folly
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Peat Bog
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
City of Traitors
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion142 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion97 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion48 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion40 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
26%inclusion38 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
-13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Paradise Plume
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion142 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion52 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion29 decks145 decks
-6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
2%synergy
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