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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.
Deck Filters
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Esper Sentinel
93% of 15 decks +75% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
73% of 15 decks +66% synergy
Grand Abolisher
73% of 15 decks +64% synergy
Entomb
67% of 15 decks +61% synergy
Animate Dead
67% of 15 decks +57% synergy
Serra Ascendant
60% of 15 decks +53% synergy
Seal of Cleansing
53% of 15 decks +50% synergy
Suture Priest
60% of 15 decks +45% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
53% of 15 decks +44% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
60% of 15 decks +44% synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
60% of 15 decks +25% synergy
Reanimate
53% of 15 decks +40% synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
53% of 15 decks +34% synergy
Diabolic Intent
53% of 15 decks +43% synergy
Kami of False Hope
47% of 15 decks +44% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
47% of 15 decks -18% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
47% of 15 decks +24% synergy
Dark Ritual
47% of 15 decks +25% synergy
Skullclamp
40% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Blind Obedience
40% of 15 decks +21% synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
73% of 15 decks +57% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
67% of 15 decks +54% synergy
Drannith Magistrate
60% of 15 decks +55% synergy
Opposition Agent
47% of 15 decks +43% synergy
Imperial Seal
40% of 15 decks +37% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
40% of 15 decks +34% synergy
Ancient Tomb
40% of 15 decks +33% synergy
Mana Vault
33% of 15 decks +31% synergy
Chrome Mox
33% of 15 decks +30% synergy
Ad Nauseam
27% of 15 decks +25% synergy
Creatures
Voice of Victory
100% of 1 decks +95% synergy
Selfless Spirit
40% of 15 decks +28% synergy
Soul's Attendant
40% of 15 decks +27% synergy
Soul Warden
40% of 15 decks +22% synergy
Corpse Knight
40% of 15 decks +28% synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
40% of 15 decks +34% synergy
Bounty Agent
40% of 15 decks +38% synergy
Guide of Souls
40% of 10 decks +35% synergy
Sorin of House Markov
36% of 11 decks +31% synergy
Spirited Companion
33% of 15 decks +29% synergy
Mother of Runes
33% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Cathar Commando
33% of 15 decks +26% synergy
Cruel Celebrant
33% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Archivist of Oghma
33% of 15 decks +25% synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
33% of 15 decks +29% synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
33% of 12 decks +20% synergy
Tymna the Weaver
27% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
27% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
27% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Luminarch Aspirant
27% of 15 decks +25% synergy
Crypt Ghast
27% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Viscera Seer
27% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
27% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Starscape Cleric
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Enduring Innocence
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25% of 4 decks +15% synergy
Hinterland Sanctifier
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Spiteful Hexmage
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Welcoming Vampire
20% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Hushbringer
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Sun Titan
20% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Blood Artist
20% of 15 decks -13% synergy
Misery's Shadow
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
20% of 15 decks +14% synergy
Dogged Detective
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
20% of 15 decks +11% synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
20% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
20% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Sangromancer
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Legion Vanguard
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Dark Confidant
20% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
20% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Bloodline Keeper
20% of 15 decks +17% synergy
Captivating Vampire
20% of 15 decks +17% synergy
Teysa Karlov
20% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
40% of 15 decks -9% synergy
Deadly Rollick
40% of 15 decks +30% synergy
Angel's Grace
33% of 15 decks +31% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
33% of 15 decks +21% synergy
Teferi's Protection
27% of 15 decks +10% synergy
Imp's Mischief
27% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Beacon of Immortality
27% of 15 decks +24% synergy
Silence
27% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Cabal Ritual
27% of 15 decks +25% synergy
Generous Gift
20% of 15 decks -6% synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Culling the Weak
20% of 15 decks +17% synergy
Grim Return
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Get Lost
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Village Rites
13% of 15 decks -10% synergy
Cosmic Intervention
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Despark
13% of 15 decks -18% synergy
Fracture
13% of 15 decks -6% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
13% of 15 decks -26% synergy
Tainted Pact
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Orim's Chant
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Vanishing Verse
13% of 15 decks +8% synergy
Reprieve
13% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Bovine Intervention
9% of 11 decks +6% synergy
Flare of Malice
9% of 11 decks +6% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7% of 15 decks -8% synergy
Akroma's Will
7% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Inkshield
7% of 15 decks -9% synergy
Saw in Half
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Ephemerate
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7% of 15 decks -4% synergy
Go for the Throat
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Rain of Filth
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Mana Tithe
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Tithe
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Utter End
7% of 15 decks -8% synergy
Faith's Reward
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Damn
40% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Unmarked Grave
40% of 15 decks +37% synergy
Buried Alive
33% of 15 decks +28% synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
33% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
27% of 11 decks +23% synergy
Victimize
27% of 15 decks +8% synergy
Revival // Revenge
27% of 15 decks +22% synergy
Raise the Past
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Toxic Deluge
20% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Ascend from Avernus
20% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Death Grasp
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Macabre Waltz
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Martial Coup
20% of 15 decks +17% synergy
Starnheim Unleashed
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Persist
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Season of Loss
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Living Death
13% of 15 decks +9% synergy
Exsanguinate
13% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Grim Tutor
13% of 15 decks +9% synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Damnation
13% of 15 decks +9% synergy
Cut a Deal
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Immortal Servitude
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Dusk // Dawn
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Secret Rendezvous
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Graceful Restoration
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Winds of Abandon
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Open the Armory
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Plague of Vermin
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Storm of Souls
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Fumigate
7% of 15 decks -1% synergy
Unearth
7% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Night's Whisper
7% of 15 decks -10% synergy
Tendrils of Agony
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mishra's Bauble
27% of 15 decks +25% synergy
The One Ring
27% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
27% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Altar of Dementia
27% of 15 decks +22% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
27% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20% of 15 decks +17% synergy
Scytheclaw
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Howling Mine
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Captain's Claws
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Helm of Awakening
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
20% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Horn of Gondor
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Executioner's Capsule
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Shadowspear
13% of 15 decks +10% synergy
Lightning Greaves
13% of 15 decks -7% synergy
Urza's Bauble
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
13% of 15 decks -1% synergy
Tainted Sigil
13% of 15 decks +11% synergy
Altar of the Brood
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Cryptic Gateway
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Cursed Totem
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13% of 15 decks +10% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13% of 15 decks -3% synergy
Necrogen Spellbomb
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Vexing Bauble
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Norn's Wellspring
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Desecrated Tomb
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Mindcrank
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Mirage Mirror
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
7% of 15 decks -2% synergy
Bontu's Monument
7% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Whip of Erebos
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Cloud Key
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Damping Sphere
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Sunbeam Spellbomb
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Aether Vial
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Grinding Station
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Basilisk Collar
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Mystic Forge
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Stone of Erech
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
40% of 15 decks +22% synergy
Darksteel Mutation
33% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Trouble in Pairs
27% of 11 decks +22% synergy
Dance of the Dead
27% of 15 decks +24% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
27% of 15 decks +16% synergy
Sanguine Bond
27% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Grave Pact
27% of 15 decks +17% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Bitterblossom
20% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Authority of the Consuls
20% of 15 decks +6% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20% of 15 decks +9% synergy
Smothering Tithe
20% of 15 decks -5% synergy
Tainted Remedy
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Black Market Connections
20% of 15 decks -0% synergy
Necropotence
20% of 15 decks +14% synergy
Necrodominance
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
18% of 11 decks +15% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13% of 15 decks -4% synergy
Angelic Renewal
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Call of the Ring
13% of 15 decks +9% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13% of 15 decks -15% synergy
Mire's Grasp
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Soul Snare
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Vampiric Link
13% of 15 decks +9% synergy
Necromancy
13% of 15 decks +11% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9% of 11 decks +6% synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Dawn of a New Age
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
7% of 15 decks -0% synergy
Candletrap
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Warlock Class
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Spirit Link
7% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Planar Disruption
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Rune of Mortality
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Vampiric Rites
7% of 15 decks -1% synergy
Leshrac's Sigil
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Cemetery Tampering
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Soul Link
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Scion of Halaster
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Celestial Mantle
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Cleric Class
7% of 15 decks -2% synergy
Elspeth's Talent
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Heliod's Punishment
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Rune of Sustenance
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Soul Tithe
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Pestilence
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Karn, the Great Creator
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Kaya the Inexorable
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7% of 15 decks -0% synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60% of 15 decks +39% synergy
Cabal Coffers
47% of 15 decks +35% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33% of 15 decks +21% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
33% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Urza's Saga
27% of 15 decks +21% synergy
Strip Mine
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Wasteland
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Bojuka Bog
20% of 15 decks -24% synergy
Reliquary Tower
20% of 15 decks -2% synergy
Blighted Steppe
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Castle Ardenvale
20% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Restless Fortress
20% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
13% of 15 decks -20% synergy
Emergence Zone
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
13% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13% of 15 decks +10% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Diamond Valley
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Westvale Abbey
7% of 15 decks -2% synergy
Minas Tirith
7% of 15 decks -1% synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Mistveil Plains
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7% of 15 decks +2% synergy
Nephalia Academy
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Maze of Ith
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
High Market
7% of 15 decks -5% synergy
Command Beacon
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Kjeldoran Outpost
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100% of 15 decks +14% synergy
Arcane Signet
60% of 15 decks -22% synergy
Lotus Petal
53% of 15 decks +50% synergy
Mind Stone
33% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Fellwar Stone
33% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Mana Crypt
33% of 15 decks +31% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
33% of 15 decks +32% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
33% of 15 decks -21% synergy
Chromatic Star
27% of 15 decks +26% synergy
Mox Amber
27% of 15 decks +23% synergy
Orzhov Signet
27% of 15 decks -33% synergy
Chromatic Sphere
20% of 15 decks +20% synergy
Astral Cornucopia
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Mox Opal
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Thought Vessel
20% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Mox Diamond
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Thran Dynamo
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Marble Diamond
7% of 15 decks -0% synergy
Gilded Lotus
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7% of 15 decks -0% synergy
Lands
Plains
100% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Swamp
100% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Bleachbone Verge
100% of 1 decks +82% synergy
Command Tower
80% of 15 decks -7% synergy
Godless Shrine
80% of 15 decks +33% synergy
Vault of Champions
73% of 15 decks +33% synergy
Isolated Chapel
73% of 15 decks +10% synergy
Marsh Flats
67% of 15 decks +37% synergy
Caves of Koilos
60% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Fetid Heath
53% of 15 decks +17% synergy
Scrubland
53% of 15 decks +42% synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
47% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Concealed Courtyard
33% of 15 decks +13% synergy
Myriad Landscape
33% of 15 decks +11% synergy
Silent Clearing
33% of 15 decks +18% synergy
City of Brass
33% of 15 decks +30% synergy
Exotic Orchard
33% of 15 decks +9% synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33% of 15 decks -8% synergy
Mana Confluence
27% of 15 decks +24% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27% of 15 decks +21% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
27% of 15 decks +25% synergy
Arid Mesa
27% of 15 decks +21% synergy
Path of Ancestry
20% of 15 decks -5% synergy
Scoured Barrens
20% of 15 decks -4% synergy
Windswept Heath
20% of 15 decks +14% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20% of 15 decks -12% synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
20% of 15 decks +16% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20% of 15 decks +14% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Flooded Strand
20% of 15 decks +14% synergy
Polluted Delta
20% of 15 decks +14% synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
18% of 11 decks -3% synergy
Prismatic Vista
13% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13% of 15 decks +9% synergy
Cavern of Souls
13% of 15 decks +8% synergy
Spire of Industry
13% of 15 decks +11% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
7% of 15 decks -36% synergy
Reflecting Pool
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7% of 15 decks -4% synergy
Tainted Field
7% of 15 decks -46% synergy
Tarnished Citadel
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Forbidden Orchard
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7% of 15 decks -2% synergy