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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
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MTGStocks
Esper Sentinel
93% of 14 decks +74% synergy
Entomb
71% of 14 decks +66% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
71% of 14 decks +64% synergy
Serra Ascendant
57% of 14 decks +50% synergy
Bounty Agent
50% of 14 decks +48% synergy
Grand Abolisher
57% of 14 decks +48% synergy
Animate Dead
57% of 14 decks +48% synergy
Diabolic Intent
57% of 14 decks +47% synergy
Seal of Cleansing
50% of 14 decks +47% synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
50% of 14 decks +44% synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
57% of 14 decks +43% synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
57% of 14 decks +22% synergy
Deadly Rollick
50% of 14 decks +40% synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
50% of 14 decks +31% synergy
Dark Ritual
50% of 14 decks +28% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
50% of 14 decks +41% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50% of 14 decks +28% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
50% of 14 decks -15% synergy
Suture Priest
50% of 14 decks +35% synergy
Sorin of House Markov
46% of 13 decks +41% synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
79% of 14 decks +62% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
71% of 14 decks +59% synergy
Drannith Magistrate
57% of 14 decks +53% synergy
Imperial Seal
43% of 14 decks +40% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
43% of 14 decks +37% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
43% of 14 decks +31% synergy
Opposition Agent
36% of 14 decks +32% synergy
Ancient Tomb
36% of 14 decks +29% synergy
Ad Nauseam
29% of 14 decks +27% synergy
Mana Vault
29% of 14 decks +26% synergy
Creatures
Voice of Victory
100% of 1 decks +95% synergy
Soul's Attendant
43% of 14 decks +30% synergy
Cruel Celebrant
43% of 14 decks +16% synergy
Kami of False Hope
43% of 14 decks +40% synergy
Selfless Spirit
43% of 14 decks +31% synergy
Corpse Knight
36% of 14 decks +23% synergy
Dark Confidant
36% of 14 decks +30% synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
36% of 14 decks +31% synergy
Spirited Companion
36% of 14 decks +31% synergy
Soul Warden
36% of 14 decks +18% synergy
Viscera Seer
36% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Guide of Souls
33% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Archivist of Oghma
29% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Blood Artist
29% of 14 decks -4% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
29% of 14 decks +22% synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
29% of 14 decks +16% synergy
Mother of Runes
29% of 14 decks +18% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
29% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
29% of 14 decks +22% synergy
Crypt Ghast
29% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Deathgreeter
29% of 14 decks +27% synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
29% of 14 decks +25% synergy
Accursed Marauder
25% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
21% of 14 decks +16% synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
21% of 14 decks +17% synergy
Lord of the Forsaken
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Nantuko Shade
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Bloodline Keeper
21% of 14 decks +18% synergy
Walking Ballista
21% of 14 decks +19% synergy
Imposing Sovereign
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Teysa Karlov
21% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Cathar Commando
21% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
21% of 14 decks +19% synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
21% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
21% of 14 decks +16% synergy
Leonin Relic-Warder
21% of 14 decks +18% synergy
Sangromancer
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Misery's Shadow
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Legion Vanguard
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Carrion Feeder
21% of 14 decks +12% synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
21% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Slaughter Specialist
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Captivating Vampire
21% of 14 decks +18% synergy
Sun Titan
21% of 14 decks +8% synergy
Dogged Detective
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Luminarch Aspirant
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Spiteful Hexmage
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
36% of 14 decks -13% synergy
Beacon of Immortality
29% of 14 decks +26% synergy
Imp's Mischief
21% of 14 decks +18% synergy
Cabal Ritual
21% of 14 decks +19% synergy
Culling the Weak
21% of 14 decks +19% synergy
Angel's Grace
21% of 14 decks +19% synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Silence
21% of 14 decks +18% synergy
Grim Return
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Teferi's Protection
14% of 14 decks -2% synergy
Tainted Pact
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Orim's Chant
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Get Lost
14% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Vanishing Verse
14% of 14 decks +9% synergy
Reprieve
14% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Generous Gift
14% of 14 decks -11% synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Flare of Malice
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Bovine Intervention
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Ephemerate
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Go for the Throat
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Faith's Reward
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Tithe
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Village Rites
7% of 14 decks -16% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7% of 14 decks -1% synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Hallow
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Withering Boon
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Darkness
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Mana Tithe
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7% of 14 decks -4% synergy
Rain of Filth
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
7% of 14 decks -32% synergy
Despark
7% of 14 decks -24% synergy
Utter End
7% of 14 decks -7% synergy
Cosmic Intervention
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Saw in Half
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Fracture
7% of 14 decks -12% synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Sorceries
Sevinne's Reclamation
43% of 14 decks +33% synergy
Damn
43% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Unmarked Grave
36% of 14 decks +33% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
33% of 6 decks +27% synergy
Raise the Past
33% of 6 decks +29% synergy
Victimize
29% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Revival // Revenge
29% of 14 decks +24% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
23% of 13 decks +19% synergy
Martial Coup
21% of 14 decks +18% synergy
Persist
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Starnheim Unleashed
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
21% of 14 decks +17% synergy
Buried Alive
21% of 14 decks +16% synergy
Death Grasp
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Toxic Deluge
21% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Macabre Waltz
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Season of Loss
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Unearth
14% of 14 decks +9% synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Living Death
14% of 14 decks +11% synergy
Damnation
14% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Grim Tutor
14% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Open the Armory
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Ascend from Avernus
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Graceful Restoration
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Innocent Blood
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Storm of Souls
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Tendrils of Agony
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Night's Whisper
7% of 14 decks -9% synergy
Exsanguinate
7% of 14 decks -4% synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Fumigate
7% of 14 decks -1% synergy
Plague of Vermin
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mishra's Bauble
36% of 14 decks +34% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
36% of 14 decks +24% synergy
Altar of Dementia
36% of 14 decks +31% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
29% of 14 decks +9% synergy
Skullclamp
29% of 14 decks +1% synergy
Urza's Bauble
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
21% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21% of 14 decks +6% synergy
The One Ring
21% of 14 decks +15% synergy
Captain's Claws
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Horn of Gondor
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Scytheclaw
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Howling Mine
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
21% of 14 decks +17% synergy
Helm of Awakening
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14% of 14 decks +11% synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Necrogen Spellbomb
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Cursed Totem
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Cryptic Gateway
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Altar of the Brood
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Executioner's Capsule
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Lightning Greaves
14% of 14 decks -6% synergy
Tainted Sigil
14% of 14 decks +12% synergy
Vexing Bauble
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Grinding Station
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Cloud Key
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Whip of Erebos
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Mirage Mirror
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Shadowspear
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Bontu's Monument
7% of 14 decks +1% synergy
Mystic Forge
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
7% of 14 decks -2% synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Mindcrank
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7% of 14 decks -19% synergy
Basilisk Collar
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Aether Vial
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
36% of 14 decks +17% synergy
Exquisite Blood
36% of 14 decks +18% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
29% of 14 decks +18% synergy
Grave Pact
29% of 14 decks +19% synergy
Sanguine Bond
29% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
29% of 14 decks +18% synergy
Black Market Connections
29% of 14 decks +8% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
25% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Trouble in Pairs
23% of 13 decks +17% synergy
Darksteel Mutation
21% of 14 decks +11% synergy
Dance of the Dead
21% of 14 decks +19% synergy
Tainted Remedy
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Soul Snare
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Necropotence
21% of 14 decks +15% synergy
Necrodominance
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
17% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Mire's Grasp
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Smothering Tithe
14% of 14 decks -10% synergy
Vampiric Link
14% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14% of 14 decks -14% synergy
Angelic Renewal
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Assemble the Players
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Rune of Sustenance
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Omen of the Dead
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Dark Tutelage
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Sunbond
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Dawn of a New Age
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Out of the Tombs
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Ajani's Welcome
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Lifelink
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Life Insurance
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7% of 14 decks -7% synergy
Planar Disruption
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Light of Promise
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Vampiric Rites
7% of 14 decks -1% synergy
Necromancy
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Spirit Loop
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Celestial Mantle
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7% of 14 decks -0% synergy
Elspeth's Talent
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Leshrac's Sigil
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Cemetery Tampering
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
High Ground
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Rune of Mortality
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Soul Link
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Spirit Link
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7% of 14 decks -10% synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya the Inexorable
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7% of 14 decks +0% synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64% of 14 decks +43% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
57% of 14 decks +41% synergy
Cabal Coffers
43% of 14 decks +31% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43% of 14 decks +31% synergy
Urza's Saga
29% of 14 decks +23% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
29% of 14 decks +18% synergy
Restless Fortress
29% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Reliquary Tower
21% of 14 decks -1% synergy
Strip Mine
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Blighted Steppe
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Castle Ardenvale
21% of 14 decks +15% synergy
Bojuka Bog
14% of 14 decks -30% synergy
Wasteland
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
High Market
14% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7% of 14 decks +2% synergy
Ghost Quarter
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7% of 14 decks -2% synergy
Maze of Ith
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Nephalia Academy
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Command Beacon
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Barad-dûr
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Kjeldoran Outpost
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Mistveil Plains
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Access Tunnel
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93% of 14 decks +8% synergy
Arcane Signet
57% of 14 decks -24% synergy
Lotus Petal
57% of 14 decks +54% synergy
Fellwar Stone
36% of 14 decks +15% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
36% of 14 decks -18% synergy
Mind Stone
36% of 14 decks +9% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
29% of 14 decks +27% synergy
Mana Crypt
29% of 14 decks +26% synergy
Chromatic Sphere
29% of 14 decks +28% synergy
Mox Amber
29% of 14 decks +25% synergy
Orzhov Signet
29% of 14 decks -30% synergy
Chrome Mox
29% of 14 decks +26% synergy
Chromatic Star
29% of 14 decks +28% synergy
Astral Cornucopia
21% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Thought Vessel
21% of 14 decks +8% synergy
Mox Opal
21% of 14 decks +20% synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Mox Diamond
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7% of 14 decks +0% synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Marble Diamond
7% of 14 decks +1% synergy
Gilded Lotus
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Thran Dynamo
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Plains
100% of 14 decks +3% synergy
Command Tower
79% of 14 decks -8% synergy
Godless Shrine
79% of 14 decks +31% synergy
Marsh Flats
79% of 14 decks +49% synergy
Isolated Chapel
71% of 14 decks +8% synergy
Vault of Champions
71% of 14 decks +31% synergy
Caves of Koilos
64% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Scrubland
64% of 14 decks +53% synergy
Bleachbone Verge
50% of 2 decks +30% synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
43% of 14 decks +15% synergy
Exotic Orchard
36% of 14 decks +11% synergy
Fetid Heath
36% of 14 decks -1% synergy
Arid Mesa
36% of 14 decks +30% synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36% of 14 decks -6% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
36% of 14 decks +30% synergy
Silent Clearing
36% of 14 decks +21% synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Myriad Landscape
29% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Windswept Heath
29% of 14 decks +23% synergy
Concealed Courtyard
29% of 14 decks +8% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29% of 14 decks +23% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
29% of 14 decks -4% synergy
Mana Confluence
29% of 14 decks +25% synergy
Polluted Delta
29% of 14 decks +23% synergy
City of Brass
29% of 14 decks +25% synergy
Flooded Strand
29% of 14 decks +23% synergy
Prismatic Vista
21% of 14 decks +15% synergy
Tainted Field
21% of 14 decks -31% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
21% of 14 decks +17% synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
21% of 14 decks +18% synergy
Path of Ancestry
21% of 14 decks -3% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
21% of 14 decks +19% synergy
Scoured Barrens
21% of 14 decks -3% synergy
Cavern of Souls
14% of 14 decks +9% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14% of 14 decks +11% synergy
Spire of Industry
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Tarnished Citadel
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Reflecting Pool
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7% of 14 decks -1% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7% of 14 decks -4% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
7% of 14 decks -35% synergy
Forbidden Orchard
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Temple of Silence
7% of 14 decks -35% synergy