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Nick Price
Mar 12, 2024
Back to Basics - The 10 Most Played Mono-Black Cards in Commander
What actually makes these mono-black staples so good? Why should you include them in your deck? Let's explore with Nick!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sickening Dreams
94%inclusion16 decks17 decks
93%synergy
Dark Sphere
88%inclusion15 decks17 decks
88%synergy
Ornithopter
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
81%synergy
Shield Sphere
76%inclusion13 decks17 decks
76%synergy
Memnite
76%inclusion13 decks17 decks
76%synergy
Spellbook
76%inclusion13 decks17 decks
75%synergy
Zuran Orb
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
70%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
70%synergy
Lake of the Dead
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
65%synergy
Crystal Vein
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion17 decks17 decks
34%synergy
Cabal Ritual
76%inclusion13 decks17 decks
59%synergy
Culling the Weak
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
50%synergy
Slaughter Pact
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
62%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
58%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
52%synergy
Profane Tutor
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
48%synergy
Rain of Filth
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
50%synergy
Blood Pet
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
45%synergy
Urza's Bauble
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Ad Nauseam
100%inclusion17 decks17 decks
97%synergy
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion17 decks17 decks
96%synergy
Chrome Mox
88%inclusion15 decks17 decks
82%synergy
Ancient Tomb
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
70%synergy
Mana Vault
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
75%synergy
Demonic Tutor
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
54%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
60%synergy
Imperial Seal
76%inclusion13 decks17 decks
69%synergy
Opposition Agent
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
61%synergy
Glacial Chasm
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
70%synergy
Creatures
Stonecoil Serpent
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
35%synergy
Walking Ballista
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
27%synergy
Skirge Familiar
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
24%synergy
Endless One
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
23%synergy
Ugin's Conjurant
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Dark Confidant
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Shifting Wall
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Hangarback Walker
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Grief
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Foundry Inspector
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Marauder
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Walking Atlas
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Basal Thrull
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Sacrifice
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-17%synergy
Fatal Push
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-18%synergy
Heartless Act
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Defile
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-32%synergy
Withering Boon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-3%synergy
Darkness
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
31%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
32%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
25%synergy
Duress
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-4%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Thoughtseize
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-18%synergy
Reanimate
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-32%synergy
Shrouded Lore
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Elixir of Immortality
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
33%synergy
Welding Jar
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
35%synergy
Gustha's Scepter
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Lodestone Bauble
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Engineered Explosives
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Feldon's Cane
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Fountain of Youth
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Claws of Gix
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-16%synergy
Spidersilk Net
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Kite Shield
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Relic
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Herbal Poultice
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Chalice of the Void
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Delif's Cone
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Cathar's Shield
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-20%synergy
Accorder's Shield
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Vexing Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bone Saw
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Defense Grid
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-14%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Library of Leng
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Doubling Cube
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
The Golden Throne
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Briber's Purse
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-54%synergy
Enchantments
Lich's Mastery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Carnival of Souls
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Zombie Infestation
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
57%synergy
Cabal Coffers
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
57%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Emergence Zone
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
50%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Peat Bog
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
4%synergy
City of Traitors
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
34%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
-6%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
28%synergy
Barren Moor
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-29%synergy
Polluted Mire
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Blasted Landscape
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Vault of Whispers
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Winding Canyons
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Vale
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Blast Zone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Mutavault
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Scorched Ruins
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Gargoyle Castle
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Springjack Pasture
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-12%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Crawling Barrens
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion17 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
94%inclusion16 decks17 decks
87%synergy
Mox Opal
88%inclusion15 decks17 decks
85%synergy
Mana Crypt
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
68%synergy
Mox Amber
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
66%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
62%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
63%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
58%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
47%synergy
Sol Talisman
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
52%synergy
Lotus Bloom
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
47%synergy
Paradise Mantle
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
35%synergy
Mox Tantalite
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
35%synergy
Grim Monolith
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Signet
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-57%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion15 decks17 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
54%synergy
Cavern of Souls
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-21%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy