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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!
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Sickening Dreams
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Bubbling Muck
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Platinum Angel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt Ghast
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pet
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Game Changers
Ad Nauseam
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Hecteyes
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-38%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Ahriman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Barkform Harvester
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Reno and Rude
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
PuPu UFO
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Malboro
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Jade-Cast Sentinel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tree of Perdition
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Prophet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Thornbow Archer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Memnite
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Nezumi Informant
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flitter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Deathgreeter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sower of Discord
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Leaden Myr
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Plaguecrafter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Cadaver Imp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ornithopter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Keen Duelist
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fell Specter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Sheoldred's Edict
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Defile
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-27%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Rain of Filth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Darkness
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Butcher's Glee
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Dismember
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Duress
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Resentful Revelation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Dark Deal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Poison the Waters
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mutilate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Disentomb
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtseize
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Collective Brutality
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Ever After
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Vapors
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Pelakka Predation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Alms of the Vein
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Unnerve
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-31%synergy
Raise Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Horrifying Revelation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Vicious Rumors
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Seeker's Folly
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-45%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Thrumming Stone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Strionic Resonator
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dark Sphere
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Welding Jar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Expedition Map
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Waste Not
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Caress
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Megrim
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Dark Tutelage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Court of Ambition
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Vengeance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Summoning
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Raiders' Wake
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Circle of Affliction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Oppression
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-36%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Peat Bog
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
-29%synergy
Arcane Signet
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-34%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Caged Sun
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Pelakka Predation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy