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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
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
57%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Nezumi Informant
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Dark Deal
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Burglar Rat
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Bottomless Pit
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Vicious Rumors
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Mindslicer
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Thoughtseize
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
-19%synergy
Waste Not
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Exquisite Blood
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Ghast
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
80%inclusion40 decks50 decks
70%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Ad Nauseam
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Necropotence
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Chasm
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Virus Beetle
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Sangromancer
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Dark Confidant
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
15%synergy
The Raven Man
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Twilight Prophet
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Necrogoyf
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Liliana's Specter
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Hecteyes
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Stronghold Rats
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Grief
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Rotting Rats
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Elder Brain
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pet
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Plaguecrafter
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tree of Perdition
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Murderous Rider
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Black Cat
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Dread Presence
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Withering Boon
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Slaughter Pact
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Cut Down
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Defile
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-26%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Snuff Out
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Dash Hopes
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Fatal Push
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Power Word Kill
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Duress
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-24%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Bubbling Muck
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-13%synergy
Sickening Dreams
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Delirium Skeins
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Smallpox
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Profane Tutor
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Chain of Smog
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Arterial Flow
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Mind Rake
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Mutilate
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Beseech the Queen
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Rankle's Prank
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-25%synergy
Pilfer
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Intimidation Tactics
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-15%synergy
Blackmail
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Raven's Crime
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Dread
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Come Back Wrong
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Resentful Revelation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Distress
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Tutor
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Cry of Contrition
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Mire's Toll
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Extract the Truth
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Harsh Scrutiny
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Persist
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Blood on the Snow
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Mindcrank
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Sphere
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
The Rack
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-16%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Totem
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Torture
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Spellbook
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Pact Weapon
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Skullcage
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Feldon's Cane
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
The Golden Throne
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport Bell
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Monument to Endurance
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Megrim
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Oppression
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Sanguine Bond
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Necrogen Mists
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Liliana's Caress
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Painful Quandary
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Court of Ambition
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Bandit's Talent
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Dark Tutelage
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-15%synergy
Raiders' Wake
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Protection Racket
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Contamination
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Necrodominance
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Liliana Vess
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Command Beacon
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
-19%synergy
Arcane Signet
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
-27%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-18%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-24%synergy
Lotus Bloom
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-13%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-3%synergy