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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Shredder's Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mornsong Aria
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
67%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
72%inclusion33 decks46 decks
56%synergy
Cabal Ritual
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
51%synergy
Dark Deal
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
48%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
47%synergy
Torpor Orb
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Defense Grid
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Dark Confidant
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
45%synergy
Mindcrank
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion42 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Jet Medallion
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Exquisite Blood
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
93%inclusion43 decks46 decks
84%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Necropotence
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Ad Nauseam
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Ancient Tomb
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Mana Vault
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Twilight Prophet
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Mindslicer
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Rug of Smothering
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Blood Pet
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Basal Thrull
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Elder Brain
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Ophiomancer
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Sangromancer
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Nezumi Informant
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Virus Beetle
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Accursed Marauder
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Tree of Perdition
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Grief
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Dread Presence
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Lodestone Golem
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Plague Myr
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Artist
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-25%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Dismember
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Slaughter Pact
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Culling the Weak
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Withering Boon
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Entomb
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Force of Despair
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Pact
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Defile
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Rain of Filth
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Sacrifice
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Cut Down
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Bubbling Muck
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Grim Tutor
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Profane Tutor
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtseize
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Duress
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Extortion
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Machinations
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Queen
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Living Death
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Resentful Revelation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Day of Black Sun
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Persist
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Vicious Rumors
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Innocent Blood
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Doomsday
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-29%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Mire in Misery
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Worst Fears
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Fell
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Totem
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Trinisphere
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Winter Orb
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Expedition Map
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Winter Moon
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Static Orb
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Orb of Dreams
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Tangle Wire
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Vexing Bauble
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Mana Web
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Damping Sphere
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Smokestack
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Null Rod
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Chalice of the Void
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Helm of Awakening
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Contamination
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Oppression
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
23%synergy
No Mercy
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Sanguine Bond
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Court of Ambition
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Bitterblossom
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Bottomless Pit
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Dark Tutelage
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Waste Not
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Necrodominance
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Bonds
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Deathgrip
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Protection Racket
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Spreading Plague
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Planar Void
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Lethal Vapors
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Aether
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Desolation
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Emergence Zone
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Witch's Cottage
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Peat Bog
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
Field of Ruin
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Crystal Vein
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Winding Canyons
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
3%synergy
City of Traitors
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Vesuva
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion41 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion27 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Lotus Petal
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Chrome Mox
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Monolith
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-13%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
80%inclusion37 decks46 decks
-15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Cave
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy