Ob Nixilis, Unshackled (Commander)

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Jeremy Rowe
May 15, 2025
Building a Demon Typal Deck with Ardyn, the Usurper
Let's build a mono-black Demon typal Commander deck around Ardyn, the Usurper, a new legend from the upcoming Final Fantasy set.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Soul Stone
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
3.8%inclusion2 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
3.1%inclusion3 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
2.3%inclusion3 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Common Crook
2.1%inclusion2 decks96 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Scheming Symmetry
75%inclusion410 decks544 decks
71%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
75%inclusion409 decks544 decks
71%synergy
Field of Ruin
72%inclusion394 decks544 decks
70%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
68%inclusion371 decks544 decks
67%synergy
Ghost Quarter
52%inclusion285 decks544 decks
49%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
56%inclusion302 decks544 decks
49%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
49%inclusion265 decks544 decks
47%synergy
Harvester of Souls
53%inclusion291 decks544 decks
46%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
47%inclusion255 decks544 decks
45%synergy
Volatile Fault
43%inclusion235 decks544 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
76%inclusion414 decks544 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
68%inclusion369 decks544 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
62%inclusion339 decks544 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
58%inclusion314 decks544 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
53%inclusion287 decks544 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion256 decks544 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
47%inclusion255 decks544 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Contract
44%inclusion241 decks544 decks
42%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
44%inclusion239 decks544 decks
33%synergy
Defile
44%inclusion239 decks544 decks
6%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
48%inclusion261 decks544 decks
38%synergy
Demonic Tutor
37%inclusion200 decks544 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
24%inclusion133 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
20%inclusion107 decks544 decks
-10%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
10%inclusion57 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion54 decks544 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.7%inclusion42 decks544 decks
-4%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.4%inclusion40 decks544 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Sower of Discord
38%inclusion209 decks544 decks
37%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
36%inclusion196 decks544 decks
31%synergy
Plaguecrafter
35%inclusion189 decks544 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion181 decks544 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
33%inclusion177 decks544 decks
30%synergy
Desecration Demon
32%inclusion174 decks544 decks
31%synergy
Burnished Hart
31%inclusion170 decks544 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
31%inclusion167 decks544 decks
19%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
30%inclusion165 decks544 decks
27%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
30%inclusion165 decks544 decks
27%synergy
Blood Artist
30%inclusion163 decks544 decks
-1%synergy
Reiver Demon
30%inclusion163 decks544 decks
28%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
28%inclusion153 decks544 decks
21%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
28%inclusion150 decks544 decks
16%synergy
Blood Speaker
27%inclusion149 decks544 decks
27%synergy
Accursed Marauder
27%inclusion120 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Dread Presence
24%inclusion131 decks544 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion125 decks544 decks
1%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
22%inclusion122 decks544 decks
7%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion120 decks544 decks
4%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
21%inclusion116 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
21%inclusion113 decks544 decks
16%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
20%inclusion73 decks365 decks
16%synergy
Demon's Disciple
18%inclusion100 decks544 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
18%inclusion98 decks544 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
18%inclusion69 decks394 decks
15%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
17%inclusion94 decks544 decks
3%synergy
Demon of Loathing
15%inclusion84 decks544 decks
15%synergy
Lord of the Void
15%inclusion83 decks544 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion81 decks544 decks
-2%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14%inclusion78 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Dream Devourer
14%inclusion75 decks544 decks
13%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
14%inclusion75 decks544 decks
6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion74 decks544 decks
-9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
13%inclusion69 decks544 decks
-6%synergy
Demon of Wailing Agonies
12%inclusion63 decks544 decks
11%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
12%inclusion63 decks544 decks
11%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
11%inclusion62 decks544 decks
-14%synergy
Merciless Executioner
11%inclusion62 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
11%inclusion23 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
11%inclusion58 decks544 decks
-5%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
10%inclusion55 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion55 decks544 decks
3%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
10%inclusion55 decks544 decks
9%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
10%inclusion55 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Great Unclean One
10%inclusion54 decks544 decks
8%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
10%inclusion52 decks544 decks
8%synergy
Pestilence Demon
9.2%inclusion50 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.2%inclusion50 decks544 decks
-7%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
8.8%inclusion48 decks544 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Doom Blade
36%inclusion197 decks544 decks
28%synergy
Soul Shatter
34%inclusion184 decks544 decks
21%synergy
Go for the Throat
32%inclusion176 decks544 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
29%inclusion132 decks449 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
29%inclusion156 decks544 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion111 decks396 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
27%inclusion147 decks544 decks
17%synergy
Tragic Slip
26%inclusion141 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion124 decks544 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion121 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion118 decks544 decks
-1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
21%inclusion115 decks544 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion100 decks544 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion99 decks544 decks
-4%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion94 decks544 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
17%inclusion91 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion87 decks544 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion72 decks452 decks
-3%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion72 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion71 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion68 decks544 decks
-11%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
12%inclusion18 decks153 decks
3%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion63 decks544 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion54 decks544 decks
-5%synergy
Vona's Hunger
9.0%inclusion49 decks544 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
8.3%inclusion45 decks544 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.1%inclusion44 decks544 decks
-2%synergy
Szat's Will
7.7%inclusion42 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
7.2%inclusion39 decks544 decks
-5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
7.2%inclusion39 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
7.0%inclusion38 decks544 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion34 decks544 decks
-4%synergy
Stinging Study
5.9%inclusion32 decks544 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion230 decks544 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion196 decks544 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion175 decks544 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
32%inclusion172 decks544 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion172 decks544 decks
-6%synergy
Exsanguinate
31%inclusion167 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
31%inclusion166 decks544 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
29%inclusion156 decks544 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion134 decks544 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
25%inclusion98 decks400 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion129 decks544 decks
8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
22%inclusion121 decks544 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion117 decks544 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
19%inclusion105 decks544 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion102 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion60 decks365 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion67 decks482 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion75 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion67 decks544 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion58 decks544 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Extortion
10%inclusion57 decks544 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion56 decks544 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion54 decks544 decks
-4%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion45 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.5%inclusion36 decks480 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.4%inclusion40 decks544 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.2%inclusion39 decks544 decks
-4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.0%inclusion38 decks544 decks
1%synergy
Corrupt
6.8%inclusion37 decks544 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.1%inclusion33 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Duress
5.7%inclusion31 decks544 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Petition
5.7%inclusion31 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Dominance
5.5%inclusion30 decks544 decks
1%synergy
Disentomb
5.3%inclusion29 decks544 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.1%inclusion28 decks544 decks
-1%synergy
Living Death
5.1%inclusion28 decks544 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
43%inclusion236 decks544 decks
37%synergy
Bontu's Monument
40%inclusion217 decks544 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion134 decks544 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
22%inclusion45 decks208 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion106 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
19%inclusion105 decks544 decks
17%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion83 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion82 decks544 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion81 decks544 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion61 decks544 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
11%inclusion61 decks544 decks
9%synergy
Strionic Resonator
10%inclusion56 decks544 decks
9%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
10%inclusion54 decks544 decks
9%synergy
Demon's Horn
9.4%inclusion51 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.8%inclusion37 decks544 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.4%inclusion35 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Lashwrithe
6.4%inclusion35 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.1%inclusion33 decks544 decks
-7%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.7%inclusion31 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
44%inclusion237 decks544 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion233 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion178 decks544 decks
19%synergy
Wound Reflection
24%inclusion133 decks544 decks
21%synergy
Painful Quandary
21%inclusion115 decks544 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion94 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
17%inclusion68 decks395 decks
14%synergy
Grave Pact
17%inclusion93 decks544 decks
-1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion93 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
15%inclusion81 decks544 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion80 decks544 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion79 decks544 decks
-8%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion70 decks544 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Summoning
13%inclusion70 decks544 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion69 decks544 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion64 decks544 decks
-5%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
11%inclusion61 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Covenant
10%inclusion40 decks393 decks
9%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion40 decks399 decks
3%synergy
Eternal Thirst
9.4%inclusion51 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Remedy
7.7%inclusion42 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.7%inclusion42 decks544 decks
-5%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.5%inclusion41 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.4%inclusion40 decks544 decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.4%inclusion40 decks544 decks
1%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.0%inclusion28 decks399 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.4%inclusion35 decks544 decks
4%synergy
Mark of the Oni
6.4%inclusion35 decks544 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.7%inclusion31 decks544 decks
-4%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.3%inclusion29 decks544 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
27%inclusion148 decks544 decks
13%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
19%inclusion104 decks544 decks
16%synergy
Sorin Markov
13%inclusion69 decks544 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
13%inclusion69 decks544 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
11%inclusion60 decks544 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.4%inclusion40 decks544 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
60%inclusion327 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion249 decks544 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
44%inclusion241 decks544 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion217 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
32%inclusion175 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
31%inclusion166 decks544 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion137 decks544 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion116 decks544 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
21%inclusion112 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
20%inclusion110 decks544 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion81 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion80 decks544 decks
-3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion76 decks544 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion75 decks544 decks
3%synergy
Vesuva
13%inclusion73 decks544 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion66 decks544 decks
-11%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion66 decks544 decks
-5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion56 decks544 decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion53 decks544 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.5%inclusion41 decks544 decks
-3%synergy
Echoing Deeps
7.5%inclusion41 decks544 decks
7%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
7.2%inclusion39 decks544 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.7%inclusion31 decks544 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.5%inclusion30 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion472 decks544 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion338 decks544 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion188 decks544 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion166 decks544 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
28%inclusion155 decks544 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion145 decks544 decks
-1%synergy
Caged Sun
24%inclusion128 decks544 decks
11%synergy
Séance Board
21%inclusion82 decks393 decks
19%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
19%inclusion104 decks544 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion97 decks544 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion72 decks544 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion58 decks544 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion57 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
9.0%inclusion49 decks544 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.6%inclusion47 decks544 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.4%inclusion40 decks544 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.2%inclusion39 decks544 decks
2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.5%inclusion30 decks544 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion519 decks544 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
50%inclusion273 decks544 decks
45%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion198 decks544 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion99 decks544 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion72 decks452 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
15%inclusion67 decks460 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.4%inclusion51 decks544 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
8.1%inclusion44 decks544 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.1%inclusion33 decks544 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.1%inclusion33 decks544 decks
3%synergy