Ob Nixilis, Unshackled (Commander) - Core

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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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Field of Ruin
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
56%synergy
Harvester of Souls
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Murder
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Demon of Loathing
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Tragic Slip
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Read the Bones
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Plaguecrafter
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Dread Presence
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Burnished Hart
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Demon's Disciple
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Reiver Demon
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Massacre Girl
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Lightless Evangel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Merciless Executioner
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Sower of Discord
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Desecration Demon
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Doom Whisperer
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Leaden Myr
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Nightmare
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Persistent Specimen
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Plague Drone
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Pestilence Demon
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Squelching Leeches
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Embodiment of Agonies
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Sovereign
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Instants
Soul Shatter
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Go for the Throat
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Doom Blade
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Hero's Downfall
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Defile
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Undying Malice
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Feign Death
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Corruption
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Altar's Reap
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pact
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Cast Down
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Village Rites
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Death Denied
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Professor's Warning
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis's Cruelty
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Incursion
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Vendetta
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Darkness
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Reckless Spite
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Cremate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ritual of the Returned
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Gravepurge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Power Word Kill
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Victim of Night
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Stinging Study
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Bladebrand
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Szat's Will
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Nasty End
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Decode Transmissions
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Mutilate
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Corrupt
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-26%synergy
Extract a Confession
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Feast of Succession
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Mire in Misery
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Bone Splinters
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Endless Obedience
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Duress
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Sip of Hemlock
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Vendetta
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Absorb Vis
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
March of the Returned
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Emergency Weld
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mind Rot
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Hideous Visage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Gruesome Realization
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Raise Dead
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Cranial Extraction
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Rise from the Grave
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Smallpox
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Walk the Plank
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Gix's Command
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Necromentia
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Aid the Fallen
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Essence Harvest
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Pelakka Predation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Disentomb
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Invoke Despair
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Grave Strength
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Tithing Blade
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Demon's Horn
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Cloak
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Endless Atlas
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Fireshrieker
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Goldvein Pick
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Scroll of Griselbrand
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Cranial Archive
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Armillary Sphere
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Altar
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Skullclamp
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Contract
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Dreams
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Eternal Thirst
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Warlock Class
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Reckoning
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Oubliette
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Aspect of Gorgon
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Grave Betrayal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Necromantic Thirst
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Quest for the Gravelord
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Quag Sickness
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Unhallowed Pact
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Summoning
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Bad Moon
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Vigor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Necrosynthesis
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Cottage
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Fault
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Ghost Quarter
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-23%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-23%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Radiant Fountain
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Cryptic Caves
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Séance Board
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Caged Sun
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Hedron Archive
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Opal Palace
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Pelakka Predation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Zof Consumption
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy