Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Haunted One (Commander) - Core

Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Haunted One
Rank #1,197
200decks
Background image for Building Horror Typal with Captain N'ghathrod
Jeremy Rowe
Oct 24, 2025
Building Horror Typal with Captain N'ghathrod
It's spooky season, so that means it's time for some Horror in your Commander decks. Let's see what Captain N'ghathrod can do.
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Gathering Stone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dream Harvest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Mirrorform
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Captain N'ghathrod
88%inclusion175 decks200 decks
84%synergy
Consuming Aberration
85%inclusion169 decks200 decks
70%synergy
Mindcrank
80%inclusion159 decks200 decks
68%synergy
Fractured Sanity
77%inclusion154 decks200 decks
67%synergy
Uchuulon
73%inclusion145 decks200 decks
67%synergy
Grell Philosopher
71%inclusion141 decks200 decks
67%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
70%inclusion139 decks200 decks
61%synergy
Drown in the Loch
79%inclusion157 decks200 decks
60%synergy
Psionic Ritual
63%inclusion126 decks200 decks
60%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
64%inclusion128 decks200 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
64%inclusion128 decks200 decks
54%synergy
Ruin Crab
62%inclusion124 decks200 decks
54%synergy
Guiltfeeder
61%inclusion121 decks200 decks
56%synergy
Spellskite
61%inclusion121 decks200 decks
53%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
60%inclusion120 decks200 decks
52%synergy
Altar of the Brood
60%inclusion119 decks200 decks
55%synergy
Aboleth Spawn
59%inclusion117 decks200 decks
53%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
57%inclusion114 decks200 decks
47%synergy
Sludge Monster
56%inclusion113 decks200 decks
49%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
56%inclusion112 decks200 decks
50%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion109 decks200 decks
42%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
48%inclusion96 decks200 decks
40%synergy
Nighthowler
46%inclusion92 decks200 decks
40%synergy
Mind Flayer
45%inclusion89 decks200 decks
39%synergy
The Mindskinner
42%inclusion70 decks165 decks
36%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
38%inclusion76 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
37%inclusion73 decks200 decks
31%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
36%inclusion60 decks165 decks
29%synergy
Wharf Infiltrator
35%inclusion69 decks200 decks
30%synergy
Chasm Skulker
34%inclusion68 decks200 decks
30%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
34%inclusion67 decks200 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
34%inclusion67 decks200 decks
28%synergy
Shadow Kin
33%inclusion65 decks200 decks
30%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
28%inclusion57 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Thing in the Ice
25%inclusion50 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
23%inclusion37 decks163 decks
18%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Elder Brain
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Hunted Horror
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Revoker
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Hedron Crab
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Forgotten Creation
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Intellect Devourer
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Vashta Nerada
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Illithid Harvester
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Rager
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
14%inclusion28 decks199 decks
13%synergy
Roaming Throne
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Horrid Shadowspinner
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
12%inclusion20 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Nihilith
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
9%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Fleet Swallower
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Trinket Mage
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Horror
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
51%inclusion101 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Plunder
44%inclusion88 decks200 decks
38%synergy
Thought Collapse
30%inclusion59 decks200 decks
26%synergy
Didn't Say Please
28%inclusion56 decks200 decks
23%synergy
Visions of Beyond
28%inclusion56 decks200 decks
24%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion56 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Dreams
27%inclusion53 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion39 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion47 decks200 decks
-9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Strike
20%inclusion40 decks200 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
-16%synergy
Curtains' Call
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
-17%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Into the Story
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
-11%synergy
Pongify
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherize
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
-7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
2%synergy
See Double
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Drain
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
-12%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion112 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Extract from Darkness
48%inclusion95 decks200 decks
40%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion33 decks71 decks
34%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
35%inclusion69 decks200 decks
25%synergy
Cut Your Losses
32%inclusion63 decks200 decks
28%synergy
Crippling Fear
32%inclusion63 decks200 decks
24%synergy
Mind Grind
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion40 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Syphon Mind
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
12%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
16%inclusion32 decks200 decks
11%synergy
From the Catacombs
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Traumatize
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Distant Melody
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Pilfered Plans
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
-16%synergy
Kindred Dominance
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Mind Funeral
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
-4%synergy
Dread Summons
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Bond of Insight
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Hex
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
37%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
44%inclusion88 decks200 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion86 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Skullclamp
43%inclusion85 decks200 decks
33%synergy
Altar of Dementia
39%inclusion78 decks200 decks
35%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion35 decks123 decks
25%synergy
Herald's Horn
26%inclusion52 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
-6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
-4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Bident of Thassa
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Grindstone
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
56%inclusion111 decks200 decks
51%synergy
Endless Evil
52%inclusion104 decks200 decks
47%synergy
Court of Cunning
52%inclusion103 decks200 decks
46%synergy
Kindred Discovery
39%inclusion77 decks200 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion61 decks200 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Sanity
25%inclusion49 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
25%inclusion49 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
-7%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion74 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion72 decks200 decks
-3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
30%inclusion59 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Drownyard Temple
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Restless Reef
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Three Tree City
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
-4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
-13%synergy
Hostile Hostel
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion180 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion176 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
72%inclusion144 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion133 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion87 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion80 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
30%inclusion59 decks200 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
-9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
18%inclusion33 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Patriar's Seal
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
-8%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
0%synergy
White Lotus Tile
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion194 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion193 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion178 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
80%inclusion160 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
74%inclusion147 decks200 decks
29%synergy
Choked Estuary
70%inclusion139 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
69%inclusion138 decks200 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
63%inclusion125 decks200 decks
35%synergy
Temple of Deceit
56%inclusion112 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion111 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion100 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
49%inclusion98 decks200 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
41%inclusion81 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
36%inclusion71 decks200 decks
29%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion70 decks200 decks
13%synergy
River of Tears
35%inclusion69 decks200 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion62 decks200 decks
-9%synergy
Watery Grave
30%inclusion60 decks200 decks
-17%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion53 decks200 decks
-10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
22%inclusion36 decks165 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion40 decks200 decks
-12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
-6%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion32 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
-7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
-2%synergy