Zenos yae Galvus (Commander) - Optimized -1/-1 Counters

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Ezra Sassaman
Jun 26, 2025
Building an Estinien Varlineau Commander Deck
Ezra's taking us on another tour of the new Final Fantasy cards, this time highlighting a Dragon deck in an odd color combination: Orzhov.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mornsong Aria
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Darkness Crystal
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
80%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Dark Confidant
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Massacre Wurm
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Vorpal Sword
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Overkill
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Massacre Girl
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Crypt Ghast
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Defile
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Opposition Agent
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Boggart Trawler
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Vincent Valentine
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Summon: Anima
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Tree of Perdition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High-Society Hunter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dread Presence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Whispering Specter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Sanguinary Priest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Plague Myr
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Overeager Apprentice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Walking Ballista
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Necroskitter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ophiomancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Triskelion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Chittering Witch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Vashta Nerada
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Carrion Feeder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Kaervek, the Spiteful
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Culling the Weak
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Consuming Corruption
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Darkness
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Infernal Grasp
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Strike
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Tragic Slip
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Fatal Push
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Vraska's Fall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Songs of the Damned
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Grim Affliction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Disfigure
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Espers to Magicite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sorceries
Peer into the Abyss
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Bubbling Muck
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Night's Whisper
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Diresight
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Fell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Cruel Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Risky Research
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mithril Coat
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Nightmare Lash
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Bontu's Monument
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Fireshrieker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Pact Weapon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Plate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Basilisk Collar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Buster Sword
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Genji Glove
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Lashwrithe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline Axe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Golden Throne
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Darksteel Plate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Champion's Helm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Smoke Bomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Memory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Staff of Domination
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Magitek Scythe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ninja's Blades
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Black Market
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
No Mercy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Bitterblossom
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Thran Vigil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Contamination
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Protection Racket
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Grievous Wound
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Warlock Class
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Phyresis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Dreams
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Call of the Ring
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Eternal Thirst
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Pestilence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Tortured Existence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Super State
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Sorin Markov
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Witch's Cottage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
18%synergy
War Room
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Command Beacon
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Mortuary Mire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
The Black Gate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Karn's Bastion
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Castle Locthwain
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Wasteland
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Winding Canyons
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Barad-dûr
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Fault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Ice Floe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Everglades
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spawning Pool
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
The Soul Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Boggart Trawler
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
63%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy