Asmodeus the Archfiend (Commander) - Upgraded

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Apr 30, 2025
How to Play Black Differently in EDH
Tired of doing the same things every time with your black Magic decks? Try playing the color against type, with these tips.
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Koh, the Face Stealer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Skirge Familiar
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
76%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
64%synergy
Exsanguinate
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
62%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Profane Transfusion
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Venser's Journal
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Sanguine Bond
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Feast of Sanity
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Mutilate
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Defile
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Necropotence
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Dread Presence
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Sangromancer
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Magus of the Mirror
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Viscera Seer
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Bog Witch
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Burnished Hart
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Prophet
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Dream Devourer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Doom Whisperer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Platinum Angel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pet
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Platinum Emperion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Master of the Feast
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Darkstar Augur
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Fleshwrither
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Starscape Cleric
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Culling the Weak
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Sacrifice
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Consuming Corruption
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Force of Despair
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Village Rites
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Entomb
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Stinging Study
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Insidious Dreams
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Professor's Warning
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Feign Death
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Rain of Filth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Repay in Kind
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Buried Alive
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Exhume
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Unmarked Grave
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Blood on the Snow
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Counsel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Corrupt
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Final Parting
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Sickening Dreams
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Dead of Winter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Spellbook
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Expedition Map
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Pact Weapon
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Ivory Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Soul Conduit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Eternity Vessel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Demon's Horn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Bonds
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Zombie Infestation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Heartless Summoning
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Strands of Night
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Oubliette
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Clinic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Fountain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Peat Bog
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
High Market
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Caged Sun
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Nyx Lotus
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Pristine Talisman
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Lens
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Bloom
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy