Balthor the Defiled (Commander) - Zombies

Balthor the Defiled
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May 21, 2025
Ben Doolittle
Deckbuilding Contest Finalists - May 2025
May's deckbuilding contest finalists have been chosen. Come see what the top three entrants have on offer this month.
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Noxious Ghoul
88%inclusion42 decks48 decks
86%synergy
Undead Warchief
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
80%synergy
Vengeful Dead
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
76%synergy
Lord of the Undead
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
70%synergy
Carrion Feeder
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
70%synergy
Gravecrawler
79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
66%synergy
Undead Augur
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
64%synergy
Cryptbreaker
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
61%synergy
Graveborn Muse
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
61%synergy
Death Baron
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
90%inclusion43 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Jet Medallion
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
59%synergy
Buried Alive
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
55%synergy
Withered Wretch
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
61%synergy
Zombie Master
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
60%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Living Death
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Plague Belcher
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
58%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-23%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Gempalm Polluter
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
55%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
53%synergy
Vile Entomber
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Headless Rider
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
50%synergy
Gravespawn Sovereign
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Relentless Dead
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Midnight Reaper
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Warren Soultrader
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Shepherd of Rot
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
48%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Accursed Marauder
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Corpse Harvester
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Undead Butler
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Murderous Rider
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Zombie Trailblazer
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Ghoul
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Grave Titan
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Grim Servant
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Twisted Abomination
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-15%synergy
Ravenous Rotbelly
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Nantuko Husk
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Mire Triton
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Putrid Imp
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Champion of the Perished
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Fell Stinger
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Soulless One
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Corpse Connoisseur
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Undead Gladiator
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Corpse Augur
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Stronghold Assassin
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Grave Defiler
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Putrid Goblin
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Vindictive Lich
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Songs of the Damned
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Entomb
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Withering Torment
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Defile
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-15%synergy
Wake the Dead
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Darkness
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Terror
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Mutilate
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Morality Shift
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Army of the Damned
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-18%synergy
Beseech the Queen
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Dread Summons
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Final Parting
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Welcome the Dead
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Craving
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Stitch Together
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Never // Return
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Altar of Dementia
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Cursecloth Wrappings
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Wand of Orcus
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-25%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Grave Pact
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Black Market
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Out of the Tombs
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Call to the Grave
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Graf Harvest
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Mastery
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Cover of Darkness
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Necromancer's Stockpile
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
7%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Necromancy
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Attrition
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Bad Moon
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Open the Graves
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Zombie Infestation
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Untouched by Death
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana Vess
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, the Last Hope
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Unholy Grotto
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
16%synergy
High Market
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Three Tree City
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-16%synergy
Tomb Fortress
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Petrified Field
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-29%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Crowded Crypt
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion45 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
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