Demonlord Belzenlok (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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Skirge Familiar
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
45%synergy
Temple of the False God
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
40%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Baleful Mastery
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Dross Golem
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Liliana's Contract
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Dread Return
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Unmask
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Phantasmagorian
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Mutilate
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
-32%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Deepwood Legate
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Harvester of Souls
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Shriekmaw
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Hollow One
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Dread Presence
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Dimir House Guard
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Sower of Discord
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Doom Whisperer
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Sovereign
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Lord of the Void
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Reiver Demon
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Cinderhaze Wretch
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Geode Golem
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Crabomination
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Goremand
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Pestilence Demon
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Demon of Loathing
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Archfiend of Spite
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Prophet
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Grim Poppet
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Shadowborn Demon
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Desecration Demon
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Sibsig Muckdraggers
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Tyrannical Pitlord
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Plague Drone
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Cackling Imp
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
The Speed Demon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Vile Mutilator
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Dread
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Demon of Catastrophes
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-44%synergy
Price of Fame
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Consuming Corruption
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-25%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Soul Spike
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Stinging Study
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Curtains' Call
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Chain Assassination
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Sacrifice
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-19%synergy
Undying Evil
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-19%synergy
Vendetta
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-20%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Terror
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Wretched Confluence
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Massacre
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-34%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-21%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Ever After
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Corrupt
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-14%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Languish
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Promise of Power
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Plague Wind
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Profane Command
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Consume Spirit
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Offering
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Gild
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Twilight's Call
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Zombify
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Sanguimancy
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Fell
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Ritual of Soot
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Nightmare Unmaking
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Reign of the Pit
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Grave
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Bond of Revival
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Barter in Blood
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Never // Return
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-16%synergy
Graveyard Shift
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Blood for Bones
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Dread Summons
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Boompile
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-22%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-20%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-26%synergy
Lashwrithe
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Nightmare Lash
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Trading Post
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Batterbone
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Navigation Orb
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Demonic Covenant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-28%synergy
Homicidal Seclusion
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Heartless Summoning
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Wanderings
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Greed's Gambit
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Greed
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Phyresis
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Stronghold
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
-28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-22%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Peat Bog
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Terrain Generator
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Crystal Vein
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Subterranean Hangar
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-20%synergy
Bottomless Vault
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Zoetic Cavern
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Untaidake, the Cloud Keeper
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Branch of Vitu-Ghazi
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Fountain
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-16%synergy
Blast Zone
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-22%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Mishra's Factory
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
High Market
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Clinic
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
City of Traitors
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Spawning Pool
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Scorched Ruins
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Thran Dynamo
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
44%synergy
Hedron Archive
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
44%synergy
Sol Ring
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
-46%synergy
Sisay's Ring
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
-28%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Caged Sun
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Séance Board
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Firemind Vessel
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Paradise Plume
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Ichor Elixir
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Pillar of Origins
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Guardian Idol
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Star Compass
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion38 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Horizon of Progress
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy