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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Skirge Familiar
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
43%synergy
Temple of the False God
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
38%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
38%synergy
Baleful Mastery
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
37%synergy
Liliana's Contract
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Dross Golem
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Dread Return
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
29%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
26%synergy
Mutilate
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
-32%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Unmask
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Whip of Erebos
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Phantasmagorian
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
26%synergy
Harvester of Souls
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Dread Presence
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Sower of Discord
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Deepwood Legate
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Shriekmaw
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Hollow One
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Sovereign
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Dimir House Guard
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Doom Whisperer
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Lord of the Void
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Reiver Demon
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Crabomination
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Pestilence Demon
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Prophet
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Shadowborn Demon
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Geode Golem
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Goremand
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Demon of Loathing
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Spite
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Cinderhaze Wretch
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Desecration Demon
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
The Speed Demon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Tyrannical Pitlord
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Grim Poppet
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Plague Drone
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Vile Mutilator
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dread
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-10%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Dreadfeast Demon
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Cackling Imp
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Demon of Catastrophes
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
-43%synergy
Price of Fame
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Consuming Corruption
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-25%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Soul Spike
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Stinging Study
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Doom Blade
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Curtains' Call
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Chain Assassination
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Sacrifice
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-19%synergy
Vendetta
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Terror
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Undying Evil
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-20%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-19%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Wretched Confluence
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Massacre
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Decree of Pain
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-33%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-9%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-21%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Ever After
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Corrupt
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-14%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Promise of Power
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Languish
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Consume Spirit
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Twilight's Call
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Sanguimancy
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Profane Command
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Plague Wind
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Offering
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Zombify
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Fell
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Ritual of Soot
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Dread Summons
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Barter in Blood
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Rise from the Grave
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Bond of Revival
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Path
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Gild
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Blight Grenade
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-16%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Nightmare Unmaking
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Reign of the Pit
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Hex
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Boompile
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-21%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-20%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-26%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Batterbone
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Lashwrithe
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Nightmare Lash
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Trading Post
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Navigation Orb
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Demonic Covenant
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-28%synergy
Heartless Summoning
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Homicidal Seclusion
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Wanderings
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Greed's Gambit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Phyresis
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Greed
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Stronghold
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
-27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
-21%synergy
Peat Bog
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Crystal Vein
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Terrain Generator
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Subterranean Hangar
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-20%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Bottomless Vault
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Zoetic Cavern
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Untaidake, the Cloud Keeper
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Branch of Vitu-Ghazi
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Fountain
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-16%synergy
Blast Zone
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Factory
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-17%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-22%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-10%synergy
High Market
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Clinic
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Scorched Ruins
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Spawning Pool
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy
City of Traitors
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Thran Dynamo
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
45%synergy
Hedron Archive
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
42%synergy
Sol Ring
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
-45%synergy
Arcane Signet
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
-27%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Sisay's Ring
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
35%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
35%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Caged Sun
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Séance Board
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Firemind Vessel
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Paradise Plume
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Ichor Elixir
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Pillar of Origins
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Star Compass
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Idol
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion37 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
62%inclusion24 decks39 decks
35%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Horizon of Progress
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy