Emet-Selch, Ascian (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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Jan 9, 2026
Josh Nelson
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER Now the Top Mono-Black Commander
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER, a remarkable commander from Final Fantasy, has taken the top-ranked mono-black commander spot on EDHREC!
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Darkness Descends
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vilis, Broker of Blood
78%inclusion111 decks143 decks
64%synergy
Blood Celebrant
66%inclusion94 decks143 decks
62%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
69%inclusion99 decks143 decks
59%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
65%inclusion93 decks143 decks
54%synergy
Sanguine Bond
63%inclusion90 decks143 decks
51%synergy
Font of Agonies
55%inclusion79 decks143 decks
51%synergy
Exsanguinate
75%inclusion107 decks143 decks
50%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
53%inclusion76 decks143 decks
48%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
51%inclusion73 decks143 decks
47%synergy
Exquisite Blood
59%inclusion85 decks143 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
97%inclusion138 decks143 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
95%inclusion136 decks143 decks
44%synergy
Jet Medallion
86%inclusion123 decks143 decks
25%synergy
Crypt Ghast
72%inclusion103 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
66%inclusion95 decks143 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
60%inclusion86 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
55%inclusion79 decks143 decks
40%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
55%inclusion78 decks143 decks
44%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion78 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
53%inclusion76 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
90%inclusion128 decks143 decks
61%synergy
Necropotence
63%inclusion90 decks143 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
59%inclusion84 decks143 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion69 decks143 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
36%inclusion51 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
34%inclusion49 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Mana Vault
30%inclusion43 decks143 decks
23%synergy
Opposition Agent
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
49%inclusion70 decks142 decks
40%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
40%inclusion57 decks143 decks
32%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
39%inclusion56 decks143 decks
36%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
38%inclusion55 decks143 decks
34%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion54 decks143 decks
22%synergy
Skirge Familiar
37%inclusion53 decks143 decks
32%synergy
Dread Presence
36%inclusion51 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
34%inclusion49 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion47 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Blood Pet
31%inclusion44 decks143 decks
23%synergy
Dimir House Guard
29%inclusion42 decks143 decks
26%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
29%inclusion41 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
22%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Vile Entomber
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
23%inclusion33 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Thrull Parasite
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Sangromancer
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Prophet
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
20%inclusion28 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Basilica Screecher
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Balthor the Defiled
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Fleshwrither
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Reiver Demon
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Grim Servant
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Gravecrawler
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Pestilence Demon
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Carrion Feeder
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-11%synergy
Vincent Valentine
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
45%inclusion64 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion60 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Ritual
40%inclusion57 decks143 decks
22%synergy
Defile
37%inclusion53 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
36%inclusion51 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion51 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion50 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
34%inclusion48 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Saw in Half
31%inclusion45 decks143 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion37 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Not Dead After All
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Sacrifice
20%inclusion28 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Cut Down
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
-10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Stinging Study
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Grasp of Darkness
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Murder
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Victim of Night
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion75 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
49%inclusion70 decks143 decks
34%synergy
Grim Tutor
39%inclusion56 decks143 decks
27%synergy
Beseech the Queen
37%inclusion53 decks143 decks
31%synergy
Buried Alive
34%inclusion48 decks143 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion41 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
25%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Final Parting
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Dark Petition
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
-10%synergy
Repay in Kind
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Temporal Extortion
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Profane Transfusion
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Persist
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Exhume
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Invoke Despair
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Duress
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Blood Tithe
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion69 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
41%inclusion58 decks143 decks
32%synergy
Bontu's Monument
37%inclusion53 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion53 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Demon's Horn
34%inclusion48 decks143 decks
29%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion28 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Prism Ring
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Pact Weapon
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Defense Grid
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
-13%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
43%inclusion61 decks143 decks
25%synergy
Greed
29%inclusion42 decks143 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion42 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Summoning
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion33 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Pestilence
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Leshrac's Sigil
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Link
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Oubliette
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Palace Siege
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Sorin Markov
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
70%inclusion100 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion79 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion77 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
52%inclusion74 decks143 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion71 decks143 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
44%inclusion63 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion44 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
26%inclusion37 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Radiant Fountain
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
11%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Memorial to Folly
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Peat Bog
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
City of Traitors
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion140 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion97 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion49 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion39 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
26%inclusion37 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Paradise Plume
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion141 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion50 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
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