Emet-Selch, Ascian (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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K'rrik, Son of YawgmothK'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

Emet-Selch, Ascian
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Josh Nelson
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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Vilis, Broker of Blood
78%inclusion113 decks144 decks
65%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
72%inclusion103 decks144 decks
62%synergy
Blood Celebrant
65%inclusion94 decks144 decks
61%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
65%inclusion93 decks144 decks
54%synergy
Font of Agonies
57%inclusion82 decks144 decks
52%synergy
Exsanguinate
75%inclusion108 decks144 decks
50%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
54%inclusion78 decks144 decks
50%synergy
Sanguine Bond
62%inclusion89 decks144 decks
50%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
54%inclusion78 decks144 decks
49%synergy
Exquisite Blood
60%inclusion86 decks144 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
96%inclusion138 decks144 decks
45%synergy
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion138 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
87%inclusion125 decks144 decks
25%synergy
Crypt Ghast
74%inclusion106 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion97 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Sign in Blood
63%inclusion90 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
56%inclusion80 decks144 decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion80 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
55%inclusion79 decks144 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
54%inclusion78 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
90%inclusion129 decks144 decks
61%synergy
Necropotence
64%inclusion92 decks144 decks
49%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion86 decks144 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
49%inclusion70 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
34%inclusion49 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Mana Vault
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion72 decks143 decks
41%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
41%inclusion59 decks144 decks
37%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
40%inclusion57 decks144 decks
32%synergy
Skirge Familiar
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
34%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
35%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion55 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Dread Presence
37%inclusion53 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Blood Pet
32%inclusion46 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Dimir House Guard
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
29%inclusion42 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Vile Entomber
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Thrull Parasite
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Twilight Prophet
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Balthor the Defiled
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Fleshwrither
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Basilica Screecher
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Reiver Demon
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Grim Servant
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Gravecrawler
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Carrion Feeder
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-10%synergy
Pestilence Demon
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Witch of the Moors
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
44%inclusion63 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion60 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
41%inclusion59 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion55 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Defile
38%inclusion55 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
33%inclusion47 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Consuming Corruption
32%inclusion46 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Culling the Weak
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Sacrifice
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Not Dead After All
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Cut Down
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Rain of Filth
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Stinging Study
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Grasp of Darkness
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Victim of Night
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Armor of Shadows
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion77 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
50%inclusion72 decks144 decks
36%synergy
Beseech the Queen
40%inclusion57 decks144 decks
34%synergy
Grim Tutor
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Buried Alive
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion47 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
32%inclusion46 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Bubbling Muck
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Final Parting
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Dark Petition
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
-8%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Repay in Kind
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Extortion
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Profane Transfusion
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Persist
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Duress
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Invoke Despair
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
49%inclusion70 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
42%inclusion60 decks144 decks
34%synergy
Bontu's Monument
40%inclusion57 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Demon's Horn
33%inclusion47 decks144 decks
28%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Prism Ring
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Pact Weapon
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-10%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
44%inclusion64 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Greed
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Summoning
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
23%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Leshrac's Sigil
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Link
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Oubliette
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Palace Siege
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Sorin Markov
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
73%inclusion105 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion82 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion79 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
53%inclusion76 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
51%inclusion73 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Vein
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
13%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Radiant Fountain
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Memorial to Folly
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Peat Bog
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
City of Traitors
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion142 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion94 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Paradise Plume
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion141 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
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