Emet-Selch, Ascian (Commander) - Budget 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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Asmodeus the Archfiend
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
67%synergy
Font of Agonies
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
67%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
52%synergy
Sanguine Bond
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
52%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Greed
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Exquisite Blood
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
44%synergy
Sign in Blood
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Dread Presence
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Dark Ritual
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Consuming Corruption
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Jet Medallion
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
-11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Thrull Parasite
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Blood Celebrant
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Basilica Screecher
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
37%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Reiver Demon
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Grim Servant
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Syndicate Enforcer
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Sangromancer
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Blood Pet
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir House Guard
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Prophet
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Skirge Familiar
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Epicure of Blood
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Priest of Gix
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Rider
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Foulmire Knight
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Pestilence Demon
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Vile Entomber
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Diamond Mare
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Mirror
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Tendrils of Corruption
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Defile
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-15%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Necrologia
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Moonlight Bargain
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Cling to Dust
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Offer Immortality
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Breathe Your Last
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Dark Endurance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Overkill
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Measures
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Sacrifice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Stinging Study
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Give In to Violence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-16%synergy
Dark Bargain
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Pharika's Libation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-18%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Boon of Erebos
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Murder
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-18%synergy
Suspended Sentence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Return to Action
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Rain of Filth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Stab
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Peer into the Abyss
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Read the Bones
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-11%synergy
Final Parting
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Beseech the Queen
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Promise of Power
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Repay in Kind
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Bubbling Muck
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Dark Petition
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Essence Harvest
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Zombify
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Invoke Despair
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Profane Tutor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Phthisis
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Craving
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Gix's Command
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Behold the Beyond
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Nighthaze
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Blood Tithe
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Stargaze
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Brainspoil
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Day of Black Sun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Risky Research
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Resentful Revelation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Vat Emergence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Spread the Sickness
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-19%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Ritual of Soot
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Contract
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Touch of Death
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Bontu's Monument
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Demon's Horn
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Whip of Erebos
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Prism Ring
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Soul Conduit
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
The Last Ride
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Vorpal Sword
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Vault
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Thornbite Staff
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Wolfhunter's Quiver
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Bone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Palace Siege
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Pestilence
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Gonti's Machinations
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Oubliette
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Heartless Summoning
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Greed's Gambit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Unholy Strength
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Dark Tutelage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Deathgrip
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Snack
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Link
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Grave Pact
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Death's Approach
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Leshrac's Sigil
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Rune of Mortality
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Blood Reckoning
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Embrace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Servitude
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ulgrotha
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Sorin Markov
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Radiant Fountain
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-25%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Memorial to Folly
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-33%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Peat Bog
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Everglades
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Vein
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
The Dross Pits
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Market
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Pristine Talisman
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Paradise Plume
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Thran Dynamo
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Lens
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Heraldic Banner
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Idol
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Sisay's Ring
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Lens
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Command Tower
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
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