Emet-Selch, Ascian (Commander) - Expensive Optimized Lifegain

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

Emet-Selch, Ascian
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Cooper Gottfried
Jul 13, 2026
Cooper Gottfried
Best At, Worst At: K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
What makes K'rrik click? In this edition of "Best At, Worst At," Cooper finds out what makes the most popular combo commander so good!
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The Master of Lake-town
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blood Celebrant
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
96%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
80%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
79%synergy
Grim Tutor
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
78%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
76%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
74%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
74%synergy
Exquisite Blood
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
70%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
70%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
50%synergy
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
48%synergy
Deadly Rollick
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
58%synergy
Cabal Ritual
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
64%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
67%synergy
Animate Dead
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
55%synergy
Entomb
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
54%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
63%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
88%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
87%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
79%synergy
Demonic Tutor
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
67%synergy
Necropotence
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
80%synergy
Chrome Mox
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
88%synergy
Mana Vault
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
82%synergy
Imperial Seal
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
76%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
55%synergy
Grim Monolith
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
75%synergy
Creatures
Skirge Familiar
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
62%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
57%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
46%synergy
Opposition Agent
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
46%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
47%synergy
Balthor the Defiled
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
53%synergy
Blood Pet
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
47%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Vile Entomber
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
29%synergy
Dimir House Guard
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Fleshwrither
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Starscape Cleric
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Viscera Seer
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Baron Helmut Zemo
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-9%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Gravecrawler
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Thrull Parasite
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Dread Presence
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Confidant
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Overeager Apprentice
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-0%synergy
Massacre Wurm
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-6%synergy
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Prophet
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-9%synergy
Warren Soultrader
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Leech Collector
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
South Wind Avatar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Dismember
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
45%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Saw in Half
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Sacrifice
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Defile
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Corpse Dance
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Cut Down
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Snuff Out
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Grasp of Darkness
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Shallow Grave
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Rain of Filth
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Bile Blight
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Ulcerate
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Edict
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-17%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Darkness
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-20%synergy
Death Denied
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Death
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Cast Down
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Victim of Night
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
48%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
54%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Queen
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
44%synergy
Exsanguinate
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Final Parting
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
-17%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Dark Petition
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Chain of Smog
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Rush of Dread
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Repay in Kind
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-14%synergy
Splinter's Technique
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wrath
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Consumption
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Duress
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-6%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Collusion
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Stitch Together
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Ritual of the Machine
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Tutor
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Brainspoil
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtseize
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Exhume
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
58%synergy
The One Ring
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
52%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
48%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Defense Grid
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Manifold Key
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-17%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Demon's Horn
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
World Map
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Voltaic Key
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowspear
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Expedition Map
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-6%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-0%synergy
Helm of Awakening
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Dance of the Dead
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
47%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Heartless Summoning
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
45%synergy
Necromancy
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Font of Agonies
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Leshrac's Sigil
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Pestilence
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Contamination
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Greed
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-0%synergy
Underworld Dreams
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-0%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Darkness
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Sorin Markov
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
94%inclusion17 decks18 decks
57%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
51%synergy
Urza's Saga
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
59%synergy
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Crystal Vein
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
36%synergy
Lake of the Dead
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
34%synergy
City of Traitors
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
37%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Emergence Zone
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Peat Bog
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Urborg
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Scorched Ruins
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Wasteland
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Vesuva
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Radiant Fountain
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
War Room
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Homeward Path
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
81%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
-0%synergy
Mox Diamond
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
57%synergy
Mox Amber
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
40%synergy
The Soul Stone
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Bloom
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
-12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
62%synergy
Cavern of Souls
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-0%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Tarnation Vista
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
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