Emet-Selch, Ascian (Commander) - Expensive Optimized Self-Damage

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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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100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
88%synergy
Blood Celebrant
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
88%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
79%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
75%synergy
Cabal Ritual
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
74%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
74%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
74%synergy
Dark Petition
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
73%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
73%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
72%synergy
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Dark Ritual
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
70%synergy
Reanimate
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
69%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
69%synergy
Entomb
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
65%synergy
Culling the Weak
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Deadly Rollick
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Mana Vault
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
93%synergy
Ancient Tomb
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
81%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
64%synergy
Demonic Tutor
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
65%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
71%synergy
Grim Monolith
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Necropotence
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
70%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
71%synergy
Chrome Mox
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
79%synergy
Imperial Seal
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
70%synergy
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Razaketh, the Foulblooded
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
64%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
65%synergy
Skirge Familiar
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
64%synergy
Blood Pet
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Balthor the Defiled
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Opposition Agent
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Dimir House Guard
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Fleshwrither
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Crypt Ghast
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Vile Entomber
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Gravecrawler
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Dark Confidant
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Thrull Parasite
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Dread Presence
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-18%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowborn Apostle
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Basilica Screecher
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Massacre Wurm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Carrion Feeder
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Twilight Prophet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Warren Soultrader
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Shadow-Rite Priest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Sacrifice
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Saw in Half
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Imp's Mischief
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Dismember
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Snuff Out
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Shallow Grave
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Cut Down
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Not Dead After All
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Rain of Filth
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Pact
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Grasp of Darkness
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Defile
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-21%synergy
Corpse Dance
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Edict
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Bile Blight
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Stinging Study
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Fatal Push
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Hatred
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-18%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Withering Boon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-18%synergy
Death Denied
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Strike
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Word of Command
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-24%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Final Parting
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
65%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
62%synergy
Sign in Blood
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Beseech the Queen
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Chain of Smog
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Diabolic Intent
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Bubbling Muck
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-28%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Exhume
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Unmarked Grave
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Profane Tutor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Persist
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Counsel
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Promise of Power
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Cemetery Recruitment
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-19%synergy
Repay in Kind
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Consumption
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Contract
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Echoing Return
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Doomsday
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Ritual of the Machine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-13%synergy
Cruel Bargain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Secret Salvage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
47%synergy
The One Ring
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Manifold Key
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Defense Grid
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Voltaic Key
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Mindcrank
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Commander's Plate
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Lashwrithe
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Nightmare Lash
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
Font of Mythos
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Expedition Map
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Thrumming Stone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Demon's Horn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Necromancy
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Heartless Summoning
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Dance of the Dead
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Exquisite Blood
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Leshrac's Sigil
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Font of Agonies
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-25%synergy
Demonic Vigor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Greed
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Contamination
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Shade's Form
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Skeletal Grimace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Necrodominance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Covenant
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Sorin Markov
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
55%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Urza's Saga
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Crystal Vein
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Cabal Coffers
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lake of the Dead
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
56%synergy
City of Traitors
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Emergence Zone
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Vault of Whispers
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Peat Bog
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-24%synergy
Castle Locthwain
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-19%synergy
Scorched Ruins
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Strip Mine
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Wasteland
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Blast Zone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Urborg
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-23%synergy
Dark Depths
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Homeward Path
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
77%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
58%synergy
Mox Diamond
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
58%synergy
Mox Amber
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
The Soul Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Bloom
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-15%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
47%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
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