Golbez, Clad In Darkness (Commander) - Expensive Mill

Original Name:

Syr Konrad, the GrimSyr Konrad, the Grim

Alex Wicker
Apr 2, 2026
Commander Philosophy — Reviewing Removal in the Bracket Era
On this edition of Commander Philosophy, we talk about removal spells, and how your Bracket determines which kinds and how much you run.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Shredder's Technique
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Big Apple, 3 a.m.
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mesmeric Orb
92%inclusion56 decks61 decks
89%synergy
Mindcrank
89%inclusion54 decks61 decks
83%synergy
Tortured Existence
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
71%synergy
Morality Shift
66%inclusion40 decks61 decks
65%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
72%inclusion44 decks61 decks
63%synergy
Entomb
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
52%synergy
Altar of the Brood
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
51%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
87%inclusion53 decks61 decks
49%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
47%synergy
Gravecrawler
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
77%inclusion47 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
74%inclusion45 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
45%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
74%inclusion45 decks61 decks
46%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion41 decks61 decks
56%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Necropotence
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Imperial Seal
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Mana Vault
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Opposition Agent
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Accursed Marauder
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Angel of Suffering
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
45%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Plaguecrafter
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Doom Whisperer
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Carrion Feeder
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Leaden Myr
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Viscera Seer
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Millikin
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Warren Soultrader
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Thug
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Dreadhound
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Nether Traitor
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Wurm
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Bloodghast
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Ophiomancer
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Blood Pet
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Reaper
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Undead Butler
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Palladium Myr
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Undercity Informer
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Grim Haruspex
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Murderous Rider
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Dark Confidant
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
7%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Songs of the Damned
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Ritual
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Gravepurge
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Strike
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Wake the Dead
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Sacrifice
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-19%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Corpse Churn
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Diabolic Intent
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Buried Alive
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Incarnation Technique
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Forever Young
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-21%synergy
Dread Summons
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Stitch Together
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Persist
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Funeral Rites
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-18%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Altar of Dementia
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
39%synergy
Skullclamp
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Bontu's Monument
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-20%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-12%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Profane Memento
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Animate Dead
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Grave Pact
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Out of the Tombs
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Glistening Oil
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-13%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Link
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Contamination
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
90%inclusion55 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
70%inclusion43 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Witch's Cottage
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Deserted Temple
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Buried Ruin
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
18%synergy
War Room
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
14%synergy
High Market
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Lake of the Dead
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Tomb Fortress
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Vesuva
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion60 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
34%synergy
The Soul Stone
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-17%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion54 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy