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Nick Price
Mar 12, 2024
Back to Basics - The 10 Most Played Mono-Black Cards in Commander
What actually makes these mono-black staples so good? Why should you include them in your deck? Let's explore with Nick!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ornithopter
88%inclusion15 decks17 decks
87%synergy
Shield Sphere
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
82%synergy
Sickening Dreams
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
82%synergy
Memnite
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
81%synergy
Dark Sphere
76%inclusion13 decks17 decks
76%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
76%inclusion13 decks17 decks
76%synergy
Slaughter Pact
76%inclusion13 decks17 decks
74%synergy
Spellbook
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
70%synergy
Lake of the Dead
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
65%synergy
Zuran Orb
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion17 decks17 decks
34%synergy
Cabal Ritual
76%inclusion13 decks17 decks
59%synergy
Culling the Weak
76%inclusion13 decks17 decks
62%synergy
Rain of Filth
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
62%synergy
Blood Pet
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
57%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
58%synergy
Profane Tutor
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
48%synergy
Imp's Mischief
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
46%synergy
Urza's Bauble
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Ad Nauseam
100%inclusion17 decks17 decks
97%synergy
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion17 decks17 decks
96%synergy
Chrome Mox
94%inclusion16 decks17 decks
88%synergy
Mana Vault
88%inclusion15 decks17 decks
81%synergy
Opposition Agent
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
72%synergy
Ancient Tomb
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
71%synergy
Demonic Tutor
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
55%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
61%synergy
Imperial Seal
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
64%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
69%synergy
Creatures
Skirge Familiar
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
30%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Walking Ballista
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
22%synergy
Endless One
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Dark Confidant
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Ugin's Conjurant
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Grief
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Foundry Inspector
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Wall
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Walking Atlas
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Basal Thrull
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Hangarback Walker
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Sacrifice
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-17%synergy
Fatal Push
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-9%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-18%synergy
Heartless Act
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Defile
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-32%synergy
Withering Boon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-4%synergy
Darkness
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
26%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
32%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
19%synergy
Dark Deal
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Duress
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-7%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Thoughtseize
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-33%synergy
Shrouded Lore
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Elixir of Immortality
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
33%synergy
Welding Jar
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
35%synergy
Gustha's Scepter
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Lodestone Bauble
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Feldon's Cane
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Vexing Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spidersilk Net
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Kite Shield
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Relic
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Herbal Poultice
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Delif's Cone
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Engineered Explosives
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Fountain of Youth
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Claws of Gix
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-22%synergy
Bone Saw
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Defense Grid
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-23%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-14%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Chalice of the Void
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Library of Leng
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Cathar's Shield
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-54%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-26%synergy
Accorder's Shield
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Lich's Mastery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Carnival of Souls
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Crystal Vein
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
62%synergy
Glacial Chasm
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
64%synergy
Urza's Saga
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
51%synergy
Cabal Coffers
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
51%synergy
Emergence Zone
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
44%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
31%synergy
Peat Bog
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
39%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
4%synergy
City of Traitors
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
34%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
-12%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-35%synergy
Vault of Whispers
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Winding Canyons
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Mire
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Blasted Landscape
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Vale
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Blast Zone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Scorched Ruins
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-12%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion17 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
100%inclusion17 decks17 decks
97%synergy
Lotus Petal
94%inclusion16 decks17 decks
87%synergy
Mox Amber
82%inclusion14 decks17 decks
78%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
68%synergy
Mana Crypt
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
68%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
52%synergy
Lotus Bloom
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
47%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
41%synergy
Sol Talisman
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
47%synergy
Paradise Mantle
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
35%synergy
Mox Tantalite
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Grim Monolith
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-51%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion15 decks17 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
49%synergy
Cavern of Souls
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-21%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy