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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
Mornsong Aria
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
51%inclusion40 decks79 decks
48%synergy
Sickening Dreams
41%inclusion32 decks79 decks
40%synergy
Cabal Ritual
51%inclusion40 decks79 decks
33%synergy
Mindcrank
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
30%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
32%inclusion25 decks79 decks
29%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
26%synergy
Exquisite Blood
39%inclusion31 decks79 decks
26%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
26%synergy
Bubbling Muck
39%inclusion31 decks79 decks
24%synergy
Sanguine Bond
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
23%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
90%inclusion71 decks79 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
53%inclusion42 decks79 decks
-7%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion35 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
44%inclusion35 decks79 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion31 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion26 decks79 decks
-18%synergy
Dark Confidant
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
23%synergy
Dark Deal
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
19%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
78%inclusion62 decks79 decks
69%synergy
Demonic Tutor
59%inclusion47 decks79 decks
32%synergy
Ad Nauseam
59%inclusion47 decks79 decks
57%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion38 decks79 decks
27%synergy
Necropotence
41%inclusion32 decks79 decks
25%synergy
Imperial Seal
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
28%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
32%inclusion25 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
32%inclusion25 decks79 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Mana Vault
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion23 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
29%inclusion23 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion22 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Blood Pet
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
-28%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Memnite
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
-31%synergy
Ornithopter
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Platinum Angel
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
-19%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Starscape Cleric
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Tree of Perdition
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Mindslicer
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Sangromancer
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Basal Thrull
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Skirge Familiar
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Shield Sphere
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Leaden Myr
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Elder Brain
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Grief
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-16%synergy
Plaguecrafter
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-12%synergy
Burglar Rat
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Twilight Prophet
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-14%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-19%synergy
Walking Ballista
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Ophiomancer
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-10%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-17%synergy
Nezumi Informant
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Rain of Filth
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Withering Boon
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Slaughter Pact
19%inclusion15 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
-11%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Cut Down
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-14%synergy
Defile
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-29%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Dash Hopes
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Doom Blade
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Grim Tutor
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Profane Tutor
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
-12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtseize
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Duress
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Extortion
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
-8%synergy
Chain of Smog
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Vicious Rumors
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-29%synergy
Demonic Counsel
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Machinations
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Unmask
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Blood on the Snow
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Go Blank
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-19%synergy
Pelakka Predation
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Cruel Tutor
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Sphere
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Defense Grid
19%inclusion15 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
-18%synergy
Feldon's Cane
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Zuran Orb
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Torpor Orb
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-12%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Totem
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Welding Jar
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-10%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Bauble
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Moonsilver Key
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
The Golden Throne
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Pact Weapon
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Helm of Awakening
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Contamination
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
-8%synergy
Oppression
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Waste Not
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Wound Reflection
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-9%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Tutelage
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-12%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Bottomless Pit
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Darkness
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Sorin Markov
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
51%inclusion40 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion27 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
-10%synergy
Emergence Zone
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
-6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
-8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
-27%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Peat Bog
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Glacial Chasm
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
-11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Crystal Vein
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Winding Canyons
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
0%synergy
City of Traitors
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion65 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
53%inclusion42 decks79 decks
46%synergy
Arcane Signet
47%inclusion37 decks79 decks
-16%synergy
Mox Diamond
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
19%synergy
Mox Opal
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion15 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Bloom
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
-17%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Sol Talisman
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Tantalite
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Paradise Mantle
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion71 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Pelakka Predation
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy