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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!
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
67%synergy
Cabal Ritual
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Exquisite Blood
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Dark Confidant
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Bubbling Muck
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Imp's Mischief
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
8%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
82%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Ad Nauseam
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Necropotence
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Chrome Mox
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Imperial Seal
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Mana Vault
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Blood Pet
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Twilight Prophet
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Sangromancer
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Basal Thrull
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Memnite
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Nezumi Informant
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Elder Brain
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Tree of Perdition
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Burglar Rat
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Ornithopter
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Mindslicer
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Platinum Angel
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Virus Beetle
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Starscape Cleric
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Hecteyes
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
The Raven Man
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Specter
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Skirge Familiar
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Necrogoyf
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Grief
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Murderous Rider
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Culling the Weak
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Not Dead After All
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Defile
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Withering Boon
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Feign Death
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Slaughter Pact
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Rain of Filth
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Pact
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Entomb
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Cut Down
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Murder
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Despair
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Dark Deal
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Grim Tutor
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-22%synergy
Profane Tutor
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Duress
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Thoughtseize
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Unearth
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Sickening Dreams
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Fell
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Temporal Extortion
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Vicious Rumors
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-24%synergy
Beseech the Queen
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Machinations
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Disentomb
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Resentful Revelation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Persist
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Delirium Skeins
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Smallpox
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Come Back Wrong
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Mind Rake
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-19%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Go Blank
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Gix's Command
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Arterial Flow
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Mithril Coat
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
15%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Defense Grid
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Dark Sphere
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Spellbook
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Totem
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Torpor Orb
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Feldon's Cane
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Pact Weapon
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Zuran Orb
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
The Golden Throne
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Sanguine Bond
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Painful Quandary
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Dark Tutelage
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Necrogen Mists
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Remedy
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Bottomless Pit
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Oppression
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Protection Racket
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Megrim
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Caress
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Bandit's Talent
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Contamination
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Emergence Zone
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Lake of the Dead
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Chasm
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Peat Bog
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
35%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Bloom
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Nyx Lotus
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Mana Crypt
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sol Talisman
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-23%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Paradise Mantle
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Cavern of Souls
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy