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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
57%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
34%synergy
Nezumi Informant
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Dark Deal
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Ritual
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Waste Not
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Burglar Rat
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Jet Medallion
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Reanimate
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Ghast
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
79%inclusion37 decks47 decks
69%synergy
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Ad Nauseam
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Dark Confidant
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Virus Beetle
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Mindslicer
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Sangromancer
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
17%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Prophet
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Fell Specter
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
17%synergy
The Raven Man
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Necrogoyf
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Hecteyes
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
13%synergy
Grief
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Specter
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Elder Brain
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Stronghold Rats
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Caustic Bronco
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-21%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pet
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Tree of Perdition
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Murderous Rider
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Dread Presence
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Rotting Rats
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Bone Miser
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Wurm
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Instants
Go for the Throat
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-20%synergy
Doom Blade
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Cut Down
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Withering Boon
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Slaughter Pact
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Force of Despair
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Fatal Push
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Dash Hopes
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Duress
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Vicious Rumors
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Damnation
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Profane Tutor
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Unearth
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Sickening Dreams
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Delirium Skeins
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Smallpox
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Temporal Extortion
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Mind Rake
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Arterial Flow
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-23%synergy
Chain of Smog
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Rankle's Prank
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Dread
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Resentful Revelation
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Go Blank
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Unnerve
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Raven's Crime
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Cruel Tutor
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Intimidation Tactics
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Come Back Wrong
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Blackmail
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Mire's Toll
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Blood on the Snow
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Killing Wave
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Mind Twist
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Dark Sphere
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
The Rack
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Totem
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Defense Grid
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Wheel of Torture
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Pact Weapon
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Feldon's Cane
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Skullcage
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-15%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Painful Quandary
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Mornsong Aria
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Megrim
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Bottomless Pit
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Oppression
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Necrogen Mists
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Court of Ambition
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Liliana's Caress
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Bandit's Talent
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Dark Tutelage
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Remedy
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Protection Racket
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Raiders' Wake
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Parker Luck
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Contamination
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Professor Onyx
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Field of Ruin
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Mortuary Mire
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Emergence Zone
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion34 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Signet
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
-19%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-14%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Pelakka Predation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy