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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
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Nezumi Informant
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Dark Deal
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Waste Not
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Burglar Rat
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Duress
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Reanimate
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Jet Medallion
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Imp's Mischief
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
80%inclusion39 decks49 decks
70%synergy
Demonic Tutor
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Ad Nauseam
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Chasm
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Mindslicer
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Virus Beetle
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Sangromancer
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Dark Confidant
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Twilight Prophet
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
11%synergy
The Raven Man
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
17%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Necrogoyf
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Stronghold Rats
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Specter
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Elder Brain
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Hecteyes
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Grief
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Plaguecrafter
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Rotting Rats
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Pet
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Caustic Bronco
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Tree of Perdition
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Dread Presence
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Blood Artist
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-23%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Bone Miser
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Memnite
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Withering Boon
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Defile
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-24%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Cut Down
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Slaughter Pact
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Snuff Out
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Dash Hopes
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Malice
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Vicious Rumors
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Damnation
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-23%synergy
Thoughtseize
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Grim Tutor
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Sickening Dreams
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Delirium Skeins
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Profane Tutor
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Unearth
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Smallpox
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Extortion
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Chain of Smog
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Arterial Flow
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Resentful Revelation
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Rankle's Prank
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Mind Rake
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Mutilate
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-24%synergy
Beseech the Queen
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Dread
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Blackmail
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Raven's Crime
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Intimidation Tactics
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Come Back Wrong
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mire's Toll
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Go Blank
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Pilfer
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Tutor
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Extract the Truth
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Cry of Contrition
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Harsh Scrutiny
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Mithril Coat
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Dark Sphere
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
The Rack
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Totem
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Wheel of Torture
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Pact Weapon
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Feldon's Cane
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
The Golden Throne
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Skullcage
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Bottomless Pit
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Megrim
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Oppression
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Painful Quandary
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Bond
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Necrogen Mists
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Court of Ambition
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Liliana's Caress
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Bandit's Talent
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Dark Tutelage
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Protection Racket
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Raiders' Wake
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Bonds
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Contamination
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Necrodominance
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Liliana Vess
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Lake of the Dead
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
-24%synergy
The Soul Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-19%synergy
Nyx Lotus
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Amber
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion45 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Pelakka Predation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy