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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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mornsong Aria
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Day of Black Sun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
65%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Torpor Orb
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Dark Confidant
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Cabal Ritual
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
48%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Cursed Totem
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Imp's Mischief
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Defense Grid
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Trinisphere
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Jet Medallion
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Rollick
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Mindcrank
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
83%synergy
Demonic Tutor
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Necropotence
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Ad Nauseam
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Twilight Prophet
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Mindslicer
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Rug of Smothering
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pet
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Basal Thrull
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Lodestone Golem
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Nezumi Informant
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Virus Beetle
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Elder Brain
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Ophiomancer
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Sangromancer
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Leaden Myr
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Marauder
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Tree of Perdition
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Grief
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Dread Presence
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Plague Myr
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Burglar Rat
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Artist
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-24%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Myr Retriever
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Manakin
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Starscape Cleric
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hecteyes
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Dismember
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Slaughter Pact
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Force of Despair
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Entomb
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Snuff Out
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Withering Boon
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Pact
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-21%synergy
Demonic Consultation
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Rain of Filth
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Sacrifice
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Cut Down
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Grim Tutor
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Bubbling Muck
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-17%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Profane Tutor
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Thoughtseize
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Duress
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Temporal Extortion
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Resentful Revelation
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Machinations
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Beseech the Queen
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Worst Fears
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Pox
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Persist
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Vicious Rumors
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Doomsday
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-17%synergy
Living Death
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Fell
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Winter Orb
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Static Orb
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Orb of Dreams
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Expedition Map
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Winter Moon
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
11%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Tangle Wire
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Vexing Bauble
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Damping Sphere
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Smokestack
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Mana Web
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Pithing Needle
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Strionic Resonator
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Lithoform Engine
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Null Rod
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Scroll Rack
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Chalice of the Void
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Eon Hub
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-21%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerous Spyglass
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Ward of Bones
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Knowledge Pool
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Awakening
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
The Endstone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Contamination
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Painful Quandary
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Sanguine Bond
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Oppression
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Court of Ambition
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Bottomless Pit
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Dark Tutelage
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Deathgrip
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Planar Void
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Lethal Vapors
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Desolation
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Waste Not
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Remedy
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Spreading Plague
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Protection Racket
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Gloom
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Grave Pact
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Necrodominance
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Emergence Zone
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Strip Mine
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Cottage
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Peat Bog
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-17%synergy
Crystal Vein
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Whispers
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Winding Canyons
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
City of Traitors
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
The Soul Stone
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Lotus Petal
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Grim Monolith
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Cavern of Souls
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Cave
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy