Ob Nixilis, Unshackled (Commander)

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Jeremy Rowe
May 15, 2025
Building a Demon Typal Deck with Ardyn, the Usurper
Let's build a mono-black Demon typal Commander deck around Ardyn, the Usurper, a new legend from the upcoming Final Fantasy set.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
3.0%inclusion3 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Day of Black Sun
2.8%inclusion2 decks72 decks
1%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
1.2%inclusion2 decks166 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Scheming Symmetry
76%inclusion432 decks571 decks
71%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
75%inclusion430 decks571 decks
71%synergy
Field of Ruin
72%inclusion413 decks571 decks
70%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
69%inclusion395 decks571 decks
68%synergy
Ghost Quarter
53%inclusion304 decks571 decks
50%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
56%inclusion317 decks571 decks
49%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
49%inclusion281 decks571 decks
47%synergy
Harvester of Souls
53%inclusion301 decks571 decks
46%synergy
Volatile Fault
45%inclusion258 decks571 decks
44%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
45%inclusion258 decks571 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
76%inclusion436 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
68%inclusion391 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
63%inclusion359 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
56%inclusion322 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion298 decks571 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
48%inclusion275 decks571 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion267 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
46%inclusion263 decks571 decks
35%synergy
Defile
44%inclusion253 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
44%inclusion253 decks571 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
49%inclusion280 decks571 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion216 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
24%inclusion138 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
20%inclusion112 decks571 decks
-10%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
10%inclusion59 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion58 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.1%inclusion46 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.5%inclusion43 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Sower of Discord
39%inclusion220 decks571 decks
37%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
36%inclusion207 decks571 decks
32%synergy
Plaguecrafter
34%inclusion194 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion190 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
33%inclusion188 decks571 decks
30%synergy
Desecration Demon
33%inclusion187 decks571 decks
32%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
31%inclusion175 decks571 decks
28%synergy
Burnished Hart
31%inclusion175 decks571 decks
23%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
30%inclusion174 decks571 decks
27%synergy
Reiver Demon
30%inclusion171 decks571 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
30%inclusion171 decks571 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion166 decks571 decks
-2%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
28%inclusion162 decks571 decks
17%synergy
Blood Speaker
28%inclusion161 decks571 decks
28%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
28%inclusion159 decks571 decks
21%synergy
Accursed Marauder
27%inclusion131 decks490 decks
6%synergy
Dread Presence
23%inclusion134 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion131 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
22%inclusion125 decks571 decks
5%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion125 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
22%inclusion124 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
21%inclusion87 decks406 decks
17%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
20%inclusion115 decks571 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
19%inclusion82 decks435 decks
17%synergy
Demon's Disciple
18%inclusion105 decks571 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
18%inclusion102 decks571 decks
17%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
17%inclusion95 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Lord of the Void
15%inclusion86 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion85 decks571 decks
-3%synergy
Demon of Loathing
14%inclusion82 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Dream Devourer
14%inclusion80 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
14%inclusion78 decks571 decks
-9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
13%inclusion75 decks571 decks
-6%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
13%inclusion74 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
13%inclusion73 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
12%inclusion30 decks252 decks
9%synergy
Demon of Wailing Agonies
11%inclusion65 decks571 decks
11%synergy
Merciless Executioner
11%inclusion65 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
11%inclusion64 decks571 decks
-14%synergy
Ophiomancer
11%inclusion64 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
11%inclusion63 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
10%inclusion57 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Great Unclean One
10%inclusion57 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
10%inclusion56 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion55 decks571 decks
-6%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
9.5%inclusion54 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Pestilence Demon
9.3%inclusion53 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
9.3%inclusion53 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
9.1%inclusion52 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
9.1%inclusion52 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Doom Blade
36%inclusion204 decks571 decks
28%synergy
Soul Shatter
34%inclusion192 decks571 decks
21%synergy
Go for the Throat
32%inclusion183 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
30%inclusion145 decks490 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
28%inclusion162 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion123 decks437 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
27%inclusion153 decks571 decks
17%synergy
Tragic Slip
25%inclusion141 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
23%inclusion133 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion131 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion126 decks571 decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
21%inclusion119 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion112 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion101 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion96 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
17%inclusion95 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion79 decks493 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion89 decks571 decks
-9%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion73 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion71 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion71 decks571 decks
-12%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
12%inclusion24 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion68 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion62 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Vona's Hunger
8.8%inclusion50 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
8.1%inclusion46 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.9%inclusion45 decks571 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
7.7%inclusion44 decks571 decks
-2%synergy
Szat's Will
7.2%inclusion41 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
7.2%inclusion41 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
6.5%inclusion37 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.1%inclusion35 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Stinging Study
6.0%inclusion34 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.1%inclusion25 decks493 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion247 decks571 decks
-8%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion211 decks571 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion186 decks571 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion182 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
32%inclusion181 decks571 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
31%inclusion177 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
31%inclusion177 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
29%inclusion168 decks571 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Counsel
26%inclusion114 decks441 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
24%inclusion138 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion135 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion122 decks571 decks
3%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
21%inclusion121 decks571 decks
17%synergy
Mutilate
19%inclusion111 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion107 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion69 decks406 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion78 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion69 decks523 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion73 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Temporal Extortion
11%inclusion62 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion59 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion55 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.5%inclusion54 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.1%inclusion46 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.5%inclusion39 decks521 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.4%inclusion42 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.0%inclusion40 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
6.7%inclusion38 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Corrupt
6.3%inclusion36 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.8%inclusion33 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Dark Petition
5.6%inclusion32 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Disentomb
5.4%inclusion31 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Duress
5.3%inclusion30 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
5.1%inclusion29 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
41%inclusion234 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion137 decks571 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
24%inclusion60 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
19%inclusion110 decks571 decks
17%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion107 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion88 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion86 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion85 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
12%inclusion69 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Plate
12%inclusion68 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
11%inclusion63 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
10%inclusion55 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Demon's Horn
9.3%inclusion53 decks571 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.8%inclusion39 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.3%inclusion36 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Lashwrithe
6.1%inclusion35 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.0%inclusion34 decks571 decks
-7%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.6%inclusion32 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Contract
44%inclusion252 decks571 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion249 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
43%inclusion247 decks571 decks
22%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion189 decks571 decks
20%synergy
Wound Reflection
25%inclusion143 decks571 decks
22%synergy
Painful Quandary
22%inclusion123 decks571 decks
11%synergy
Grave Pact
18%inclusion103 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
18%inclusion77 decks436 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion99 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion96 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion86 decks571 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion86 decks571 decks
-8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
15%inclusion85 decks571 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion79 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Summoning
14%inclusion78 decks571 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion70 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion70 decks571 decks
7%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
11%inclusion60 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion44 decks440 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Covenant
9.4%inclusion41 decks434 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Thirst
9.3%inclusion53 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.1%inclusion46 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.7%inclusion44 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.5%inclusion43 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.0%inclusion40 decks571 decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.8%inclusion39 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.4%inclusion28 decks440 decks
4%synergy
Mark of the Oni
6.1%inclusion35 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.0%inclusion34 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.4%inclusion31 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.1%inclusion29 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
27%inclusion156 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
19%inclusion108 decks571 decks
16%synergy
Sorin Markov
13%inclusion72 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
12%inclusion69 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
11%inclusion63 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.2%inclusion41 decks571 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
61%inclusion348 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion265 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
44%inclusion254 decks571 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion232 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33%inclusion190 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
30%inclusion172 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion143 decks571 decks
-6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
21%inclusion119 decks571 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion118 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion113 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion82 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion81 decks571 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion79 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Vesuva
14%inclusion78 decks571 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion76 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion74 decks571 decks
-11%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion68 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion55 decks571 decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
9.3%inclusion53 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Echoing Deeps
8.1%inclusion46 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.9%inclusion45 decks571 decks
-2%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
7.2%inclusion41 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.8%inclusion33 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.6%inclusion32 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion490 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion353 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion197 decks571 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion171 decks571 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
28%inclusion161 decks571 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion154 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
22%inclusion128 decks571 decks
10%synergy
Séance Board
21%inclusion93 decks434 decks
19%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion103 decks571 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion96 decks571 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion73 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion59 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion57 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
8.4%inclusion48 decks571 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.4%inclusion15 decks179 decks
-4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.2%inclusion47 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.4%inclusion42 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.0%inclusion40 decks571 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.4%inclusion31 decks571 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion544 decks571 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
50%inclusion288 decks571 decks
45%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion199 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion101 decks571 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion79 decks493 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion70 decks501 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.5%inclusion54 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
7.9%inclusion45 decks571 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.1%inclusion35 decks571 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.0%inclusion34 decks571 decks
-1%synergy