Ob Nixilis, Unshackled (Commander) - Core

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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
Field of Ruin
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
56%synergy
Harvester of Souls
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Demon of Loathing
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Murder
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Sign in Blood
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Crypt Ghast
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Read the Bones
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Tragic Slip
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Burnished Hart
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Plaguecrafter
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Dread Presence
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Marauder
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Reiver Demon
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Demon's Disciple
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Girl
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Merciless Executioner
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Leaden Myr
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Desecration Demon
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Doom Whisperer
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Sower of Discord
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Ophiomancer
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Nightmare
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Plague Drone
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Great Unclean One
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Persistent Specimen
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Squelching Leeches
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Embodiment of Agonies
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Sovereign
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Chain Devil
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Soul Shatter
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Doom Blade
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Go for the Throat
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Defile
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Undying Malice
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Feign Death
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Cast Down
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pact
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Armor of Shadows
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Altar's Reap
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Death Denied
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Professor's Warning
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Reckless Spite
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Bladebrand
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Victim of Night
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Szat's Will
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Cremate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ritual of the Returned
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Nasty End
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Vendetta
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Ob Nixilis's Cruelty
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Gravepurge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Power Word Kill
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Mutilate
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Decode Transmissions
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Decree of Pain
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Corrupt
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-24%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Mire in Misery
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Bone Splinters
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Endless Obedience
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Feast of Succession
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Stain the Mind
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Duress
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Rise from the Grave
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Profane Command
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Blood Money
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Smallpox
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Risky Shortcut
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Essence Harvest
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Pelakka Predation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Hideous Visage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Invoke Despair
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Grave Strength
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Rankle's Prank
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Absorb Vis
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Unbreakable Bond
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
March of the Returned
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Sip of Hemlock
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Emergency Weld
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Aid the Fallen
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mind Rot
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Demon's Horn
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Cloak
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Fireshrieker
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Endless Atlas
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Skullclamp
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Lantern
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Profane Memento
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Goldvein Pick
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Armillary Sphere
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Altar
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Scroll of Griselbrand
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Liliana's Contract
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Underworld Connections
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Dreams
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Eternal Thirst
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Warlock Class
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Blood Reckoning
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Grave Pact
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Oubliette
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Unhallowed Pact
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Summoning
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Rising
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Polluted Bonds
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Necromantic Thirst
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Quest for the Gravelord
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Embrace
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Vigor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Aspect of Gorgon
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Necrosynthesis
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Grave Betrayal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Quag Sickness
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-17%synergy
Witch's Cottage
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Volatile Fault
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Ghost Quarter
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Memorial to Folly
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-22%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Cryptic Caves
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Séance Board
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Hedron Archive
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion33 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Opal Palace
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Pelakka Predation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy