Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon (Commander) - Optimized

Alternate Names:

Venom, King in BlackVenom, King in Black

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
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Arnaud Gompertz
Jun 17, 2026
Arnaud Gompertz
Meet Dakkon Blackblade, aka The Tarnished
This week, Arnaud builds a Commander deck inspired by the masterpiece Elden Ring.
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Emeritus of Woe
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Pox Plague
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Grave Researcher
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plague Myr
64%inclusion70 decks109 decks
63%synergy
Plague Stinger
61%inclusion66 decks109 decks
60%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
56%inclusion61 decks109 decks
53%synergy
Lashwrithe
55%inclusion60 decks109 decks
51%synergy
Whispering Specter
51%inclusion56 decks109 decks
51%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
60%inclusion65 decks109 decks
49%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
49%synergy
Ichor Rats
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
48%synergy
Vraska's Fall
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
47%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
90%inclusion98 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion88 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
62%inclusion68 decks109 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
62%inclusion68 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Ghast
58%inclusion63 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion60 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
51%inclusion56 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Plate
50%inclusion55 decks109 decks
44%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
76%inclusion83 decks109 decks
49%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
69%inclusion75 decks109 decks
48%synergy
Ancient Tomb
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
41%synergy
Necropotence
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Opposition Agent
47%inclusion51 decks109 decks
37%synergy
Mana Vault
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
38%synergy
The One Ring
39%inclusion42 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion42 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Hand of the Praetors
47%inclusion51 decks109 decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
-24%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Flensermite
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Dark Confidant
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Myr Convert
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Core Prowler
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Cur
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Septic Rats
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pet
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Necropede
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Contagious Nim
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Silent Arbiter
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Wurm
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Necroskitter
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Nim
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Vatmother
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Agent Venom
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dread Presence
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Grafted Butcher
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Nimraiser Paladin
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Surge Conductor
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Dismember
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Infernal Grasp
39%inclusion42 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Howl from Beyond
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
34%synergy
Go for the Throat
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Strike
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Hatred
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Withering Boon
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Defile
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
-14%synergy
Baleful Mastery
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Cut Down
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Grim Affliction
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Virulent Wound
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Sugar Rush
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-13%synergy
Unlikely Aid
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
49%inclusion53 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
41%synergy
Damnation
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Drown in Ichor
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
37%synergy
Crux of Fate
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
38%synergy
Night's Whisper
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Beseech the Queen
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
-4%synergy
Profane Tutor
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Vat Emergence
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Gix's Command
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Duress
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
0%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Dark Petition
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Shadowspear
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Nightmare Lash
42%inclusion46 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Contagion Engine
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
24%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Contagion Clasp
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Fireshrieker
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Leyline Axe
22%inclusion23 decks105 decks
21%synergy
Pact Weapon
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Cranial Plating
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Buster Sword
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Blade
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-19%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Thran Power Suit
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
O-Naginata
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Strata Scythe
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Genji Glove
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Geth
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Winter Moon
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-16%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Necrogen Communion
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Phyresis
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Contamination
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Super State
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Endless Scream
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Snake Cult Initiation
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Glistening Oil
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Oubliette
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Haunted One
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Bad Moon
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Alien Symbiosis
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Shade's Form
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
39%inclusion42 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
80%inclusion87 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
74%inclusion81 decks109 decks
37%synergy
Rogue's Passage
58%inclusion63 decks109 decks
39%synergy
Karn's Bastion
47%inclusion51 decks109 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Urza's Saga
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
The Black Gate
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Lake of the Dead
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-11%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Cathedral of War
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
10%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Homeward Path
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-18%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion106 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion72 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Mox Opal
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
32%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Glistening Sphere
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Mox Diamond
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion28 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Grim Monolith
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Heraldic Banner
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Mox Jasper
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion104 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
35%inclusion38 decks109 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Mirrex
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-0%synergy
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