Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon (Commander) - Optimized

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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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My Precious
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Inside Information
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Gollum, Riddle Master
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Long-Lost Lances
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Sting, Bilbo's Sword
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plague Myr
68%inclusion76 decks112 decks
67%synergy
Plague Stinger
61%inclusion68 decks112 decks
60%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
56%synergy
Whispering Specter
54%inclusion60 decks112 decks
53%synergy
Lashwrithe
56%inclusion63 decks112 decks
52%synergy
Vraska's Fall
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
49%synergy
Ichor Rats
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
48%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
58%inclusion65 decks112 decks
48%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
46%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
89%inclusion100 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
79%inclusion89 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
62%inclusion69 decks112 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
58%inclusion65 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion62 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion60 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Plate
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
46%synergy
Cabal Ritual
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion82 decks112 decks
46%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
66%inclusion74 decks112 decks
45%synergy
Ancient Tomb
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Necropotence
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Opposition Agent
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Mana Vault
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Chrome Mox
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Creatures
Phyrexian Crusader
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
-24%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Dark Confidant
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Flensermite
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Myr Convert
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Corpse Cur
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Core Prowler
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pet
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Septic Rats
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Contagious Nim
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Nim
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Necropede
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Silent Arbiter
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Nimraiser Paladin
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Dread Presence
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Filth
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Ophiomancer
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-12%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Grafted Butcher
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Vatmother
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Dismember
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Infernal Grasp
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Howl from Beyond
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Strike
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Defile
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Hatred
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Withering Boon
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Baleful Mastery
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Cut Down
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Grim Affliction
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Slaughter Pact
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Virulent Wound
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Sugar Rush
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Doom Blade
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
32%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
43%synergy
Drown in Ichor
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Crux of Fate
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
38%synergy
Damnation
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
-11%synergy
Grim Tutor
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Vat Emergence
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-0%synergy
Gix's Command
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Pox Plague
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Duress
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-0%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Dark Petition
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
0%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Nightmare Lash
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
45%synergy
Shadowspear
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Contagion Engine
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Contagion Clasp
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Champion's Helm
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
22%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Leyline Axe
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Fireshrieker
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Pact Weapon
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Cranial Plating
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Sword of the Animist
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Buster Sword
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Blade
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-0%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-19%synergy
Strata Scythe
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Thran Power Suit
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
O-Naginata
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Geth
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Genji Glove
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Skullclamp
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-17%synergy
Grafted Wargear
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Vibranium Strike Gauntlets
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Panther Habit
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Necrogen Communion
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Phyresis
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Contamination
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Super State
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Snake Cult Initiation
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Endless Scream
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-11%synergy
Oubliette
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Oil
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Shade's Form
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Haunted One
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Bad Moon
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Alien Symbiosis
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
42%inclusion47 decks112 decks
28%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
78%inclusion87 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion79 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Rogue's Passage
58%inclusion65 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Karn's Bastion
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Urza's Saga
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
The Black Gate
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Cathedral of War
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
-17%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Homeward Path
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-19%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion109 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion74 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Mox Opal
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Glistening Sphere
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
30%synergy
The Soul Stone
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Mox Diamond
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Staff of Compleation
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Heraldic Banner
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Mox Jasper
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion109 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Mirrex
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
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