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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Chris Guest
Apr 20, 2025
Chris Guest
20 Best Dragon Cards for Commander
It's all in the title. These are the 20 best Dragon cards that you should be playing in Commander, ranked!
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Decorum Dissertation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plague Myr
66%inclusion69 decks104 decks
65%synergy
Plague Stinger
63%inclusion66 decks104 decks
62%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
57%inclusion59 decks104 decks
54%synergy
Lashwrithe
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
54%synergy
Whispering Specter
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
52%synergy
Ichor Rats
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
50%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
49%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
49%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
48%synergy
Vraska's Fall
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
89%inclusion93 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
84%inclusion87 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
62%inclusion64 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Rollick
60%inclusion62 decks104 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
60%inclusion62 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion57 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
54%inclusion56 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion52 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Commander's Plate
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
75%inclusion78 decks104 decks
48%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
67%inclusion70 decks104 decks
46%synergy
Necropotence
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Ancient Tomb
51%inclusion53 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Opposition Agent
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Mana Vault
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
38%synergy
The One Ring
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
28%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
-23%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Flensermite
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Dark Confidant
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Myr Convert
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Core Prowler
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Septic Rats
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Corpse Cur
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Blood Pet
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Necropede
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Vatmother
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Surge Conductor
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Contagious Nim
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Silent Arbiter
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Nim
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Leaden Myr
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Agent Venom
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Dread Presence
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
Ophiomancer
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Plaguecrafter
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-14%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Grafted Butcher
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Dismember
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Withering Torment
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Howl from Beyond
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
35%synergy
Go for the Throat
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Strike
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Hatred
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Defile
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
-13%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Withering Boon
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Cut Down
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Grim Affliction
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Virulent Wound
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Sugar Rush
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-13%synergy
Doom Blade
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Unlikely Aid
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion50 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
44%synergy
Bubbling Muck
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Drown in Ichor
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Damnation
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Crux of Fate
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Vat Emergence
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Gix's Command
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Duress
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
0%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-21%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Nightmare Lash
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
42%synergy
Shadowspear
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Contagion Engine
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
25%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Clasp
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Fireshrieker
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Champion's Helm
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Leyline Axe
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Pact Weapon
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Cranial Plating
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Buster Sword
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-19%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Blade
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Genji Glove
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Thran Power Suit
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Strata Scythe
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
O-Naginata
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
Throne of Geth
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Manifold Key
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Torpor Orb
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Winter Moon
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
41%synergy
Necrogen Communion
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Phyresis
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Contamination
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Super State
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Glistening Oil
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Snake Cult Initiation
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Endless Scream
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted One
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Bad Moon
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Alien Symbiosis
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
78%inclusion81 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
73%inclusion76 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
48%synergy
Rogue's Passage
56%inclusion58 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Karn's Bastion
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Urza's Saga
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
The Black Gate
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
-14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Cathedral of War
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
10%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Homeward Path
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-18%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion101 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion69 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Mox Opal
36%inclusion37 decks104 decks
32%synergy
The Soul Stone
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Glistening Sphere
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Staff of Compleation
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Heraldic Banner
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Mox Jasper
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion99 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Mirrex
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
0%synergy
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