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Sikora
Oct 30, 2025
How To Play Horrors Differently In Commander
It's the spookiest time of the year... are you thinking of brewing a deck full of Horrors? We've got some ideas for how to keep it unique!
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Gollum, Patient Plotter
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88%synergy
Claim the Precious
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82%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
80%inclusion74 decks92 decks
79%synergy
Bombadil's Song
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73%synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
72%inclusion66 decks92 decks
71%synergy
Shortcut to Mushrooms
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68%synergy
Dúnedain Rangers
70%inclusion64 decks92 decks
68%synergy
Call of the Ring
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65%synergy
Mirrormere Guardian
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
62%synergy
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61%synergy
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Viscera Seer
62%inclusion57 decks92 decks
47%synergy
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56%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
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49%synergy
Old Man Willow
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
58%synergy
Enraged Huorn
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
56%synergy
The Black Breath
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56%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
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26%synergy
Gollum's Bite
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52%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Village Rites
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31%synergy
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Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
42%synergy
Sporemound
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
42%synergy
Cankerbloom
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Accursed Marauder
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
33%synergy
Llanowar Elves
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Plaguecrafter
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Woe Strider
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Elfsworn Giant
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
35%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Scute Swarm
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Insidious Fungus
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Honest Rutstein
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Ringwraiths
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Tireless Tracker
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25%synergy
Carrion Feeder
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
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21%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
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20%synergy
Eternal Witness
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2%synergy
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21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Executioner
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Elvish Mystic
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
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17%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
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18%synergy
Demon's Disciple
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Bloodghast
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Dawntreader Elk
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Spinner of Souls
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Grim Haruspex
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Ophiomancer
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Forsaken Miner
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Dreadhound
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Reclamation Sage
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Foundation Breaker
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth's Faithful
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Dockside Chef
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Putrefy
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Beast Within
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Entish Restoration
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Harrow
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Return to Nature
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4%synergy
Murder
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Medicine
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Airship Crash
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-38%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Deathsprout
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Locust Spray
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Shower of Arrows
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Stew the Coneys
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Shelob's Ambush
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
The Ring Goes South
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
45%synergy
Cultivate
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Rampant Growth
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Brew
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Final Vengeance
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
27%synergy
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21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Eaten Alive
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Harmonize
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Casualties of War
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Kodama's Reach
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Many Partings
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Explore
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Bone Splinters
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Annihilating Glare
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Gysahl Greens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Pillage the Bog
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Spark Harvest
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Risky Research
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Elven Farsight
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Revive the Shire
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Decode Transmissions
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5%synergy
Shattered Wings
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
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Chocobo Racetrack
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Seer's Sundial
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-17%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Hylderblade
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
23%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Awakening Zone
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Rites
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Spelunking
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Bioengineered Future
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Eusocial Engineering
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Druid Class
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Into the Pit
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Primeval Bounty
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Sidequest: Raise a Chocobo
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ride the Shoopuf
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Parker Luck
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Wall Crawl
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Perilous Forays
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Earth
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Chorale of the Void
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Grim Backwoods
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-18%synergy
Restless Cottage
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Inherited Envelope
66%inclusion61 decks92 decks
65%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
-24%synergy
Golgari Signet
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Moss Diamond
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Locket
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion88 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion88 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malady
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Wood
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
-30%synergy
Jungle Hollow
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Viridescent Bog
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Foggy Bottom Swamp
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
-34%synergy
Haunted Mire
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Shire Terrace
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Festering Gulch
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Woodland Chasm
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Blooming Marsh
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Grove
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy