The Emperor, Hell Tyrant (Commander) - Upgraded -1/-1 Counters

Original Name:

Yawgmoth, Thran PhysicianYawgmoth, Thran Physician

Benjamin Levin
Mar 24, 2026
Golgari Legends and +1/+1 Counters With Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh
Ben revisits his Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh Commander deck to add some new toys from recent sets. +1/+1 counters are always getting new cards!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
South Wind Avatar
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nest of Scarabs
85%inclusion72 decks85 decks
81%synergy
Butcher Ghoul
80%inclusion68 decks85 decks
78%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
74%inclusion63 decks85 decks
72%synergy
Ophiomancer
88%inclusion75 decks85 decks
72%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
86%inclusion73 decks85 decks
63%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
76%inclusion65 decks85 decks
60%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
79%inclusion67 decks85 decks
59%synergy
Blood Artist
87%inclusion74 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Deathgreeter
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
52%synergy
Forsaken Miner
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
79%inclusion67 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
73%inclusion62 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
68%inclusion58 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
68%inclusion58 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
48%synergy
Crypt Ghast
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
48%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Necroskitter
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
50%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
44%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
42%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Gravecrawler
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Nether Traitor
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Warren Soultrader
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Bloodghast
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
38%inclusion29 decks77 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Sightless Ghoul
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Hancock, Ghoulish Mayor
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Grim Haruspex
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Evernight Shade
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Infestation Sage
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Priest of Gix
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Nested Shambler
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Ghast
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Viscera Seer
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Ornithopter
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Cult Conscript
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Memnite
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Treacherous Pit-Dweller
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Ichor Rats
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Carrier Thrall
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Tragic Slip
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Undying Evil
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Fatal Push
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Vraska's Fall
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Saw in Half
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Strike
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Intent
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Unearth
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Drown in Ichor
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Final Parting
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Persist
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Genesis Chamber
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
-6%synergy
Relic Vial
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Clasp
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Contagion Engine
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Blight Mound
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Bitterblossom
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
20%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-19%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Open the Graves
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Font of Agonies
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Bridge from Below
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
68%inclusion58 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Blast Zone
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Karn's Bastion
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Westvale Abbey
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
2%synergy
High Market
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
2%synergy
War Room
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Lake of the Dead
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Peat Bog
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion81 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Springleaf Drum
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion78 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy