Venom, King in Black (Commander) - Budget

Original Name:

Skithiryx, the Blight DragonSkithiryx, the Blight Dragon

Arnaud Gompertz
Jun 17, 2026
Meet Dakkon Blackblade, aka The Tarnished
This week, Arnaud builds a Commander deck inspired by the masterpiece Elden Ring.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cost of Brilliance
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Pox Plague
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Masterful Flourish
4.0%inclusion2 decks50 decks
3%synergy
End of the Hunt
3.8%inclusion2 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Infectious Inquiry
67%inclusion202 decks301 decks
64%synergy
Plague Stinger
65%inclusion195 decks301 decks
64%synergy
Vraska's Fall
63%inclusion191 decks301 decks
60%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
59%inclusion179 decks301 decks
56%synergy
Plague Myr
57%inclusion171 decks301 decks
56%synergy
Ichor Rats
58%inclusion175 decks301 decks
55%synergy
Lashwrithe
59%inclusion177 decks301 decks
55%synergy
Drown in Ichor
58%inclusion176 decks301 decks
55%synergy
Howl from Beyond
55%inclusion165 decks301 decks
54%synergy
Fireshrieker
56%inclusion168 decks301 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Sign in Blood
61%inclusion183 decks301 decks
26%synergy
Corpse Cur
53%inclusion161 decks301 decks
53%synergy
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion159 decks301 decks
-14%synergy
Necrogen Communion
53%inclusion159 decks301 decks
51%synergy
Whispering Specter
52%inclusion157 decks301 decks
51%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
51%inclusion155 decks301 decks
51%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
51%inclusion155 decks301 decks
20%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
51%inclusion154 decks301 decks
48%synergy
Core Prowler
50%inclusion151 decks301 decks
50%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
50%inclusion151 decks301 decks
49%synergy
Creatures
Pestilent Syphoner
49%inclusion148 decks301 decks
49%synergy
Flensermite
49%inclusion146 decks301 decks
48%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
48%inclusion145 decks301 decks
48%synergy
Septic Rats
46%inclusion139 decks301 decks
44%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
46%inclusion137 decks301 decks
45%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
44%inclusion133 decks301 decks
43%synergy
Myr Convert
41%inclusion124 decks301 decks
41%synergy
Necropede
38%inclusion113 decks301 decks
37%synergy
Leaden Myr
36%inclusion109 decks301 decks
30%synergy
Blackcleave Goblin
36%inclusion107 decks301 decks
35%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
35%inclusion105 decks301 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Nim
35%inclusion104 decks301 decks
34%synergy
Contagious Nim
32%inclusion97 decks301 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
25%inclusion74 decks301 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion70 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred's Headcleaver
22%inclusion66 decks301 decks
22%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
20%inclusion60 decks301 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
20%inclusion59 decks301 decks
19%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion57 decks301 decks
-0%synergy
Burnished Hart
18%inclusion53 decks301 decks
11%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
16%inclusion48 decks301 decks
-35%synergy
Nimraiser Paladin
15%inclusion44 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Paragon of Open Graves
14%inclusion43 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Vatmother
14%inclusion43 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Vector Asp
14%inclusion42 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Digester
13%inclusion38 decks301 decks
13%synergy
Scourge Servant
12%inclusion36 decks301 decks
12%synergy
Swamp Mosquito
11%inclusion33 decks301 decks
11%synergy
Stinging Hivemaster
10%inclusion31 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Grafted Butcher
10%inclusion30 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Dread Presence
10%inclusion29 decks301 decks
-4%synergy
Feral Deathgorger
8.8%inclusion20 decks227 decks
8%synergy
Brass Squire
8.3%inclusion25 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Surge Conductor
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Dune Mover
8.0%inclusion24 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Regent
7.9%inclusion18 decks227 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Wurm
7.3%inclusion22 decks301 decks
-10%synergy
Virulent Silencer
7.1%inclusion13 decks183 decks
7%synergy
Bonepicker Skirge
7.0%inclusion21 decks301 decks
7%synergy
Royal Assassin
6.3%inclusion19 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Agent Venom
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
4%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Venom, Evil Unleashed
5.6%inclusion10 decks178 decks
5%synergy
Venomized Cat
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Kinzu of the Bleak Coven
5.3%inclusion16 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Grim Affliction
47%inclusion142 decks301 decks
45%synergy
Defile
42%inclusion126 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
40%inclusion121 decks301 decks
33%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
38%inclusion114 decks301 decks
30%synergy
Go for the Throat
37%inclusion112 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Sugar Rush
34%inclusion103 decks301 decks
34%synergy
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion96 decks301 decks
7%synergy
Murder
30%inclusion89 decks301 decks
20%synergy
Virulent Wound
27%inclusion80 decks301 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Strike
22%inclusion67 decks301 decks
19%synergy
Unlikely Aid
21%inclusion62 decks301 decks
20%synergy
Consuming Corruption
20%inclusion61 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
18%inclusion53 decks301 decks
11%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
18%inclusion53 decks301 decks
17%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
17%inclusion51 decks301 decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion46 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
12%inclusion36 decks301 decks
-8%synergy
Rush of Vitality
11%inclusion34 decks301 decks
11%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion31 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Professor's Warning
10%inclusion30 decks301 decks
9%synergy
Undying Evil
10%inclusion29 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion29 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Unnatural Endurance
10%inclusion29 decks301 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.0%inclusion27 decks301 decks
-2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.2%inclusion15 decks183 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
7.7%inclusion22 decks287 decks
-24%synergy
Imp's Mischief
7.6%inclusion23 decks301 decks
-17%synergy
Village Rites
7.3%inclusion22 decks301 decks
-18%synergy
Overkill
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.0%inclusion21 decks301 decks
-19%synergy
Grotesque Mutation
6.6%inclusion20 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Act
6.6%inclusion20 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.6%inclusion20 decks301 decks
-3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
6.3%inclusion19 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
-9%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
5.3%inclusion16 decks301 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion151 decks301 decks
-0%synergy
Read the Bones
48%inclusion143 decks301 decks
31%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
46%inclusion139 decks301 decks
46%synergy
Vat Emergence
40%inclusion120 decks301 decks
38%synergy
Spread the Sickness
39%inclusion116 decks301 decks
38%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion113 decks301 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
28%inclusion83 decks301 decks
13%synergy
Crux of Fate
25%inclusion75 decks301 decks
24%synergy
Mutilate
20%inclusion59 decks301 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Infection
19%inclusion56 decks301 decks
18%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
19%inclusion56 decks301 decks
17%synergy
Geth's Summons
17%inclusion50 decks301 decks
16%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion43 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion42 decks301 decks
-2%synergy
Duress
12%inclusion37 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Craving
12%inclusion35 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Ambition's Cost
11%inclusion33 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
9.3%inclusion28 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Fell
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.3%inclusion25 decks301 decks
-16%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.0%inclusion24 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Corrupt
7.0%inclusion21 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Languish
7.0%inclusion21 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
1%synergy
Necromantic Selection
5.6%inclusion17 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Clasp
47%inclusion142 decks301 decks
45%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
46%inclusion137 decks301 decks
43%synergy
Nightmare Lash
39%inclusion116 decks301 decks
36%synergy
Hero's Blade
36%inclusion108 decks301 decks
35%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
34%inclusion103 decks301 decks
28%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion67 decks301 decks
7%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
20%inclusion59 decks301 decks
17%synergy
Throne of Geth
17%inclusion51 decks301 decks
17%synergy
Strata Scythe
17%inclusion50 decks301 decks
16%synergy
Prowler's Helm
15%inclusion46 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion46 decks301 decks
-18%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
15%inclusion45 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
15%inclusion45 decks301 decks
15%synergy
Champion's Helm
15%inclusion45 decks301 decks
13%synergy
Leyline Axe
14%inclusion39 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
13%inclusion40 decks301 decks
12%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Pact Weapon
12%inclusion36 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
11%inclusion34 decks301 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion34 decks301 decks
-51%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
-10%synergy
Cranial Plating
10%inclusion31 decks301 decks
7%synergy
O-Naginata
10%inclusion31 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Cloak
10%inclusion29 decks301 decks
9%synergy
Decimator Web
9.3%inclusion28 decks301 decks
9%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
9.0%inclusion27 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Contagion Engine
8.0%inclusion24 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Vorpal Sword
7.6%inclusion23 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Key to the City
7.6%inclusion23 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Prosthetic Injector
7.3%inclusion22 decks301 decks
7%synergy
Grafted Wargear
7.3%inclusion22 decks301 decks
7%synergy
Livewire Lash
7.0%inclusion21 decks301 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
6.3%inclusion19 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Bladed Battle-Fan
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthorn Flail
5.6%inclusion17 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.6%inclusion17 decks301 decks
-23%synergy
Enchantments
Relic Putrescence
29%inclusion87 decks301 decks
29%synergy
Bad Moon
28%inclusion83 decks301 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion81 decks301 decks
-13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
26%inclusion79 decks301 decks
16%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
25%inclusion75 decks301 decks
23%synergy
Endless Scream
22%inclusion66 decks301 decks
22%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
18%inclusion55 decks301 decks
17%synergy
Shade's Form
16%inclusion49 decks301 decks
16%synergy
Phyresis
15%inclusion45 decks301 decks
13%synergy
Snake Cult Initiation
14%inclusion41 decks301 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Vigor
8.6%inclusion26 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.3%inclusion25 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Greed
8.0%inclusion24 decks301 decks
1%synergy
Alien Symbiosis
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Thirst
7.3%inclusion22 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Strength
6.3%inclusion19 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
17%inclusion50 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.6%inclusion17 decks301 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
57%inclusion172 decks301 decks
38%synergy
Karn's Bastion
41%inclusion124 decks301 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion101 decks301 decks
-13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion50 decks301 decks
-8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion46 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion40 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion32 decks301 decks
1%synergy
Cathedral of War
9.0%inclusion27 decks301 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.6%inclusion17 decks301 decks
-24%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.3%inclusion16 decks301 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion235 decks301 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion180 decks301 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
46%inclusion137 decks301 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion134 decks301 decks
16%synergy
Heraldic Banner
34%inclusion103 decks301 decks
29%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion66 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion48 decks301 decks
-9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion46 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion39 decks301 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion30 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Compleation
10%inclusion29 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Atlas
10%inclusion29 decks301 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.0%inclusion21 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Caged Sun
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.3%inclusion16 decks301 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion299 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion92 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Opal Palace
14%inclusion43 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Mirrex
10%inclusion30 decks301 decks
9%synergy
The Seedcore
10%inclusion29 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
2%synergy