Venom, King in Black (Commander) - Optimized

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The Top 10 Most Played 4-Color Cards in Commander
Which 4-color cards are the most played in Commander? Unsurprisingly, the list is full of powerful, and popular, legendary creatures.
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Emeritus of Woe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Skateboard
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Splinter's Technique
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Super Shredder
1.9%inclusion1 decks54 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plague Myr
64%inclusion65 decks101 decks
63%synergy
Plague Stinger
63%inclusion64 decks101 decks
62%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
56%inclusion57 decks101 decks
54%synergy
Lashwrithe
56%inclusion57 decks101 decks
53%synergy
Whispering Specter
52%inclusion53 decks101 decks
52%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
50%inclusion51 decks101 decks
50%synergy
Ichor Rats
52%inclusion53 decks101 decks
49%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
50%inclusion50 decks101 decks
49%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
50%inclusion50 decks101 decks
49%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
58%inclusion59 decks101 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion89 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Jet Medallion
82%inclusion83 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
63%inclusion64 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Crypt Ghast
60%inclusion61 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
58%inclusion59 decks101 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion55 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
51%inclusion52 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Vraska's Fall
50%inclusion51 decks101 decks
47%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion51 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion51 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
74%inclusion75 decks101 decks
47%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
66%inclusion67 decks101 decks
45%synergy
Necropotence
52%inclusion53 decks101 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion51 decks101 decks
39%synergy
Opposition Agent
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
35%synergy
Mana Vault
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
38%synergy
The One Ring
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
31%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
40%inclusion40 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
38%inclusion38 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion33 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
27%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion32 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
-22%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
27%inclusion27 decks101 decks
26%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Flensermite
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Dark Confidant
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Myr Convert
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Corpse Cur
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Core Prowler
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Septic Rats
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
-7%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pet
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Necropede
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Contagious Nim
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Vatmother
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Silent Arbiter
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Ophiomancer
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-10%synergy
Toxic Nim
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Leaden Myr
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Dread Presence
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-8%synergy
Plaguecrafter
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-14%synergy
Grafted Butcher
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-5%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Surge Conductor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
46%inclusion46 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Dismember
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Howl from Beyond
36%inclusion36 decks101 decks
35%synergy
Go for the Throat
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Strike
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
27%synergy
Hatred
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
25%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Defile
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
-15%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Withering Boon
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Cut Down
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Mastery
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Grim Affliction
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Virulent Wound
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Sugar Rush
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-12%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Murder
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Unlikely Aid
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion47 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
46%inclusion46 decks101 decks
44%synergy
Bubbling Muck
44%inclusion44 decks101 decks
28%synergy
Drown in Ichor
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
39%synergy
Damnation
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Crux of Fate
40%inclusion40 decks101 decks
38%synergy
Night's Whisper
39%inclusion39 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
-10%synergy
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Tutor
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
-12%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Gix's Command
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Vat Emergence
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Duress
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-9%synergy
Victimize
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-21%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Commander's Plate
50%inclusion50 decks101 decks
44%synergy
Nightmare Lash
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
40%synergy
Shadowspear
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
39%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
40%inclusion40 decks101 decks
37%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
29%inclusion29 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Contagion Engine
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
24%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Champion's Helm
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
21%synergy
Contagion Clasp
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Fireshrieker
22%inclusion22 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Leyline Axe
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Pact Weapon
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Cranial Plating
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion19 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
15%synergy
Sword of the Animist
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Buster Sword
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Genji Glove
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
-18%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Strata Scythe
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Blade
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Thran Power Suit
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
O-Naginata
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
-8%synergy
Throne of Geth
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Manifold Key
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Winter Moon
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
48%inclusion48 decks101 decks
24%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
42%synergy
Necrogen Communion
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
26%synergy
Phyresis
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Contamination
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Super State
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
-9%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
-7%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Snake Cult Initiation
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Endless Scream
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Glistening Oil
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Haunted One
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Bad Moon
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Alien Symbiosis
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Relic Putrescence
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
39%inclusion39 decks101 decks
25%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
38%inclusion38 decks101 decks
35%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
78%inclusion79 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
74%inclusion75 decks101 decks
37%synergy
Rogue's Passage
54%inclusion55 decks101 decks
35%synergy
Karn's Bastion
45%inclusion45 decks101 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
-12%synergy
Urza's Saga
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
-2%synergy
The Black Gate
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
17%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
-9%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion16 decks101 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
-15%synergy
Cathedral of War
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
9%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
-5%synergy
Homeward Path
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-17%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion98 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion67 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
29%synergy
Mox Opal
37%inclusion37 decks101 decks
33%synergy
The Soul Stone
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion30 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Glistening Sphere
28%inclusion28 decks101 decks
27%synergy
Mox Diamond
26%inclusion26 decks101 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
10%synergy
Grim Monolith
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Staff of Compleation
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
18%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion18 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Heraldic Banner
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion17 decks101 decks
-9%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Mox Jasper
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion96 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
34%inclusion34 decks101 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion31 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
-11%synergy
Mirrex
13%inclusion13 decks101 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion11 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
0%synergy
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