Venom, King in Black (Commander) - Optimized

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Skithiryx, the Blight DragonSkithiryx, the Blight Dragon

Venom, King in Black
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Arnaud Gompertz
Jun 17, 2026
Arnaud Gompertz
Meet Dakkon Blackblade, aka The Tarnished
This week, Arnaud builds a Commander deck inspired by the masterpiece Elden Ring.
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Reverent Howl
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Long-Lost Lances
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sting, Bilbo's Sword
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vibranium Strike Gauntlets
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Panther Habit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plague Myr
66%inclusion73 decks111 decks
65%synergy
Plague Stinger
59%inclusion66 decks111 decks
59%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
59%inclusion65 decks111 decks
56%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
62%inclusion69 decks111 decks
52%synergy
Lashwrithe
54%inclusion60 decks111 decks
50%synergy
Whispering Specter
50%inclusion56 decks111 decks
50%synergy
Vraska's Fall
50%inclusion56 decks111 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
47%inclusion52 decks111 decks
46%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
47%inclusion52 decks111 decks
46%synergy
Ichor Rats
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
90%inclusion100 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
82%inclusion91 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
64%inclusion71 decks111 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
61%inclusion68 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
59%inclusion65 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion60 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
53%inclusion59 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion58 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Plate
51%inclusion57 decks111 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Greaves
51%inclusion57 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
77%inclusion85 decks111 decks
49%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
69%inclusion77 decks111 decks
49%synergy
Ancient Tomb
55%inclusion61 decks111 decks
43%synergy
Opposition Agent
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
39%synergy
Mana Vault
48%inclusion53 decks111 decks
41%synergy
Necropotence
47%inclusion52 decks111 decks
33%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Chrome Mox
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
45%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
15%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
-24%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Dark Confidant
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Flensermite
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Myr Convert
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Blood Pet
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Corpse Cur
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Core Prowler
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Septic Rats
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Necropede
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Contagious Nim
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Silent Arbiter
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Massacre Wurm
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-11%synergy
Toxic Nim
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Dread Presence
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Necroskitter
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Nimraiser Paladin
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Vatmother
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
50%inclusion55 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Dismember
45%inclusion50 decks111 decks
35%synergy
Infernal Grasp
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
35%inclusion39 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Howl from Beyond
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Strike
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Defile
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
-11%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Hatred
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Withering Boon
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Baleful Mastery
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Cut Down
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Darkness
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Grim Affliction
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Slaughter Pact
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Virulent Wound
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Sugar Rush
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Entomb
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion55 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
33%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
43%inclusion48 decks111 decks
42%synergy
Damnation
42%inclusion47 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Ichor
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Crux of Fate
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
38%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Imperial Seal
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Profane Tutor
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Vat Emergence
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Gix's Command
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-0%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Pox Plague
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Duress
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-0%synergy
Dark Petition
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Spread the Sickness
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
0%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Nightmare Lash
45%inclusion50 decks111 decks
43%synergy
Shadowspear
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
40%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
42%inclusion47 decks111 decks
39%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
28%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Contagion Engine
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Champion's Helm
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
22%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Leyline Axe
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Contagion Clasp
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Cranial Plating
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Fireshrieker
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Pact Weapon
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Buster Sword
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Blade
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-18%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Thran Power Suit
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
O-Naginata
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Strata Scythe
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Genji Glove
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Throne of Geth
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-17%synergy
Grafted Wargear
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
45%inclusion50 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
41%inclusion46 decks111 decks
41%synergy
Necrogen Communion
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Phyresis
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Contamination
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Super State
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Snake Cult Initiation
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Oubliette
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Endless Scream
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Glistening Oil
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Shade's Form
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Haunted One
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Bad Moon
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Alien Symbiosis
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
35%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
81%inclusion90 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion83 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Rogue's Passage
59%inclusion65 decks111 decks
39%synergy
Karn's Bastion
47%inclusion52 decks111 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Saga
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
The Black Gate
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Lake of the Dead
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Cathedral of War
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-18%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Homeward Path
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-0%synergy
Wasteland
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-19%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion108 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion74 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Mox Opal
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
33%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Glistening Sphere
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Mox Diamond
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Staff of Compleation
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Monolith
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Heraldic Banner
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Mox Jasper
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion106 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-11%synergy
Mirrex
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-0%synergy
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