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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Sorceries
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Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
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Long-Lost Lances
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Vibranium Strike Gauntlets
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Panther Habit
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Molecule Man
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Bloodline Recollector
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plague Myr
64%inclusion73 decks114 decks
63%synergy
Plague Stinger
61%inclusion69 decks114 decks
60%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
58%inclusion66 decks114 decks
55%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
61%inclusion70 decks114 decks
51%synergy
Lashwrithe
54%inclusion62 decks114 decks
51%synergy
Whispering Specter
50%inclusion57 decks114 decks
49%synergy
Ichor Rats
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Vraska's Fall
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
46%inclusion53 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Commander's Plate
52%inclusion59 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
90%inclusion103 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion92 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
62%inclusion71 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
61%inclusion69 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
60%inclusion68 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion62 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
54%inclusion61 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Ritual
53%inclusion60 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
51%inclusion58 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
50%inclusion57 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
75%inclusion85 decks114 decks
47%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
68%inclusion77 decks114 decks
47%synergy
Ancient Tomb
54%inclusion61 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Opposition Agent
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Necropotence
46%inclusion53 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Mana Vault
46%inclusion53 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion43 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Chrome Mox
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
20%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
-24%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Dark Confidant
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Flensermite
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Myr Convert
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Blood Pet
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Corpse Cur
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Core Prowler
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Septic Rats
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Necropede
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Leaden Myr
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Contagious Nim
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Nim
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Silent Arbiter
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Wurm
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-11%synergy
Dread Presence
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Necroskitter
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred's Headcleaver
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Nimraiser Paladin
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Vatmother
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dismember
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Infernal Grasp
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion39 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Howl from Beyond
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
33%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Strike
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
-10%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Hatred
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Withering Boon
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Baleful Mastery
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Cut Down
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Grim Affliction
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Culling the Weak
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Virulent Wound
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Sugar Rush
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-13%synergy
Entomb
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Unlikely Aid
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
44%inclusion50 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Damnation
42%inclusion48 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Drown in Ichor
42%inclusion48 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Crux of Fate
40%inclusion46 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Night's Whisper
39%inclusion44 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion41 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Imperial Seal
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Queen
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Vat Emergence
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Gix's Command
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Pox Plague
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Duress
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
Dark Petition
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Victimize
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-22%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
0%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Nightmare Lash
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Shadowspear
44%inclusion50 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Contagion Engine
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Champion's Helm
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Fireshrieker
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
22%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Leyline Axe
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Cranial Plating
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Contagion Clasp
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Pact Weapon
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Sword of the Animist
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Buster Sword
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Hero's Blade
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
O-Naginata
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Strata Scythe
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-19%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Power Suit
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Throne of Geth
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Genji Glove
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Skullclamp
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-17%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Grafted Wargear
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
46%inclusion52 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Necrogen Communion
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Phyresis
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Contamination
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Super State
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Endless Scream
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Snake Cult Initiation
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Oubliette
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-13%synergy
Shade's Form
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Haunted One
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-10%synergy
Glistening Oil
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Bad Moon
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Relic Putrescence
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Alien Symbiosis
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
44%inclusion50 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
38%inclusion43 decks114 decks
35%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
79%inclusion90 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
73%inclusion83 decks114 decks
35%synergy
Rogue's Passage
60%inclusion68 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Karn's Bastion
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
45%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
46%inclusion53 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Saga
36%inclusion41 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
The Black Gate
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Lake of the Dead
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Cathedral of War
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
-17%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Homeward Path
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-18%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Peat Bog
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Crystal Vein
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion111 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion75 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
39%inclusion44 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Mox Opal
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
32%synergy
The Soul Stone
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Glistening Sphere
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Mox Diamond
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Staff of Compleation
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Grim Monolith
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-10%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Mox Jasper
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion109 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-11%synergy
Mirrex
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
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