Venom, King in Black (Commander) - Optimized Infect

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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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Pox Plague
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Grave Researcher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plague Stinger
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Karn's Bastion
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Whispering Specter
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Plague Myr
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Deadly Rollick
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Ichor Rats
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Vraska's Fall
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Ghast
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Ritual
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Damnation
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Lashwrithe
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Ancient Tomb
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Necropotence
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Opposition Agent
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Mana Vault
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Chrome Mox
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Imperial Seal
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
The One Ring
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Dark Confidant
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Flensermite
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-29%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Myr Convert
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Septic Rats
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Necropede
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Contagious Nim
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Core Prowler
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Necroskitter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Corpse Cur
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Nimraiser Paladin
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Blackcleave Goblin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Plaguecrafter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Nightmare
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp Mosquito
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Massacre Wurm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Sheoldred's Headcleaver
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bonepicker Skirge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Banshee
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Blood Pet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Howl from Beyond
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Go for the Throat
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Imp's Mischief
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Dismember
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Hatred
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Strike
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Darkness
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Withering Boon
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Hero's Downfall
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Cut Down
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Defile
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Slaughter Pact
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Blight Rot
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Grim Affliction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Virulent Wound
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Vitality
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Murder
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Night's Whisper
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Bubbling Muck
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Ichor
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Crux of Fate
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Vat Emergence
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Duress
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Mutilate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtseize
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Splinter's Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-20%synergy
Dreams of Steel and Oil
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Shadowspear
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Plate
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Nightmare Lash
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Fireshrieker
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Champion's Helm
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Mithril Coat
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Contagion Engine
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Contagion Clasp
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Leyline Axe
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Cranial Plating
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Winter Moon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Genji Glove
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Pact Weapon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Basilisk Collar
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Buster Sword
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Thran Power Suit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Blade
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Unspeakable Symbol
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Black Market Connections
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Necrogen Communion
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
No Mercy
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Contamination
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Phyresis
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Leyline of the Void
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Super State
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Glistening Oil
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Darkness
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Mornsong Aria
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted One
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Snake Cult Initiation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Oubliette
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Embrace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Cabal Coffers
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Deserted Temple
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lake of the Dead
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
The Black Gate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Homeward Path
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Cathedral of War
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
High Market
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Urborg
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dark Depths
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
33%synergy
The Soul Stone
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Glistening Sphere
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Staff of Compleation
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Mox Amber
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Mox Opal
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Heraldic Banner
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Mox Jasper
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Mirrex
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Command Tower
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
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