Venom, King in Black (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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
Pox Plague
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Lashwrithe
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
68%synergy
Plague Stinger
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
66%synergy
Plague Myr
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Necrogen Communion
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Ichor Rats
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Drown in Ichor
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Rogue's Passage
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
57%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
56%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Sign in Blood
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Vraska's Fall
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Read the Bones
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Fireshrieker
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Howl from Beyond
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-19%synergy
Creatures
Septic Rats
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Core Prowler
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Corpse Cur
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Flensermite
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Whispering Specter
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Necropede
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Myr Convert
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Vatmother
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Leaden Myr
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Juggernaut
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Burnished Hart
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Nim
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Vector Asp
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Grafted Butcher
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred's Headcleaver
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Presence
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Feral Deathgorger
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Blackcleave Goblin
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Virulent Silencer
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Silent Arbiter
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Scourge Servant
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Brass Squire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Contagious Nim
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Paragon of Open Graves
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Digester
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Twilight Diviner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Regent
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Grim Servant
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-41%synergy
Necroskitter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Wurm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Death Baron
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Ghast
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-38%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Foundry Inspector
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Massacre Girl
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Whisper of the Dross
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Grim Affliction
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Go for the Throat
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Strike
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Sugar Rush
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Virulent Wound
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Undying Malice
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Murder
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Unlikely Aid
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Skeletal Scrying
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Measures
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Final Flourish
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Overkill
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-0%synergy
Cruel Truths
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Caustic Exhale
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Crux of Fate
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Spread the Sickness
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Bubbling Muck
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Vat Emergence
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Ambition's Cost
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Mutilate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Geth's Summons
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Fell
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Infection
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Craving
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Auntie's Sentence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Risky Shortcut
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Necromantic Selection
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Ambition
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Duress
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Painful Lesson
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Eaten Alive
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Life's Finale
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Zombify
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Stargaze
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Aggressive Negotiations
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Nightmare Lash
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Contagion Clasp
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Leyline Axe
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Hero's Blade
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Prowler's Helm
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Champion's Helm
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Cranial Plating
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Throne of Geth
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Pact Weapon
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Forebear's Blade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Contagion Engine
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Brass Knuckles
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Vorpal Sword
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Argentum Armor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Basilisk Collar
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Key to the City
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Plate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Grafted Wargear
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
O-Naginata
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Colossus Hammer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Livewire Lash
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Strata Scythe
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Memory
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Decimator Web
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-14%synergy
Wrecking Ball Arm
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Unspeakable Symbol
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Shade's Form
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Relic Putrescence
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Phyresis
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Bad Moon
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ninja Teen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Connections
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Indenture
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Endless Scream
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Access Tunnel
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-0%synergy
Cathedral of War
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Forge of Heroes
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Barad-dûr
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-21%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-19%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Heraldic Banner
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Staff of Compleation
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Glistening Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pristine Talisman
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
3%synergy
The Seedcore
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Opal Palace
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Mirrex
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy