Venom, King in Black (Commander) - Upgraded Equipment

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
Nightmare Lash
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
70%synergy
Plague Myr
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
67%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Plague Stinger
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Commander's Plate
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Lashwrithe
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Karn's Bastion
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Champion's Helm
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Sword of the Animist
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Crypt Ghast
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Sign in Blood
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Night's Whisper
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Whispering Specter
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Vraska's Fall
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Phyrexian Obliterator
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Ichor Rats
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Brass Squire
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Reaper of Sheoldred
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Dark Confidant
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Grafted Butcher
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Dread Presence
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Core Prowler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Flensermite
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Scampering Surveyor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Myr Convert
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Vatmother
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Leaden Myr
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Regent
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Vincent Valentine
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-0%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Rollick
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Defile
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Hatred
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Go for the Throat
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Snuff Out
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Darkness
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Ritual
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Dismember
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Howl from Beyond
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Force of Despair
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Cut Down
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Withering Boon
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Mastery
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Unlikely Aid
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Strike
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Cast Down
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Consuming Corruption
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Grim Affliction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Armor of Shadows
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Slaughter Pact
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Rain of Filth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Overkill
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Fight On!
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Crux of Fate
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Toxic Deluge
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Ichor
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Grim Tutor
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Caress of Phyrexia
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Gix's Command
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Syphon Mind
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Fell
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Stitch Together
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Shredder's Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Splinter's Technique
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Shadowspear
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Fireshrieker
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Mithril Coat
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Cranial Plating
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Pact Weapon
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Hero's Blade
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Sword of Sinew and Steel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Genji Glove
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Contagion Engine
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Leyline Axe
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Strata Scythe
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Basilisk Collar
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Nettlecyst
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Manifold Key
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Thran Power Suit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Contagion Clasp
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Prowler's Helm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Helm of the Host
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Plate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Grafted Wargear
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-10%synergy
Buster Sword
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Defense Grid
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Cloud Key
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Skyblinder Staff
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
O-Naginata
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Super State
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
21%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Necrodominance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bad Moon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Necrogen Communion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Ninja Teen
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mornsong Aria
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Parker Luck
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Alien Symbiosis
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
War Room
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Cathedral of War
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Castle Locthwain
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vesuva
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
The Black Gate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-0%synergy
Witch's Clinic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Whispers
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Glistening Sphere
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Lotus Petal
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
The Soul Stone
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Mox Opal
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Staff of Compleation
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Caged Sun
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Heraldic Banner
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Bloom
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Mox Amber
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Mox Jasper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Cave
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Mirrex
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy