Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute (Commander)

Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute
Rank #3,122
90decks
Jeremy Rowe
Oct 24, 2025
Building Horror Typal with Captain N'ghathrod
It's spooky season, so that means it's time for some Horror in your Commander decks. Let's see what Captain N'ghathrod can do.
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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Exhibition Tidecaller
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ruin Crab
74%inclusion67 decks90 decks
66%synergy
Fractured Sanity
74%inclusion67 decks90 decks
65%synergy
Altar of the Brood
69%inclusion62 decks90 decks
64%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
70%inclusion63 decks90 decks
59%synergy
Mindcrank
71%inclusion64 decks90 decks
59%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
61%inclusion55 decks90 decks
58%synergy
Consuming Aberration
71%inclusion64 decks90 decks
56%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
62%inclusion56 decks90 decks
56%synergy
The Water Crystal
63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
54%synergy
Memory Erosion
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
58%inclusion52 decks90 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion52 decks90 decks
45%synergy
The Mindskinner
55%inclusion46 decks83 decks
48%synergy
Singularity Rupture
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
46%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
45%synergy
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion45 decks90 decks
44%synergy
Hedron Crab
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
43%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
39%synergy
Psionic Ritual
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Sewer Nemesis
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
35%synergy
Guiltfeeder
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
33%synergy
Shadow Kin
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Grell Philosopher
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Manic Scribe
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Uchuulon
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Nighthowler
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Spellskite
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Riddlekeeper
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Chasm Skulker
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Elder Brain
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Dreadhound
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Illithid Harvester
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Mind Flayer
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Sludge Monster
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Undead Alchemist
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Fleet Swallower
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Millikin
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Aboleth Spawn
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Deranged Assistant
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Intellect Devourer
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Raul, Trouble Shooter
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Wharf Infiltrator
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Tribute Mage
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
The Ancient One
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Overwhelmed Apprentice
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Thought Scour
41%inclusion37 decks90 decks
35%synergy
Drown in Dreams
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Collapse
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Didn't Say Please
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion32 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Archive Trap
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Visions of Beyond
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Strike
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-18%synergy
Memory Lapse
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Brain Freeze
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherize
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Perplex
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mirrorform
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Murder
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Countersquall
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Opt
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Crypt Incursion
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Glimpse the Unthinkable
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Extract from Darkness
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Cut Your Losses
36%inclusion32 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Mind Grind
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Traumatize
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Mind Funeral
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
-13%synergy
Increasing Confusion
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Tome Scour
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Startled Awake
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Pilfered Plans
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Extract Brain
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Shredder's Technique
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Donatello's Technique
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Grindstone
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Keening Stone
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
The Everflowing Well
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
42%synergy
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
40%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Jace's Erasure
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Secrets
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Discovery
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Endless Evil
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Intruder Alarm
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Chronic Flooding
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
33%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Restless Reef
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion77 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion75 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Amber
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion87 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion86 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion81 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion57 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
53%inclusion48 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Morphic Pool
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
42%inclusion38 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
River of Tears
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Soured Springs
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Waterfront District
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-3%synergy