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

Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute
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Jeremy Rowe
Oct 24, 2025
Jeremy Rowe
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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Ruin Crab
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
91%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
89%synergy
Consuming Aberration
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Mindcrank
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
75%synergy
Hedron Crab
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Fractured Sanity
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Manic Scribe
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Memory Erosion
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Altar of the Brood
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Singularity Rupture
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
The Water Crystal
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Imperial Seal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Force of Will
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Guiltfeeder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Spellseeker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Nighthowler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Tribute Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Geralf's Mindcrusher
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Sage's Row Denizen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Koma's Faithful
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Dark Confidant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Drownyard Amalgam
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Nimana Skydancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sludge Monster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Illithid Harvester
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mortivore
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Undead Alchemist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Shadowmage Infiltrator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Fleet Swallower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Eye Collector
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Screaming Swarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dreadhound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thief of Sanity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Stern Mentor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gray Slaad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Strike
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Thought Scour
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Drown in Dreams
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Archive Trap
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Manipulation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Thought Collapse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Negation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Didn't Say Please
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Memory Lapse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-31%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mirrorform
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fated Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Overwhelming Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Essence Scatter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Reflection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Spiral
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Undermine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Leak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
V.A.T.S.
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Cut Your Losses
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Mind Grind
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Traumatize
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Increasing Confusion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Mind Sculpt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Preordain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Sweet Oblivion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Demogorgon's Clutches
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Clear the Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Reminisce
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bond of Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief's Thirst
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Compelling Argument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Counsel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blood Money
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Illicit Shipment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Startled Awake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Distant Melody
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Necromantic Selection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Pilfered Plans
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Bounty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Summon Undead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mind Funeral
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Altar of Dementia
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Codex Shredder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Investigator's Journal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Millstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Panharmonicon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Navigation Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Profane Memento
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Keening Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Kindred Discovery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Erasure
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Mornsong Aria
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mind Unbound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Chronic Flooding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Jace Beleren
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Halimar Depths
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dreadship Reef
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mishra's Factory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Skyline Cascade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tomb Fortress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Lotus Petal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Mox Amber
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Locket
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-32%synergy
Waterfront District
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ice Tunnel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Salt Marsh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
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