Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Haunted One (Commander) - Optimized

Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Haunted One
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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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Grave Researcher
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Altar of the Brood
90%inclusion64 decks71 decks
85%synergy
Mindcrank
92%inclusion65 decks71 decks
80%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
80%inclusion57 decks71 decks
75%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
75%inclusion53 decks71 decks
72%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
82%inclusion58 decks71 decks
71%synergy
Ruin Crab
76%inclusion54 decks71 decks
68%synergy
Fractured Sanity
73%inclusion52 decks71 decks
64%synergy
The Water Crystal
71%inclusion39 decks55 decks
62%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
66%inclusion47 decks71 decks
60%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
66%inclusion47 decks71 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
66%inclusion47 decks71 decks
48%synergy
Consuming Aberration
65%inclusion46 decks71 decks
50%synergy
Skullclamp
63%inclusion45 decks71 decks
54%synergy
Memory Erosion
63%inclusion45 decks71 decks
59%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
63%inclusion45 decks71 decks
56%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
59%inclusion42 decks71 decks
55%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion40 decks71 decks
43%synergy
Altar of Dementia
56%inclusion40 decks71 decks
52%synergy
The Mindskinner
54%inclusion38 decks71 decks
47%synergy
Singularity Rupture
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
55%inclusion39 decks71 decks
32%synergy
Demonic Tutor
51%inclusion36 decks71 decks
32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Mystical Tutor
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Force of Will
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Guiltfeeder
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
43%synergy
Grell Philosopher
44%inclusion31 decks71 decks
40%synergy
Spellskite
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
35%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
32%synergy
Uchuulon
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
34%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Aboleth Spawn
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Hedron Crab
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Shadow Kin
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Sludge Monster
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Riddlekeeper
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Roaming Throne
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Nighthowler
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Trinket Mage
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Thing in the Ice
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Undead Alchemist
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Mind Flayer
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Chasm Skulker
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Wharf Infiltrator
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Tribute Mage
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Painter's Servant
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Elder Brain
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Hunted Horror
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Spark Double
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion35 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Visions of Beyond
46%inclusion33 decks71 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Drain
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Thought Collapse
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-12%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
-16%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Whir of Invention
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Perplex
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Scour for Scrap
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
52%inclusion37 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Mind Grind
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Psionic Ritual
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Cut Your Losses
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Fabricate
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Traumatize
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Extract from Darkness
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Preordain
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Distant Melody
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Funeral
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
24%synergy
Grindstone
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Codex Shredder
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Profane Memento
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
52%inclusion37 decks71 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Remora
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Kindred Discovery
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Fraying Sanity
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
30%synergy
Propaganda
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Intruder Alarm
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
24%synergy
Endless Evil
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
49%inclusion35 decks71 decks
40%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Reef
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Three Tree City
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Academy Ruins
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Tolaria West
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
War Room
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion69 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion65 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
68%inclusion48 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Opal
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Patriar's Seal
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
White Lotus Tile
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion70 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion70 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion69 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
70%inclusion50 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion46 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion45 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion43 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Morphic Pool
56%inclusion40 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion39 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
55%inclusion39 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
46%inclusion33 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
44%inclusion31 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Sea
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
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