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

Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Haunted One
Rank #1,225
68decks
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
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Grave Researcher
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Altar of the Brood
90%inclusion61 decks68 decks
85%synergy
Mindcrank
90%inclusion61 decks68 decks
78%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
82%inclusion56 decks68 decks
77%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
74%inclusion50 decks68 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
76%inclusion52 decks68 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
78%inclusion53 decks68 decks
67%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
71%inclusion48 decks68 decks
64%synergy
The Water Crystal
72%inclusion38 decks53 decks
63%synergy
Fractured Sanity
71%inclusion48 decks68 decks
61%synergy
Memory Erosion
65%inclusion44 decks68 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
65%inclusion44 decks68 decks
47%synergy
Consuming Aberration
65%inclusion44 decks68 decks
50%synergy
Skullclamp
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
54%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
55%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
54%synergy
Altar of Dementia
59%inclusion40 decks68 decks
55%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
53%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
43%synergy
Reanimate
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Singularity Rupture
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Tutor
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
34%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Mystical Tutor
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Force of Will
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
46%synergy
Guiltfeeder
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
39%synergy
Grell Philosopher
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
39%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Uchuulon
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
34%synergy
Spellskite
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Aboleth Spawn
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Shadow Kin
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Sludge Monster
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Trinket Mage
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Nighthowler
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Manic Scribe
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Undead Alchemist
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Mind Flayer
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Thing in the Ice
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Tribute Mage
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Spark Double
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Elder Brain
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Wharf Infiltrator
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
-10%synergy
Visions of Beyond
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
40%synergy
Mana Drain
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Force of Negation
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Archive Trap
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-12%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Collapse
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Didn't Say Please
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Strike
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Village Rites
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-12%synergy
Whir of Invention
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Scour for Scrap
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Grind
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Psionic Ritual
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Fabricate
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Extract from Darkness
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Splinter's Technique
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Distant Melody
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Grindstone
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Folio of Fancies
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
44%synergy
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Kindred Discovery
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Sanity
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Intruder Alarm
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Endless Evil
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
39%synergy
Urza's Saga
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Restless Reef
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Three Tree City
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Academy Ruins
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Tolaria West
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
War Room
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion67 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion61 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66%inclusion45 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-15%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
White Lotus Tile
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
99%inclusion67 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion67 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion67 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
71%inclusion48 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion44 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
60%inclusion41 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Morphic Pool
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Sea
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-10%synergy