Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Scion of Halaster (Commander) - Budget

Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Scion of Halaster
Rank #2,132
42decks
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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Exhibition Tidecaller
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Grave Researcher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Harmonized Trio
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ominous Harvest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mathemagics
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ruin Crab
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Millikin
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
47%synergy
Fractured Sanity
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Manic Scribe
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Consuming Aberration
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Shadow Kin
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Grell Philosopher
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Deranged Assistant
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Singularity Rupture
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
The Mindskinner
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Didn't Say Please
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-0%synergy
Creatures
Captain N'ghathrod
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Guiltfeeder
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Nighthowler
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Uchuulon
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Fleet Swallower
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Wonder
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
15%synergy
The Ancient One
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Raul, Trouble Shooter
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Mortivore
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Undead Alchemist
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Hedron Crab
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Sludge Monster
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Eye Collector
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Thing in the Ice
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Silver Myr
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Mind Flayer
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Wharf Infiltrator
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Leaden Myr
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Illithid Harvester
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Dreadhound
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Palladium Myr
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Screeching Scorchbeast
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Viconia, Drow Apostate
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-14%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Angel of Suffering
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Screaming Swarm
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Thought Scour
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Drown in Dreams
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Collapse
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Strike
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Frantic Search
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Visions of Beyond
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Spiral
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Incursion
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-22%synergy
Consider
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Corpse Churn
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Defabricate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dream Twist
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-0%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Psionic Ritual
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Cut Your Losses
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Extract from Darkness
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Bond of Insight
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Pilfered Plans
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Traumatize
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Mind Grind
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Tome Scour
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Dread Summons
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Distant Melody
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-0%synergy
Stream of Thought
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Shredder's Technique
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
The Final Days
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Flood of Recollection
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Fascination
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Persist
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Funeral Rites
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Startled Awake
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Final Parting
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Drain
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Quag Feast
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Boomerang Basics
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Codex Shredder
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Mindcrank
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Altar of the Brood
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Millstone
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Bonehoard
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Aether Syphon
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
The Everflowing Well
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-20%synergy
Keening Stone
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Memory Erosion
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Endless Evil
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Erasure
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Discovery
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Honest Work
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Nightmares and Daydreams
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Drownyard Temple
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Agna Qel'a
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
-17%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
-23%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Locket
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-23%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
-18%synergy
Choked Estuary
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Port of Karfell
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Big Apple, 3 a.m.
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Waterfront District
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-31%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-41%synergy
Serpent's Pass
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy