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

Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Scion of Halaster
Rank #2,112
28decks
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.
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Kitsune's Technique
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Harvest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Altar of the Brood
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
81%synergy
Mindcrank
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Ruin Crab
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
60%synergy
The Water Crystal
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Skullclamp
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Remora
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Fractured Sanity
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Consuming Aberration
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Reanimate
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Ancient Tomb
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Mystical Tutor
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Force of Will
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Trinket Mage
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
The Mindskinner
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Boggart Trawler
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Grell Philosopher
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Hedron Crab
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Tribute Mage
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Manic Scribe
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Spellskite
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Painter's Servant
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Ledger Shredder
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Guiltfeeder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Kin
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Opposition Agent
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Riddlekeeper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Aboleth Spawn
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Millikin
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
The Warring Triad
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dark Confidant
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Soulless Jailer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Visions of Beyond
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Memory Plunder
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Consultation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Scour for Scrap
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mental Misstep
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Brain Freeze
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Archive Trap
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Pact of Negation
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Pact
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Denial
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Force of Despair
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Into the Story
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Teachings
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Murder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Diabolic Intent
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Fabricate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Traumatize
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mind Grind
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Psionic Ritual
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mind Funeral
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Grindstone
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Profane Memento
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Helm of Obedience
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Memory Erosion
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Animate Dead
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Court of Cunning
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Fraying Sanity
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Kindred Discovery
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Intruder Alarm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Dress Down
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Planar Void
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Academy Ruins
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Palace
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Drownyard Temple
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Tolaria West
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Island
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Watery Grave
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Polluted Delta
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Morphic Pool
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
River of Tears
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Port of Karfell
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-20%synergy