Zenos yae Galvus (Commander) - Core

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Ezra Sassaman
Jun 26, 2025
Building an Estinien Varlineau Commander Deck
Ezra's taking us on another tour of the new Final Fantasy cards, this time highlighting a Dragon deck in an odd color combination: Orzhov.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Oft-Nabbed Goat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Game Over
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Exploding Barrel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Blight Rot
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Summon: Primal Odin
64%inclusion89 decks138 decks
61%synergy
Vorpal Sword
63%inclusion90 decks142 decks
60%synergy
Overkill
57%inclusion76 decks133 decks
50%synergy
Rogue's Passage
65%inclusion92 decks142 decks
46%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
70%inclusion99 decks142 decks
38%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
36%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
53%inclusion73 decks138 decks
33%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
35%inclusion50 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Massacre Wurm
49%inclusion70 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
40%inclusion55 decks138 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Phyrexian Arena
65%inclusion93 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
65%inclusion93 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
65%inclusion93 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Defile
63%inclusion89 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
61%inclusion87 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
59%inclusion84 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
54%inclusion77 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
54%inclusion76 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Night's Whisper
54%inclusion76 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
54%inclusion76 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Ghast
53%inclusion75 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Dread Presence
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
28%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Dark Confidant
35%inclusion49 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Murderous Rider
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
30%inclusion40 decks133 decks
25%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Vincent Valentine
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
-9%synergy
Tree of Perdition
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Accursed Marauder
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Plaguecrafter
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Massacre Girl
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Silent Arbiter
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Summon: Anima
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Malboro
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
-17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
-15%synergy
Tonberry
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Ophiomancer
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
-11%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Harvester of Souls
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Regent
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Twilight Prophet
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
49%inclusion69 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Go for the Throat
44%inclusion62 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Snuff Out
43%inclusion61 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Consuming Corruption
41%inclusion58 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Not Dead After All
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Strike
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Doom Blade
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Undying Malice
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Hatred
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Armor of Shadows
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Stinging Study
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Fight On!
11%inclusion14 decks132 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Scheme
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pact
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Fatal Push
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Cut Down
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
-18%synergy
Force of Despair
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Saw in Half
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Endurance
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion72 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
39%inclusion55 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion50 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
35%inclusion49 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Mutilate
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Crux of Fate
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
-13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Day of Black Sun
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Fell
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Evil Reawakened
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Diresight
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Drown in Ichor
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Resentful Revelation
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
5%synergy
The Final Days
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Embrace
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Decode Transmissions
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Poison the Waters
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion59 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
36%inclusion51 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Lashwrithe
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Nightmare Lash
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Magitek Scythe
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Pact Weapon
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Champion's Helm
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
-11%synergy
Basilisk Collar
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Plate
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Fireshrieker
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Genji Glove
12%inclusion16 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Leyline Axe
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
World Map
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Strata Scythe
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Buster Sword
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-15%synergy
Hero's Blade
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Thran Power Suit
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Ninja's Blades
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Phyresis
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Grievous Wound
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Nowhere to Run
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Necrogen Communion
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Eternal Thirst
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Greed
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Glistening Oil
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Sorin Markov
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Vraska, Scheming Gorgon
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion75 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
War Room
36%inclusion51 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
23%inclusion30 decks132 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
-17%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
11%synergy
The Black Gate
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-18%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion123 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion103 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion51 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion50 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Blitzball
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion136 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-1%synergy