Zenos yae Galvus (Commander) - Optimized Aggro

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
37%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
39%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
89%synergy
Crypt Ghast
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Tree of Perdition
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Filth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ophiomancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Royal Assassin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sower of Discord
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Soot Imp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Forsaken Miner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Fell Specter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Vincent Valentine
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
76%synergy
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Ritual
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
82%synergy
Overkill
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
92%synergy
Deadly Rollick
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
43%synergy
Defile
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Darkness
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Force of Despair
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Go for the Throat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Consuming Corruption
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Stunning Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Flare of Malice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Culling the Weak
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Bitter Triumph
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Undying Malice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Murder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Offer Immortality
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Dismember
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Diabolic Intent
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Bubbling Muck
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Exsanguinate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Fell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Plague Wind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Unearth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Crux of Fate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Syphon Mind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-3%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Chain of Smog
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
39%synergy
Mithril Coat
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Whip of Erebos
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Pact Weapon
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Quietus Spike
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Nightmare Lash
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Leyline Axe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Vorpal Sword
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Shadowspear
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Netherborn Altar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Winter Moon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Bladed Pinions
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Commander's Plate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Ring of Xathrid
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sword of the Animist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Magitek Scythe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Genji Glove
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Enchantments
No Mercy
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Black Market Connections
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
43%synergy
Polluted Bonds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Black Market
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sadistic Glee
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grave Pact
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Eternal Thirst
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Wound Reflection
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Painful Quandary
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Professor Onyx
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Sorin Markov
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Utility Lands
Spymaster's Vault
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
45%synergy
Rogue's Passage
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
81%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Witch's Cottage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Command Beacon
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Witch's Clinic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lotus Field
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
War Room
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Temple
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Urborg
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
4%synergy
The Irencrag
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
The Grey Havens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tarnation Vista
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy