Balthor the Defiled (Commander) - Expensive

Ben Doolittle
May 21, 2025
Deckbuilding Contest Finalists - May 2025
May's deckbuilding contest finalists have been chosen. Come see what the top three entrants have on offer this month.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Entomb
78%inclusion69 decks88 decks
66%synergy
Buried Alive
77%inclusion68 decks88 decks
65%synergy
Songs of the Damned
67%inclusion59 decks88 decks
62%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
56%synergy
Lake of the Dead
59%inclusion52 decks88 decks
54%synergy
Cabal Ritual
72%inclusion63 decks88 decks
53%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
60%inclusion53 decks88 decks
52%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
63%inclusion55 decks88 decks
51%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
51%synergy
Culling the Weak
66%inclusion58 decks88 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
86%inclusion76 decks88 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion73 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
77%inclusion68 decks88 decks
37%synergy
Jet Medallion
76%inclusion67 decks88 decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion56 decks88 decks
45%synergy
Animate Dead
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
44%synergy
Living Death
57%inclusion50 decks88 decks
47%synergy
Crypt Ghast
55%inclusion48 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Skirge Familiar
52%inclusion46 decks88 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
83%inclusion73 decks88 decks
56%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
76%inclusion67 decks88 decks
55%synergy
Ancient Tomb
68%inclusion60 decks88 decks
57%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
52%synergy
Imperial Seal
52%inclusion46 decks88 decks
45%synergy
Chrome Mox
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
43%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Mana Vault
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Opposition Agent
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Creatures
Vilis, Broker of Blood
52%inclusion46 decks88 decks
39%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
37%synergy
Doom Whisperer
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
48%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Vile Entomber
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
42%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
38%synergy
Blood Pet
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
37%synergy
Warren Soultrader
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
29%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
36%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Overeager Apprentice
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
34%synergy
Mindslicer
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Bog Witch
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Carrion Feeder
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Priest of Gix
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Gravecrawler
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Mogis's Marauder
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Blood Artist
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Undead Butler
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Grim Servant
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Twilight Diviner
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Blood Vassal
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Viscera Seer
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Accursed Marauder
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Thug
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Basal Thrull
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Basal Sliver
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Dark Confidant
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Plaguecrafter
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Sacrifice
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
44%synergy
Saw in Half
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Snuff Out
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-24%synergy
Rain of Filth
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Darkblast
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-16%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Force of Despair
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-18%synergy
Withering Boon
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Insidious Dreams
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Grim Tutor
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Unmarked Grave
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Final Parting
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Incarnation Technique
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-24%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Game Over
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Shredder's Technique
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Morality Shift
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-17%synergy
Stitch Together
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Unearth
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Chain of Smog
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
All Hallow's Eve
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
49%inclusion43 decks88 decks
46%synergy
Altar of Dementia
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-22%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Scroll Rack
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Mindcrank
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Necromancy
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Necropotence
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
-17%synergy
Heartless Summoning
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Out of the Tombs
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Tortured Existence
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-13%synergy
Contamination
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Nether Void
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-13%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
84%inclusion74 decks88 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
75%inclusion66 decks88 decks
50%synergy
Cabal Coffers
69%inclusion61 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
65%inclusion57 decks88 decks
35%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Urza's Saga
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Deserted Temple
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Blast Zone
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
14%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Crystal Vein
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-14%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Peat Bog
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-22%synergy
Strip Mine
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
City of Traitors
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Vesuva
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Echoing Deeps
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
High Market
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion80 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
-23%synergy
Lotus Petal
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
31%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Caged Sun
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Relic of Legends
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion82 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Cavern of Souls
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Cave
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-15%synergy
Thawing Glaciers
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
0%synergy