Emet-Selch, Ascian (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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K'rrik, Son of YawgmothK'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

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Jan 9, 2026
Josh Nelson
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER Now the Top Mono-Black Commander
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER, a remarkable commander from Final Fantasy, has taken the top-ranked mono-black commander spot on EDHREC!
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79%inclusion108 decks137 decks
65%synergy
Blood Celebrant
66%inclusion91 decks137 decks
62%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
69%inclusion94 decks137 decks
59%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
66%inclusion90 decks137 decks
55%synergy
Sanguine Bond
63%inclusion86 decks137 decks
51%synergy
Font of Agonies
55%inclusion75 decks137 decks
50%synergy
Exsanguinate
74%inclusion102 decks137 decks
50%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
53%inclusion73 decks137 decks
48%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
51%inclusion70 decks137 decks
47%synergy
Exquisite Blood
59%inclusion81 decks137 decks
46%synergy
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Dark Ritual
96%inclusion132 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
96%inclusion131 decks137 decks
44%synergy
Jet Medallion
87%inclusion119 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
71%inclusion97 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion92 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Sign in Blood
61%inclusion83 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
58%inclusion79 decks137 decks
43%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
55%inclusion76 decks137 decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion76 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
54%inclusion74 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
89%inclusion122 decks137 decks
60%synergy
Necropotence
64%inclusion87 decks137 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion82 decks137 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion68 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Mana Vault
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Opposition Agent
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
13%synergy
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Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion68 decks136 decks
41%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
32%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
39%inclusion53 decks137 decks
35%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
38%inclusion52 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion52 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Skirge Familiar
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Dread Presence
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
35%inclusion48 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Dimir House Guard
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Blood Pet
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Vile Entomber
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Thrull Parasite
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Sangromancer
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Prophet
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Basilica Screecher
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Balthor the Defiled
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Fleshwrither
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Reiver Demon
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Servant
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Gravecrawler
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Confidant
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence Demon
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Carrion Feeder
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-16%synergy
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Imp's Mischief
45%inclusion62 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion60 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Ritual
41%inclusion56 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Entomb
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Defile
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Consuming Corruption
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Saw in Half
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Culling the Weak
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Not Dead After All
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Sacrifice
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Cut Down
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-12%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Darkness
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Stinging Study
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Grasp of Darkness
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Victim of Night
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Shallow Grave
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion71 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
47%inclusion65 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Grim Tutor
40%inclusion55 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Beseech the Queen
37%inclusion51 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Buried Alive
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Bubbling Muck
26%inclusion35 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Final Parting
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Dark Petition
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Smog
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
-10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Repay in Kind
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Extortion
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Profane Transfusion
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Persist
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Exhume
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Invoke Despair
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Duress
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Tithe
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Doomsday
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Stitch Together
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion65 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
41%inclusion56 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Bontu's Monument
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Demon's Horn
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
27%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Prism Ring
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Pact Weapon
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-12%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-11%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
25%synergy
Greed
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Summoning
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Pestilence
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Leshrac's Sigil
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Necrodominance
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Link
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Palace Siege
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Underworld Dreams
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Sorin Markov
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
72%inclusion99 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion76 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion76 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
53%inclusion73 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion68 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
45%inclusion62 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion21 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Radiant Fountain
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
8%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Emergence Zone
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Peat Bog
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
City of Traitors
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion135 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion93 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion47 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion25 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Paradise Plume
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion135 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy
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