Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Haunted One (Commander) - Optimized

Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Haunted One
Rank #1,231
70decks
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.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Altar of the Brood
89%inclusion62 decks70 decks
84%synergy
Mindcrank
90%inclusion63 decks70 decks
78%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
78%synergy
Ruin Crab
77%inclusion54 decks70 decks
69%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
68%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
64%synergy
The Water Crystal
71%inclusion39 decks55 decks
62%synergy
Fractured Sanity
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
60%synergy
Memory Erosion
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Consuming Aberration
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
48%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Skullclamp
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
52%synergy
Altar of Dementia
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
53%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Reanimate
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Singularity Rupture
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Demonic Tutor
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Force of Will
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
The Mindskinner
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Guiltfeeder
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Grell Philosopher
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Uchuulon
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Spellskite
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Aboleth Spawn
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Crab
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Shadow Kin
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Sludge Monster
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Trinket Mage
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Roaming Throne
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Riddlekeeper
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Nighthowler
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Manic Scribe
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Undead Alchemist
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Mind Flayer
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Thing in the Ice
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Tribute Mage
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Chasm Skulker
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Spark Double
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-0%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Elder Brain
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Painter's Servant
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Wharf Infiltrator
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Grave Researcher
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Visions of Beyond
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Mana Drain
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Drown in Dreams
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Thought Collapse
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-0%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Strike
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Whir of Invention
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Village Rites
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Perplex
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Scour for Scrap
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Grind
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Psionic Ritual
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Fabricate
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Traumatize
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Intent
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Extract from Darkness
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-0%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Distant Melody
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Grindstone
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Coat of Arms
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Kindred Discovery
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Fraying Sanity
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Endless Evil
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nephalia Drownyard
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Urza's Saga
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Three Tree City
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Academy Ruins
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Tolaria West
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion62 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Opal
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
White Lotus Tile
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Underground Sea
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-10%synergy