Art by Chase Stone
Commander deckB
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Harness Phyrexian mana to rapidly deploy terrifying Horrors, steal opponents' resources, and assemble potent mono-black win combos like Vito with Exquisite Blood and Professor Onyx with Chain of Smog.
Asked for“mono black horror deck, fun combos”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 60 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
4BPBPBPLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror Minion
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
draws cards from regular creature deaths each turn
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
casts cards off top of library using life to dig deeply
Removal
10
Tragic Slip
BInstant
easily triggered -13/-13 removal that bypasses indestructible
Tendrils of Corruption
3BInstant
kills creatures and replenishes vital life totals
Threats/Wincons
22
Brainstealer Dragon
5BBCreature — Dragon Horror
massive Horror that exiles opponents' cards and drains them
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
4BBBLegendary Enchantment Creature — Horror
enormous Horror that steals permanents from enemy libraries
Elder Brain
5BBCreature — Horror
Horror that exiles and casts an opponent's entire hand
Phyrexian Fleshgorger
7Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
menacing Horror with ward and lifelink to buffer life
Phyrexian Obliterator
BBBBCreature — Phyrexian Horror
iconic Horror that forces opponents to sacrifice permanents
Woe Strider
2BCreature — Horror
free sacrifice outlet Horror that filters draws and recurs itself
Guiltfeeder
3BBCreature — Horror
evasive Horror that punishes opponents with full graveyards
Ravenous Chupacabra
2BBCreature — Beast Horror
Horror beast that destroys a creature on entry
Intellect Devourer
3BCreature — Horror
Horror that strips options from opponents and lets you cast them
Dusk Mangler
5BBCreature — Horror
etb Horror that taxes opponents in life, cards, and creatures
Psychosis Crawler
5Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Horror artifact creature that drains opponents whenever cards are drawn
Void Beckoner
6BBCreature — Nightmare Horror
massive deathtouch Horror that can cycle to grant deathtouch counters
Faceless Butcher
2BBCreature — Nightmare Horror
classic Nightmare Horror that temporarily exiles enemy threats
Phyrexian Rager
2BCreature — Phyrexian Horror
Horror minion that replaces itself upon entering
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
massive drain finisher scaling with high black devotion
Professor Onyx
4BBLegendary Planeswalker — Liliana
planeswalker combo piece with Chain of Smog for infinite drain
Chain of Smog
1BSorcery
targets yourself repeatedly to trigger Professor Onyx infinite times
Aetherflux Reservoir
4Artifact
lethal storm finisher and life generator with Bolas's Citadel
Mindcrank
2Artifact
triggers continuous mill and drain when combined with Bloodchief Ascension
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
2BLegendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
turns life gain into drain and combos instantly with Exquisite Blood
Exquisite Blood
4BEnchantment
creates an infinite drain loop with Vito or any damage source
Utility
8
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
free equip cost to protect the commander immediately
Animate Dead
1BEnchantment — Aura
efficient enchantment to reanimate massive Horrors for cheap
Reanimate
BSorcery
cheapest recursion spell to grab powerful creatures from any graveyard
Victimize
2BSorcery
sacrifices a token or small Horror to return two major threats
Whip of Erebos
2BBLegendary Enchantment Artifact
grants entire team lifelink to refuel K'rrik's life pool
Dread Return
2BBSorcery
reanimates key combo pieces or Horrors with flashback potential
