Hythonia the Cruel
$0.35
$0.35
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#4479
Current Rank
#3225
Last Month
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketHigh Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Hythonia the Cruel's abilities and overall game plan.
Keepsake Gorgon+75% Synergy
$0.09
Xathrid Gorgon+72% Synergy
$0.26
Visara the Dreadful+70% Synergy
$2.32
Archetype of Finality+63% Synergy
$1.25
Gorgon Recluse+60% Synergy
$0.06
Pharika's Spawn+56% Synergy
$0.04
Venomous Hierophant+56% Synergy
$0.08
Loathsome Curator+53% Synergy
$0.04
Vraska's Finisher+48% Synergy
$0.05
Undercity Eliminator+48% Synergy
$0.05
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Hythonia the Cruel decks.
Vraska, Scheming Gorgon+48% Synergy
$2.32
Rattleback Apothecary+48% Synergy
$0.10
Night's Whisper+32% Synergy
$0.20
Exsanguinate+32% Synergy
$0.32
Defile+21% Synergy
$1.04
Phyrexian Arena+15% Synergy
$3.85
Sign in Blood+14% Synergy
$2.42
Crypt Ghast+10% Synergy
$13.42
Jet Medallion+6% Synergy
$10.02
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+3% Synergy
$2.23
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Demonic Tutor+4% Synergy
$56.74
Necropotence-4% Synergy
$21.85
Ancient Tomb-5% Synergy
$98.84
Vampiric Tutor-13% Synergy
$61.04
Bolas's Citadel-16% Synergy
$12.61
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Hythonia the Cruel's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Scourge of the Undercity+43% Synergy
$0.08
Persuasive Interrogators+38% Synergy
$0.06
Arisen Gorgon+38% Synergy
$0.17
Hooded Blightfang+33% Synergy
$0.45
Venomous Changeling+33% Synergy
$0.09
Myojin of Grim Betrayal+30% Synergy
$0.21
Infernal Medusa+30% Synergy
$6.27
Burnished Hart+27% Synergy
$0.20
Erebos, God of the Dead+27% Synergy
$10.89
Graveshifter+26% Synergy
$0.21
Cairn Wanderer+25% Synergy
$0.38
Skeletal Changeling+23% Synergy
$0.31
Solemn Simulacrum+22% Synergy
$0.25
Ravenous Chupacabra+20% Synergy
$0.39
Changeling Outcast+20% Synergy
$1.07
Pharika's Chosen+20% Synergy
$0.08
Massacre Wurm+16% Synergy
$1.66
Nirkana Revenant+15% Synergy
$6.10
Sepulchral Primordial+14% Synergy
$0.33
Harvester of Souls+13% Synergy
$2.60
Moonglove Changeling+13% Synergy
$0.23
Colossus of Akros+13% Synergy
$0.93
Masked Gorgon+13% Synergy
$0.40
Tymaret, Chosen from Death+12% Synergy
$0.07
Bloodline Pretender+11% Synergy
$1.41
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders+10% Synergy
$0.28
Ghostly Changeling+8% Synergy
$0.10
Ukud Cobra+8% Synergy
$0.11
Universal Automaton+8% Synergy
$0.57
Zodiark, Umbral God+7% Synergy
$0.49
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted+7% Synergy
$1.80
Ravenloft Adventurer+6% Synergy
$0.28
Beamsaw Prospector+6% Synergy
$0.08
Gifted Aetherborn+5% Synergy
$0.30
Avatar of Woe+5% Synergy
$4.08
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+4% Synergy
$0.27
Dread Presence+3% Synergy
$2.98
Murderous Rider+3% Synergy
$0.39
Grave Titan+3% Synergy
$0.29
Sangromancer+2% Synergy
$0.99
Rune-Scarred Demon+2% Synergy
$1.09
Magus of the Coffers0% Synergy
$4.69
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-1% Synergy
$85.53
Massacre Girl-1% Synergy
$0.28
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-5% Synergy
$1.00
Syr Konrad, the Grim-6% Synergy
$0.53
Ophiomancer-6% Synergy
$0.74
Morbid Opportunist-11% Synergy
$0.18
Blood Artist-13% Synergy
$1.53
Ayara, First of Locthwain-17% Synergy
$5.95
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Hythonia the Cruel safe.
Vraska's Contempt+39% Synergy
$0.38
Hero's Downfall+31% Synergy
$0.09
Vraska's Fall+26% Synergy
$0.24
Drag to the Underworld+25% Synergy
$0.08
Go for the Throat+22% Synergy
$0.53
Doom Blade+22% Synergy
$0.21
Curtains' Call+22% Synergy
$0.40
Withering Boon+19% Synergy
$7.79
Stinging Study+19% Synergy
$5.92
Infernal Grasp+13% Synergy
$0.14
Tendrils of Corruption+13% Synergy
$0.10
Consuming Corruption+12% Synergy
$0.45
Heartless Act+11% Synergy
$0.11
Fated Return+11% Synergy
$0.21
Consume the Meek+10% Synergy
$0.20
Blood Pact+9% Synergy
$0.13
Pharika's Libation+9% Synergy
$0.05
Espers to Magicite+9% Synergy
$0.23
Costly Plunder+6% Synergy
$0.16
March of Wretched Sorrow+5% Synergy
$0.19
Victim of Night+5% Synergy
$0.31
Power Word Kill+5% Synergy
$0.09
Feed the Cycle+5% Synergy
$0.21
Pharika's Cure+5% Synergy
$0.05
Overkill+3% Synergy
$0.55
Erebos's Intervention+3% Synergy
$0.40
Thrilling Encore+3% Synergy
$1.15
Cast Down+3% Synergy
$0.37
Force of Despair+2% Synergy
$4.49
Soul Shatter-1% Synergy
$3.60
Baleful Mastery-1% Synergy
$4.93
Fell the Profane-4% Synergy
$4.43
Murder-4% Synergy
$0.05
Sudden Spoiling-4% Synergy
$5.32
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$3.95
Cabal Ritual-8% Synergy
$10.31
Sheoldred's Edict-8% Synergy
$1.06
Snuff Out-8% Synergy
$11.77
Deadly Rollick-9% Synergy
$21.82
Malakir Rebirth-9% Synergy
$8.92
Tragic Slip-12% Synergy
$0.15
Imp's Mischief-17% Synergy
$4.33
Dark Ritual-25% Synergy
$4.24
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Hythonia the Cruel's game plan and control the board.
Vraska's Scorn+32% Synergy
$0.17
Read the Bones+22% Synergy
$0.22
Mutilate+22% Synergy
$1.85
Corrupt+19% Synergy
$0.09
Rise of the Dark Realms+17% Synergy
$3.78
Beacon of Unrest+16% Synergy
$0.26
Decree of Pain+13% Synergy
$0.24
Kindred Dominance+12% Synergy
$10.19
Ancient Craving+11% Synergy
$0.26
Annihilating Glare+11% Synergy
$0.08
Torment of Hailfire+9% Synergy
$24.46
Bubbling Muck+9% Synergy
$4.87
Death Cloud+8% Synergy
$2.38
Beseech the Queen+7% Synergy
$3.33
Damnation+6% Synergy
$18.65
Rise from the Grave+6% Synergy
$0.09
Extract a Confession+6% Synergy
$0.15
Scrounge for Eternity+6% Synergy
$0.11
Sadistic Sacrament+6% Synergy
$0.86
Worst Fears+6% Synergy
$1.94
Blood Money+5% Synergy
$0.54
Hymn of the Faller+5% Synergy
$0.07
Sanguimancy+5% Synergy
$0.04
Diabolic Tutor+4% Synergy
$1.86
In Garruk's Wake+4% Synergy
$1.38
Fell+4% Synergy
$0.50
Risky Shortcut+4% Synergy
$0.15
Consume Spirit+4% Synergy
$0.32
Terisiare's Devastation+4% Synergy
$0.26
Black Sun's Zenith+1% Synergy
$0.27
Insatiable Avarice0% Synergy
$2.72
Blasphemous Edict-3% Synergy
$5.75
Toxic Deluge-4% Synergy
$7.07
Syphon Mind-5% Synergy
$0.38
Grim Tutor-7% Synergy
$25.19
Victimize-11% Synergy
$0.48
Reanimate-16% Synergy
$6.36
Feed the Swarm-18% Synergy
$0.19
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Gorgon's Head+32% Synergy
$0.65
Maskwood Nexus+31% Synergy
$1.89
Wayfarer's Bauble+28% Synergy
$0.21
Gorgon Flail+27% Synergy
$0.70
Whip of Erebos+26% Synergy
$5.13
Vorpal Sword+24% Synergy
$2.06
Lashwrithe+24% Synergy
$0.77
Mask of Griselbrand+20% Synergy
$0.44
Blackblade Reforged+20% Synergy
$1.99
The Endstone+17% Synergy
$2.83
Mirror Shield+16% Synergy
$0.55
Darksteel Plate+13% Synergy
$5.12
Nightmare Lash+11% Synergy
$3.63
Conjurer's Closet+11% Synergy
$4.84
Chariot of Victory+11% Synergy
$0.55
Tithing Blade+9% Synergy
$0.28
Expedition Map+8% Synergy
$0.73
Fireshrieker+8% Synergy
$0.18
Birthing Boughs+8% Synergy
$0.20
Coat of Arms+6% Synergy
$15.62
Ring of Xathrid+6% Synergy
$0.57
Loxodon Warhammer+5% Synergy
$2.58
Sinister Monolith+5% Synergy
$0.12
Trailblazer's Torch+5% Synergy
$0.04
Bonehoard+5% Synergy
$0.67
Manascape Refractor+5% Synergy
$2.44
Ghost Lantern+4% Synergy
$0.18
Buster Sword+4% Synergy
$29.45
Urza's Incubator+3% Synergy
$16.94
Elixir of Immortality+3% Synergy
$1.00
Shadowspear+1% Synergy
$41.30
Bontu's Monument0% Synergy
$8.79
Herald's Horn0% Synergy
$3.67
Wishclaw Talisman-2% Synergy
$2.76
Swiftfoot Boots-5% Synergy
$1.64
Phyrexian Altar-8% Synergy
$50.92
The Darkness Crystal-10% Synergy
$3.72
Lightning Greaves-19% Synergy
$4.36
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Hythonia the Cruel's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Conspiracy+33% Synergy
$2.21
Aspect of Gorgon+30% Synergy
$0.08
Underworld Connections+21% Synergy
$0.50
Case of the Gorgon's Kiss+20% Synergy
$0.07
Black Market+19% Synergy
$4.34
Greed+19% Synergy
$0.36
Grave Betrayal+16% Synergy
$3.64
Painful Quandary+15% Synergy
$1.10
Revel in Riches+15% Synergy
$16.12
Underworld Dreams+14% Synergy
$2.22
Revenge of Ravens+14% Synergy
$0.55
Oubliette+12% Synergy
$2.03
Animate Dead+9% Synergy
$8.01
Eternal Thirst+9% Synergy
$0.20
Sadistic Glee+8% Synergy
$1.33
Phyrexian Reclamation+5% Synergy
$1.23
Coils of the Medusa+5% Synergy
$0.14
Molting Snakeskin+5% Synergy
$0.06
Nowhere to Run+4% Synergy
$0.92
Triskaidekaphobia+4% Synergy
$0.12
Shade's Form+4% Synergy
$0.23
Palace Siege+4% Synergy
$1.04
Necromancy+1% Synergy
$11.12
Court of Ambition+1% Synergy
$3.96
Black Market Connections0% Synergy
$12.97
Kaya's Ghostform0% Synergy
$1.16
The Meathook Massacre-4% Synergy
$22.76
Bastion of Remembrance-8% Synergy
$0.23
Grave Pact-10% Synergy
$26.35
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Hythonia the Cruel to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Dark Realms+31% Synergy
$7.81
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+14% Synergy
$0.52
Liliana Vess+8% Synergy
$5.40
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Everglades+22% Synergy
$0.98
Rogue's Passage+11% Synergy
$0.31
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+10% Synergy
$45.08
Cabal Coffers+8% Synergy
$27.17
Bojuka Bog+5% Synergy
$0.84
Cabal Stronghold+5% Synergy
$12.11
Witch's Cottage+5% Synergy
$0.69
Barren Moor+5% Synergy
$0.09
Temple of the False God+5% Synergy
$0.10
Hidden Necropolis+5% Synergy
$0.08
Throne of the High City+5% Synergy
$0.14
Havengul Laboratory+5% Synergy
$0.72
Westvale Abbey+4% Synergy
$4.01
Thespian's Stage+4% Synergy
$0.47
Deserted Temple+4% Synergy
$0.92
Dark Depths+4% Synergy
$2.55
War Room+3% Synergy
$5.07
Polluted Mire+3% Synergy
$0.09
Barad-dûr+3% Synergy
$1.51
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.36
High Market+1% Synergy
$1.12
Shizo, Death's Storehouse0% Synergy
$33.79
Lake of the Dead0% Synergy
$90.67
Reliquary Tower-6% Synergy
$3.27
Castle Locthwain-7% Synergy
$3.09
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-8% Synergy
$53.21
Phyrexian Tower-19% Synergy
$22.37
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Charcoal Diamond+35% Synergy
$0.29
Thran Dynamo+27% Synergy
$3.53
Worn Powerstone+27% Synergy
$0.28
Mind Stone+25% Synergy
$0.23
Caged Sun+18% Synergy
$3.27
Gilded Lotus+18% Synergy
$0.84
Everflowing Chalice+17% Synergy
$0.23
Gauntlet of Power+10% Synergy
$3.53
Nyx Lotus+8% Synergy
$4.68
Extraplanar Lens+8% Synergy
$9.00
Thought Vessel+7% Synergy
$1.71
Skyclave Relic+6% Synergy
$1.19
Hedron Archive+5% Synergy
$0.19
Dungeoneer's Pack+5% Synergy
$0.07
Sarevok's Tome+5% Synergy
$2.95
Pristine Talisman+4% Synergy
$0.35
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+3% Synergy
$17.16
Prismatic Lens+3% Synergy
$0.67
Patchwork Banner+1% Synergy
$6.83
Throne of Eldraine-2% Synergy
$31.84
Fellwar Stone-3% Synergy
$0.77
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.16
Arcane Signet-4% Synergy
$0.35
Sol Ring-10% Synergy
$1.05
Lands
The mana base foundation for Hythonia the Cruel decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+20% Synergy
$0.20
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.17
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.17
Snow-Covered Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.47
Terramorphic Expanse+2% Synergy
$0.09
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.28
Path of Ancestry0% Synergy
$0.15
Command Tower-1% Synergy
$0.22
Fell the Profane-4% Synergy
$4.43
Malakir Rebirth-9% Synergy
$8.92
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