Hythonia the Cruel
$0.37
$0.37
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#3614
Current Rank
#3373
Last Week
#3299
Last Month
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Hythonia the Cruel decks.
Aberrant Return+25% Synergy
$0.35
Eventide's Shadow+25% Synergy
$0.33
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Hythonia the Cruel's abilities and overall game plan.
Keepsake Gorgon+77% Synergy
$0.08
Xathrid Gorgon+73% Synergy
$0.29
Visara the Dreadful+73% Synergy
$2.82
Archetype of Finality+64% Synergy
$2.31
Gorgon Recluse+62% Synergy
$0.06
Pharika's Spawn+57% Synergy
$0.09
Venomous Hierophant+56% Synergy
$0.11
Loathsome Curator+53% Synergy
$0.05
Vraska's Finisher+50% Synergy
$0.08
Undercity Eliminator+50% Synergy
$0.12
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Hythonia the Cruel decks.
Rattleback Apothecary+50% Synergy
$0.15
Vraska, Scheming Gorgon+50% Synergy
$2.52
Exsanguinate+36% Synergy
$0.37
Liliana of the Dark Realms+36% Synergy
$9.71
Night's Whisper+32% Synergy
$0.36
Defile+23% Synergy
$1.26
Crypt Ghast+14% Synergy
$16.84
Phyrexian Arena+13% Synergy
$3.69
Jet Medallion+9% Synergy
$10.94
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+4% Synergy
$2.68
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Demonic Tutor+4% Synergy
$62.01
Necropotence-3% Synergy
$22.51
Ancient Tomb-7% Synergy
$111.70
Vampiric Tutor-14% Synergy
$63.69
Bolas's Citadel-19% Synergy
$16.46
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Hythonia the Cruel's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Scourge of the Undercity+48% Synergy
$0.11
Arisen Gorgon+40% Synergy
$0.17
Persuasive Interrogators+40% Synergy
$0.05
Hooded Blightfang+35% Synergy
$0.42
Venomous Changeling+35% Synergy
$0.13
Infernal Medusa+30% Synergy
$6.54
Myojin of Grim Betrayal+30% Synergy
$0.26
Cairn Wanderer+30% Synergy
$0.35
Graveshifter+28% Synergy
$0.25
Burnished Hart+27% Synergy
$0.24
Erebos, God of the Dead+27% Synergy
$10.97
Solemn Simulacrum+26% Synergy
$0.30
Skeletal Changeling+23% Synergy
$0.34
Changeling Outcast+20% Synergy
$1.15
Ravenous Chupacabra+19% Synergy
$0.45
Pharika's Chosen+18% Synergy
$0.08
Harvester of Souls+17% Synergy
$2.50
Massacre Wurm+16% Synergy
$2.09
Nirkana Revenant+14% Synergy
$6.59
Sepulchral Primordial+14% Synergy
$0.31
Colossus of Akros+13% Synergy
$1.11
Moonglove Changeling+13% Synergy
$0.25
Tymaret, Chosen from Death+12% Synergy
$0.13
Masked Gorgon+12% Synergy
$0.39
Bloodline Pretender+11% Synergy
$2.15
Canyon Crawler+10% Synergy
$0.11
Ghostly Changeling+10% Synergy
$0.11
Universal Automaton+8% Synergy
$0.65
Ukud Cobra+8% Synergy
$0.10
Dread Presence+6% Synergy
$2.20
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+6% Synergy
$0.38
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted+6% Synergy
$1.68
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders+6% Synergy
$0.41
Ravenloft Adventurer+6% Synergy
$0.35
Gifted Aetherborn+5% Synergy
$0.46
Cat-Gator+5% Synergy
$0.20
Spider-Man Noir+5% Synergy
$0.22
Zodiark, Umbral God+4% Synergy
$0.61
Murderous Rider+4% Synergy
$0.41
Beamsaw Prospector+4% Synergy
$0.10
Grave Titan+3% Synergy
$0.39
Sangromancer+2% Synergy
$0.90
Magus of the Coffers0% Synergy
$4.58
Syr Konrad, the Grim-5% Synergy
$0.57
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-5% Synergy
$90.44
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-6% Synergy
$0.95
Ophiomancer-6% Synergy
$0.98
Morbid Opportunist-11% Synergy
$0.37
Blood Artist-13% Synergy
$2.85
Ayara, First of Locthwain-17% Synergy
$6.65
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Hythonia the Cruel safe.
Vraska's Contempt+39% Synergy
$0.40
Hero's Downfall+33% Synergy
$0.30
Vraska's Fall+26% Synergy
$0.35
Drag to the Underworld+23% Synergy
$0.15
Go for the Throat+22% Synergy
$0.57
Curtains' Call+22% Synergy
$0.43
Doom Blade+21% Synergy
$0.24
Withering Boon+21% Synergy
$11.13
Stinging Study+19% Synergy
$6.26
Tendrils of Corruption+15% Synergy
$0.29
Fated Return+13% Synergy
$0.22
Consuming Corruption+12% Synergy
$0.32
Infernal Grasp+11% Synergy
$0.32
Heartless Act+11% Synergy
$0.20
Consume the Meek+10% Synergy
$0.21
Pharika's Libation+9% Synergy
$0.13
Espers to Magicite+8% Synergy
$0.31
Blood Pact+7% Synergy
$0.34
March of Wretched Sorrow+5% Synergy
$0.30
Victim of Night+5% Synergy
$0.30
Power Word Kill+5% Synergy
$0.19
Feed the Cycle+5% Synergy
$0.22
Costly Plunder+4% Synergy
$0.17
Thrilling Encore+3% Synergy
$1.13
Erebos's Intervention+3% Synergy
$0.39
Cast Down+3% Synergy
$0.31
Overkill+2% Synergy
$0.40
Reckoner's Bargain+2% Synergy
$0.97
Tainted Strike+2% Synergy
$3.61
Force of Despair+1% Synergy
$5.03
Baleful Mastery-1% Synergy
$5.21
Soul Shatter-2% Synergy
$3.70
Murder-4% Synergy
$0.08
Sudden Spoiling-4% Synergy
$5.92
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$4.65
Withering Torment-6% Synergy
$4.07
Cabal Ritual-8% Synergy
$10.85
Sheoldred's Edict-8% Synergy
$1.84
Snuff Out-8% Synergy
$8.89
Deadly Rollick-9% Synergy
$25.03
Malakir Rebirth-9% Synergy
$12.12
Tragic Slip-12% Synergy
$0.30
Imp's Mischief-18% Synergy
$5.80
Dark Ritual-27% Synergy
$4.53
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Hythonia the Cruel's game plan and control the board.
Vraska's Scorn+32% Synergy
$0.18
Read the Bones+23% Synergy
$0.26
Mutilate+21% Synergy
$1.86
Corrupt+21% Synergy
$0.07
Rise of the Dark Realms+19% Synergy
$5.59
Beacon of Unrest+18% Synergy
$0.26
Sign in Blood+14% Synergy
$2.77
Decree of Pain+13% Synergy
$0.32
Kindred Dominance+12% Synergy
$15.09
Bubbling Muck+9% Synergy
$3.70
Torment of Hailfire+9% Synergy
$26.24
Beseech the Queen+9% Synergy
$3.43
Ancient Craving+9% Synergy
$0.31
Annihilating Glare+9% Synergy
$0.18
Death Cloud+8% Synergy
$2.51
Damnation+6% Synergy
$19.75
Rise from the Grave+6% Synergy
$0.13
Worst Fears+6% Synergy
$2.49
Blood Money+5% Synergy
$0.68
Sadistic Sacrament+5% Synergy
$0.87
Sanguimancy+5% Synergy
$0.08
Diabolic Tutor+4% Synergy
$1.97
In Garruk's Wake+4% Synergy
$1.57
Scrounge for Eternity+4% Synergy
$0.08
Risky Shortcut+4% Synergy
$0.28
Terisiare's Devastation+4% Synergy
$0.37
Consume Spirit+4% Synergy
$0.32
Hymn of the Faller+4% Synergy
$0.14
Extract a Confession+4% Synergy
$0.20
Fell+3% Synergy
$0.38
Black Sun's Zenith+1% Synergy
$0.38
Insatiable Avarice0% Synergy
$8.23
Syphon Mind-3% Synergy
$0.39
Blasphemous Edict-4% Synergy
$5.43
Toxic Deluge-5% Synergy
$7.71
Grim Tutor-7% Synergy
$26.18
Victimize-13% Synergy
$0.55
Reanimate-16% Synergy
$8.55
Feed the Swarm-17% Synergy
$0.28
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Gorgon's Head+32% Synergy
$0.64
Wayfarer's Bauble+31% Synergy
$0.28
Maskwood Nexus+31% Synergy
$2.06
Gorgon Flail+27% Synergy
$0.67
Whip of Erebos+26% Synergy
$6.02
Lashwrithe+24% Synergy
$0.77
Blackblade Reforged+22% Synergy
$3.99
Vorpal Sword+21% Synergy
$2.71
Mask of Griselbrand+20% Synergy
$0.60
Mirror Shield+14% Synergy
$0.49
The Endstone+14% Synergy
$3.04
Darksteel Plate+13% Synergy
$5.46
Nightmare Lash+11% Synergy
$3.98
Conjurer's Closet+11% Synergy
$4.32
Chariot of Victory+11% Synergy
$0.57
Expedition Map+10% Synergy
$0.61
Birthing Boughs+10% Synergy
$0.27
Fireshrieker+8% Synergy
$0.19
Tithing Blade+7% Synergy
$0.36
Buster Sword+7% Synergy
$35.57
Ring of Xathrid+6% Synergy
$0.52
Loxodon Warhammer+5% Synergy
$2.57
Trailblazer's Torch+5% Synergy
$0.17
Traveler's Amulet+5% Synergy
$0.07
Manascape Refractor+5% Synergy
$2.02
Coat of Arms+4% Synergy
$16.13
Sinister Monolith+4% Synergy
$0.21
Ghost Lantern+4% Synergy
$0.19
Elixir of Immortality+3% Synergy
$1.03
Urza's Incubator+3% Synergy
$22.37
Shadowspear+1% Synergy
$39.36
Bontu's Monument0% Synergy
$13.83
Herald's Horn-1% Synergy
$4.92
Swiftfoot Boots-7% Synergy
$1.85
The Darkness Crystal-7% Synergy
$3.97
Phyrexian Altar-8% Synergy
$49.29
Lightning Greaves-19% Synergy
$4.56
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Hythonia the Cruel's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Conspiracy+33% Synergy
$2.16
Aspect of Gorgon+30% Synergy
$0.13
Underworld Connections+20% Synergy
$1.22
Case of the Gorgon's Kiss+20% Synergy
$0.07
Black Market+19% Synergy
$4.19
Greed+16% Synergy
$0.31
Painful Quandary+15% Synergy
$1.37
Revel in Riches+15% Synergy
$16.67
Revenge of Ravens+15% Synergy
$0.64
Underworld Dreams+14% Synergy
$2.59
Grave Betrayal+14% Synergy
$3.28
Eternal Thirst+11% Synergy
$0.18
Oubliette+10% Synergy
$2.18
Sadistic Glee+9% Synergy
$1.13
Animate Dead+8% Synergy
$8.60
Phyrexian Reclamation+7% Synergy
$1.91
Molting Snakeskin+5% Synergy
$0.07
Nowhere to Run+4% Synergy
$0.83
Palace Siege+4% Synergy
$1.05
Shade's Form+4% Synergy
$0.29
Black Market Connections+1% Synergy
$16.46
Kaya's Ghostform0% Synergy
$1.75
Necromancy-1% Synergy
$13.43
The Meathook Massacre-6% Synergy
$24.49
Bastion of Remembrance-8% Synergy
$0.34
Grave Pact-12% Synergy
$28.13
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Hythonia the Cruel to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+14% Synergy
$1.16
Liliana Vess+10% Synergy
$5.07
Karn Liberated+5% Synergy
$3.23
Ob Nixilis Reignited+3% Synergy
$0.30
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-9% Synergy
$7.49
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Everglades+22% Synergy
$1.03
Rogue's Passage+13% Synergy
$0.39
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+12% Synergy
$43.73
Cabal Coffers+8% Synergy
$31.12
Cabal Stronghold+7% Synergy
$12.39
Witch's Cottage+7% Synergy
$0.93
Hidden Necropolis+7% Synergy
$0.16
Bojuka Bog+5% Synergy
$1.06
Barren Moor+5% Synergy
$0.32
Thespian's Stage+5% Synergy
$0.48
Havengul Laboratory+5% Synergy
$0.71
Throne of the High City+5% Synergy
$0.23
Temple of the False God+4% Synergy
$0.30
Dark Depths+4% Synergy
$2.28
Westvale Abbey+3% Synergy
$4.31
Barad-dûr+3% Synergy
$1.80
Polluted Mire+3% Synergy
$0.17
War Room+2% Synergy
$9.15
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.42
Deserted Temple+2% Synergy
$0.74
High Market+1% Synergy
$1.31
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-2% Synergy
$35.53
Reliquary Tower-6% Synergy
$3.70
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-9% Synergy
$52.21
Castle Locthwain-9% Synergy
$3.80
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Charcoal Diamond+37% Synergy
$0.32
Thran Dynamo+27% Synergy
$3.80
Worn Powerstone+27% Synergy
$0.33
Mind Stone+25% Synergy
$0.30
Caged Sun+20% Synergy
$3.60
Gilded Lotus+18% Synergy
$0.86
Everflowing Chalice+16% Synergy
$0.30
Extraplanar Lens+12% Synergy
$9.70
Thought Vessel+9% Synergy
$2.55
Nyx Lotus+8% Synergy
$5.06
Gauntlet of Power+8% Synergy
$3.88
Skyclave Relic+8% Synergy
$1.28
Hedron Archive+5% Synergy
$0.25
Pristine Talisman+5% Synergy
$0.34
Prismatic Lens+5% Synergy
$0.40
Sarevok's Tome+5% Synergy
$2.75
Dungeoneer's Pack+5% Synergy
$0.10
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+3% Synergy
$20.20
Patchwork Banner+1% Synergy
$3.98
Throne of Eldraine0% Synergy
$34.62
Arcane Signet-2% Synergy
$0.37
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.31
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$1.06
Sol Ring-8% Synergy
$1.01
Lands
The mana base foundation for Hythonia the Cruel decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+21% Synergy
$0.28
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.22
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.22
Snow-Covered Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.58
Terramorphic Expanse+2% Synergy
$0.30
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.28
Path of Ancestry0% Synergy
$0.19
Command Tower-1% Synergy
$0.23
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$4.65
Malakir Rebirth-9% Synergy
$12.12
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