Hythonia the Cruel
$0.39
$0.39
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#3823
Current Rank
#3539
Past 2 Years
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+72% Synergy
$0.09
Xathrid Gorgon+72% Synergy
$0.27
Visara the Dreadful+68% Synergy
$2.99
Archetype of Finality+65% Synergy
$2.31
Gorgon Recluse+58% Synergy
$0.14
Pharika's Spawn+57% Synergy
$0.17
Rattleback Apothecary+57% Synergy
$0.15
Loathsome Curator+52% Synergy
$0.16
Undercity Eliminator+51% Synergy
$0.17
Scourge of the Undercity+51% Synergy
$0.24
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Hythonia the Cruel decks.
Venomous Hierophant+50% Synergy
$0.09
Vraska's Finisher+49% Synergy
$0.10
Exsanguinate+32% Synergy
$0.42
Night's Whisper+30% Synergy
$5.45
Defile+18% Synergy
$1.47
Sign in Blood+14% Synergy
$3.34
Phyrexian Arena+10% Synergy
$4.56
Crypt Ghast+7% Synergy
$16.70
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+0% Synergy
$4.71
Jet Medallion-1% Synergy
$13.02
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Necropotence-6% Synergy
$37.53
Demonic Tutor-9% Synergy
$66.72
Vampiric Tutor-15% Synergy
$54.51
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Hythonia the Cruel's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Persuasive Interrogators+42% Synergy
$0.23
Venomous Changeling+39% Synergy
$0.15
Arisen Gorgon+38% Synergy
$0.24
Cairn Wanderer+32% Synergy
$0.40
Hooded Blightfang+32% Synergy
$0.61
Graveshifter+31% Synergy
$0.28
Infernal Medusa+31% Synergy
$5.91
Burnished Hart+24% Synergy
$0.26
Myojin of Grim Betrayal+24% Synergy
$0.31
Erebos, God of the Dead+23% Synergy
$11.12
Solemn Simulacrum+23% Synergy
$0.37
Skeletal Changeling+21% Synergy
$0.32
Pharika's Chosen+18% Synergy
$0.22
Changeling Outcast+15% Synergy
$2.47
Harvester of Souls+14% Synergy
$2.62
Sepulchral Primordial+14% Synergy
$0.40
Ravenous Chupacabra+13% Synergy
$0.99
Moonglove Changeling+13% Synergy
$0.31
Nirkana Revenant+12% Synergy
$7.45
Colossus of Akros+11% Synergy
$1.56
Tymaret, Chosen from Death+11% Synergy
$0.18
Ghostly Changeling+10% Synergy
$0.33
Bloodline Pretender+10% Synergy
$2.42
Masked Gorgon+9% Synergy
$0.43
Universal Automaton+7% Synergy
$0.77
Massacre Wurm+7% Synergy
$1.70
Murderous Rider+6% Synergy
$0.37
Spider-Man Noir+6% Synergy
$0.22
Ravenloft Adventurer+6% Synergy
$0.39
Magus of the Coffers+5% Synergy
$4.92
Adaptive Automaton+5% Synergy
$0.43
Nightmare+5% Synergy
$0.30
Gifted Aetherborn+4% Synergy
$0.46
Sangromancer+4% Synergy
$0.89
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted+4% Synergy
$1.96
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+3% Synergy
$0.34
Defiler of Flesh+1% Synergy
$0.46
Dread Presence+1% Synergy
$3.30
Abhorrent Overlord+1% Synergy
$0.44
Grave Titan+1% Synergy
$0.36
Grim Servant+0% Synergy
$0.24
Falkenrath Noble+0% Synergy
$0.28
Zodiark, Umbral God+0% Synergy
$0.56
Ophiomancer-3% Synergy
$1.14
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-5% Synergy
$1.21
Syr Konrad, the Grim-7% Synergy
$1.76
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-7% Synergy
$102.15
Morbid Opportunist-11% Synergy
$0.32
Ayara, First of Locthwain-16% Synergy
$8.80
Blood Artist-17% Synergy
$2.97
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Hythonia the Cruel safe.
Vraska's Contempt+33% Synergy
$0.36
Hero's Downfall+30% Synergy
$0.30
Vraska's Fall+22% Synergy
$0.36
Withering Boon+21% Synergy
$11.79
Drag to the Underworld+20% Synergy
$0.16
Doom Blade+20% Synergy
$0.33
Curtains' Call+20% Synergy
$0.59
Go for the Throat+18% Synergy
$0.62
Stinging Study+16% Synergy
$10.66
Tendrils of Corruption+15% Synergy
$0.26
Consuming Corruption+14% Synergy
$0.35
Fated Return+10% Synergy
$0.28
Pharika's Libation+9% Synergy
$0.20
Heartless Act+9% Synergy
$0.27
Infernal Grasp+8% Synergy
$0.34
Consume the Meek+6% Synergy
$0.16
Costly Plunder+5% Synergy
$0.25
Power Word Kill+5% Synergy
$0.26
Espers to Magicite+5% Synergy
$0.23
March of Wretched Sorrow+5% Synergy
$0.37
Killing Glare+5% Synergy
$0.13
Victim of Night+5% Synergy
$0.37
Tainted Strike+3% Synergy
$2.53
Reckoner's Bargain+3% Synergy
$1.01
Erebos's Intervention+3% Synergy
$0.40
Overkill+2% Synergy
$0.34
Blood Pact+1% Synergy
$0.30
Baleful Mastery+0% Synergy
$2.88
Sudden Spoiling-1% Synergy
$7.68
Murder-1% Synergy
$0.30
Soul Shatter-1% Synergy
$3.94
Force of Despair-2% Synergy
$7.35
Tragic Slip-3% Synergy
$0.32
Fell the Profane-7% Synergy
$4.61
Snuff Out-8% Synergy
$12.83
Deadly Rollick-9% Synergy
$30.53
Withering Torment-12% Synergy
$1.52
Malakir Rebirth-12% Synergy
$15.04
Cabal Ritual-13% Synergy
$14.66
Imp's Mischief-18% Synergy
$9.60
Village Rites-20% Synergy
$0.76
Dark Ritual-23% Synergy
$6.31
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Hythonia the Cruel's game plan and control the board.
Vraska's Scorn+31% Synergy
$0.16
Read the Bones+26% Synergy
$0.31
Corrupt+22% Synergy
$0.11
Mutilate+21% Synergy
$2.04
Beacon of Unrest+15% Synergy
$0.36
Rise of the Dark Realms+15% Synergy
$6.80
Kindred Dominance+14% Synergy
$5.17
Aberrant Return+12% Synergy
$0.23
Annihilating Glare+9% Synergy
$0.22
Bubbling Muck+8% Synergy
$3.44
Ancient Craving+7% Synergy
$0.34
Diabolic Tutor+6% Synergy
$2.30
Worst Fears+6% Synergy
$2.32
Eventide's Shadow+6% Synergy
$0.22
Sanguimancy+6% Synergy
$0.20
Death Cloud+6% Synergy
$5.79
Decree of Pain+6% Synergy
$0.34
Sadistic Sacrament+5% Synergy
$0.86
Blood Money+5% Synergy
$2.93
Beseech the Queen+5% Synergy
$7.70
Rise from the Grave+4% Synergy
$0.23
Extract a Confession+4% Synergy
$0.24
In Garruk's Wake+4% Synergy
$3.16
Torment of Hailfire+4% Synergy
$36.95
Consume Spirit+4% Synergy
$0.42
Pact of the Serpent+3% Synergy
$1.30
Bloodline Bidding+2% Synergy
$2.94
Fell+2% Synergy
$0.36
Damnation+1% Synergy
$21.24
Syphon Mind+1% Synergy
$0.29
Insatiable Avarice+1% Synergy
$5.55
Living Death-4% Synergy
$5.69
Blasphemous Edict-7% Synergy
$4.14
Victimize-8% Synergy
$1.25
Toxic Deluge-10% Synergy
$4.26
Feed the Swarm-14% Synergy
$0.21
Reanimate-17% Synergy
$9.23
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Maskwood Nexus+30% Synergy
$2.19
Wayfarer's Bauble+28% Synergy
$5.04
Gorgon's Head+27% Synergy
$0.77
Whip of Erebos+23% Synergy
$11.28
Gorgon Flail+21% Synergy
$0.50
Lashwrithe+20% Synergy
$0.71
Mask of Griselbrand+19% Synergy
$0.93
Vorpal Sword+19% Synergy
$2.80
Blackblade Reforged+17% Synergy
$3.18
Conjurer's Closet+13% Synergy
$4.17
Mirror Shield+13% Synergy
$0.50
Expedition Map+12% Synergy
$1.04
Chariot of Victory+11% Synergy
$0.49
Darksteel Plate+11% Synergy
$7.19
Nightmare Lash+10% Synergy
$7.00
Birthing Boughs+8% Synergy
$0.29
Fireshrieker+7% Synergy
$0.20
Buster Sword+7% Synergy
$52.19
Ring of Xathrid+6% Synergy
$0.51
Coat of Arms+5% Synergy
$20.84
The Endstone+5% Synergy
$3.21
Herald's Horn+5% Synergy
$5.70
Urza's Incubator+4% Synergy
$20.90
Tithing Blade+4% Synergy
$0.46
Chronicle of Victory+4% Synergy
$23.62
Elixir of Immortality+3% Synergy
$1.00
Basilisk Collar+2% Synergy
$5.40
Bontu's Monument+2% Synergy
$4.76
Vanquisher's Banner+1% Synergy
$5.67
Shadowspear+1% Synergy
$35.53
The Darkness Crystal-3% Synergy
$4.45
Swiftfoot Boots-6% Synergy
$2.30
Lightning Greaves-18% Synergy
$4.55
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Hythonia the Cruel's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Aspect of Gorgon+31% Synergy
$0.30
Conspiracy+29% Synergy
$2.49
Underworld Connections+22% Synergy
$0.49
Case of the Gorgon's Kiss+21% Synergy
$0.11
Greed+19% Synergy
$0.34
Grave Betrayal+12% Synergy
$5.57
Black Market+12% Synergy
$6.25
Painful Quandary+10% Synergy
$1.82
Revenge of Ravens+10% Synergy
$0.58
Phyrexian Reclamation+8% Synergy
$3.01
Sadistic Glee+7% Synergy
$1.72
Eternal Thirst+7% Synergy
$0.37
Revel in Riches+6% Synergy
$21.03
Shade's Form+6% Synergy
$0.34
Palace Siege+4% Synergy
$1.03
Oubliette+4% Synergy
$2.64
Underworld Dreams+3% Synergy
$1.94
Animate Dead+3% Synergy
$8.10
Nowhere to Run+2% Synergy
$0.60
Kaya's Ghostform-1% Synergy
$2.82
No Mercy-2% Synergy
$26.54
Black Market Connections-5% Synergy
$9.09
The Meathook Massacre-6% Synergy
$25.10
Bastion of Remembrance-7% Synergy
$0.39
Grave Pact-13% Synergy
$33.45
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Hythonia the Cruel to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Vraska, Scheming Gorgon+46% Synergy
$3.33
Liliana of the Dark Realms+31% Synergy
$9.11
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+15% Synergy
$0.96
Liliana Vess+3% Synergy
$9.97
Ob Nixilis Reignited+3% Synergy
$0.33
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Everglades+15% Synergy
$1.21
Rogue's Passage+14% Synergy
$0.43
Barren Moor+8% Synergy
$0.30
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+8% Synergy
$53.40
Hidden Necropolis+6% Synergy
$0.20
The Dross Pits+4% Synergy
$0.27
Polluted Mire+3% Synergy
$0.25
Westvale Abbey+3% Synergy
$3.73
Witch's Cottage+2% Synergy
$1.05
Cabal Coffers+2% Synergy
$32.75
Deserted Temple+2% Synergy
$0.84
Bojuka Bog+2% Synergy
$1.46
Thespian's Stage+2% Synergy
$0.48
Barad-dûr+1% Synergy
$2.44
Cabal Stronghold+1% Synergy
$12.12
Mortuary Mire+0% Synergy
$0.40
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.27
War Room-2% Synergy
$5.35
High Market-2% Synergy
$0.50
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-3% Synergy
$34.57
Castle Locthwain-4% Synergy
$4.32
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$58.36
Reliquary Tower-8% Synergy
$3.85
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-10% Synergy
$11.21
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Charcoal Diamond+30% Synergy
$0.36
Worn Powerstone+26% Synergy
$0.37
Thran Dynamo+24% Synergy
$4.22
Caged Sun+23% Synergy
$3.73
Mind Stone+21% Synergy
$0.25
Gilded Lotus+16% Synergy
$0.62
Everflowing Chalice+12% Synergy
$0.31
Nyx Lotus+9% Synergy
$5.02
Extraplanar Lens+8% Synergy
$13.18
Gauntlet of Power+6% Synergy
$4.19
Skyclave Relic+6% Synergy
$1.48
Thought Vessel+4% Synergy
$2.38
Prismatic Lens+3% Synergy
$0.41
Patchwork Banner+2% Synergy
$3.31
Hedron Archive+2% Synergy
$0.25
Throne of Eldraine+0% Synergy
$29.06
Sceptre of Eternal Glory0% Synergy
$20.39
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.26
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$0.90
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$0.64
Sol Ring-8% Synergy
$1.56
Lands
The mana base foundation for Hythonia the Cruel decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+14% Synergy
$0.22
Evolving Wilds+7% Synergy
$0.25
Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.09
Snow-Covered Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.55
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.28
Fell the Profane-7% Synergy
$4.61
Malakir Rebirth-12% Synergy
$15.04
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