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
#3093
Current Rank
#3276
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+76% Synergy
$0.05
Xathrid Gorgon+72% Synergy
$0.34
Visara the Dreadful+72% Synergy
$3.04
Archetype of Finality+66% Synergy
$1.70
Gorgon Recluse+62% Synergy
$0.10
Pharika's Spawn+56% Synergy
$0.18
Venomous Hierophant+56% Synergy
$0.12
Loathsome Curator+53% Synergy
$0.10
Vraska's Finisher+51% Synergy
$0.13
Undercity Eliminator+51% Synergy
$0.22
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Hythonia the Cruel decks.
Rattleback Apothecary+51% Synergy
$0.13
Scourge of the Undercity+51% Synergy
$0.22
Exsanguinate+37% Synergy
$0.44
Liliana of the Dark Realms+36% Synergy
$11.12
Night's Whisper+30% Synergy
$0.27
Defile+24% Synergy
$1.30
Phyrexian Arena+12% Synergy
$3.79
Crypt Ghast+10% Synergy
$16.99
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+5% Synergy
$3.53
Jet Medallion+4% Synergy
$10.22
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Demonic Tutor+1% Synergy
$68.04
Necropotence-3% Synergy
$24.13
Vampiric Tutor-14% Synergy
$64.98
Bolas's Citadel-21% Synergy
$17.61
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Hythonia the Cruel's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Arisen Gorgon+41% Synergy
$0.17
Persuasive Interrogators+41% Synergy
$0.13
Hooded Blightfang+35% Synergy
$0.42
Venomous Changeling+35% Synergy
$0.16
Infernal Medusa+31% Synergy
$6.13
Graveshifter+30% Synergy
$0.25
Myojin of Grim Betrayal+28% Synergy
$0.31
Cairn Wanderer+28% Synergy
$0.36
Erebos, God of the Dead+28% Synergy
$14.17
Burnished Hart+27% Synergy
$0.28
Solemn Simulacrum+23% Synergy
$0.31
Skeletal Changeling+23% Synergy
$0.34
Pharika's Chosen+19% Synergy
$0.17
Harvester of Souls+18% Synergy
$2.59
Changeling Outcast+18% Synergy
$1.79
Ravenous Chupacabra+16% Synergy
$2.58
Massacre Wurm+15% Synergy
$4.55
Sepulchral Primordial+15% Synergy
$0.36
Bloodline Pretender+13% Synergy
$1.78
Moonglove Changeling+13% Synergy
$0.27
Nirkana Revenant+11% Synergy
$5.85
Colossus of Akros+11% Synergy
$1.19
Tymaret, Chosen from Death+10% Synergy
$0.18
Ghostly Changeling+10% Synergy
$0.11
Masked Gorgon+10% Synergy
$0.42
Ukud Cobra+7% Synergy
$0.10
Universal Automaton+7% Synergy
$0.63
Spider-Man Noir+7% Synergy
$0.24
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted+5% Synergy
$1.81
Ravenloft Adventurer+5% Synergy
$0.37
Canyon Crawler+5% Synergy
$0.14
Sangromancer+4% Synergy
$0.97
Zodiark, Umbral God+4% Synergy
$0.76
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+4% Synergy
$0.32
Gifted Aetherborn+4% Synergy
$0.38
Murderous Rider+3% Synergy
$0.41
Dread Presence+2% Synergy
$2.43
Grave Titan+2% Synergy
$0.35
Magus of the Coffers+1% Synergy
$4.64
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-3% Synergy
$0.61
Ophiomancer-5% Synergy
$0.63
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-6% Synergy
$94.97
Syr Konrad, the Grim-7% Synergy
$0.57
Morbid Opportunist-9% Synergy
$0.34
Blood Artist-14% Synergy
$1.48
Ayara, First of Locthwain-18% Synergy
$8.70
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Hythonia the Cruel safe.
Vraska's Contempt+41% Synergy
$0.43
Hero's Downfall+33% Synergy
$0.27
Vraska's Fall+26% Synergy
$0.33
Go for the Throat+23% Synergy
$0.59
Withering Boon+23% Synergy
$15.67
Doom Blade+22% Synergy
$0.28
Drag to the Underworld+22% Synergy
$0.20
Curtains' Call+20% Synergy
$0.71
Stinging Study+19% Synergy
$13.65
Tendrils of Corruption+14% Synergy
$0.32
Fated Return+14% Synergy
$0.27
Consuming Corruption+11% Synergy
$0.23
Heartless Act+11% Synergy
$0.19
Infernal Grasp+9% Synergy
$0.30
Pharika's Libation+9% Synergy
$0.15
Espers to Magicite+9% Synergy
$0.29
Consume the Meek+9% Synergy
$0.22
Overkill+6% Synergy
$0.31
Power Word Kill+6% Synergy
$0.24
Blood Pact+5% Synergy
$0.20
Victim of Night+5% Synergy
$0.31
Tainted Strike+4% Synergy
$3.63
March of Wretched Sorrow+4% Synergy
$0.29
Reckoner's Bargain+3% Synergy
$1.03
Costly Plunder+3% Synergy
$0.12
Force of Despair0% Synergy
$5.34
Baleful Mastery-1% Synergy
$3.60
Soul Shatter-3% Synergy
$4.23
Murder-3% Synergy
$0.15
Tragic Slip-5% Synergy
$0.34
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$3.22
Withering Torment-8% Synergy
$3.32
Deadly Rollick-8% Synergy
$26.08
Cabal Ritual-9% Synergy
$14.23
Sheoldred's Edict-9% Synergy
$1.58
Malakir Rebirth-13% Synergy
$13.31
Imp's Mischief-19% Synergy
$6.76
Dark Ritual-24% Synergy
$6.80
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Hythonia the Cruel's game plan and control the board.
Vraska's Scorn+34% Synergy
$0.19
Read the Bones+23% Synergy
$0.27
Corrupt+21% Synergy
$0.09
Aberrant Return+21% Synergy
$0.30
Mutilate+20% Synergy
$1.86
Rise of the Dark Realms+19% Synergy
$4.84
Beacon of Unrest+15% Synergy
$0.34
Eventide's Shadow+14% Synergy
$0.27
Decree of Pain+12% Synergy
$0.23
Bubbling Muck+11% Synergy
$3.53
Kindred Dominance+11% Synergy
$17.13
Sign in Blood+10% Synergy
$2.79
Ancient Craving+10% Synergy
$0.31
Annihilating Glare+9% Synergy
$0.20
Torment of Hailfire+8% Synergy
$32.22
Beseech the Queen+7% Synergy
$4.86
Death Cloud+7% Synergy
$2.68
Worst Fears+7% Synergy
$2.77
Damnation+6% Synergy
$20.74
Blood Money+6% Synergy
$1.11
Rise from the Grave+5% Synergy
$0.15
Extract a Confession+5% Synergy
$0.23
Sanguimancy+5% Synergy
$0.19
Diabolic Tutor+3% Synergy
$2.07
In Garruk's Wake+3% Synergy
$1.61
Fell+3% Synergy
$0.37
Black Sun's Zenith0% Synergy
$0.37
Insatiable Avarice-1% Synergy
$5.22
Syphon Mind-2% Synergy
$0.37
Blasphemous Edict-6% Synergy
$3.59
Toxic Deluge-9% Synergy
$4.69
Victimize-12% Synergy
$1.20
Reanimate-16% Synergy
$9.18
Feed the Swarm-17% Synergy
$0.38
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Wayfarer's Bauble+32% Synergy
$0.31
Maskwood Nexus+31% Synergy
$2.34
Gorgon's Head+28% Synergy
$0.80
Lashwrithe+26% Synergy
$0.84
Gorgon Flail+25% Synergy
$0.69
Whip of Erebos+24% Synergy
$6.49
Vorpal Sword+23% Synergy
$2.83
Mask of Griselbrand+22% Synergy
$0.50
Blackblade Reforged+21% Synergy
$3.19
Darksteel Plate+13% Synergy
$6.46
Mirror Shield+13% Synergy
$0.52
Expedition Map+12% Synergy
$0.65
Conjurer's Closet+12% Synergy
$4.19
Nightmare Lash+11% Synergy
$5.74
Buster Sword+11% Synergy
$39.72
Chariot of Victory+11% Synergy
$0.57
Birthing Boughs+10% Synergy
$0.28
The Endstone+9% Synergy
$2.72
Fireshrieker+7% Synergy
$0.24
Ring of Xathrid+7% Synergy
$0.50
Tithing Blade+6% Synergy
$0.47
Coat of Arms+5% Synergy
$17.17
Loxodon Warhammer+5% Synergy
$2.56
Urza's Incubator+4% Synergy
$15.93
Bontu's Monument0% Synergy
$5.97
Mithril Coat0% Synergy
$28.34
The Darkness Crystal-5% Synergy
$4.41
Swiftfoot Boots-9% Synergy
$1.85
Lightning Greaves-19% Synergy
$3.57
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Hythonia the Cruel's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Conspiracy+30% Synergy
$2.14
Aspect of Gorgon+28% Synergy
$0.15
Underworld Connections+22% Synergy
$0.74
Case of the Gorgon's Kiss+22% Synergy
$0.07
Black Market+17% Synergy
$5.00
Greed+17% Synergy
$0.36
Grave Betrayal+14% Synergy
$4.42
Revel in Riches+13% Synergy
$17.34
Revenge of Ravens+13% Synergy
$0.51
Painful Quandary+12% Synergy
$1.01
Eternal Thirst+11% Synergy
$0.30
Sadistic Glee+11% Synergy
$1.59
Underworld Dreams+10% Synergy
$2.18
Oubliette+9% Synergy
$2.58
Shade's Form+7% Synergy
$0.31
Animate Dead+5% Synergy
$3.92
Phyrexian Reclamation+5% Synergy
$2.02
Palace Siege+5% Synergy
$1.01
Nowhere to Run+3% Synergy
$0.68
Kaya's Ghostform-1% Synergy
$2.24
Black Market Connections-2% Synergy
$17.13
The Meathook Massacre-6% Synergy
$25.91
Bastion of Remembrance-10% Synergy
$0.28
Grave Pact-12% Synergy
$30.17
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Hythonia the Cruel to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Vraska, Scheming Gorgon+47% Synergy
$3.14
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+14% Synergy
$1.05
Liliana Vess+8% Synergy
$7.05
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Everglades+21% Synergy
$1.17
Rogue's Passage+12% Synergy
$0.30
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+11% Synergy
$51.56
Barren Moor+8% Synergy
$0.31
Hidden Necropolis+6% Synergy
$0.14
Cabal Coffers+5% Synergy
$29.65
Witch's Cottage+5% Synergy
$0.75
Cabal Stronghold+4% Synergy
$13.24
Westvale Abbey+4% Synergy
$4.01
Polluted Mire+4% Synergy
$0.15
Bojuka Bog+3% Synergy
$0.53
Mortuary Mire+3% Synergy
$0.41
Thespian's Stage+3% Synergy
$0.43
Temple of the False God+2% Synergy
$1.11
Barad-dûr+2% Synergy
$1.14
Deserted Temple+2% Synergy
$0.37
War Room0% Synergy
$2.31
Shizo, Death's Storehouse0% Synergy
$29.75
High Market0% Synergy
$0.49
Castle Locthwain-5% Synergy
$4.00
Reliquary Tower-7% Synergy
$2.51
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-10% Synergy
$58.63
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Charcoal Diamond+35% Synergy
$0.36
Thran Dynamo+28% Synergy
$4.35
Worn Powerstone+28% Synergy
$0.31
Caged Sun+23% Synergy
$3.87
Mind Stone+21% Synergy
$0.34
Gilded Lotus+15% Synergy
$0.47
Everflowing Chalice+14% Synergy
$0.40
Extraplanar Lens+10% Synergy
$10.73
Nyx Lotus+8% Synergy
$5.58
Gauntlet of Power+8% Synergy
$3.50
Skyclave Relic+7% Synergy
$1.41
Thought Vessel+5% Synergy
$2.90
Hedron Archive+4% Synergy
$0.18
Pristine Talisman+4% Synergy
$0.37
Prismatic Lens+4% Synergy
$0.39
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+3% Synergy
$20.51
Throne of Eldraine-1% Synergy
$36.86
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.34
Arcane Signet-4% Synergy
$0.39
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$0.65
Sol Ring-11% Synergy
$1.17
Lands
The mana base foundation for Hythonia the Cruel decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+20% Synergy
$0.27
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.23
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.11
Snow-Covered Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.64
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.28
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$3.22
Malakir Rebirth-13% Synergy
$13.31
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Gorex, the Tombshell
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
Yargle, Glutton of Urborg
Yukora, the Prisoner
Wilson, Refined Grizzly // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Gollum, Patient Plotter
Mastermind Plum
Myojin of Grim Betrayal
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
Ozox, the Clattering King
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
Vraan, Executioner Thane
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
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Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Nocturno of Myra's Marvels
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // The Prismatic Piper
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Tormod, the Desecrator
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Ascendant Evincar
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Ghoulcaller Gisa