Illuminor Szeras
$3.26
$3.26Legendary Artifact Creature — Necron
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Proven Option
Well-established with solid community support.
Ranking
#1657
Current Rank
#1611
Last Week
#1696
Last Month
Links & Decks
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Illuminor Szeras.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Illuminor Szeras decks.
Bygone Colossus+28% Synergy
$0.16
Perigee Beckoner+17% Synergy
$0.09
Anticausal Vestige+13% Synergy
$2.40
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist+11% Synergy
$0.36
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+4% Synergy
$6.79
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Illuminor Szeras's abilities and overall game plan.
Cathodion+67% Synergy
$0.13
Dross Scorpion+56% Synergy
$0.36
Vault of Whispers+55% Synergy
$2.94
Necron Deathmark+55% Synergy
$4.71
Cryptek+52% Synergy
$0.42
Their Name Is Death+52% Synergy
$7.59
Nim Deathmantle+51% Synergy
$3.23
Tomb Fortress+51% Synergy
$3.60
Scrap Trawler+50% Synergy
$5.35
Myr Retriever+50% Synergy
$2.09
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Illuminor Szeras decks.
Noxious Gearhulk+50% Synergy
$0.59
Solemn Simulacrum+49% Synergy
$0.25
Mystic Forge+49% Synergy
$2.85
Imotekh the Stormlord+49% Synergy
$14.53
Voltaic Construct+49% Synergy
$1.57
Technomancer+48% Synergy
$0.35
Foundry Inspector+47% Synergy
$0.32
Cryptothrall+46% Synergy
$18.52
Living Death+41% Synergy
$2.43
Dread Return+40% Synergy
$0.32
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Bolas's Citadel+4% Synergy
$12.28
The One Ring+2% Synergy
$82.60
Mana Vault-2% Synergy
$77.64
Ancient Tomb-3% Synergy
$95.44
Necropotence-5% Synergy
$16.11
Opposition Agent-5% Synergy
$22.72
Vampiric Tutor-6% Synergy
$59.87
Demonic Tutor-7% Synergy
$52.72
Orcish Bowmasters-8% Synergy
$31.96
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Illuminor Szeras's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Canoptek Spyder+46% Synergy
$10.24
Psychomancer+45% Synergy
$0.62
Metalwork Colossus+45% Synergy
$1.58
Workshop Assistant+43% Synergy
$0.10
Shadow of Mortality+43% Synergy
$0.47
Sojourner's Companion+43% Synergy
$0.15
Anrakyr the Traveller+42% Synergy
$1.50
Junk Diver+42% Synergy
$0.15
Shard of the Void Dragon+41% Synergy
$1.35
Royal Warden+39% Synergy
$0.35
Grim Haruspex+37% Synergy
$2.26
Shard of the Nightbringer+37% Synergy
$4.82
Canoptek Scarab Swarm+36% Synergy
$9.69
Myr Enforcer+36% Synergy
$0.56
Chronomancer+35% Synergy
$0.60
Meteor Golem+35% Synergy
$0.11
Trazyn the Infinite+34% Synergy
$0.55
Scarecrone+34% Synergy
$1.81
Jhoira's Familiar+33% Synergy
$1.37
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel+31% Synergy
$1.23
Disciple of the Vault+31% Synergy
$0.63
Lokhust Heavy Destroyer+31% Synergy
$0.44
Triarch Praetorian+28% Synergy
$0.63
Frogmite+28% Synergy
$0.20
Skorpekh Lord+28% Synergy
$1.30
Midnight Reaper+25% Synergy
$0.28
Shimmer Myr+25% Synergy
$0.22
Su-Chi Cave Guard+23% Synergy
$0.16
Scrapyard Recombiner+21% Synergy
$0.80
Wurmcoil Engine+20% Synergy
$10.77
Soldevi Adnate+16% Synergy
$0.61
Mycosynth Golem+16% Synergy
$25.24
Shriekmaw+13% Synergy
$0.19
Marionette Master+13% Synergy
$1.56
Szarekh, the Silent King+13% Synergy
$3.28
Refurbished Familiar+13% Synergy
$0.17
Smothering Abomination+11% Synergy
$0.57
Plasmancer+11% Synergy
$0.24
Hollow Marauder+11% Synergy
$0.12
Canoptek Wraith+9% Synergy
$3.08
Junji, the Midnight Sky+8% Synergy
$0.61
Disciple of Bolas+8% Synergy
$0.29
Hoarding Broodlord+8% Synergy
$2.91
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+6% Synergy
$10.33
Sheoldred, Whispering One+2% Synergy
$15.31
Marionette Apprentice+1% Synergy
$1.17
Massacre Wurm-5% Synergy
$1.41
Syr Konrad, the Grim-9% Synergy
$0.49
Crypt Ghast-22% Synergy
$13.56
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-25% Synergy
$1.22
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Illuminor Szeras safe.
Darkness+14% Synergy
$23.65
Go for the Throat+8% Synergy
$0.76
Saw in Half+4% Synergy
$3.84
Black Sun's Twilight+3% Synergy
$0.31
Sacrifice+3% Synergy
$9.22
Entomb+2% Synergy
$15.82
Undying Malice0% Synergy
$0.59
Feign Death-1% Synergy
$0.77
Supernatural Stamina-1% Synergy
$0.13
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$8.35
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$5.02
Dismember-4% Synergy
$6.62
Not Dead After All-5% Synergy
$0.89
Snuff Out-6% Synergy
$16.57
Defile-7% Synergy
$0.62
Deadly Rollick-8% Synergy
$18.91
Consuming Corruption-8% Synergy
$0.18
Cabal Ritual-9% Synergy
$12.66
Deadly Dispute-11% Synergy
$0.41
Tragic Slip-11% Synergy
$0.14
Infernal Grasp-15% Synergy
$0.29
Imp's Mischief-15% Synergy
$4.21
Withering Torment-16% Synergy
$2.64
Village Rites-19% Synergy
$0.24
Dark Ritual-21% Synergy
$3.59
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Illuminor Szeras's game plan and control the board.
Their Number Is Legion+43% Synergy
$0.63
Morbid Curiosity+38% Synergy
$0.18
Mutilate+20% Synergy
$1.70
Beacon of Unrest+16% Synergy
$0.31
Exsanguinate+12% Synergy
$0.31
Breach the Multiverse+10% Synergy
$6.10
Torment of Hailfire+9% Synergy
$20.32
Persist+9% Synergy
$2.34
Coiling Rebirth+6% Synergy
$0.26
Finale of Eternity+6% Synergy
$0.77
Agadeem's Awakening+5% Synergy
$26.07
Monumental Corruption+5% Synergy
$0.27
Incarnation Technique+5% Synergy
$7.88
Rise of the Dark Realms+4% Synergy
$3.53
Victimize+3% Synergy
$0.44
In Garruk's Wake+3% Synergy
$1.36
Damnable Pact+3% Synergy
$0.42
Buried Alive+2% Synergy
$0.97
Decree of Pain+2% Synergy
$0.23
Diresight+2% Synergy
$0.09
Insatiable Avarice+1% Synergy
$1.91
Diabolic Intent-1% Synergy
$10.83
Grim Tutor-3% Synergy
$20.09
Peer into the Abyss-3% Synergy
$2.62
Diabolic Tutor-4% Synergy
$1.72
Reanimate-5% Synergy
$5.14
Night's Whisper-8% Synergy
$0.43
Bubbling Muck-8% Synergy
$2.61
Damnation-9% Synergy
$20.12
Blasphemous Edict-9% Synergy
$4.51
Read the Bones-11% Synergy
$0.25
Toxic Deluge-16% Synergy
$5.54
Sign in Blood-21% Synergy
$0.40
Feed the Swarm-22% Synergy
$0.20
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Sculpting Steel+45% Synergy
$1.17
Staff of Domination+35% Synergy
$4.63
Cranial Plating+26% Synergy
$0.33
Skullclamp+23% Synergy
$4.87
Thornbite Staff+22% Synergy
$11.46
Resurrection Orb+19% Synergy
$14.96
Mask of Memory+19% Synergy
$0.29
Ghost Ark+19% Synergy
$0.36
Manifold Key+18% Synergy
$1.18
Wayfarer's Bauble+13% Synergy
$0.26
Voltaic Key+13% Synergy
$3.55
Demonic Junker+12% Synergy
$0.33
Gate to the Afterlife+12% Synergy
$0.09
Portal to Phyrexia+11% Synergy
$23.53
Endless Atlas+10% Synergy
$1.88
Thousand-Year Elixir+10% Synergy
$11.96
Cloud Key+10% Synergy
$1.54
Skeleton Shard+10% Synergy
$0.29
Unwinding Clock+9% Synergy
$16.03
Palantír of Orthanc+8% Synergy
$13.33
Krark-Clan Ironworks+6% Synergy
$22.94
Necron Monolith+6% Synergy
$0.59
Clock of Omens+6% Synergy
$5.47
Darksteel Forge+6% Synergy
$39.93
Convergence of Dominion+5% Synergy
$0.61
Sensei's Divining Top+4% Synergy
$32.79
Vat of Rebirth+4% Synergy
$0.19
Semblance Anvil+4% Synergy
$1.54
Mask of Griselbrand+3% Synergy
$0.40
Wishclaw Talisman0% Synergy
$3.05
Ashnod's Altar-1% Synergy
$8.10
Whip of Erebos-1% Synergy
$6.89
Aetherflux Reservoir-2% Synergy
$19.92
Lightning Greaves-5% Synergy
$4.54
The Darkness Crystal-5% Synergy
$2.79
Expedition Map-5% Synergy
$0.85
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.32
Bontu's Monument-21% Synergy
$4.86
Jet Medallion-31% Synergy
$8.53
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Illuminor Szeras's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Biotransference+23% Synergy
$7.02
Out of the Tombs+11% Synergy
$12.34
The War in Heaven+11% Synergy
$0.44
Phyrexian Scriptures+9% Synergy
$0.95
Phyrexian Reclamation+7% Synergy
$3.56
Heartless Summoning+6% Synergy
$0.44
Dark Prophecy+5% Synergy
$4.87
Ripples of Undeath+4% Synergy
$4.47
Tortured Existence+4% Synergy
$4.30
Sothera, the Supervoid+4% Synergy
$4.46
Animate Dead+3% Synergy
$6.56
Virtue of Persistence+2% Synergy
$6.08
Meathook Massacre II+1% Synergy
$1.89
Necromancy+1% Synergy
$7.40
Dance of the Dead+1% Synergy
$16.19
Grave Pact-3% Synergy
$20.40
Dictate of Erebos-3% Synergy
$15.38
The Meathook Massacre-8% Synergy
$21.30
Phyrexian Arena-12% Synergy
$2.62
Black Market Connections-12% Synergy
$12.32
Black Market-13% Synergy
$3.70
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Illuminor Szeras to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain+6% Synergy
$23.00
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-7% Synergy
$6.68
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Barren Moor+23% Synergy
$0.14
Buried Ruin+21% Synergy
$0.35
Reliquary Tower+19% Synergy
$2.59
Desert of the Glorified+19% Synergy
$0.11
Darksteel Citadel+16% Synergy
$1.04
Inventors' Fair+13% Synergy
$10.32
Polluted Mire+5% Synergy
$0.11
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+4% Synergy
$7.19
Urza's Saga+2% Synergy
$41.89
Volrath's Stronghold+1% Synergy
$96.53
War Room0% Synergy
$2.85
Spymaster's Vault-2% Synergy
$0.99
Mortuary Mire-4% Synergy
$0.30
Crypt of Agadeem-4% Synergy
$3.07
Castle Locthwain-6% Synergy
$3.74
Phyrexian Tower-8% Synergy
$19.45
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-10% Synergy
$49.13
Witch's Cottage-10% Synergy
$1.62
Cabal Stronghold-11% Synergy
$12.42
Cabal Coffers-12% Synergy
$25.71
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.32
Bojuka Bog-16% Synergy
$0.89
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-16% Synergy
$35.89
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+45% Synergy
$16.23
Caged Sun+31% Synergy
$3.60
Mind Stone+22% Synergy
$0.21
Gilded Lotus+8% Synergy
$1.13
Patriar's Seal+8% Synergy
$3.14
Arcane Signet+7% Synergy
$0.52
Hedron Archive+7% Synergy
$0.28
Sonic Screwdriver+7% Synergy
$0.59
Unstable Obelisk+4% Synergy
$0.09
Sol Ring+3% Synergy
$1.24
Thought Vessel+3% Synergy
$1.15
Mox Opal+3% Synergy
$173.92
Basalt Monolith+3% Synergy
$3.81
Commander's Sphere+2% Synergy
$0.17
Everflowing Chalice+2% Synergy
$0.24
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$2.70
The Soul Stone+1% Synergy
$109.80
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$26.29
Throne of Eldraine-3% Synergy
$20.12
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$1.34
Charcoal Diamond-17% Synergy
$0.24
Lands
The mana base foundation for Illuminor Szeras decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+21% Synergy
$0.21
The Mycosynth Gardens+6% Synergy
$0.62
Agadeem's Awakening+5% Synergy
$26.07
Urza's Cave+4% Synergy
$2.27
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.07
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$1.03
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.55
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$8.35
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$5.02
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Illuminor Szeras.
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Clan Crafter
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Grond, the Gatebreaker
Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa
Anrakyr the Traveller
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Armix, Filigree Thrasher
Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer // Ravos, Soultender
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Szarekh, the Silent King
Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Armix, Filigree Thrasher
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
Radiant, Serra Archangel // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Cult of Skaro
Glissa, the Traitor
Tawnos, Solemn Survivor
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Clan Crafter
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Clan Crafter
Karn, Silver Golem
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Esior, Wardwing Familiar
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Glacian, Powerstone Engineer
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ravos, Soultender
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
Weatherlight
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro