Illuminor Szeras
$6.12
$6.12Legendary 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
#1843
Current Rank
#1806
Last Week
#1902
Last Month
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.
Decorum Dissertation+7% Synergy
$7.73
Armaggon, Future Shark+6% Synergy
$0.42
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile+3% Synergy
$0.35
Grave Researcher-2% Synergy
$3.65
Emeritus of Woe-4% Synergy
$23.42
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Illuminor Szeras's abilities and overall game plan.
Cathodion+65% Synergy
$0.14
Dross Scorpion+54% Synergy
$0.32
Vault of Whispers+51% Synergy
$5.51
Necron Deathmark+50% Synergy
$4.77
Nim Deathmantle+49% Synergy
$3.88
Their Name Is Death+48% Synergy
$7.24
Solemn Simulacrum+47% Synergy
$0.27
Cryptek+47% Synergy
$0.60
Myr Retriever+46% Synergy
$2.65
Voltaic Construct+46% Synergy
$2.01
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Illuminor Szeras decks.
Noxious Gearhulk+45% Synergy
$0.36
Scrap Trawler+45% Synergy
$2.53
Technomancer+44% Synergy
$0.54
Mystic Forge+43% Synergy
$2.58
Foundry Inspector+43% Synergy
$0.37
Sculpting Steel+42% Synergy
$3.13
Dread Return+36% Synergy
$0.47
Living Death+34% Synergy
$1.90
Skullclamp+23% Synergy
$5.69
Dark Ritual-19% Synergy
$6.77
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Bolas's Citadel+7% Synergy
$17.39
The One Ring+4% Synergy
$98.98
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$122.46
Mana Vault-1% Synergy
$108.93
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$63.51
Imperial Seal-2% Synergy
$152.43
Demonic Tutor-4% Synergy
$68.64
Necropotence-4% Synergy
$24.50
Opposition Agent-5% Synergy
$24.52
Orcish Bowmasters-8% Synergy
$47.77
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Illuminor Szeras's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Metalwork Colossus+43% Synergy
$3.18
Imotekh the Stormlord+42% Synergy
$20.09
Shadow of Mortality+42% Synergy
$0.62
Canoptek Spyder+41% Synergy
$17.23
Junk Diver+41% Synergy
$0.33
Cryptothrall+40% Synergy
$20.28
Psychomancer+39% Synergy
$0.96
Sojourner's Companion+38% Synergy
$0.29
Anrakyr the Traveller+37% Synergy
$2.81
Workshop Assistant+37% Synergy
$0.30
Shard of the Void Dragon+36% Synergy
$1.97
Shard of the Nightbringer+35% Synergy
$6.76
Royal Warden+35% Synergy
$0.45
Myr Enforcer+35% Synergy
$1.60
Grim Haruspex+33% Synergy
$2.76
Trazyn the Infinite+33% Synergy
$0.89
Bygone Colossus+31% Synergy
$0.29
Canoptek Scarab Swarm+30% Synergy
$10.61
Meteor Golem+30% Synergy
$0.33
Scarecrone+30% Synergy
$4.17
Jhoira's Familiar+28% Synergy
$1.96
Chronomancer+27% Synergy
$1.27
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel+27% Synergy
$1.96
Frogmite+27% Synergy
$0.28
Lokhust Heavy Destroyer+26% Synergy
$0.44
Triarch Praetorian+25% Synergy
$1.55
Midnight Reaper+24% Synergy
$0.21
Disciple of the Vault+24% Synergy
$0.80
Su-Chi Cave Guard+23% Synergy
$0.12
Skorpekh Lord+22% Synergy
$1.77
Wurmcoil Engine+20% Synergy
$10.03
Shimmer Myr+20% Synergy
$0.31
Soldevi Adnate+19% Synergy
$1.44
Shriekmaw+18% Synergy
$0.26
Anticausal Vestige+17% Synergy
$1.69
Mycosynth Golem+17% Synergy
$37.41
Scrapyard Recombiner+17% Synergy
$0.81
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist+16% Synergy
$0.35
Refurbished Familiar+13% Synergy
$0.29
Perigee Beckoner+13% Synergy
$0.19
Marionette Master+12% Synergy
$3.92
Szarekh, the Silent King+12% Synergy
$6.55
Junji, the Midnight Sky+11% Synergy
$0.37
Disciple of Bolas+9% Synergy
$0.26
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+7% Synergy
$28.31
Sheoldred, Whispering One+5% Synergy
$20.40
Boggart Trawler+4% Synergy
$0.86
Massacre Wurm-2% Synergy
$4.68
Crypt Ghast-19% Synergy
$16.99
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-22% Synergy
$3.61
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Illuminor Szeras safe.
Darkness+14% Synergy
$23.07
Saw in Half+8% Synergy
$3.60
Go for the Throat+6% Synergy
$0.59
Sacrifice+5% Synergy
$16.52
Black Sun's Twilight+5% Synergy
$0.37
Entomb+2% Synergy
$16.78
Fell the Profane+1% Synergy
$3.06
Undying Malice+1% Synergy
$0.38
Feign Death+1% Synergy
$1.06
Hagra Mauling+1% Synergy
$1.12
Malakir Rebirth0% Synergy
$13.87
Supernatural Stamina0% Synergy
$0.27
Dismember-2% Synergy
$5.35
Not Dead After All-3% Synergy
$1.89
Snuff Out-6% Synergy
$9.08
Defile-7% Synergy
$1.33
Deadly Rollick-8% Synergy
$26.25
Tragic Slip-8% Synergy
$0.33
Cabal Ritual-9% Synergy
$13.64
Consuming Corruption-9% Synergy
$0.21
Culling the Weak-10% Synergy
$17.70
Withering Torment-11% Synergy
$3.48
Deadly Dispute-12% Synergy
$0.35
Infernal Grasp-15% Synergy
$0.29
Imp's Mischief-16% Synergy
$6.76
Village Rites-20% Synergy
$0.86
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Illuminor Szeras's game plan and control the board.
Their Number Is Legion+38% Synergy
$0.92
Morbid Curiosity+33% Synergy
$0.22
Exsanguinate+15% Synergy
$0.41
Mutilate+15% Synergy
$1.86
Beacon of Unrest+14% Synergy
$0.34
Torment of Hailfire+11% Synergy
$33.17
Breach the Multiverse+10% Synergy
$8.44
Persist+10% Synergy
$0.75
Agadeem's Awakening+8% Synergy
$25.35
Finale of Eternity+8% Synergy
$0.85
Rise of the Dark Realms+6% Synergy
$4.90
Coiling Rebirth+6% Synergy
$0.16
Victimize+5% Synergy
$1.20
Incarnation Technique+5% Synergy
$10.37
Decree of Pain+4% Synergy
$0.23
Damnable Pact+4% Synergy
$0.63
In Garruk's Wake+3% Synergy
$1.63
Diresight+3% Synergy
$0.17
Buried Alive+2% Synergy
$0.78
Insatiable Avarice+2% Synergy
$5.10
Diabolic Intent0% Synergy
$16.33
Peer into the Abyss-2% Synergy
$2.79
Beseech the Mirror-2% Synergy
$20.39
Grim Tutor-3% Synergy
$26.21
Diabolic Tutor-4% Synergy
$2.07
Reanimate-5% Synergy
$9.11
Night's Whisper-7% Synergy
$0.27
Read the Bones-8% Synergy
$0.26
Bubbling Muck-8% Synergy
$3.53
Blasphemous Edict-9% Synergy
$3.58
Damnation-10% Synergy
$20.57
Toxic Deluge-15% Synergy
$4.74
Sign in Blood-16% Synergy
$2.68
Feed the Swarm-21% Synergy
$0.38
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Staff of Domination+33% Synergy
$11.62
Thornbite Staff+23% Synergy
$23.87
Cranial Plating+20% Synergy
$0.41
Manifold Key+20% Synergy
$1.68
Resurrection Orb+18% Synergy
$14.39
Ghost Ark+15% Synergy
$0.41
Voltaic Key+15% Synergy
$7.34
Mask of Memory+13% Synergy
$0.38
Portal to Phyrexia+13% Synergy
$29.49
Thousand-Year Elixir+12% Synergy
$14.81
Cloud Key+12% Synergy
$1.01
Demonic Junker+12% Synergy
$0.41
Endless Atlas+11% Synergy
$1.99
Skeleton Shard+10% Synergy
$0.41
Gate to the Afterlife+10% Synergy
$0.11
Wayfarer's Bauble+9% Synergy
$0.30
Palantír of Orthanc+9% Synergy
$21.67
Unwinding Clock+8% Synergy
$21.40
Krark-Clan Ironworks+7% Synergy
$21.62
Necron Monolith+6% Synergy
$0.96
Sensei's Divining Top+5% Synergy
$44.58
Vat of Rebirth+5% Synergy
$0.30
Phoenix Fleet Airship+5% Synergy
$1.86
Darksteel Forge+5% Synergy
$46.07
Clock of Omens+5% Synergy
$4.00
Convergence of Dominion+4% Synergy
$0.78
Mask of Griselbrand+3% Synergy
$0.49
Wishclaw Talisman+1% Synergy
$1.86
Ashnod's Altar-2% Synergy
$15.53
Whip of Erebos-2% Synergy
$6.76
Aetherflux Reservoir-2% Synergy
$24.59
Expedition Map-4% Synergy
$0.65
Lightning Greaves-6% Synergy
$3.70
The Darkness Crystal-11% Synergy
$5.17
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.85
Bontu's Monument-22% Synergy
$6.04
Jet Medallion-30% Synergy
$10.56
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Illuminor Szeras's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Biotransference+20% Synergy
$6.75
Out of the Tombs+11% Synergy
$13.70
The War in Heaven+10% Synergy
$0.60
Heartless Summoning+7% Synergy
$2.22
Phyrexian Reclamation+6% Synergy
$2.07
Phyrexian Scriptures+6% Synergy
$0.81
Ripples of Undeath+5% Synergy
$5.51
Dark Prophecy+5% Synergy
$5.35
Animate Dead+4% Synergy
$3.97
Virtue of Persistence+3% Synergy
$7.40
Tortured Existence+3% Synergy
$5.05
Sothera, the Supervoid+3% Synergy
$2.74
Necromancy+2% Synergy
$16.21
Dance of the Dead+2% Synergy
$16.71
Meathook Massacre II0% Synergy
$2.32
Grave Pact-4% Synergy
$30.17
Dictate of Erebos-5% Synergy
$21.12
The Meathook Massacre-9% Synergy
$25.91
Black Market Connections-12% Synergy
$16.90
Black Market-12% Synergy
$5.00
Phyrexian Arena-16% Synergy
$4.09
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Illuminor Szeras to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain+7% Synergy
$19.93
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-7% Synergy
$8.38
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Tomb Fortress+45% Synergy
$4.75
Buried Ruin+22% Synergy
$0.36
Barren Moor+20% Synergy
$0.30
Desert of the Glorified+15% Synergy
$0.22
Darksteel Citadel+15% Synergy
$4.64
Inventors' Fair+13% Synergy
$12.99
Reliquary Tower+12% Synergy
$2.65
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+7% Synergy
$4.85
Polluted Mire+5% Synergy
$0.16
War Room+4% Synergy
$2.36
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+4% Synergy
$11.36
Urza's Saga+4% Synergy
$39.96
Treasure Vault+4% Synergy
$1.68
Volrath's Stronghold+1% Synergy
$98.79
Spymaster's Vault-2% Synergy
$0.70
Crypt of Agadeem-3% Synergy
$1.12
Castle Locthwain-5% Synergy
$3.96
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-6% Synergy
$59.22
Mortuary Mire-6% Synergy
$0.41
Midgar, City of Mako-6% Synergy
$2.50
Phyrexian Tower-7% Synergy
$23.89
Cabal Coffers-8% Synergy
$29.55
Cabal Stronghold-9% Synergy
$13.70
Witch's Cottage-11% Synergy
$0.79
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-12% Synergy
$51.64
Rogue's Passage-13% Synergy
$0.30
Bojuka Bog-16% Synergy
$0.57
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+41% Synergy
$21.19
Caged Sun+27% Synergy
$3.87
Mind Stone+17% Synergy
$0.33
Sonic Screwdriver+10% Synergy
$3.79
Patriar's Seal+8% Synergy
$5.10
Hedron Archive+7% Synergy
$0.19
Gilded Lotus+6% Synergy
$0.49
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
$0.43
Mox Opal+4% Synergy
$215.47
Basalt Monolith+4% Synergy
$4.77
Unstable Obelisk+4% Synergy
$0.20
Sol Ring+3% Synergy
$1.19
Thought Vessel+2% Synergy
$2.89
Commander's Sphere+2% Synergy
$0.34
Everflowing Chalice+2% Synergy
$0.36
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$4.45
The Soul Stone0% Synergy
$70.71
Throne of Eldraine-1% Synergy
$36.62
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$37.54
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$0.63
Charcoal Diamond-15% Synergy
$0.36
Lands
The mana base foundation for Illuminor Szeras decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+14% Synergy
$0.27
Agadeem's Awakening+8% Synergy
$25.35
The Mycosynth Gardens+5% Synergy
$0.37
Boggart Trawler+4% Synergy
$0.86
Urza's Cave+3% Synergy
$1.08
Demolition Field+2% Synergy
$0.28
Fell the Profane+1% Synergy
$3.06
Hagra Mauling+1% Synergy
$1.12
Swamp0% Synergy
$0.09
Malakir Rebirth0% Synergy
$13.87
Snow-Covered Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.56
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Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Glacian, Powerstone Engineer
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
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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
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Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
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