Illuminor Szeras
$6.86
$6.86Legendary 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
#2029
Current Rank
#2049
Last Week
#2052
Past 2 Years
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.
Hive Mind Coprocessor+2% Synergy
Inside Information+2% Synergy
$2.17
Organic Avulsion Unit+1% Synergy
Azog, Moria's Ruin+0% Synergy
$0.33
Head of the Hunt+0% Synergy
$0.36
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Illuminor Szeras's abilities and overall game plan.
Cathodion+63% Synergy
$0.21
Dross Scorpion+52% Synergy
$0.33
Vault of Whispers+49% Synergy
$5.53
Nim Deathmantle+48% Synergy
$5.24
Their Name Is Death+46% Synergy
$11.24
Cryptek+46% Synergy
$0.98
Myr Retriever+45% Synergy
$3.40
Necron Deathmark+45% Synergy
$5.31
Solemn Simulacrum+44% Synergy
$0.37
Voltaic Construct+43% Synergy
$1.85
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Illuminor Szeras decks.
Mystic Forge+43% Synergy
$3.47
Scrap Trawler+42% Synergy
$3.22
Noxious Gearhulk+42% Synergy
$0.38
Technomancer+41% Synergy
$0.67
Foundry Inspector+41% Synergy
$0.38
Living Death+34% Synergy
$5.69
Dread Return+33% Synergy
$0.45
Skullclamp+23% Synergy
$5.84
Exsanguinate+19% Synergy
$0.42
Dark Ritual-15% Synergy
$6.31
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+4% Synergy
$120.95
Bolas's Citadel+4% Synergy
$16.23
Mana Vault0% Synergy
$120.43
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$132.61
Imperial Seal-1% Synergy
$169.92
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$54.51
Necropotence-3% Synergy
$37.53
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$66.72
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Illuminor Szeras's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Shadow of Mortality+41% Synergy
$0.72
Metalwork Colossus+41% Synergy
$0.40
Imotekh the Stormlord+40% Synergy
$31.55
Canoptek Spyder+39% Synergy
$14.20
Junk Diver+38% Synergy
$0.32
Psychomancer+38% Synergy
$1.54
Sojourner's Companion+37% Synergy
$0.27
Cryptothrall+37% Synergy
$34.24
Bygone Colossus+35% Synergy
$0.32
Anrakyr the Traveller+35% Synergy
$4.18
Myr Enforcer+34% Synergy
$1.04
Shard of the Void Dragon+33% Synergy
$2.69
Shard of the Nightbringer+33% Synergy
$6.12
Workshop Assistant+32% Synergy
$0.34
Trazyn the Infinite+31% Synergy
$1.61
Royal Warden+31% Synergy
$0.66
Grim Haruspex+30% Synergy
$2.98
Meteor Golem+28% Synergy
$0.24
Canoptek Scarab Swarm+28% Synergy
$12.41
Chronomancer+26% Synergy
$1.76
Scarecrone+25% Synergy
$4.75
Frogmite+25% Synergy
$0.28
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel+25% Synergy
$1.99
Lokhust Heavy Destroyer+25% Synergy
$0.44
Triarch Praetorian+24% Synergy
$1.74
Jhoira's Familiar+23% Synergy
$2.41
Su-Chi Cave Guard+23% Synergy
$0.12
Midnight Reaper+21% Synergy
$0.24
Anticausal Vestige+20% Synergy
$1.84
Soldevi Adnate+20% Synergy
$1.75
Skorpekh Lord+20% Synergy
$2.92
Disciple of the Vault+20% Synergy
$1.03
Mycosynth Golem+20% Synergy
$49.83
Shriekmaw+19% Synergy
$0.29
Wurmcoil Engine+19% Synergy
$10.96
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist+18% Synergy
$0.36
Shimmer Myr+17% Synergy
$0.37
Perigee Beckoner+14% Synergy
$0.23
Scrapyard Recombiner+13% Synergy
$0.83
Panther Robot+13% Synergy
$1.13
Junji, the Midnight Sky+13% Synergy
$0.75
Refurbished Familiar+12% Synergy
$0.30
Szarekh, the Silent King+11% Synergy
$11.09
Disciple of Bolas+9% Synergy
$0.37
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+7% Synergy
$22.32
Sheoldred, Whispering One+5% Synergy
$21.09
Massacre Wurm-1% Synergy
$1.70
Morbid Opportunist-10% Synergy
$0.32
Crypt Ghast-17% Synergy
$16.70
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-17% Synergy
$4.71
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Illuminor Szeras safe.
Darkness+14% Synergy
$24.35
Saw in Half+8% Synergy
$5.34
Go for the Throat+6% Synergy
$0.62
Sacrifice+6% Synergy
$15.79
Black Sun's Twilight+4% Synergy
$0.37
Entomb+1% Synergy
$19.23
Fell the Profane+0% Synergy
$4.61
Feign Death+0% Synergy
$1.44
Malakir Rebirth+0% Synergy
$15.04
Supernatural Stamina+0% Synergy
$0.24
Undying Malice+0% Synergy
$0.31
Dismember-2% Synergy
$4.73
Not Dead After All-3% Synergy
$1.44
Defile-5% Synergy
$1.47
Snuff Out-6% Synergy
$12.83
Tragic Slip-7% Synergy
$0.32
Deadly Rollick-7% Synergy
$30.53
Cabal Ritual-7% Synergy
$14.66
Withering Torment-9% Synergy
$1.52
Consuming Corruption-9% Synergy
$0.35
Culling the Weak-10% Synergy
$7.29
Deadly Dispute-12% Synergy
$0.34
Imp's Mischief-15% Synergy
$9.60
Infernal Grasp-16% Synergy
$0.34
Village Rites-18% Synergy
$0.76
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Illuminor Szeras's game plan and control the board.
Their Number Is Legion+35% Synergy
$1.33
Morbid Curiosity+32% Synergy
$0.25
Mutilate+15% Synergy
$2.04
Beacon of Unrest+14% Synergy
$0.36
Torment of Hailfire+11% Synergy
$36.95
Breach the Multiverse+11% Synergy
$10.25
Persist+11% Synergy
$1.42
Agadeem's Awakening+9% Synergy
$27.73
Finale of Eternity+8% Synergy
$1.00
Rise of the Dark Realms+8% Synergy
$6.80
Coiling Rebirth+6% Synergy
$0.33
Victimize+5% Synergy
$1.25
Damnable Pact+4% Synergy
$1.11
Incarnation Technique+4% Synergy
$10.85
Insatiable Avarice+4% Synergy
$5.55
Decree of Pain+3% Synergy
$0.34
Decorum Dissertation+2% Synergy
$5.19
In Garruk's Wake+2% Synergy
$3.16
Buried Alive+2% Synergy
$2.67
Diresight+2% Synergy
$0.18
Beseech the Mirror-1% Synergy
$20.98
Diabolic Intent-1% Synergy
$17.27
Peer into the Abyss-1% Synergy
$3.59
Reanimate-1% Synergy
$9.23
Grim Tutor-3% Synergy
$24.51
Diabolic Tutor-4% Synergy
$2.30
Night's Whisper-6% Synergy
$5.45
Bubbling Muck-7% Synergy
$3.44
Read the Bones-7% Synergy
$0.31
Blasphemous Edict-8% Synergy
$4.14
Damnation-10% Synergy
$21.24
Sign in Blood-14% Synergy
$3.34
Toxic Deluge-15% Synergy
$4.26
Feed the Swarm-21% Synergy
$0.21
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Sculpting Steel+40% Synergy
$3.30
Staff of Domination+30% Synergy
$12.27
Thornbite Staff+23% Synergy
$19.30
Manifold Key+22% Synergy
$1.50
Cranial Plating+18% Synergy
$0.37
Resurrection Orb+17% Synergy
$16.61
Voltaic Key+16% Synergy
$5.05
Ghost Ark+14% Synergy
$0.42
Thousand-Year Elixir+12% Synergy
$14.79
Cloud Key+12% Synergy
$1.65
Portal to Phyrexia+11% Synergy
$51.45
Mask of Memory+11% Synergy
$0.41
Demonic Junker+10% Synergy
$0.39
Endless Atlas+10% Synergy
$2.69
Skeleton Shard+10% Synergy
$0.42
Necron Monolith+8% Synergy
$1.19
Gate to the Afterlife+8% Synergy
$0.25
Krark-Clan Ironworks+7% Synergy
$16.97
Palantír of Orthanc+7% Synergy
$19.39
Unwinding Clock+6% Synergy
$20.14
Wayfarer's Bauble+6% Synergy
$5.04
Vat of Rebirth+5% Synergy
$0.31
Darksteel Forge+5% Synergy
$50.08
Clock of Omens+5% Synergy
$3.58
Sensei's Divining Top+4% Synergy
$42.14
Convergence of Dominion+4% Synergy
$1.01
The Ten Rings+4% Synergy
$14.96
Wishclaw Talisman+2% Synergy
$1.77
Ashnod's Altar0% Synergy
$16.79
Aetherflux Reservoir0% Synergy
$22.00
Whip of Erebos-2% Synergy
$11.28
Expedition Map-4% Synergy
$1.04
Lightning Greaves-6% Synergy
$4.55
The Darkness Crystal-10% Synergy
$4.45
Swiftfoot Boots-11% Synergy
$2.30
Bontu's Monument-21% Synergy
$4.76
Jet Medallion-27% Synergy
$13.02
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Illuminor Szeras's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Biotransference+20% Synergy
$9.68
Out of the Tombs+11% Synergy
$13.12
The War in Heaven+9% Synergy
$0.75
Heartless Summoning+9% Synergy
$1.94
Phyrexian Scriptures+6% Synergy
$0.95
Phyrexian Reclamation+5% Synergy
$3.01
Ripples of Undeath+5% Synergy
$8.15
Animate Dead+4% Synergy
$8.10
Dark Prophecy+4% Synergy
$6.77
Virtue of Persistence+3% Synergy
$6.69
Dance of the Dead+2% Synergy
$18.81
Tortured Existence+2% Synergy
$4.35
Necromancy+2% Synergy
$20.08
Meathook Massacre II+0% Synergy
$2.73
Dictate of Erebos-4% Synergy
$15.39
Grave Pact-5% Synergy
$33.45
The Meathook Massacre-8% Synergy
$25.10
Black Market-12% Synergy
$6.25
Black Market Connections-12% Synergy
$9.09
Phyrexian Arena-15% Synergy
$4.56
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Illuminor Szeras to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain+6% Synergy
$22.68
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-7% Synergy
$8.45
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Tomb Fortress+42% Synergy
$4.82
Buried Ruin+20% Synergy
$0.34
Barren Moor+17% Synergy
$0.30
Darksteel Citadel+14% Synergy
$2.92
Desert of the Glorified+13% Synergy
$0.14
Inventors' Fair+13% Synergy
$18.76
Reliquary Tower+11% Synergy
$3.85
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+6% Synergy
$4.90
Treasure Vault+5% Synergy
$2.40
Polluted Mire+4% Synergy
$0.25
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+4% Synergy
$11.21
War Room+3% Synergy
$5.35
Urza's Saga+3% Synergy
$40.76
Volrath's Stronghold+1% Synergy
$132.99
Spymaster's Vault0% Synergy
$2.19
Crypt of Agadeem-3% Synergy
$4.13
Castle Locthwain-4% Synergy
$4.32
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$58.36
Midgar, City of Mako-5% Synergy
$1.76
Mortuary Mire-5% Synergy
$0.40
Cabal Coffers-6% Synergy
$32.75
Phyrexian Tower-7% Synergy
$27.88
Cabal Stronghold-7% Synergy
$12.12
Witch's Cottage-8% Synergy
$1.05
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-12% Synergy
$53.40
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.43
Bojuka Bog-16% Synergy
$1.46
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+36% Synergy
$20.39
Caged Sun+25% Synergy
$3.73
Mind Stone+14% Synergy
$0.25
Sonic Screwdriver+9% Synergy
$3.06
Patriar's Seal+7% Synergy
$4.65
Hedron Archive+7% Synergy
$0.25
Gilded Lotus+7% Synergy
$0.62
Basalt Monolith+5% Synergy
$4.97
Unstable Obelisk+4% Synergy
$0.30
Mox Opal+3% Synergy
$239.83
Everflowing Chalice+3% Synergy
$0.31
Thought Vessel+2% Synergy
$2.38
Sol Ring+2% Synergy
$1.56
Commander's Sphere+1% Synergy
$0.26
The Soul Stone+1% Synergy
$94.39
Arcane Signet+0% Synergy
$0.64
Thran Dynamo+0% Synergy
$4.22
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$35.85
Throne of Eldraine-1% Synergy
$29.06
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$0.90
Charcoal Diamond-14% Synergy
$0.36
Lands
The mana base foundation for Illuminor Szeras decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+9% Synergy
$0.22
Agadeem's Awakening+9% Synergy
$27.73
The Mycosynth Gardens+4% Synergy
$0.34
Boggart Trawler+3% Synergy
$1.28
Urza's Cave+2% Synergy
$1.86
Fell the Profane+0% Synergy
$4.61
Malakir Rebirth+0% Synergy
$15.04
Demolition Field+0% Synergy
$0.28
Snow-Covered Swamp+0% Synergy
$0.55
Swamp0% Synergy
$0.09
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Illuminor Szeras.
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Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
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King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
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Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
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Siani, Eye of the Storm // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
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Ravos, Soultender // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Weatherlight
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Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Agent of the Iron Throne
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The Warring Triad
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Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Esior, Wardwing Familiar
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Glacian, Powerstone Engineer
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Keleth, Sunmane Familiar
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Krark, the Thumbless
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Ravos, Soultender