Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute
$19.38

Legendary Creature — Horror Enchantment Background

Playstyle & Strategy

Mill 74% Horrors 9% Tokens 4% Aristocrats 2% Combo 2% Control 2% Enchantress 2% Persistent Petitioners 2% Reanimator 2% Wheels 2%

How it feels to play against

Mildly Annoying Some frustrating moments but still fun.

Popularity

Niche Pick Less common, brings surprise factor.

Ranking

#2558 Current Rank

#2224 Last Week

#2915 Last Month

Links & Decks

New Cards

Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute decks.

The Water Crystal

+73% Synergy $2.29

Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital

+17% Synergy $1.26

High Synergy Cards

Cards that work exceptionally well with Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute's abilities and overall game plan.

Fractured Sanity

+65% Synergy $2.51

Ruin Crab

+62% Synergy $1.56

Mindcrank

+61% Synergy $16.33

Altar of the Brood

+57% Synergy $10.68

Consuming Aberration

+57% Synergy $0.19

Captain N'ghathrod

+56% Synergy $6.17

Maddening Cacophony

+51% Synergy $6.69

Fraying Sanity

+47% Synergy $0.41

Memory Erosion

+46% Synergy $6.93

Psychic Corrosion

+46% Synergy $4.58

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute decks.

Sewer Nemesis

+45% Synergy $0.79

Syr Konrad, the Grim

+43% Synergy $0.48

Mesmeric Orb

+43% Synergy $23.86

Drown in the Loch

+42% Synergy $2.45

Sphinx's Tutelage

+42% Synergy $1.27

Thought Scour

+40% Synergy $0.42

Nemesis of Reason

+39% Synergy $1.89

Court of Cunning

+38% Synergy $2.49

The Mindskinner

+38% Synergy $1.73

Counterspell

-12% Synergy $1.28

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Narset, Parter of Veils

+4% Synergy $2.16

Rhystic Study

-2% Synergy $49.41

Notion Thief

-2% Synergy $0.80

Vampiric Tutor

-3% Synergy $59.87

Thassa's Oracle

-3% Synergy $18.48

Ancient Tomb

-3% Synergy $95.04

Demonic Tutor

-6% Synergy $53.10

Mystical Tutor

-7% Synergy $15.17

Cyclonic Rift

-8% Synergy $46.53

Fierce Guardianship

-8% Synergy $42.10

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Bruvac the Grandiloquent

+36% Synergy $43.27

Grell Philosopher

+36% Synergy $0.43

Hedron Crab

+34% Synergy $2.64

Cruel Somnophage

+33% Synergy $0.30

Guiltfeeder

+32% Synergy $1.01

Manic Scribe

+32% Synergy $0.21

Duskmantle Guildmage

+28% Synergy $0.64

Shadow Kin

+28% Synergy $0.71

Uchuulon

+28% Synergy $1.09

Riddlekeeper

+27% Synergy $10.92

Umbris, Fear Manifest

+25% Synergy $8.98

Dreamborn Muse

+25% Synergy $4.04

Terisian Mindbreaker

+24% Synergy $0.94

Phenax, God of Deception

+23% Synergy $10.08

Nighthowler

+21% Synergy $0.30

Imperious Mindbreaker

+17% Synergy $0.32

Spellskite

+16% Synergy $11.03

Dreadhound

+16% Synergy $0.14

Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar

+15% Synergy $1.37

Mirelurk Queen

+14% Synergy $0.21

Overwhelmed Apprentice

+14% Synergy $0.10

Overcharged Amalgam

+13% Synergy $0.26

Vantress Gargoyle

+13% Synergy $0.24

Fleet Swallower

+12% Synergy $1.03

Undead Alchemist

+12% Synergy $0.58

Overlord of the Balemurk

+12% Synergy $22.69

Trinket Mage

+12% Synergy $0.75

Siren of the Silent Song

+12% Synergy $0.21

Chasm Skulker

+11% Synergy $0.71

Deranged Assistant

+11% Synergy $0.05

Millikin

+11% Synergy $0.18

Morbid Opportunist

+10% Synergy $0.26

Lazav, Dimir Mastermind

+10% Synergy $0.51

Raul, Trouble Shooter

+10% Synergy $0.23

Mindwrack Harpy

+10% Synergy $0.20

Elder Brain

+9% Synergy $0.31

Deepmuck Desperado

+9% Synergy $0.14

Screeching Scorchbeast

+9% Synergy $0.24

Soulless Jailer

+9% Synergy $0.71

Horrid Shadowspinner

+8% Synergy $0.08

Woe Strider

+7% Synergy $0.21

Sheoldred

+7% Synergy $16.02

Sludge Monster

+6% Synergy $0.42

Aboleth Spawn

+5% Synergy $5.86

Silent Hallcreeper

+4% Synergy $1.58

Brainstealer Dragon

+4% Synergy $4.59

Wharf Infiltrator

+4% Synergy $0.28

Solemn Simulacrum

0% Synergy $0.25

Hullbreaker Horror

-3% Synergy $3.69

Baleful Strix

-6% Synergy $0.75

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute safe.

Didn't Say Please

+35% Synergy $0.25

Thought Collapse

+34% Synergy $0.26

Drown in Dreams

+28% Synergy $0.47

Psychic Strike

+25% Synergy $0.14

Winds of Rebuke

+25% Synergy $0.12

Archive Trap

+23% Synergy $1.63

Visions of Beyond

+20% Synergy $6.46

Memory Lapse

+15% Synergy $0.47

Perplex

+11% Synergy $0.68

Memory Plunder

+8% Synergy $1.26

Pull from Tomorrow

+8% Synergy $0.18

Psychic Spiral

+8% Synergy $0.23

Grisly Spectacle

+8% Synergy $0.07

Waterlogged Teachings

+7% Synergy $0.60

Countersquall

+7% Synergy $0.80

Dream Twist

+7% Synergy $0.18

Pongify

+6% Synergy $2.20

Into the Story

+6% Synergy $0.19

Village Rites

+5% Synergy $0.24

Aetherspouts

+5% Synergy $0.49

Unseal the Necropolis

+5% Synergy $0.07

Contaminated Drink

+5% Synergy $0.11

Dimir Charm

+4% Synergy $0.16

High Tide

+4% Synergy $1.20

Malakir Rebirth

+3% Synergy $8.42

Muddle the Mixture

+2% Synergy $1.81

Strix Serenade

+2% Synergy $1.18

Tragic Slip

+2% Synergy $0.14

Mindbreak Trap

+2% Synergy $8.09

Cabal Ritual

+1% Synergy $12.62

Spell Pierce

0% Synergy $0.19

Aetherize

-1% Synergy $0.47

Rapid Hybridization

-1% Synergy $1.34

Murder

-2% Synergy $0.04

Infernal Grasp

-4% Synergy $0.30

Opt

-5% Synergy $0.14

Sink into Stupor

-6% Synergy $7.96

Fact or Fiction

-6% Synergy $0.17

Dark Ritual

-8% Synergy $3.59

Mana Drain

-8% Synergy $44.80

Withering Torment

-8% Synergy $2.57

Fell the Profane

-8% Synergy $4.97

Brainstorm

-9% Synergy $1.35

Frantic Search

-9% Synergy $0.44

Go for the Throat

-10% Synergy $0.76

Arcane Denial

-12% Synergy $1.81

Swan Song

-12% Synergy $8.07

Negate

-13% Synergy $0.26

An Offer You Can't Refuse

-13% Synergy $1.66

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute's game plan and control the board.

Psionic Ritual

+40% Synergy $0.29

Cut Your Losses

+34% Synergy $0.80

Mind Grind

+33% Synergy $2.79

Glimpse the Unthinkable

+31% Synergy $2.66

Mind Funeral

+25% Synergy $1.07

Tasha's Hideous Laughter

+24% Synergy $2.81

Extract from Darkness

+23% Synergy $0.14

Traumatize

+23% Synergy $5.37

Eldritch Pact

+18% Synergy $0.15

Rise of the Dark Realms

+16% Synergy $3.50

Increasing Confusion

+16% Synergy $1.43

Breach the Multiverse

+12% Synergy $6.10

Dread Summons

+11% Synergy $0.29

Pilfered Plans

+11% Synergy $0.05

Tome Scour

+10% Synergy $0.12

Mind Sculpt

+10% Synergy $0.13

Fabricate

+9% Synergy $8.73

Nuclear Fallout

+8% Synergy $0.51

Paranoid Delusions

+8% Synergy $0.10

Bond of Insight

+8% Synergy $0.21

Memory Sluice

+7% Synergy $0.35

Compelling Argument

+7% Synergy $0.05

Damnation

+6% Synergy $20.12

Scheming Symmetry

+6% Synergy $6.33

Chill of Foreboding

+6% Synergy $0.09

Atrocious Experiment

+6% Synergy $0.08

Grim Tutor

+5% Synergy $20.09

Lich-Knights' Conquest

+5% Synergy $0.49

Windfall

+4% Synergy $4.81

Profane Tutor

+4% Synergy $3.85

Diabolic Intent

0% Synergy $10.83

Ponder

-1% Synergy $1.32

Reanimate

-4% Synergy $5.15

Feed the Swarm

-8% Synergy $0.23

Toxic Deluge

-12% Synergy $5.79

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Ghoulcaller's Bell

+25% Synergy $0.19

Altar of Dementia

+24% Synergy $12.29

Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree

+22% Synergy $0.51

Skullclamp

+21% Synergy $4.78

Codex Shredder

+15% Synergy $0.21

Lightning Greaves

+11% Synergy $4.54

Folio of Fancies

+11% Synergy $1.04

Keening Stone

+11% Synergy $0.39

Grindstone

+10% Synergy $10.82

Sword of Body and Mind

+8% Synergy $15.67

Ashnod's Altar

+6% Synergy $8.35

Sands of Delirium

+6% Synergy $0.63

Idol of Oblivion

+5% Synergy $0.67

Trepanation Blade

+5% Synergy $0.32

Soul-Guide Lantern

+4% Synergy $0.12

Bident of Thassa

-4% Synergy $0.33

Swiftfoot Boots

-7% Synergy $1.32

Wayfarer's Bauble

-8% Synergy $0.26

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Teferi's Tutelage

+24% Synergy $0.33

Drowned Secrets

+22% Synergy $0.52

Jace's Erasure

+22% Synergy $0.25

Intruder Alarm

+13% Synergy $2.90

Patient Rebuilding

+11% Synergy $0.35

Mystic Remora

+10% Synergy $8.69

King Narfi's Betrayal

+9% Synergy $0.12

Scavenger's Talent

+9% Synergy $0.75

Chronic Flooding

+9% Synergy $0.14

Disturbing Conversion

+8% Synergy $0.05

Bloodchief Ascension

+6% Synergy $17.76

Endless Evil

+5% Synergy $3.15

Black Market Connections

+4% Synergy $12.37

Vampiric Rites

+4% Synergy $0.17

Kindred Discovery

0% Synergy $3.99

Propaganda

-1% Synergy $2.32

Phyrexian Arena

-2% Synergy $2.48

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that work alongside Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute to provide ongoing value and board presence.

Ashiok, Dream Render

+26% Synergy $1.14

Jace, the Perfected Mind

+13% Synergy $2.54

Jace, Memory Adept

+6% Synergy $2.15

Ashiok, Nightmare Muse

+4% Synergy $1.99

Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

+4% Synergy $6.80

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Nephalia Drownyard

+43% Synergy $0.13

Restless Reef

+27% Synergy $1.03

Duskmantle, House of Shadow

+15% Synergy $0.23

Creeping Tar Pit

+13% Synergy $0.29

Bojuka Bog

+10% Synergy $0.90

Mystic Sanctuary

+10% Synergy $1.38

Ipnu Rivulet

+9% Synergy $0.21

Dreadship Reef

+5% Synergy $0.17

Castle Vantress

+4% Synergy $0.24

Buried Ruin

+4% Synergy $0.34

Castle Locthwain

+3% Synergy $3.91

Scavenger Grounds

+3% Synergy $0.40

Geier Reach Sanitarium

+3% Synergy $0.91

Halimar Depths

+2% Synergy $0.37

Phyrexian Tower

+2% Synergy $19.21

Command Beacon

+2% Synergy $5.97

Urza's Saga

0% Synergy $42.14

Cabal Coffers

-1% Synergy $25.99

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

-3% Synergy $49.13

Temple of the False God

-4% Synergy $0.15

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

-5% Synergy $7.25

Otawara, Soaring City

-7% Synergy $18.71

Rogue's Passage

-9% Synergy $0.33

Reliquary Tower

-12% Synergy $2.59

Mana Artifacts

Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.

Mind Stone

+4% Synergy $0.21

Thought Vessel

+4% Synergy $1.15

Arcane Signet

0% Synergy $0.51

Dimir Signet

0% Synergy $0.51

Sol Ring

-6% Synergy $1.39

Commander's Sphere

-6% Synergy $0.17

Talisman of Dominance

-11% Synergy $0.87

Fellwar Stone

-15% Synergy $1.38

Lands

The mana base foundation for Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

River of Tears

+13% Synergy $0.14

Dimir Aqueduct

+11% Synergy $0.23

Temple of Deceit

+11% Synergy $0.25

Choked Estuary

+10% Synergy $0.19

Tainted Isle

+10% Synergy $0.33

Port of Karfell

+9% Synergy $0.08

Dismal Backwater

+7% Synergy $0.03

Soured Springs

+7% Synergy $0.16

Urza's Cave

+7% Synergy $2.15

Murky Sewer

+6% Synergy $0.09

Ash Barrens

+5% Synergy $0.16

Darkwater Catacombs

+4% Synergy $0.21

Darkslick Shores

+4% Synergy $2.35

Contaminated Aquifer

+4% Synergy $0.18

Dimir Guildgate

+4% Synergy $0.18

Ice Tunnel

+4% Synergy $0.30

Fetid Pools

+3% Synergy $0.19

Jwar Isle Refuge

+3% Synergy $0.23

Drowned Catacomb

+2% Synergy $1.44

Watery Grave

+1% Synergy $7.37

Morphic Pool

+1% Synergy $16.87

Shipwreck Marsh

0% Synergy $5.69

Path of Ancestry

0% Synergy $0.15

Polluted Delta

-1% Synergy $15.64

Command Tower

-2% Synergy $0.26

Exotic Orchard

-2% Synergy $0.27

Evolving Wilds

-2% Synergy $0.07

Sunken Ruins

-2% Synergy $9.11

Terramorphic Expanse

-2% Synergy $0.18

Verdant Catacombs

-2% Synergy $20.57

Gloomlake Verge

-3% Synergy $11.65

Myriad Landscape

-4% Synergy $0.21

Underground Sea

-4% Synergy

Undercity Sewers

-8% Synergy $21.09

Sunken Hollow

-10% Synergy $0.25

Clearwater Pathway

-12% Synergy $4.03

Underground River

-13% Synergy $0.87

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