Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Passionate Archaeologist
$41.03
$41.03Legendary Creature — Horror Enchantment Background
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#4164
Current Rank
#4723
Last Month
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High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Passionate Archaeologist's abilities and overall game plan.
Grell Philosopher+67% Synergy
$0.47
Mindcrank+67% Synergy
$15.85
Millikin+66% Synergy
$0.10
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Consecrated Sphinx+13% Synergy
$37.35
Cyclonic Rift+6% Synergy
$44.75
Deflecting Swat-3% Synergy
$52.71
Fierce Guardianship-5% Synergy
$44.28
Rhystic Study-10% Synergy
$50.96
Jeska's Will-14% Synergy
$28.80
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Passionate Archaeologist's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Tersa Lightshatter+99% Synergy
$0.70
Diversion Specialist+67% Synergy
$0.05
Party Thrasher+66% Synergy
$0.49
Gastal Blockbuster+50% Synergy
$0.02
Endrider Spikespitter+50% Synergy
$0.03
Dreamborn Muse+50% Synergy
$4.13
Shadow Kin+50% Synergy
$1.00
Redcap Gutter-Dweller+50% Synergy
$0.12
Deranged Assistant+50% Synergy
$0.05
Ruin Crab+50% Synergy
$1.44
Iron Myr+48% Synergy
$0.72
Silver Myr+48% Synergy
$0.39
Witty Roastmaster+46% Synergy
$0.45
Solemn Simulacrum+40% Synergy
$0.26
Cephalid Vandal+33% Synergy
$0.32
Merfolk Mesmerist+33% Synergy
$0.09
Vedalken Entrancer+33% Synergy
$0.15
Warehouse Thief+33% Synergy
$0.05
Stitcher Geralf+33% Synergy
$0.16
Undead Alchemist+33% Synergy
$0.62
Skyway Robber+33% Synergy
$0.21
Cemetery Gatekeeper+33% Synergy
$2.07
Dark-Dweller Oracle+33% Synergy
$0.15
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+33% Synergy
$44.00
Bronze Walrus+33% Synergy
$0.05
Aboleth Spawn+33% Synergy
$6.70
Hedron Crab+33% Synergy
$3.34
The Mindskinner+33% Synergy
$1.44
Magmatic Channeler+33% Synergy
$0.12
Wandering Mind+33% Synergy
$0.04
Bedlam Reveler+33% Synergy
$0.12
Eruth, Tormented Prophet+33% Synergy
$0.29
Palladium Myr+32% Synergy
$1.35
Agate Instigator+31% Synergy
$3.43
Alania's Pathmaker+31% Synergy
$0.04
Burnished Hart+31% Synergy
$0.09
Molten Gatekeeper+30% Synergy
$0.20
Vexing Radgull+25% Synergy
$0.14
Irascible Wolverine+25% Synergy
$0.02
Deepmuck Desperado+25% Synergy
$0.11
Horned Loch-Whale+25% Synergy
$0.18
Smirking Spelljacker+25% Synergy
$0.25
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician+25% Synergy
$4.03
Trumpeting Carnosaur+25% Synergy
$2.13
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch+21% Synergy
$2.97
Tomakul Scrapsmith+17% Synergy
$0.05
Invader Parasite+17% Synergy
$0.24
Selhoff Occultist+17% Synergy
$0.12
Sisters of the Flame+17% Synergy
$0.10
Thunderclap Drake+16% Synergy
$4.90
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Passionate Archaeologist safe.
Impossible Inferno+33% Synergy
$0.02
Tibalt's Trickery+32% Synergy
$9.52
Delayed Blast Fireball+28% Synergy
$10.58
Untimely Malfunction+25% Synergy
$4.17
Reenact the Crime+25% Synergy
$0.16
Zoyowa's Justice+24% Synergy
$0.12
Return the Favor+20% Synergy
$1.42
Dream Twist+17% Synergy
$0.18
Suffocating Blast+17% Synergy
$0.35
Release to the Wind+16% Synergy
$0.59
Winds of Rebuke+16% Synergy
$0.12
Blazing Shoal+16% Synergy
$10.91
Sudden Substitution+16% Synergy
$2.30
Visions of Beyond+16% Synergy
$5.81
Press the Enemy+16% Synergy
$0.35
Invoke Calamity+15% Synergy
$0.16
Fury Charm+15% Synergy
$0.19
Suspend+15% Synergy
$0.29
Meeting of Minds+15% Synergy
$0.13
Reins of Power+15% Synergy
$1.29
Complete the Circuit+15% Synergy
$0.17
Kazuul's Fury+14% Synergy
$0.43
Bolt Bend+13% Synergy
$4.19
Ionize+13% Synergy
$0.26
Wild Magic Surge+13% Synergy
$1.17
Brain Freeze+8% Synergy
$13.64
Lightning Bolt+6% Synergy
$1.01
Dig Through Time+4% Synergy
$0.21
Thrill of Possibility+3% Synergy
$0.10
Mana Drain0% Synergy
$46.95
Frantic Search-24% Synergy
$0.59
Chaos Warp-28% Synergy
$0.51
Counterspell-37% Synergy
$1.59
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Passionate Archaeologist's game plan and control the board.
Psionic Ritual+50% Synergy
$0.30
Sorcerous Squall+50% Synergy
$0.57
Embrace the Unknown+50% Synergy
$0.49
Surge to Victory+47% Synergy
$0.85
Sweet Oblivion+33% Synergy
$0.04
Book Burning+33% Synergy
$0.16
Fractured Sanity+33% Synergy
$3.27
Throes of Chaos+33% Synergy
$0.13
Bond of Insight+33% Synergy
$0.19
Calamity of Cinders+33% Synergy
$0.08
Galvanic Relay+33% Synergy
$0.05
Ignite the Future+32% Synergy
$0.36
Reckless Impulse+32% Synergy
$0.68
Glimpse the Impossible+32% Synergy
$0.12
Light Up the Stage+31% Synergy
$0.19
Mnemonic Deluge+31% Synergy
$3.41
Aminatou's Augury+30% Synergy
$0.22
Expressive Iteration+28% Synergy
$0.52
Rousing Refrain+28% Synergy
$1.61
Epic Experiment+27% Synergy
$0.30
Megaton's Fate+25% Synergy
$0.12
Corporeal Projection+25% Synergy
$1.28
Call Forth the Tempest+22% Synergy
$6.55
Hit the Mother Lode+21% Synergy
$0.23
Song of Blood+17% Synergy
$0.23
Chill of Foreboding+17% Synergy
$0.07
Tome Scour+17% Synergy
$0.11
Shared Discovery+17% Synergy
$0.14
Mitotic Manipulation+17% Synergy
$0.36
Cultural Exchange+17% Synergy
$6.58
Retraced Image+17% Synergy
$7.82
Shenanigans+16% Synergy
$0.14
Maddening Cacophony+16% Synergy
$6.98
Reality Strobe+16% Synergy
$1.00
Rob the Archives+16% Synergy
$0.10
Summons of Saruman+16% Synergy
$0.23
Cut Your Losses+16% Synergy
$1.03
Prosperity+16% Synergy
$2.70
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+16% Synergy
$2.74
Chaotic Transformation+16% Synergy
$0.11
Stolen Identity+16% Synergy
$0.28
Wheel of Fate+15% Synergy
$2.44
Immolating Gyre+15% Synergy
$2.45
Wrenn's Resolve+15% Synergy
$1.36
Inevitable Betrayal+15% Synergy
$0.59
Mizzix's Mastery+14% Synergy
$2.34
Reforge the Soul+14% Synergy
$2.78
Volcanic Vision+14% Synergy
$0.23
Burning Inquiry+14% Synergy
$2.96
Blasphemous Act-7% Synergy
$1.88
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+50% Synergy
$0.44
Riverchurn Monument+50% Synergy
$1.15
Mesmeric Orb+33% Synergy
$22.23
The Key to the Vault+24% Synergy
$0.22
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+22% Synergy
$2.31
Surveyor's Scope+16% Synergy
$4.32
Altar of the Brood+16% Synergy
$9.47
Wondrous Crucible+16% Synergy
$1.13
Phyrexian Altar+15% Synergy
$59.53
Vedalken Orrery+15% Synergy
$7.44
Thousand-Year Elixir+15% Synergy
$12.72
Elixir of Immortality+14% Synergy
$0.57
Wand of Wonder+12% Synergy
$0.84
Aetherflux Reservoir+11% Synergy
$19.67
Lightning Greaves+9% Synergy
$4.32
Swiftfoot Boots+4% Synergy
$1.22
Wayfarer's Bauble+4% Synergy
$0.21
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Passionate Archaeologist's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Virtue of Courage+49% Synergy
$1.50
Impact Tremors+41% Synergy
$1.74
Heretic's Punishment+33% Synergy
$0.11
Chronic Flooding+33% Synergy
$0.08
Court of Cunning+33% Synergy
$2.60
The Tale of Tamiyo+33% Synergy
$0.12
Valakut Exploration+33% Synergy
$5.14
Mind's Dilation+32% Synergy
$2.94
Sorcerer Class+25% Synergy
$1.13
Etali's Favor+25% Synergy
$0.08
Virtue of Knowledge+24% Synergy
$4.28
Court of Vantress+24% Synergy
$3.77
Disturbing Conversion+17% Synergy
$0.05
Back from the Brink+17% Synergy
$0.15
Patient Rebuilding+17% Synergy
$0.43
Drowned Secrets+17% Synergy
$0.43
Fraying Sanity+17% Synergy
$0.39
Endless Evil+16% Synergy
$2.94
Cryptic Pursuit+16% Synergy
$0.15
Outpost Siege+16% Synergy
$0.24
Stolen Strategy+16% Synergy
$0.37
Sphinx's Tutelage+16% Synergy
$1.49
Rain of Riches+15% Synergy
$0.42
Psychic Corrosion+15% Synergy
$4.52
Warstorm Surge+15% Synergy
$3.04
The Lost and the Damned+15% Synergy
$7.73
Blood Moon+15% Synergy
$6.66
Possibility Storm+15% Synergy
$1.39
Imprisoned in the Moon+15% Synergy
$0.17
City on Fire+13% Synergy
$8.08
Goblin Bombardment+13% Synergy
$3.17
Arcane Bombardment+9% Synergy
$3.04
Thousand-Year Storm+1% Synergy
$0.48
Mystic Remora-3% Synergy
$10.57
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Passionate Archaeologist to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Chandra, Heart of Fire+17% Synergy
$0.18
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Spinerock Knoll+47% Synergy
$0.65
Sequestered Stash+33% Synergy
$0.12
Ipnu Rivulet+33% Synergy
$0.19
Urza's Saga+25% Synergy
$35.27
Drownyard Temple+17% Synergy
$0.12
Detection Tower+16% Synergy
$1.68
Dwarven Mine+16% Synergy
$0.16
Strip Mine+16% Synergy
$18.60
Hall of Storm Giants+15% Synergy
$0.38
Tolaria West+15% Synergy
$1.19
Kher Keep+14% Synergy
$0.17
Academy Ruins+10% Synergy
$11.15
Inventors' Fair+10% Synergy
$11.40
Lonely Sandbar+9% Synergy
$0.11
Buried Ruin+9% Synergy
$0.29
Mystic Sanctuary+7% Synergy
$1.64
Desolate Lighthouse+6% Synergy
$0.10
Rogue's Passage+4% Synergy
$0.31
Reliquary Tower-34% Synergy
$2.03
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Commander's Sphere+33% Synergy
$0.16
Coalition Relic+15% Synergy
$0.36
Relic of Legends+15% Synergy
$1.78
Mana Crypt+11% Synergy
$38.46
Cursed Mirror+9% Synergy
$1.21
Izzet Signet+4% Synergy
$0.30
Sol Ring-4% Synergy
$1.48
Mind Stone-10% Synergy
$0.12
Talisman of Creativity-40% Synergy
$1.69
Arcane Signet-51% Synergy
$0.48
Lands
The mana base foundation for Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Passionate Archaeologist decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Cascade Bluffs+26% Synergy
$0.61
Molten Tributary+23% Synergy
$0.32
Path of Ancestry+19% Synergy
$0.16
Swiftwater Cliffs+15% Synergy
$0.04
Cavern of Souls+13% Synergy
$35.68
Prismatic Vista+9% Synergy
$32.32
Fabled Passage+8% Synergy
$4.79
Temple of Epiphany+7% Synergy
$0.15
Scalding Tarn+3% Synergy
$23.27
Sulfur Falls+2% Synergy
$0.26
Ferrous Lake+1% Synergy
$0.32
Exotic Orchard-1% Synergy
$0.21
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.17
Command Tower-4% Synergy
$0.27
Izzet Boilerworks-8% Synergy
$0.34
Shivan Reef-9% Synergy
$0.33
Frostboil Snarl-10% Synergy
$0.31
Stormcarved Coast-22% Synergy
$3.50
Steam Vents-30% Synergy
$17.00
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Passionate Archaeologist.
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Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cloakwood Hermit
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Criminal Past
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Raised by Giants
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Inspiring Leader
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Agent of the Iron Throne
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Scion of Halaster
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Criminal Past
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Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Far Traveler
Erinis, Gloom Stalker // Faceless One
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Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Master Chef
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Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Guild Artisan
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The Eleventh Doctor // Donna Noble
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Glacian, Powerstone Engineer
The Twelfth Doctor // Amy Pond
The Twelfth Doctor // Ryan Sinclair
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The Tenth Doctor // Amy Pond
The Tenth Doctor // Clara Oswald
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The Tenth Doctor // Ryan SinclairOther Available Backgrounds
Zellix, Sanity Flayer can also choose from these 26 other backgrounds:
Haunted One
Scion of Halaster
Agent of the Iron Throne
Inspiring Leader
Cloakwood Hermit
Street Urchin
Master Chef
Cultist of the Absolute
Candlekeep Sage
Criminal Past
Tavern Brawler
Noble Heritage
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Passionate Archaeologist
Sword Coast Sailor
Folk Hero
Clan Crafter
Dragon Cultist
Dungeon Delver
Faceless One
Far Traveler
Feywild Visitor
Guild Artisan
Popular Entertainer
Raised by Giants
Shameless Charlatan
Veteran Soldier