Art: Yusuke Mogi · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror Minion · from $1.05

({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.) Lifelink For each {B} in a cost, you may pay 2 life rather than pay that mana. Whenever you cast a black spell, put a +1/+1 counter on K'rrik.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

53 of 100 at $5 or less · 34 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
13	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
14	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
15	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
16	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
17	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
18	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
19	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
20	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
21	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
22	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
23	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
24	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
25	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
26	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
27	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
28	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
29	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
30	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
31	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
32	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
33	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
34	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
35	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
36	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
37	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
38	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
39	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
40	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
41	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
42	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
43	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
44	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
45	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
46	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
47	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
48	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
49	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
50	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
51	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
52	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
53	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
54	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
55	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
56	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
57	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
58	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
59	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
60	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
61	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
62	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
63	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
64	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
65	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
66	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
67	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
68	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
69	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
70	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
71	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
72	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
73	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77
74	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
75	Village Rites	Instant	1	$0.30
76	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
77	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
78	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
79	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
80	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
81	Animate Dead	Enchantment	2	$7.34
82	Pitiless Plunderer	Creature	4	$3.03
83	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
84	Mirkwood Bats	Creature	4	$1.08
85	Sign in Blood	Sorcery	2	$0.25
86	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
87	Zulaport Cutthroat	Creature	2	$1.27
88	Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire	Instant	1	$13.49
89	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
90	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
91	Gray Merchant of Asphodel	Creature	5	$0.61
92	Takenuma, Abandoned Mire	Land	0	$10.47
93	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
94	Morbid Opportunist	Creature	3	$0.22
95	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
96	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
97	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
98	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
99	Viscera Seer	Creature	1	$0.47
100	Orcish Bowmasters	Creature	2	$43.42

Curve of these staples

Most played with K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

The 25 most-played cards in 169 settled top-16 lists running K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Dark Ritual	100% · 169 of 169	35
2	Sol Ring	100% · 169 of 169	35
3	Gray Merchant of Asphodel	99% · 168 of 169	35
4	Reanimate	99% · 167 of 169	34
5	Swamp	99% · 167 of 169	35
6	Blood Celebrant	98% · 166 of 169	35
7	Demonic Tutor	98% · 166 of 169	35
8	Entomb	98% · 166 of 169	34
9	Buried Alive	98% · 165 of 169	34
10	Ancient Tomb	97% · 164 of 169	34
11	Cabal Ritual	97% · 164 of 169	34
12	Chrome Mox	97% · 164 of 169	34
13	Vampiric Tutor	97% · 164 of 169	34
14	Mana Vault	96% · 163 of 169	34
15	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	96% · 163 of 169	35
16	Sacrifice	96% · 163 of 169	35
17	Skirge Familiar	96% · 163 of 169	34
18	Blood Pet	96% · 162 of 169	33
19	Lotus Petal	96% · 162 of 169	34
20	Animate Dead	95% · 161 of 169	34
21	Jet Medallion	95% · 161 of 169	34
22	Necrotic Ooze	95% · 161 of 169	34
23	Asmodeus the Archfiend	95% · 160 of 169	34
24	Saw in Half	95% · 160 of 169	34
25	Culling the Weak	93% · 158 of 169	31

Combos with K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

The 10 most popular of 57 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Vilis, Broker of Blood
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Chainer, Dementia Master + Dimir House Guard + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Asmodeus the Archfiend + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Necrotic Ooze + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Chainer, Dementia Master + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Viscera Seer
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Buried Alive + Chainer, Dementia Master + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Reanimate + Viscera Seer
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Carrion Feeder + Chainer, Dementia Master + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Alhammarret's Archive + Greed + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Animate Dead + Buried Alive + Chainer, Dementia Master + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Viscera Seer
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Chainer, Dementia Master + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control · Infinite colorless mana
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Chainer, Dementia Master + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 180 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

8th of 17 — Stomping Grounds Weekly CEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 7, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Christofer Smith
7th of 21 — Merchants' Guild Qualifier October on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–3–1 · by Rory O'Brien
4th of 18 — CEDH Monthly on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by Louie [Bonfire]
10th of 22 — TEMPLO cEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Pando
12th of 33 — Cedh Mox Diamond tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Adam Lenhart
5th of 25 — Blast Off Gaming cEDH Tournament! on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 1–1–2 · by Ryan Borders
12th of 39 — Give Me My Money on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Paul ::BLIGHT::
7th of 34 — MindBreak Magic Presents: EXODUS on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Andrew Hart

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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