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Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
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Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis

{4}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature — Demon

Flying

Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Whenever Nefarox attacks alone, defending player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

5 / 5

FlyingExalted
Set
Magic 2013 (M13 #103)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
6
Released
2012-07-13
Artist
Aleksi Briclot
EDHREC rank
#17,571
Colour identity
{B}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.29
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
Removal

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Cathedral of War 72 %+71.9 %
  2. Servant of Nefarox 63 %+63.0 %
  3. Knight of Infamy 63 %+62.9 %
  4. Duty-Bound Dead 63 %+62.9 %
  5. Duskmantle Prowler 55 %+55.4 %
  6. Eternal Thirst 55 %+53.3 %
  7. Ring of Xathrid 49 %+48.1 %
  8. Lashwrithe 51 %+47.5 %
  9. Blackblade Reforged 48 %+45.0 %
  10. Spider-Man Noir 45 %+44.8 %
  11. Silent Arbiter 42 %+40.4 %
  12. Fireshrieker 42 %+40.2 %
  13. Dragon Shadow 38 %+37.3 %
  14. Rogue's Passage 56 %+36.8 %
  15. Loxodon Warhammer 38 %+36.5 %
  16. Necrosynthesis 37 %+36.0 %
  17. Sadistic Glee 36 %+35.6 %
  18. Sword of Vengeance 35 %+34.4 %
  19. Nighthowler 34 %+33.1 %
  20. Read the Bones 49 %+33.0 %
  21. Haunted Cloak 34 %+32.7 %
  22. Swiftfoot Boots 64 %+32.4 %
  23. Murder 42 %+32.3 %
  24. Minion's Return 33 %+32.0 %
  25. Shade's Form 32 %+31.3 %
  26. Nightmare Lash 32 %+29.7 %
  27. Indulgent Tormentor 31 %+29.4 %
  28. Archfiend of Depravity 36 %+29.0 %
  29. Supernatural Stamina 36 %+28.5 %
  30. Harvester of Souls 34 %+28.2 %
  31. Burnished Hart 34 %+27.8 %
  32. Charcoal Diamond 49 %+27.1 %
  33. Sigil of Valor 27 %+26.8 %
  34. Reaper's Talisman 26 %+25.6 %
  35. Mutilate 39 %+24.1 %
  36. Sign in Blood 58 %+23.1 %
  37. Syphon Mind 34 %+22.5 %
  38. Vampiric Link 24 %+22.3 %
  39. Vorrac Battlehorns 22 %+21.5 %
  40. Strata Scythe 22 %+21.1 %
  41. Homicidal Seclusion 21 %+20.9 %
  42. Thran Power Suit 21 %+20.5 %
  43. Viper, Cruel Conspirator 21 %+20.5 %
  44. Dread Presence 34 %+20.4 %
  45. Solemn Simulacrum 41 %+20.3 %
  46. Barren Moor 29 %+20.2 %
  47. Derelict Attic // Widow's Walk 21 %+20.1 %
  48. Commander's Sphere 28 %+20.0 %
  49. Blessing of Leeches 20 %+19.2 %
  50. Vampire Nighthawk 24 %+19.0 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Swamp 97 %+1.3 %
  2. Sol Ring 78 %-7.2 %
  3. Cathedral of War 72 %+71.9 %
  4. Swiftfoot Boots 64 %+32.4 %
  5. Knight of Infamy 63 %+62.9 %
  6. Arcane Signet 63 %+1.6 %
  7. Servant of Nefarox 63 %+63.0 %
  8. Duty-Bound Dead 63 %+62.9 %
  9. Sign in Blood 58 %+23.1 %
  10. Rogue's Passage 56 %+36.8 %
  11. Duskmantle Prowler 55 %+55.4 %
  12. Eternal Thirst 55 %+53.3 %
  13. Dark Ritual 55 %-12.7 %
  14. Lashwrithe 51 %+47.5 %
  15. Defile 50 %+14.3 %
  16. Bojuka Bog 50 %+2.4 %
  17. Ring of Xathrid 49 %+48.1 %
  18. Charcoal Diamond 49 %+27.1 %
  19. Read the Bones 49 %+33.0 %
  20. Blackblade Reforged 48 %+45.0 %
  21. Jet Medallion 46 %-15.9 %
  22. Spider-Man Noir 45 %+44.8 %
  23. Cabal Coffers 45 %-10.2 %
  24. Mind Stone 44 %+16.0 %
  25. Night's Whisper 44 %+18.3 %
  26. Crypt Ghast 43 %-4.0 %
  27. Silent Arbiter 42 %+40.4 %
  28. Murder 42 %+32.3 %
  29. Fireshrieker 42 %+40.2 %
  30. Feed the Swarm 41 %-9.2 %
  31. Solemn Simulacrum 41 %+20.3 %
  32. Mutilate 39 %+24.1 %
  33. Gray Merchant of Asphodel 39 %-11.5 %
  34. Phyrexian Arena 39 %-0.6 %
  35. Go for the Throat 38 %+15.3 %
  36. Dragon Shadow 38 %+37.3 %
  37. Loxodon Warhammer 38 %+36.5 %
  38. Necrosynthesis 37 %+36.0 %
  39. Archfiend of Depravity 36 %+29.0 %
  40. Supernatural Stamina 36 %+28.5 %
  41. Myriad Landscape 36 %+11.9 %
  42. Sadistic Glee 36 %+35.6 %
  43. Infernal Grasp 35 %+10.0 %
  44. Tragic Slip 35 %+16.5 %
  45. Cabal Stronghold 35 %+1.3 %
  46. Sword of Vengeance 35 %+34.4 %
  47. Harvester of Souls 34 %+28.2 %
  48. Burnished Hart 34 %+27.8 %
  49. Syphon Mind 34 %+22.5 %
  50. Nighthowler 34 %+33.1 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2012-07-01

    Nefarox's last ability will trigger and resolve before blockers are declared.

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