Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - cEDH Control

Bennie Smith
Mar 16, 2026
Ranking the Swords of X and Y in Commander
The Swords of X and Y all have powerful effects and protection. But which ones are the best in Commander? Bennie Smith has your answer.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Splinter's Technique
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gitaxian Probe
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
87%synergy
Force of Negation
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
83%synergy
Swan Song
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Deadly Rollick
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
72%synergy
Pact of Negation
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Mental Misstep
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Flusterstorm
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Mystic Remora
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Mana Drain
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Isochron Scepter
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Diabolic Intent
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Cabal Ritual
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Culling the Weak
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Demonic Consultation
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Dismember
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Force of Will
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Demonic Tutor
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Ancient Tomb
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
67%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Mana Vault
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
62%synergy
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Creatures
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Nazgûl
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Opposition Agent
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Roaming Throne
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Displacer Kitten
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Spellseeker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ringwraiths
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Undercover Operative
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Wonder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Drake
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spark Double
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mockingbird
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sakashima's Protege
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Tainted Pact
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Snap
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Miscast
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Consider
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Dispel
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Opt
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Strix Serenade
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Trickbind
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Chain of Vapor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Saw in Half
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Sacrifice
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Spell Pierce
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Consign to Memory
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Cut Down
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Turn Aside
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Contagion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Reflection
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Defabricate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Countersquall
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Spell Rupture
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Mana Leak
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Confound
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Annul
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
High Tide
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Unwind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Unified Will
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Sorceries
Imperial Seal
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Ponder
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Birthday Escape
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Preordain
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Serum Visions
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
The Black Breath
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sleight of Hand
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Come Back Wrong
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Season of Weaving
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Claim the Precious
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Divest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Distant Melody
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Massacre
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Macabre Waltz
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Transmute Artifact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shared Discovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Smog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Palisade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Cursed Totem
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Imposter Mech
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Ozolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Armillary Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Box
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Weathered Runestone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Torpor Orb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Winged Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Kindred Discovery
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Call of the Ring
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Cover of Darkness
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Counterbalance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Metamorphic Alteration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Extravagant Replication
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Steal Enchantment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mirrormade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Emergence Zone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
City of Traitors
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Seat of the Synod
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Three Tree City
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Wasteland
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Nephalia Academy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Black Gate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mutavault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Urborg
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Mox Opal
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Chrome Mox
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Monolith
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Inherited Envelope
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Manalith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Paradise Mantle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Island
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Morphic Pool
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Swamp
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Polluted Delta
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Sink into Stupor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Underground Sea
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Reflecting Pool
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Mana Confluence
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Misty Rainforest
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
City of Brass
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-28%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Spire of Industry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Salt Marsh
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy