Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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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Flow State
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Chase Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Harmonized Trio
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Opt
78%inclusion73 decks94 decks
66%synergy
Nazgûl
66%inclusion62 decks94 decks
63%synergy
Birthday Escape
62%inclusion58 decks94 decks
59%synergy
Preordain
67%inclusion63 decks94 decks
57%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
61%inclusion57 decks94 decks
56%synergy
Consider
69%inclusion65 decks94 decks
56%synergy
Call of the Ring
55%inclusion52 decks94 decks
52%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
47%synergy
Ringsight
51%inclusion48 decks94 decks
46%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
73%inclusion69 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
64%inclusion60 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Denial
60%inclusion56 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion53 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion52 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Frantic Search
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Ponder
51%inclusion48 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Night's Whisper
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
38%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
41%synergy
Creatures
Ringwraiths
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
33%synergy
Archmage of Runes
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
33%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Changeling Outcast
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Spark Double
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Cheerful Osteomancer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wonder
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Haughty Djinn
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Grave Researcher
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Biblioplex Tomekeeper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Titan of Littjara
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Graveshifter
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Metallic Mimic
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-18%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Niblis of Frost
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
25%synergy
Snap
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Glorious Gale
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
31%synergy
Pongify
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Peek
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Reality Shift
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Countersquall
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Unwind
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Press the Enemy
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Resculpt
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Cremate
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Quicken
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Shadow Rift
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Drown in the Loch
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Nasty End
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Think Twice
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Quick Study
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
High Tide
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Leap
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Wander Off
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Masterful Flourish
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Perplexing Test
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Serum Visions
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Claim the Precious
36%inclusion34 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Raise the Palisade
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Distant Melody
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Kindred Dominance
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Enter the Enigma
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Sleight of Hand
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Replication
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Chart a Course
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Slip Through Space
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Echoing Return
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Crippling Fear
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Cost of Brilliance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Quasiduplicate
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
5%synergy
The Black Breath
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Season of Weaving
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Identity
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Treason of Isengard
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Distortion Strike
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Call to Mind
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Ravenform
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Mordor Muster
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Portent
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Languish
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion34 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Glamdring
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Diary of Dreams
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Bident of Thassa
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Rimefire Torque
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Storm of Saruman
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Levitation
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Cover of Darkness
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Rivendell
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
10%synergy
The Black Gate
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Barad-dûr
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
-7%synergy
Skycoach Waypoint
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Three Tree City
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion92 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion85 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion60 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion60 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Inherited Envelope
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Potioner's Trove
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Firdoch Core
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion94 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion94 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion87 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
80%inclusion75 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion65 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
64%inclusion60 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion52 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Soured Springs
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy