Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Core Wraiths

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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Irma, Part-Time Mutant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nazgûl
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
84%synergy
Birthday Escape
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
75%synergy
Opt
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Ringsight
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Call of the Ring
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Preordain
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Ringwraiths
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Consider
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Ponder
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Glorious Gale
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Creatures
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Changeling Outcast
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Street Wraith
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Mischievous Sneakling
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Dirtwater Wraith
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bog Wraith
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Bog Tatters
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Graveshifter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Metallic Mimic
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fell Beast of Mordor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Spark Double
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Wizards of Thay
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Archetype of Finality
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Omni-Changeling
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Go for the Throat
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Snap
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Press the Enemy
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Think Twice
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Nasty End
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Deliberate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Countersquall
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Quick Study
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Unwind
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Divert Disaster
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Curate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Cremate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Gollum's Bite
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Obsessive Search
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Brainsurge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Peek
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Bladebrand
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Shelob's Ambush
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Claim the Precious
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Serum Visions
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Palisade
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Enter the Enigma
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Distant Melody
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Dominance
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Crippling Fear
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Rite of Replication
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Echoing Return
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
The Black Breath
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Sleight of Hand
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Mordor Muster
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Call to Mind
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Dark Petition
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Windfall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Stock Up
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Slip Through Space
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Contentious Plan
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Distortion Strike
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Revelation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ancestral Vision
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Treason of Isengard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rimefire Torque
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Glamdring
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Stone of Erech
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Navigation Orb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Storm of Saruman
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Levitation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Cover of Darkness
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Oath of the Grey Host
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Bath Song
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Barad-dûr
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
The Black Gate
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Access Tunnel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Inherited Envelope
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Firdoch Core
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Forger's Foundry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Choked Estuary
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Underground River
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Shire Terrace
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Murky Sewer
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Soured Springs
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy