Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Optimized Control

Lord of the Nazgûl
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Bennie Smith
Mar 16, 2026
Bennie Smith
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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Emeritus of Woe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pensive Professor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flow State
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nazgûl
78%inclusion42 decks54 decks
75%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
61%synergy
Opt
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
59%synergy
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion49 decks54 decks
55%synergy
Call of the Ring
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
54%synergy
Deadly Rollick
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
52%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
52%synergy
Birthday Escape
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
51%synergy
Swan Song
69%inclusion37 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Raise the Palisade
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
78%inclusion42 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Denial
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Ponder
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
47%synergy
Mana Drain
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Consider
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Roaming Throne
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
46%synergy
Snap
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Preordain
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
91%inclusion49 decks54 decks
68%synergy
Rhystic Study
81%inclusion44 decks54 decks
58%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
76%inclusion41 decks54 decks
58%synergy
The One Ring
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
64%synergy
Demonic Tutor
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
51%synergy
Mystical Tutor
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Force of Will
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Witch-king of Angmar
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Spark Double
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Ringwraiths
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Displacer Kitten
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Wonder
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Changeling Outcast
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Auton Soldier
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Pongify
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Sink into Stupor
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Force of Negation
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Go for the Throat
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Pact of Negation
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Glorious Gale
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Peek
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Strix Serenade
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Unwind
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Cremate
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Impulse
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Rewind
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Disallow
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Shadow Rift
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Countersquall
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Misdirection
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Ringsight
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Serum Visions
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Claim the Precious
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Distant Melody
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Echoing Return
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Solve the Equation
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Stock Up
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Slip Through Space
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Dark Petition
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Duress
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Quasiduplicate
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Enter the Enigma
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Time Spiral
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Expropriate
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Time Warp
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Glamdring
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
The Ozolith
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Bident of Thassa
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Helm of Awakening
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Cover of Darkness
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Propaganda
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Levitation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
30%synergy
The Black Gate
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Rivendell
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Command Beacon
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Barad-dûr
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Mutavault
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-20%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion54 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion49 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Inherited Envelope
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Firdoch Core
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion54 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion52 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion50 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
81%inclusion44 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Watery Grave
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Sunken Hollow
76%inclusion41 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
69%inclusion37 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Delta
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Underground River
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Sink into Stupor
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Pools
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
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