Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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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MTGStocks
Emeritus of Woe
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Encouraging Aviator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Flow State
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Swan Song
88%inclusion44 decks50 decks
70%synergy
Mana Drain
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
67%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
65%synergy
Nazgûl
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
65%synergy
Force of Negation
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
63%synergy
Ponder
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
58%synergy
Mystical Tutor
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Preordain
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Consider
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
53%synergy
Deadly Rollick
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion44 decks50 decks
52%synergy
Brainstorm
82%inclusion41 decks50 decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Opt
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Remora
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Imperial Seal
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Snap
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
69%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
76%synergy
Demonic Tutor
88%inclusion44 decks50 decks
69%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
88%inclusion44 decks50 decks
70%synergy
Force of Will
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
76%synergy
Rhystic Study
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
63%synergy
Ancient Tomb
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
76%synergy
Mana Vault
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
73%synergy
Chrome Mox
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
72%synergy
The One Ring
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
69%synergy
Creatures
Roaming Throne
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Spark Double
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Notion Thief
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Opposition Agent
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Ringwraiths
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Changeling Outcast
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Phantasmal Image
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Displacer Kitten
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Wonder
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Filth
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mockingbird
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Pongify
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Ritual
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Pact of Negation
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Peek
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Flusterstorm
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Consultation
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Mental Misstep
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-13%synergy
Snuff Out
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Cremate
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Delay
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Quicken
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Miscast
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Shadow Rift
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Stifle
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Impulse
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Misdirection
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Obsessive Search
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Birthday Escape
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Serum Visions
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Ringsight
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Timetwister
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Raise the Palisade
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Sleight of Hand
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Time Warp
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Distant Melody
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Stock Up
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Claim the Precious
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Personal Tutor
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Enter the Enigma
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Slip Through Space
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Merchant Scroll
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Waterbending
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Diary of Dreams
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Call of the Ring
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Kindred Discovery
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Cover of Darkness
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Honest Work
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Counterbalance
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Dress Down
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
51%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Three Tree City
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-19%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
The Black Gate
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Homeward Path
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Rivendell
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Mutavault
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
70%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Grim Monolith
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-18%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Firdoch Core
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
94%inclusion47 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Polluted Delta
88%inclusion44 decks50 decks
56%synergy
Underground Sea
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
71%synergy
Morphic Pool
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Underground River
70%inclusion35 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
47%synergy
Cavern of Souls
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Scalding Tarn
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Sink into Stupor
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
-25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Flooded Strand
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Mana Confluence
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Ruins
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-26%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-31%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-26%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-24%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-30%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-19%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy