Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Upgraded 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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Stomped by the Foot
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Donatello's Technique
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Pain 101
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
1.6%inclusion1 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nazgûl
83%inclusion144 decks174 decks
80%synergy
Call of the Ring
73%inclusion127 decks174 decks
70%synergy
Birthday Escape
71%inclusion124 decks174 decks
68%synergy
Opt
75%inclusion130 decks174 decks
63%synergy
Preordain
71%inclusion124 decks174 decks
61%synergy
Consider
72%inclusion126 decks174 decks
59%synergy
Ringsight
63%inclusion109 decks174 decks
57%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
59%inclusion102 decks174 decks
56%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
59%inclusion102 decks174 decks
54%synergy
Ponder
67%inclusion116 decks174 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
70%inclusion122 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
69%inclusion120 decks174 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
69%inclusion120 decks174 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Denial
63%inclusion110 decks174 decks
37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion109 decks174 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion97 decks174 decks
25%synergy
Raise the Palisade
55%inclusion96 decks174 decks
50%synergy
Swan Song
53%inclusion93 decks174 decks
35%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
50%inclusion87 decks174 decks
48%synergy
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion87 decks174 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
39%inclusion68 decks174 decks
32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
26%inclusion45 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
24%inclusion41 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion35 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
-5%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Roaming Throne
42%inclusion73 decks174 decks
29%synergy
Ringwraiths
34%inclusion60 decks174 decks
33%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
33%inclusion57 decks174 decks
30%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
33%inclusion57 decks174 decks
31%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
32%inclusion55 decks174 decks
30%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
31%inclusion54 decks174 decks
30%synergy
Changeling Outcast
26%inclusion45 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion41 decks174 decks
21%synergy
Archmage of Runes
23%inclusion39 decks173 decks
21%synergy
Spark Double
22%inclusion39 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
19%inclusion33 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion33 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Wonder
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Street Wraith
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Titan of Littjara
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
48%inclusion84 decks174 decks
29%synergy
Pongify
44%inclusion77 decks174 decks
29%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion77 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Snap
43%inclusion74 decks174 decks
32%synergy
Glorious Gale
37%inclusion65 decks174 decks
36%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
37%inclusion64 decks174 decks
26%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
36%inclusion62 decks174 decks
34%synergy
Go for the Throat
33%inclusion58 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion52 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion50 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion48 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion45 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion43 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion37 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion37 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
21%inclusion37 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Peek
21%inclusion36 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Press the Enemy
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion30 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Rift
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Cremate
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Unwind
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion19 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
7%synergy
High Tide
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Leap
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Impulse
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
-9%synergy
Stubborn Denial
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Think Twice
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Quicken
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
7%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
45%inclusion79 decks174 decks
20%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
45%inclusion78 decks174 decks
43%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion77 decks174 decks
20%synergy
Claim the Precious
44%inclusion76 decks174 decks
42%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
39%inclusion67 decks174 decks
34%synergy
Serum Visions
37%inclusion65 decks174 decks
33%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
29%inclusion50 decks174 decks
23%synergy
Kindred Dominance
24%inclusion42 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Distant Melody
22%inclusion39 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Replication
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Echoing Return
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Treason of Isengard
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Fear
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Quasiduplicate
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Enter the Enigma
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
Victimize
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
The Black Breath
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Sleight of Hand
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Slip Through Space
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Ravenform
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion75 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion49 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Glamdring
22%inclusion38 decks174 decks
21%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion33 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
6%synergy
The Ozolith
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Rimefire Torque
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
43%inclusion75 decks174 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion56 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Storm of Saruman
21%inclusion36 decks174 decks
20%synergy
Cover of Darkness
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
-5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Levitation
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion84 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
48%inclusion84 decks174 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion84 decks174 decks
12%synergy
The Black Gate
36%inclusion62 decks174 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion60 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion43 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion42 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Rivendell
22%inclusion38 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
22%inclusion37 decks170 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion33 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Barad-dûr
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Three Tree City
14%inclusion24 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Secret Tunnel
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion167 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion160 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion108 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion106 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion78 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Inherited Envelope
37%inclusion65 decks174 decks
36%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion53 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion52 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion36 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
14%inclusion25 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion173 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion172 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion164 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion131 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
74%inclusion128 decks174 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
67%inclusion116 decks174 decks
27%synergy
Choked Estuary
56%inclusion97 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion93 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
47%inclusion81 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion77 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion76 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion70 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
39%inclusion67 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion60 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion52 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30%inclusion52 decks174 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion49 decks174 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion45 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion44 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion39 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion37 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion37 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion36 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion35 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion35 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion30 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
-5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
-1%synergy