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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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Twilight Diviner
50%inclusion159 decks317 decks
47%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
13%inclusion43 decks322 decks
13%synergy
Omni-Changeling
8.2%inclusion26 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
4.5%inclusion7 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Thirst for Identity
3.8%inclusion12 decks317 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
90%inclusion1.60K decks1.78K decks
85%synergy
Unshakable Tail
86%inclusion1.53K decks1.78K decks
82%synergy
Sinister Starfish
82%inclusion1.47K decks1.78K decks
80%synergy
Pile On
82%inclusion1.46K decks1.78K decks
79%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
81%inclusion1.44K decks1.78K decks
78%synergy
Dogged Detective
80%inclusion1.43K decks1.78K decks
78%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
82%inclusion1.46K decks1.78K decks
76%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
77%inclusion1.38K decks1.78K decks
75%synergy
Price of Fame
79%inclusion1.42K decks1.78K decks
74%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
76%inclusion1.36K decks1.78K decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Consider
85%inclusion1.51K decks1.78K decks
71%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
77%inclusion1.36K decks1.78K decks
72%synergy
Reanimate
76%inclusion1.36K decks1.78K decks
52%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
76%inclusion1.35K decks1.78K decks
66%synergy
Curate
75%inclusion1.33K decks1.78K decks
72%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
75%inclusion1.33K decks1.78K decks
73%synergy
Baleful Strix
74%inclusion1.31K decks1.78K decks
50%synergy
Mission Briefing
72%inclusion1.29K decks1.78K decks
69%synergy
Toxic Deluge
72%inclusion1.28K decks1.78K decks
46%synergy
Master of Death
71%inclusion1.27K decks1.78K decks
68%synergy
Creatures
Ravenous Chupacabra
70%inclusion1.25K decks1.78K decks
62%synergy
Massacre Wurm
69%inclusion1.23K decks1.78K decks
61%synergy
Mulldrifter
64%inclusion1.14K decks1.78K decks
60%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
62%inclusion1.11K decks1.78K decks
49%synergy
Watcher of Hours
62%inclusion1.11K decks1.78K decks
61%synergy
Soul Diviner
59%inclusion1.04K decks1.78K decks
57%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
58%inclusion1.03K decks1.78K decks
55%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
57%inclusion1.01K decks1.78K decks
54%synergy
Dream Eater
56%inclusion1.01K decks1.78K decks
55%synergy
Twilight Prophet
51%inclusion911 decks1.78K decks
48%synergy
Shriekmaw
50%inclusion886 decks1.78K decks
48%synergy
Dimir Spybug
48%inclusion851 decks1.78K decks
46%synergy
Hexavus
45%inclusion802 decks1.78K decks
44%synergy
Fain, the Broker
44%inclusion784 decks1.78K decks
42%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
43%inclusion359 decks831 decks
38%synergy
Grave Titan
42%inclusion740 decks1.78K decks
35%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
38%inclusion685 decks1.78K decks
35%synergy
Spark Double
37%inclusion657 decks1.78K decks
26%synergy
Starving Revenant
33%inclusion595 decks1.78K decks
32%synergy
Mindwhisker
31%inclusion475 decks1.52K decks
29%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
31%inclusion545 decks1.78K decks
29%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
29%inclusion523 decks1.78K decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion522 decks1.78K decks
16%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
29%inclusion517 decks1.78K decks
28%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
27%inclusion476 decks1.78K decks
25%synergy
Whispering Snitch
26%inclusion464 decks1.78K decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion463 decks1.78K decks
14%synergy
Copycrook
25%inclusion400 decks1.63K decks
23%synergy
Body Double
24%inclusion420 decks1.78K decks
21%synergy
Clever Impersonator
23%inclusion411 decks1.78K decks
19%synergy
Copy Catchers
23%inclusion411 decks1.78K decks
22%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
21%inclusion275 decks1.30K decks
20%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
21%inclusion373 decks1.78K decks
20%synergy
Auton Soldier
21%inclusion371 decks1.78K decks
17%synergy
Likeness Looter
21%inclusion370 decks1.78K decks
13%synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
20%inclusion350 decks1.78K decks
18%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
20%inclusion163 decks831 decks
19%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion349 decks1.78K decks
13%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
19%inclusion341 decks1.78K decks
18%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
19%inclusion181 decks966 decks
17%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
19%inclusion333 decks1.78K decks
16%synergy
Thrull Parasite
19%inclusion331 decks1.78K decks
18%synergy
Evil Twin
19%inclusion331 decks1.78K decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion320 decks1.78K decks
13%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
16%inclusion279 decks1.74K decks
9%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
16%inclusion125 decks787 decks
14%synergy
Spider-Man Noir
13%inclusion89 decks662 decks
13%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion238 decks1.78K decks
8%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
13%inclusion237 decks1.78K decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion214 decks1.78K decks
8%synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
60%inclusion1.07K decks1.78K decks
58%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
55%inclusion986 decks1.78K decks
53%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
41%inclusion724 decks1.78K decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion685 decks1.78K decks
8%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
30%inclusion533 decks1.78K decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion528 decks1.78K decks
-26%synergy
Counterpoint
28%inclusion493 decks1.78K decks
26%synergy
Frantic Search
21%inclusion374 decks1.78K decks
2%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
17%inclusion131 decks787 decks
15%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
16%inclusion221 decks1.40K decks
14%synergy
Lethal Scheme
15%inclusion270 decks1.78K decks
13%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
14%inclusion118 decks822 decks
13%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion215 decks1.78K decks
-21%synergy
Spellgyre
11%inclusion173 decks1.52K decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion201 decks1.78K decks
-19%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion159 decks1.41K decks
-5%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion200 decks1.78K decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion174 decks1.78K decks
-16%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.5%inclusion155 decks1.64K decks
-6%synergy
Drag the Canal
9.0%inclusion161 decks1.78K decks
8%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
8.5%inclusion152 decks1.78K decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.5%inclusion152 decks1.78K decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.4%inclusion150 decks1.78K decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion131 decks1.64K decks
-8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.0%inclusion115 decks1.64K decks
-4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.9%inclusion123 decks1.78K decks
-3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
5.9%inclusion106 decks1.78K decks
3%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
5.8%inclusion104 decks1.78K decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.8%inclusion103 decks1.78K decks
-30%synergy
Eat to Extinction
5.8%inclusion103 decks1.78K decks
5%synergy
Cruel Truths
5.3%inclusion52 decks975 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
71%inclusion1.27K decks1.78K decks
68%synergy
Charnel Serenade
61%inclusion1.09K decks1.78K decks
59%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
54%inclusion967 decks1.78K decks
45%synergy
Connive // Concoct
53%inclusion943 decks1.78K decks
50%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
39%inclusion700 decks1.78K decks
37%synergy
Diresight
32%inclusion497 decks1.53K decks
30%synergy
Deep Analysis
27%inclusion473 decks1.78K decks
23%synergy
Buried Alive
22%inclusion389 decks1.78K decks
14%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion329 decks1.78K decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion320 decks1.78K decks
-17%synergy
Start the TARDIS
10%inclusion173 decks1.78K decks
9%synergy
Windfall
8.5%inclusion152 decks1.78K decks
-5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.0%inclusion142 decks1.78K decks
-1%synergy
Risky Research
6.9%inclusion46 decks662 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.8%inclusion47 decks690 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion119 decks1.78K decks
2%synergy
Contingency Plan
6.5%inclusion116 decks1.78K decks
6%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
6.2%inclusion111 decks1.78K decks
6%synergy
Persist
6.1%inclusion108 decks1.78K decks
2%synergy
Thought Erasure
5.8%inclusion104 decks1.78K decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.5%inclusion95 decks1.74K decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.5%inclusion71 decks1.30K decks
-1%synergy
Terror Tide
5.2%inclusion93 decks1.78K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
43%inclusion769 decks1.78K decks
42%synergy
Candlestick
37%inclusion666 decks1.78K decks
36%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
33%inclusion592 decks1.78K decks
32%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
27%inclusion490 decks1.78K decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion450 decks1.78K decks
1%synergy
Essence Anchor
23%inclusion221 decks967 decks
21%synergy
Ransom Note
17%inclusion310 decks1.78K decks
17%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
17%inclusion80 decks482 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion292 decks1.78K decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.9%inclusion158 decks1.78K decks
-5%synergy
Foreboding Steamboat
7.9%inclusion140 decks1.78K decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.5%inclusion116 decks1.78K decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.6%inclusion100 decks1.78K decks
5%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.3%inclusion94 decks1.78K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
67%inclusion1.20K decks1.78K decks
56%synergy
Necromancy
60%inclusion1.08K decks1.78K decks
56%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion787 decks1.78K decks
31%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
43%inclusion766 decks1.78K decks
42%synergy
Gossip's Talent
39%inclusion593 decks1.53K decks
36%synergy
Search for Azcanta
35%inclusion632 decks1.78K decks
33%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion168 decks1.63K decks
7%synergy
Think Tank
8.6%inclusion154 decks1.78K decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
76%inclusion1.36K decks1.78K decks
38%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
68%inclusion1.21K decks1.78K decks
51%synergy
Rogue's Passage
64%inclusion1.13K decks1.78K decks
36%synergy
Reliquary Tower
51%inclusion906 decks1.78K decks
15%synergy
Nesting Grounds
50%inclusion884 decks1.78K decks
48%synergy
Drownyard Temple
48%inclusion858 decks1.78K decks
45%synergy
Temple of the False God
28%inclusion498 decks1.78K decks
18%synergy
Hostile Desert
22%inclusion391 decks1.78K decks
21%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion192 decks1.78K decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.0%inclusion161 decks1.78K decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.6%inclusion153 decks1.78K decks
-4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion117 decks1.64K decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.5%inclusion115 decks1.78K decks
-12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.9%inclusion105 decks1.78K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion1.64K decks1.78K decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion1.59K decks1.78K decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
78%inclusion1.40K decks1.78K decks
20%synergy
Dimir Signet
78%inclusion1.38K decks1.78K decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
57%inclusion1.02K decks1.78K decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
49%inclusion878 decks1.78K decks
18%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
21%inclusion377 decks1.78K decks
15%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
16%inclusion278 decks1.78K decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion249 decks1.78K decks
-17%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion1.78K decks1.78K decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion1.77K decks1.78K decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion1.71K decks1.78K decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
90%inclusion1.61K decks1.78K decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
80%inclusion1.43K decks1.78K decks
36%synergy
Choked Estuary
77%inclusion1.38K decks1.78K decks
30%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
74%inclusion1.32K decks1.78K decks
34%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
68%inclusion1.22K decks1.78K decks
30%synergy
Fetid Pools
67%inclusion1.20K decks1.78K decks
51%synergy
Port of Karfell
60%inclusion1.06K decks1.78K decks
53%synergy
River of Tears
57%inclusion1.02K decks1.78K decks
47%synergy
Myriad Landscape
52%inclusion927 decks1.78K decks
30%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion694 decks1.78K decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion652 decks1.78K decks
-17%synergy
Hidden Grotto
36%inclusion554 decks1.53K decks
34%synergy
Ash Barrens
36%inclusion639 decks1.78K decks
31%synergy
Conduit Pylons
34%inclusion592 decks1.73K decks
32%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion520 decks1.78K decks
-18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
26%inclusion463 decks1.78K decks
-14%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion446 decks1.78K decks
-15%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion364 decks1.78K decks
-16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion349 decks1.78K decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion302 decks1.78K decks
-15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion236 decks1.42K decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion276 decks1.78K decks
-20%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
15%inclusion266 decks1.78K decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion264 decks1.78K decks
-18%synergy
Sinister Hideout
12%inclusion69 decks583 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.5%inclusion155 decks1.64K decks
-6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
8.8%inclusion157 decks1.78K decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.4%inclusion150 decks1.78K decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion131 decks1.64K decks
-8%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
7.9%inclusion141 decks1.78K decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.0%inclusion115 decks1.64K decks
-4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.5%inclusion116 decks1.78K decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.5%inclusion115 decks1.78K decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
6.5%inclusion115 decks1.78K decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.7%inclusion102 decks1.78K decks
-3%synergy