The Lord of Pain (Commander) - Core

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Mike Carrozza
Aug 27, 2025
Am I The Bolas? - Reputation
Getting unfairly targeted because you've won games? Let's talk about reputation in playgroups, and how to get around being the "bad guy."
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
1.5%inclusion1 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Zhao, the Moon Slayer
1.5%inclusion1 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
1.5%inclusion1 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Combustion Man
1.5%inclusion1 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vial Smasher the Fierce
67%inclusion473 decks708 decks
61%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
71%inclusion502 decks708 decks
61%synergy
Basilisk Collar
61%inclusion435 decks708 decks
51%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
61%inclusion433 decks708 decks
51%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
57%inclusion406 decks708 decks
51%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
60%inclusion425 decks708 decks
48%synergy
Witch's Clinic
52%inclusion370 decks708 decks
45%synergy
Brash Taunter
54%inclusion379 decks708 decks
44%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
54%inclusion382 decks708 decks
42%synergy
Spiteful Visions
50%inclusion356 decks708 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
78%inclusion550 decks708 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Charm
69%inclusion488 decks708 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Warp
65%inclusion459 decks708 decks
16%synergy
Bedevil
62%inclusion437 decks708 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
58%inclusion409 decks708 decks
23%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
55%inclusion387 decks708 decks
37%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
49%inclusion348 decks708 decks
38%synergy
Harsh Mentor
48%inclusion339 decks708 decks
41%synergy
Fate Unraveler
48%inclusion338 decks708 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion317 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
8.2%inclusion58 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Razorkin Needlehead
45%inclusion316 decks708 decks
32%synergy
Blood Seeker
44%inclusion315 decks708 decks
37%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
42%inclusion300 decks708 decks
35%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion300 decks708 decks
32%synergy
Massacre Wurm
40%inclusion286 decks708 decks
33%synergy
Star Athlete
39%inclusion273 decks708 decks
35%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion267 decks708 decks
16%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
37%inclusion263 decks708 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
36%inclusion257 decks708 decks
30%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
36%inclusion252 decks708 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion236 decks708 decks
15%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
33%inclusion235 decks708 decks
26%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
32%inclusion229 decks708 decks
23%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
31%inclusion223 decks708 decks
29%synergy
Mayhem Devil
31%inclusion218 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
31%inclusion169 decks550 decks
22%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
30%inclusion212 decks708 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion211 decks708 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion202 decks708 decks
19%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
28%inclusion199 decks708 decks
22%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
23%inclusion165 decks708 decks
19%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
21%inclusion152 decks708 decks
20%synergy
Massacre Girl
21%inclusion151 decks708 decks
17%synergy
Rug of Smothering
21%inclusion148 decks708 decks
17%synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
21%inclusion146 decks708 decks
19%synergy
Tectonic Giant
19%inclusion138 decks708 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
18%inclusion103 decks559 decks
14%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
17%inclusion121 decks708 decks
14%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
16%inclusion114 decks708 decks
13%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
16%inclusion43 decks276 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion107 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Keen Duelist
15%inclusion106 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion104 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
15%inclusion104 decks708 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion102 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
14%inclusion102 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion97 decks708 decks
8%synergy
Fiendish Duo
14%inclusion97 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
13%inclusion74 decks559 decks
8%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
13%inclusion93 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
12%inclusion87 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
12%inclusion87 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
12%inclusion86 decks708 decks
11%synergy
Sower of Discord
12%inclusion86 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
11%inclusion80 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
11%inclusion80 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
11%inclusion79 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
11%inclusion78 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Sin Prodder
10%inclusion71 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Perforating Artist
10%inclusion53 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion272 decks708 decks
24%synergy
Suspended Sentence
35%inclusion247 decks708 decks
30%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion246 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion226 decks708 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Pact
31%inclusion217 decks708 decks
26%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion204 decks708 decks
-11%synergy
Bolt Bend
21%inclusion147 decks708 decks
11%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
20%inclusion144 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20%inclusion141 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion114 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Transforming Flourish
16%inclusion45 decks287 decks
15%synergy
Curtains' Call
14%inclusion97 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
13%inclusion90 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion86 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion85 decks708 decks
-6%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion84 decks708 decks
-10%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
12%inclusion82 decks708 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion81 decks708 decks
-9%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion75 decks708 decks
-9%synergy
Return the Favor
8.8%inclusion62 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.6%inclusion61 decks708 decks
0%synergy
Murder
8.5%inclusion60 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.1%inclusion57 decks708 decks
-6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.6%inclusion54 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.6%inclusion54 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Risk Factor
7.5%inclusion53 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.5%inclusion53 decks708 decks
-2%synergy
Price of Progress
7.1%inclusion50 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
6.8%inclusion48 decks708 decks
-4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.4%inclusion45 decks708 decks
-14%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
6.2%inclusion44 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.9%inclusion42 decks708 decks
-13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.8%inclusion41 decks708 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Sadistic Shell Game
43%inclusion303 decks708 decks
38%synergy
Sign in Blood
43%inclusion301 decks708 decks
19%synergy
Grab the Prize
38%inclusion270 decks708 decks
28%synergy
Decree of Pain
30%inclusion215 decks708 decks
26%synergy
Light Up the Stage
24%inclusion167 decks708 decks
14%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
23%inclusion165 decks708 decks
20%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion139 decks708 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion132 decks708 decks
0%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion129 decks708 decks
-13%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion124 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion113 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion105 decks708 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion71 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion91 decks708 decks
-6%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion79 decks708 decks
-11%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion78 decks708 decks
-17%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion76 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
9.3%inclusion66 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.6%inclusion61 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
8.3%inclusion59 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Mob Verdict
7.6%inclusion54 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.3%inclusion52 decks708 decks
-5%synergy
Come Back Wrong
7.2%inclusion51 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
7.2%inclusion39 decks543 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.4%inclusion45 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Creative Technique
5.6%inclusion40 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mask of Griselbrand
38%inclusion268 decks708 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion222 decks708 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion139 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
18%inclusion124 decks708 decks
11%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion94 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion90 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion86 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Helm of Awakening
10%inclusion74 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion70 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion70 decks708 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion59 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
8.3%inclusion59 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Resurrection Orb
8.1%inclusion57 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.1%inclusion36 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
40%inclusion285 decks708 decks
34%synergy
Descent into Avernus
39%inclusion275 decks708 decks
29%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
39%inclusion273 decks708 decks
32%synergy
Wound Reflection
36%inclusion258 decks708 decks
32%synergy
Theater of Horrors
30%inclusion215 decks708 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion199 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
26%inclusion186 decks708 decks
20%synergy
Underworld Dreams
23%inclusion163 decks708 decks
15%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
22%inclusion158 decks708 decks
20%synergy
Grievous Wound
21%inclusion148 decks708 decks
18%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
20%inclusion142 decks708 decks
18%synergy
City on Fire
20%inclusion139 decks708 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
18%inclusion129 decks708 decks
11%synergy
Manabarbs
18%inclusion127 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
17%inclusion118 decks708 decks
13%synergy
Roiling Vortex
16%inclusion115 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Bonds
15%inclusion103 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion99 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
14%inclusion98 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Parker Luck
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Spellshock
13%inclusion92 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion92 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
13%inclusion90 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Protection Racket
11%inclusion79 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Havoc Festival
11%inclusion78 decks708 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion76 decks708 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion74 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.3%inclusion66 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Maddening Hex
8.9%inclusion63 decks708 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.8%inclusion62 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Pain for All
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Link
8.2%inclusion58 decks708 decks
8%synergy
Powerbalance
8.2%inclusion58 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Mana Flare
7.5%inclusion53 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Maximum Carnage
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Pain Magnification
6.6%inclusion47 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.6%inclusion47 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.4%inclusion45 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Captive Audience
6.1%inclusion43 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Citadel of Pain
5.6%inclusion40 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.6%inclusion40 decks708 decks
1%synergy
Furnace of Rath
5.2%inclusion37 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.2%inclusion37 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
11%inclusion78 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Spinerock Knoll
40%inclusion285 decks708 decks
31%synergy
Shivan Gorge
38%inclusion272 decks708 decks
30%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
35%inclusion246 decks708 decks
26%synergy
Temple of the False God
28%inclusion200 decks708 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion184 decks708 decks
-10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion94 decks708 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion73 decks708 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.8%inclusion48 decks708 decks
-13%synergy
Restless Vents
6.1%inclusion43 decks708 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.9%inclusion42 decks708 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion651 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion619 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
70%inclusion496 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
68%inclusion483 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion362 decks708 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
49%inclusion345 decks708 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion291 decks708 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion123 decks708 decks
-1%synergy
Séance Board
15%inclusion105 decks708 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion95 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion72 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.1%inclusion50 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.6%inclusion47 decks708 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.9%inclusion42 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.6%inclusion40 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion701 decks708 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion701 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion648 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
78%inclusion553 decks708 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
74%inclusion525 decks708 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Peak
65%inclusion459 decks708 decks
23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
62%inclusion439 decks708 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
61%inclusion432 decks708 decks
15%synergy
Graven Cairns
58%inclusion411 decks708 decks
29%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
53%inclusion378 decks708 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
51%inclusion364 decks708 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion343 decks708 decks
17%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
45%inclusion317 decks708 decks
25%synergy
Canyon Slough
44%inclusion311 decks708 decks
25%synergy
Blazemire Verge
35%inclusion249 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
34%inclusion241 decks708 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion237 decks708 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion237 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
33%inclusion235 decks708 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
31%inclusion217 decks708 decks
-5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
29%inclusion202 decks708 decks
19%synergy
Luxury Suite
29%inclusion202 decks708 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion177 decks708 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion174 decks708 decks
-8%synergy
Ash Barrens
24%inclusion173 decks708 decks
17%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion139 decks708 decks
11%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
18%inclusion128 decks708 decks
-5%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion119 decks708 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion114 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion104 decks708 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion86 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
Mount Doom
11%inclusion78 decks708 decks
-6%synergy
Jagged Barrens
8.3%inclusion59 decks708 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.1%inclusion50 decks708 decks
-9%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
6.6%inclusion47 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.1%inclusion43 decks708 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.8%inclusion41 decks708 decks
-2%synergy
Badlands
5.4%inclusion38 decks708 decks
-8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.1%inclusion36 decks708 decks
-2%synergy