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
Parker Luck
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Maximum Carnage
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
2.8%inclusion3 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Villainous Wrath
2.8%inclusion2 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
2.0%inclusion2 decks101 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vial Smasher the Fierce
67%inclusion452 decks675 decks
62%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
71%inclusion480 decks675 decks
61%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
59%inclusion395 decks675 decks
52%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
61%inclusion413 decks675 decks
52%synergy
Basilisk Collar
61%inclusion412 decks675 decks
51%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
59%inclusion401 decks675 decks
48%synergy
Witch's Clinic
51%inclusion347 decks675 decks
45%synergy
Brash Taunter
53%inclusion361 decks675 decks
44%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
54%inclusion366 decks675 decks
42%synergy
Spiteful Visions
50%inclusion338 decks675 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
77%inclusion523 decks675 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Charm
69%inclusion463 decks675 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Warp
65%inclusion439 decks675 decks
16%synergy
Bedevil
62%inclusion418 decks675 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion388 decks675 decks
23%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
54%inclusion364 decks675 decks
37%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
49%inclusion330 decks675 decks
38%synergy
Harsh Mentor
49%inclusion328 decks675 decks
42%synergy
Fate Unraveler
48%inclusion323 decks675 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion307 decks675 decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
8.3%inclusion56 decks675 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Blood Seeker
45%inclusion301 decks675 decks
37%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
44%inclusion299 decks675 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion292 decks675 decks
32%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
43%inclusion287 decks675 decks
36%synergy
Massacre Wurm
41%inclusion279 decks675 decks
34%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion261 decks675 decks
17%synergy
Star Athlete
39%inclusion261 decks675 decks
35%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
37%inclusion253 decks675 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
36%inclusion245 decks675 decks
30%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
36%inclusion245 decks675 decks
29%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
34%inclusion230 decks675 decks
27%synergy
Blood Artist
34%inclusion228 decks675 decks
15%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
32%inclusion217 decks675 decks
23%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
32%inclusion215 decks675 decks
29%synergy
Mayhem Devil
32%inclusion213 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion206 decks675 decks
16%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
30%inclusion205 decks675 decks
28%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
30%inclusion154 decks515 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion198 decks675 decks
20%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
29%inclusion196 decks675 decks
23%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
23%inclusion156 decks675 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Girl
22%inclusion146 decks675 decks
18%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
21%inclusion145 decks675 decks
20%synergy
Rug of Smothering
20%inclusion138 decks675 decks
16%synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
20%inclusion138 decks675 decks
19%synergy
Tectonic Giant
20%inclusion136 decks675 decks
16%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
18%inclusion96 decks524 decks
14%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
17%inclusion117 decks675 decks
15%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
16%inclusion39 decks239 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion107 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
16%inclusion105 decks675 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion102 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Keen Duelist
15%inclusion101 decks675 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion99 decks675 decks
10%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
15%inclusion98 decks675 decks
13%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
14%inclusion97 decks675 decks
12%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion92 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Fiendish Duo
13%inclusion91 decks675 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
13%inclusion68 decks524 decks
8%synergy
Sower of Discord
13%inclusion87 decks675 decks
10%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
13%inclusion86 decks675 decks
10%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
12%inclusion84 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
12%inclusion83 decks675 decks
11%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
12%inclusion83 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
11%inclusion77 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
11%inclusion77 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Hearthborn Battler
11%inclusion76 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
11%inclusion72 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Sin Prodder
10%inclusion69 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion259 decks675 decks
24%synergy
Suspended Sentence
36%inclusion241 decks675 decks
31%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion234 decks675 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion217 decks675 decks
-9%synergy
Blood Pact
31%inclusion207 decks675 decks
26%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion195 decks675 decks
-11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
21%inclusion139 decks675 decks
3%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
20%inclusion137 decks675 decks
12%synergy
Bolt Bend
20%inclusion137 decks675 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion110 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Transforming Flourish
15%inclusion38 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Curtains' Call
14%inclusion94 decks675 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion85 decks675 decks
-5%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
12%inclusion81 decks675 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion81 decks675 decks
-3%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion81 decks675 decks
-10%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
11%inclusion76 decks675 decks
-2%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion72 decks675 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion71 decks675 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
8.9%inclusion60 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Return the Favor
8.7%inclusion59 decks675 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.4%inclusion57 decks675 decks
0%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.3%inclusion56 decks675 decks
-5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.9%inclusion53 decks675 decks
2%synergy
Risk Factor
7.9%inclusion53 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.6%inclusion51 decks675 decks
-2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.3%inclusion49 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Price of Progress
6.8%inclusion46 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
6.5%inclusion44 decks675 decks
-4%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
6.4%inclusion43 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.1%inclusion41 decks675 decks
-13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
5.8%inclusion39 decks675 decks
-14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.5%inclusion37 decks675 decks
-2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
5.0%inclusion34 decks675 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Sadistic Shell Game
43%inclusion290 decks675 decks
38%synergy
Sign in Blood
43%inclusion287 decks675 decks
20%synergy
Grab the Prize
39%inclusion263 decks675 decks
29%synergy
Decree of Pain
31%inclusion211 decks675 decks
27%synergy
Light Up the Stage
24%inclusion162 decks675 decks
15%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
23%inclusion154 decks675 decks
20%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion134 decks675 decks
11%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
18%inclusion120 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion119 decks675 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion117 decks675 decks
-14%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion104 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion98 decks675 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion65 decks510 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion85 decks675 decks
-6%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
12%inclusion15 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion75 decks675 decks
-17%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion75 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion72 decks675 decks
-11%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
10%inclusion65 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.9%inclusion60 decks675 decks
3%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
8.1%inclusion55 decks675 decks
3%synergy
Mob Verdict
7.7%inclusion52 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Come Back Wrong
7.6%inclusion51 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
7.5%inclusion38 decks508 decks
1%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.1%inclusion48 decks675 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.4%inclusion43 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Creative Technique
5.2%inclusion35 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.0%inclusion34 decks675 decks
0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.0%inclusion34 decks675 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mask of Griselbrand
38%inclusion259 decks675 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion208 decks675 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion130 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion114 decks675 decks
10%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion89 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion88 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion81 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Helm of Awakening
10%inclusion70 decks675 decks
10%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion66 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
9.2%inclusion62 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.4%inclusion57 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
8.4%inclusion57 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Resurrection Orb
8.1%inclusion55 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.5%inclusion37 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.0%inclusion34 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
40%inclusion272 decks675 decks
34%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
39%inclusion264 decks675 decks
33%synergy
Descent into Avernus
39%inclusion263 decks675 decks
29%synergy
Wound Reflection
36%inclusion244 decks675 decks
31%synergy
Theater of Horrors
32%inclusion213 decks675 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion187 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
26%inclusion174 decks675 decks
20%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
23%inclusion156 decks675 decks
21%synergy
Underworld Dreams
23%inclusion152 decks675 decks
15%synergy
Grievous Wound
22%inclusion147 decks675 decks
19%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
20%inclusion136 decks675 decks
18%synergy
City on Fire
19%inclusion131 decks675 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
19%inclusion125 decks675 decks
11%synergy
Manabarbs
18%inclusion119 decks675 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
17%inclusion114 decks675 decks
13%synergy
Roiling Vortex
16%inclusion110 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Bonds
14%inclusion95 decks675 decks
11%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
14%inclusion92 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion91 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion89 decks675 decks
-4%synergy
Spellshock
13%inclusion87 decks675 decks
10%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
13%inclusion87 decks675 decks
11%synergy
Havoc Festival
11%inclusion75 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Protection Racket
11%inclusion75 decks675 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion74 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion68 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion65 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.0%inclusion61 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Maddening Hex
8.9%inclusion60 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Powerbalance
8.6%inclusion58 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Pain for All
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Link
8.3%inclusion56 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Mana Flare
7.1%inclusion48 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Pain Magnification
6.7%inclusion45 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.5%inclusion44 decks675 decks
2%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.4%inclusion43 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Captive Audience
5.9%inclusion40 decks675 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.6%inclusion38 decks675 decks
1%synergy
Citadel of Pain
5.5%inclusion37 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Phyresis
5.3%inclusion36 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.3%inclusion36 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
11%inclusion74 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Spinerock Knoll
41%inclusion275 decks675 decks
31%synergy
Shivan Gorge
38%inclusion259 decks675 decks
30%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
35%inclusion236 decks675 decks
26%synergy
Temple of the False God
29%inclusion193 decks675 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion168 decks675 decks
-11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion89 decks675 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion70 decks675 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion44 decks675 decks
-13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.4%inclusion43 decks675 decks
-4%synergy
Restless Vents
6.2%inclusion42 decks675 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion621 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion589 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
70%inclusion472 decks675 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
68%inclusion460 decks675 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion349 decks675 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
49%inclusion333 decks675 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion280 decks675 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion119 decks675 decks
-1%synergy
Séance Board
15%inclusion103 decks675 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion88 decks675 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion67 decks675 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.0%inclusion47 decks675 decks
2%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.7%inclusion45 decks675 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.2%inclusion42 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.6%inclusion38 decks675 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion668 decks675 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion668 decks675 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion619 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
78%inclusion526 decks675 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
74%inclusion499 decks675 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Peak
65%inclusion437 decks675 decks
24%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
62%inclusion419 decks675 decks
17%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
61%inclusion412 decks675 decks
15%synergy
Graven Cairns
58%inclusion390 decks675 decks
29%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
53%inclusion359 decks675 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
52%inclusion349 decks675 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion332 decks675 decks
18%synergy
Canyon Slough
45%inclusion302 decks675 decks
26%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
45%inclusion302 decks675 decks
25%synergy
Blazemire Verge
35%inclusion234 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
34%inclusion231 decks675 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion230 decks675 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion229 decks675 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
33%inclusion223 decks675 decks
-12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
30%inclusion203 decks675 decks
-5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
29%inclusion196 decks675 decks
19%synergy
Luxury Suite
28%inclusion190 decks675 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25%inclusion166 decks675 decks
-9%synergy
Ash Barrens
25%inclusion166 decks675 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion163 decks675 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion134 decks675 decks
11%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
18%inclusion124 decks675 decks
-5%synergy
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion111 decks675 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion110 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion100 decks675 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion81 decks675 decks
-3%synergy
Mount Doom
11%inclusion73 decks675 decks
-6%synergy
Jagged Barrens
8.7%inclusion59 decks675 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.4%inclusion50 decks675 decks
-8%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
6.7%inclusion45 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.8%inclusion39 decks675 decks
-3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.5%inclusion37 decks675 decks
-2%synergy
Badlands
5.3%inclusion36 decks675 decks
-8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.2%inclusion35 decks675 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.0%inclusion34 decks675 decks
0%synergy