The Lord of Pain (Commander) - Expensive Group Slug

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Soul Stone
12% of 8 decks +11% synergy
Pain for All
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Requiem Monolith
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Faller's Faithful
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wound Reflection
70% of 23 decks +65% synergy
Basilisk Collar
74% of 23 decks +64% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
83% of 23 decks +63% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
70% of 23 decks +62% synergy
Shadowspear
65% of 23 decks +61% synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
70% of 23 decks +56% synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
65% of 23 decks +56% synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
61% of 23 decks +54% synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
61% of 23 decks +51% synergy
Witch's Clinic
57% of 23 decks +50% synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
83% of 23 decks +32% synergy
Deadly Rollick
70% of 23 decks +50% synergy
Lightning Greaves
65% of 23 decks +31% synergy
Kederekt Parasite
61% of 23 decks +50% synergy
Black Market Connections
57% of 23 decks +40% synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
52% of 23 decks +47% synergy
Dark Ritual
52% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Rakdos Charm
52% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Exquisite Blood
52% of 23 decks +45% synergy
Withering Torment
52% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Game Changers
Deflecting Swat
70% of 23 decks +50% synergy
Demonic Tutor
57% of 23 decks +38% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
48% of 23 decks +37% synergy
Ancient Tomb
43% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
39% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Jeska's Will
39% of 23 decks +14% synergy
The One Ring
35% of 23 decks +26% synergy
Necropotence
22% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Mana Vault
17% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9% of 23 decks -3% synergy
Creatures
Scrawling Crawler
50% of 20 decks +41% synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50% of 20 decks +45% synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
43% of 23 decks +26% synergy
Brash Taunter
39% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
39% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Stormfist Crusader
35% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
35% of 23 decks +31% synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
30% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Fiendish Duo
30% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Harsh Mentor
30% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
30% of 20 decks +25% synergy
Sower of Discord
26% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Screaming Nemesis
26% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
22% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Archfiend of Despair
22% of 23 decks +19% synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
22% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Fate Unraveler
22% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Massacre Wurm
22% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Silent Arbiter
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Crypt Ghast
17% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Stuffy Doll
17% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
14% of 14 decks +9% synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
13% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Pain Distributor
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Keen Duelist
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
13% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Roaming Throne
13% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Magus of the Wheel
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
9% of 23 decks -6% synergy
Khârn the Betrayer
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Shadow of Mortality
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Massacre Girl
9% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Dockside Extortionist
9% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Ill-Tempered Loner
9% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
48% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43% of 23 decks +28% synergy
Bedevil
39% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Fell the Profane
35% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Untimely Malfunction
35% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
30% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
26% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Bolt Bend
26% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Guff Rewrites History
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Transforming Flourish
19% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Terminate
17% of 23 decks -22% synergy
Valakut Awakening
17% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Return the Favor
17% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Seething Song
17% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Delirium
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Fire Covenant
13% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Not Dead After All
13% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Lightning Bolt
13% of 23 decks -4% synergy
Blood Pact
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Abrade
13% of 23 decks -9% synergy
Dismember
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Simulacrum
13% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Snuff Out
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Bitter Triumph
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Infernal Grasp
13% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Imp's Mischief
9% of 23 decks -0% synergy
Baleful Mastery
9% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Mages' Contest
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Consumed by Greed
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Word of Command
9% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Runeflare Trap
9% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Curtains' Call
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Wail of War
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fortune
39% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Feed the Swarm
39% of 23 decks -5% synergy
Toxic Deluge
39% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Vandalblast
35% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
30% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Reanimate
30% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Sign in Blood
30% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Disrupt Decorum
26% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Damnation
26% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Night's Whisper
26% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
26% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
22% of 23 decks +19% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
17% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Dark Deal
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Grim Tutor
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Duress
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Seize the Spotlight
9% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Faithless Looting
9% of 23 decks -20% synergy
Read the Bones
9% of 23 decks -5% synergy
Exsanguinate
9% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Decree of Pain
9% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Make an Example
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Cut // Ribbons
9% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Living Death
9% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Grab the Prize
9% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Mob Verdict
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Reforge the Soul
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
43% of 23 decks +37% synergy
Jet Medallion
39% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
30% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Ruby Medallion
30% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Howling Mine
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22% of 23 decks -10% synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Mithril Coat
17% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Resurrection Orb
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
13% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13% of 23 decks -3% synergy
Ankh of Mishra
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Crawlspace
9% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Manifold Key
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
9% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Hithlain Rope
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Library of Leng
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Strionic Resonator
9% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
9% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Iron Maiden
9% of 23 decks +9% synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7% of 14 decks +3% synergy
The Fire Crystal
7% of 14 decks -1% synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
48% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Descent into Avernus
39% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Fiery Emancipation
35% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Spiteful Visions
35% of 23 decks +27% synergy
Underworld Dreams
35% of 23 decks +27% synergy
Painful Quandary
35% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Spellshock
30% of 23 decks +28% synergy
No Mercy
30% of 23 decks +27% synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
26% of 23 decks +22% synergy
City on Fire
26% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Pain Magnification
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Phyresis
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Havoc Festival
26% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
26% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Furnace of Rath
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Manabarbs
22% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Gratuitous Violence
17% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Grievous Wound
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Mana Flare
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Protection Racket
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Meathook Massacre II
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Captive Audience
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Maddening Hex
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Nowhere to Run
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Cramped Vents // Access Maze
9% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Citadel of Pain
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Court of Ambition
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Chaosphere
9% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Polluted Bonds
9% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Price of Knowledge
9% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Price of Glory
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Glistening Oil
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
9% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Theater of Horrors
9% of 23 decks +0% synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
9% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
48% of 23 decks +41% synergy
Cabal Coffers
48% of 23 decks +38% synergy
Bojuka Bog
35% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Spinerock Knoll
22% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Reliquary Tower
22% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Maze of Ith
17% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Command Beacon
17% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Shivan Gorge
17% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Leechridden Swamp
9% of 23 decks +0% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Molten Slagheap
9% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Forgotten Cave
9% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Lake of the Dead
9% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Sol Ring
91% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
87% of 23 decks +31% synergy
Rakdos Signet
61% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Fellwar Stone
43% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Gilded Lotus
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Mind Stone
13% of 23 decks -18% synergy
Thought Vessel
13% of 23 decks -5% synergy
Thran Dynamo
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Victory Chimes
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Cursed Mirror
9% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Lands
Blood Crypt
100% of 23 decks +55% synergy
Command Tower
96% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Swamp
96% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Mountain
96% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Badlands
91% of 23 decks +78% synergy
Luxury Suite
91% of 23 decks +52% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
91% of 23 decks +59% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
78% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
70% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Blazemire Verge
70% of 23 decks +40% synergy
Graven Cairns
61% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Haunted Ridge
61% of 23 decks +26% synergy
Raucous Theater
57% of 23 decks +35% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
48% of 23 decks -16% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
48% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Tainted Peak
48% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43% of 23 decks +28% synergy
Fell the Profane
35% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
30% of 23 decks -4% synergy
Arid Mesa
30% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Mount Doom
30% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Prismatic Vista
26% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Marsh Flats
26% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Polluted Delta
26% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
26% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Scalding Tarn
26% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Canyon Slough
22% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22% of 23 decks -24% synergy
Wooded Foothills
22% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22% of 23 decks -12% synergy
Mana Confluence
22% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
17% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Valakut Awakening
17% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Exotic Orchard
17% of 23 decks -14% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17% of 23 decks +10% synergy
City of Brass
13% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Reflecting Pool
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Geothermal Bog
13% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Cavern of Souls
9% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Demolition Field
9% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9% of 23 decks +5% synergy