The Lord of Pain (Commander) - Optimized

The Lord of Pain
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Mike Carrozza
Aug 27, 2025
Mike Carrozza
Am I The Bolas? - Reputation
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15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Fated Firepower
3.8%inclusion2 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Spider-Punk
3.4%inclusion2 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Maximum Carnage
2.6%inclusion1 decks38 decks
1%synergy
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Vial Smasher the Fierce
61%inclusion76 decks124 decks
56%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
62%inclusion77 decks124 decks
55%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
64%inclusion79 decks124 decks
54%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
64%inclusion79 decks124 decks
54%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
67%inclusion83 decks124 decks
54%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
63%inclusion78 decks124 decks
52%synergy
Wound Reflection
56%inclusion69 decks124 decks
51%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
57%inclusion71 decks124 decks
47%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
52%inclusion65 decks124 decks
46%synergy
Basilisk Collar
55%inclusion68 decks124 decks
45%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
73%inclusion90 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion79 decks124 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion70 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
56%inclusion69 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
52%inclusion65 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
52%inclusion64 decks124 decks
44%synergy
Painful Quandary
50%inclusion62 decks124 decks
44%synergy
Exquisite Blood
48%inclusion59 decks124 decks
40%synergy
Deflecting Swat
48%inclusion59 decks124 decks
28%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
48%inclusion59 decks124 decks
30%synergy
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Demonic Tutor
48%inclusion60 decks124 decks
30%synergy
Jeska's Will
48%inclusion59 decks124 decks
23%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
42%inclusion52 decks124 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion50 decks124 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion36 decks124 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion26 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
3%synergy
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Twinflame Tyrant
44%inclusion54 decks122 decks
39%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
43%inclusion53 decks122 decks
38%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
43%inclusion53 decks124 decks
37%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
43%inclusion53 decks124 decks
31%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
41%inclusion51 decks124 decks
37%synergy
Fate Unraveler
40%inclusion49 decks124 decks
31%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
38%inclusion47 decks124 decks
27%synergy
Blood Seeker
36%inclusion45 decks124 decks
29%synergy
Harsh Mentor
34%inclusion42 decks124 decks
27%synergy
Brash Taunter
34%inclusion42 decks124 decks
24%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
34%inclusion41 decks122 decks
25%synergy
Massacre Wurm
32%inclusion40 decks124 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion38 decks124 decks
20%synergy
Blood Artist
27%inclusion34 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
27%inclusion34 decks124 decks
20%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
27%inclusion34 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
25%inclusion31 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
25%inclusion31 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
25%inclusion31 decks124 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
23%inclusion29 decks124 decks
17%synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
22%inclusion27 decks124 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
21%inclusion26 decks124 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion25 decks124 decks
-2%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion25 decks124 decks
15%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
16%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Mayhem Devil
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
-8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Sower of Discord
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Rug of Smothering
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Star Athlete
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Ghast
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Keen Duelist
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Fiendish Duo
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
1%synergy
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Bedevil
47%inclusion58 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion54 decks124 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion39 decks124 decks
-8%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion39 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
29%inclusion36 decks124 decks
21%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion30 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion27 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20%inclusion25 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
19%inclusion23 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Bolt Bend
19%inclusion23 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Suspended Sentence
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
-9%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
-2%synergy
Curtains' Call
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Transforming Flourish
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Risk Factor
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Pyroblast
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
-2%synergy
Big Score
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
-12%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
-3%synergy
Overkill
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
-13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
3%synergy
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Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion46 decks124 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion44 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
35%inclusion43 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion40 decks124 decks
-11%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion32 decks124 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion32 decks124 decks
21%synergy
Grab the Prize
25%inclusion31 decks124 decks
15%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
23%inclusion29 decks124 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
23%inclusion28 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion27 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion27 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
-16%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Dreadbore
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
-6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Come Back Wrong
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Risky Shortcut
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
3%synergy
Boltwave
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Living Death
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
-5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Change
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion49 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
33%inclusion41 decks124 decks
29%synergy
Whip of Erebos
27%inclusion34 decks124 decks
21%synergy
Ruby Medallion
27%inclusion33 decks124 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
26%inclusion32 decks124 decks
19%synergy
Howling Mine
23%inclusion29 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Helm of Awakening
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
-7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Manifold Key
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Font of Mythos
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Resurrection Orb
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
45%inclusion56 decks124 decks
37%synergy
Underworld Dreams
38%inclusion47 decks124 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
35%inclusion43 decks124 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion40 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
31%inclusion38 decks124 decks
21%synergy
City on Fire
30%inclusion37 decks124 decks
23%synergy
Manabarbs
28%inclusion35 decks124 decks
22%synergy
No Mercy
25%inclusion31 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Grievous Wound
23%inclusion29 decks124 decks
21%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
23%inclusion28 decks124 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion26 decks124 decks
17%synergy
Roiling Vortex
20%inclusion25 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Spellshock
20%inclusion25 decks124 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion22 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
10%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Citadel of Pain
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Blood Moon
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Phyresis
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Pain for All
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Powerbalance
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Link
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
-2%synergy
Furnace of Rath
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Havoc Festival
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Repercussion
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Burning Earth
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Pain Magnification
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion54 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion54 decks124 decks
24%synergy
Witch's Clinic
41%inclusion51 decks124 decks
34%synergy
Cabal Coffers
31%inclusion39 decks124 decks
21%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
31%inclusion38 decks124 decks
21%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
29%inclusion36 decks124 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Gorge
27%inclusion33 decks124 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion26 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
-8%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Restless Vents
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion118 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion106 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
59%inclusion73 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
58%inclusion72 decks124 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion46 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion45 decks124 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion28 decks124 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion121 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion121 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion110 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75%inclusion93 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion87 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
69%inclusion85 decks124 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
60%inclusion75 decks124 decks
28%synergy
Luxury Suite
60%inclusion74 decks124 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Peak
59%inclusion73 decks124 decks
18%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
57%inclusion71 decks124 decks
12%synergy
Graven Cairns
56%inclusion70 decks124 decks
28%synergy
Blazemire Verge
53%inclusion66 decks124 decks
23%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
48%inclusion60 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
44%inclusion54 decks124 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
44%inclusion54 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion49 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
39%inclusion48 decks124 decks
19%synergy
Canyon Slough
35%inclusion44 decks124 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malice
33%inclusion41 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Badlands
30%inclusion37 decks124 decks
17%synergy
Raucous Theater
27%inclusion34 decks124 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
27%inclusion33 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
26%inclusion32 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Mount Doom
24%inclusion30 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Geothermal Bog
20%inclusion25 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion24 decks124 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion22 decks124 decks
-16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion20 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion19 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion15 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
-9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
-8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
3%synergy
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