The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Budget Core

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The Shadow Lord
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Nick Benstead
Dec 2, 2025
Nick Benstead
Sisters of Stone Death: A Hidden Commander Gem?
Sisters of Stone Death may be a very high-cost commander, but that doesn't mean you can't build a fun Commander deck around it.
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Tormented Soul
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
73%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
71%inclusion27 decks38 decks
69%synergy
Changeling Outcast
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
68%synergy
Stirge
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
67%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
66%synergy
Pilfering Imp
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
60%synergy
Vault Skirge
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
59%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
58%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
58%synergy
Font of Agonies
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
56%synergy
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
55%synergy
Gingerbrute
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
54%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
54%synergy
Dauthi Horror
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
51%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
49%synergy
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Eye Collector
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
51%synergy
Prickly Boggart
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
52%synergy
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Gixian Puppeteer
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
45%synergy
Basilica Screecher
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
48%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Gurgling Anointer
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
47%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Eyetwitch
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Foulmire Knight
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Blight Keeper
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
42%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Typhoid Rats
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Vincent Valentine
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Hired Poisoner
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Evolved Sleeper
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Necropolis Regent
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Cutthroat
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Gurmag Swiftwing
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Daggerdrome Imp
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Hullcarver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Ophiomancer
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Signal Pest
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Dokuchi Silencer
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Banehound
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Shriekmaw
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Dalek Squadron
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Vashta Nerada
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Pharika's Chosen
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
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Go for the Throat
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Defile
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Songs of the Damned
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
16%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Act
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Offer Immortality
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Victim of Night
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Stab
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Necrologia
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Force of Despair
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Fatal Push
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Virulent Swipe
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Return to Action
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Reckless Spite
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Dark Triumph
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Cast Down
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Power Word Kill
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
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Unearth
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Predators' Hour
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Exsanguinate
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
No One Left Behind
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Diresight
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Gix's Command
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Duress
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Extract the Truth
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Corrupt
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Necromantic Selection
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Gruesome Menagerie
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Invoke Despair
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fell
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Heartless Conscription
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Gix's Caress
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Vat Emergence
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Extinction Event
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Blood on the Snow
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Annihilating Glare
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Dreams of Steel and Oil
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Gruesome Realization
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Vorpal Sword
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Spellbook
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Mask of Memory
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Bag of Holding
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Demon's Horn
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Lashwrithe
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Oblivion Stone
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Quietus Spike
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-20%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Supply Drop
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-28%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-19%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Feast of Sanity
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Within Range
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Larceny
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Mindless Conscription
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Greed
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Bad Moon
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Embrace
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Factory
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Foundry
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
-26%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Heraldic Banner
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion37 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
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