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%inclusion28 decks37 decks
73%synergy
Stirge
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
64%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
63%synergy
Changeling Outcast
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
62%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
60%synergy
Vault Skirge
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
58%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
58%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
51%synergy
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Font of Agonies
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
49%synergy
Pilfering Imp
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Eye Collector
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
50%synergy
Dauthi Horror
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
50%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Sign in Blood
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Defile
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
9%synergy
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Prickly Boggart
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Gingerbrute
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Blight Keeper
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Basilica Screecher
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Gurgling Anointer
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Eyetwitch
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Foulmire Knight
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Typhoid Rats
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Gurmag Swiftwing
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Hullcarver
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Daggerdrome Imp
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Necropolis Regent
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Evolved Sleeper
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Cutthroat
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Hired Poisoner
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Unwilling Ingredient
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Ophiomancer
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Banehound
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Pharika's Chosen
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Vincent Valentine
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Grim Servant
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Shriekmaw
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Signal Pest
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Nightmare
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Tymaret, Chosen from Death
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
-21%synergy
Go for the Throat
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Consuming Corruption
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Tragic Slip
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Songs of the Damned
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Lethal Scheme
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Act
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Sold Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Victim of Night
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Necrologia
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Stab
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Truths
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Vraska's Fall
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Bleed Dry
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Cremate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Bile Blight
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Disfigure
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Cast Down
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Nasty End
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Fatal Push
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Rush of Vitality
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Virulent Swipe
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Unearth
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Predators' Hour
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Gix's Command
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Corrupt
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Duress
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Diresight
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Necromantic Selection
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
No One Left Behind
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Invoke Despair
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Gruesome Realization
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wrath
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Fell
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Heartless Conscription
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Extract the Truth
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Army of the Damned
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Mind Rot
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Extinction Event
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Grave
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Profane Command
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Hex
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Annihilating Glare
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Gruesome Menagerie
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Vorpal Sword
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Lashwrithe
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Demon's Horn
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Bag of Holding
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mask of Memory
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Quietus Spike
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-23%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Strata Scythe
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-21%synergy
Feast of Sanity
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Mindless Conscription
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Larceny
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Bad Moon
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Within Range
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Embrace
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Greed
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-23%synergy
Witch's Cottage
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Heraldic Banner
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
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