The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Expensive 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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25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
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Grim Hireling
82%inclusion31 decks38 decks
77%synergy
Tormented Soul
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
76%synergy
Changeling Outcast
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
71%synergy
Nether Traitor
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
71%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
82%inclusion31 decks38 decks
67%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
82%inclusion31 decks38 decks
66%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
59%synergy
Whip of Erebos
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
58%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
92%inclusion35 decks38 decks
54%synergy
Vault Skirge
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
54%synergy
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Crypt Ghast
89%inclusion34 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
82%inclusion31 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
71%inclusion27 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Bitterblossom
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
45%synergy
Exsanguinate
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Jet Medallion
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
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Gingerbrute
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
45%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
44%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Ophiomancer
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Bone Miser
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
29%synergy
Stirge
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Horror
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Vashta Nerada
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Prickly Boggart
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Basilica Screecher
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Pilfering Imp
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Starscream, Power Hungry
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Eye Collector
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Defile
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Baleful Mastery
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Force of Despair
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Hatred
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Lethal Scheme
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
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Damnation
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Mutilate
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Gix's Command
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Predators' Hour
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-29%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Finale of Eternity
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Make an Example
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Vorpal Sword
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Sword of the Animist
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Plate
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Venser's Journal
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Requiem Monolith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Library of Leng
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
The Endstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Bag of Holding
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
World Map
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Spellbook
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Lashwrithe
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Currency Converter
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Wand of Orcus
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Pact Weapon
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Dolmen Gate
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Demon's Horn
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Font of Agonies
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
32%synergy
No Mercy
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Underworld Dreams
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Chorale of the Void
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Bad Moon
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Call of the Ring
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Momentum Breaker
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Protection Racket
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Greed
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Court of Locthwain
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Intimidation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Feast of Sanity
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
97%inclusion37 decks38 decks
42%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
82%inclusion31 decks38 decks
52%synergy
Reliquary Tower
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Castle Locthwain
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
0%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Deserted Temple
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
The Black Gate
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Throne of the High City
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Homeward Path
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
28%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Arcane Signet
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
-15%synergy
Caged Sun
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
71%inclusion27 decks38 decks
-24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
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