The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Expensive Core

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Gix, Yawgmoth PraetorGix, Yawgmoth Praetor

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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84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
79%synergy
Tormented Soul
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
78%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
75%synergy
Changeling Outcast
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
73%synergy
Nether Traitor
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
65%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
63%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
60%synergy
Whip of Erebos
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
59%synergy
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59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
57%synergy
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57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
55%synergy
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Crypt Ghast
92%inclusion34 decks37 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
11%synergy
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59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Bitterblossom
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Withering Torment
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Vault Skirge
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Necropotence
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
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Phyrexian Obliterator
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
40%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Gingerbrute
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Stirge
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Ophiomancer
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Dauthi Horror
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Bone Miser
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Prickly Boggart
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Vashta Nerada
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Basilica Screecher
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Eye Collector
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Pilfering Imp
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Eyetwitch
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Dread Presence
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Cutthroat
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Skirge Familiar
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Defile
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Darkness
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Mastery
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Force of Despair
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Corruption
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-15%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Hatred
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Overkill
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Undying Malice
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
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Exsanguinate
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Bubbling Muck
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Unearth
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Gix's Command
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-25%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Predators' Hour
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Make an Example
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Finale of Eternity
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Expedition Map
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Skullclamp
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Vorpal Sword
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Venser's Journal
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Bag of Holding
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Requiem Monolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Library of Leng
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Currency Converter
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
The Endstone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
World Map
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Quietus Spike
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Demon's Horn
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Dolmen Gate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Spellbook
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Wand of Orcus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Font of Agonies
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
44%synergy
Black Market Connections
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Underworld Dreams
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
24%synergy
No Mercy
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Chorale of the Void
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Bad Moon
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Locthwain
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Grave Pact
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Greed
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Call of the Ring
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Gift of Doom
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Dying to Serve
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Intimidation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Koskun Falls
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Feast of Sanity
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
52%synergy
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
8%synergy
War Room
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Realm of Koh
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Deserted Temple
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Homeward Path
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Signet
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
The Soul Stone
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
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