The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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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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Day of Black Sun
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Changeling Outcast
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Deadly Rollick
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
77%synergy
Vault Skirge
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Tormented Soul
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Nether Traitor
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Imp's Mischief
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Bubbling Muck
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Culling the Weak
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Reanimate
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
94%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
78%synergy
Opposition Agent
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
78%synergy
Mana Vault
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
80%synergy
Mox Diamond
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Ancient Tomb
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Imperial Seal
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Creatures
Hope of Ghirapur
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Gingerbrute
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Grim Hireling
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Blight Keeper
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Dark Confidant
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Ophiomancer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Pilfering Imp
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Stirge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Vashta Nerada
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Skirge Familiar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Prickly Boggart
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Eyetwitch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Hullcarver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Foulmire Knight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Darkstar Augur
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Quag Vampires
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Bone Miser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Dispute
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Saw in Half
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Sacrifice
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Baleful Mastery
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Malice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ad Nauseam
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Rain of Filth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Contagion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Withering Boon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Terror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-25%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Necrologia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lethal Scheme
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Yawgmoth's Will
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Buried Alive
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Abzan
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Gix's Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Chain of Smog
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Whip of Erebos
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Meekstone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Torpor Orb
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Defense Grid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Vorpal Sword
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Winter Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ring of Gix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Memory Jar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
47%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Contamination
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Necromancy
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Bitterblossom
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Font of Agonies
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Dance of the Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Waste Not
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sanguine Bond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Oppression
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Professor Onyx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Lake of the Dead
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Vault of Whispers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Castle Locthwain
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Deserted Temple
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Pit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
City of Traitors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Mox Opal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Amber
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Grim Monolith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Springleaf Drum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
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