Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Cantrips

Bennie Smith
Mar 16, 2026
Ranking the Swords of X and Y in Commander
The Swords of X and Y all have powerful effects and protection. But which ones are the best in Commander? Bennie Smith has your answer.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Flow State
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Harmonized Trio
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Diary of Dreams
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Opt
95%inclusion619 decks650 decks
84%synergy
Preordain
91%inclusion592 decks650 decks
81%synergy
Birthday Escape
82%inclusion534 decks650 decks
79%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
83%inclusion542 decks650 decks
79%synergy
Consider
91%inclusion593 decks650 decks
78%synergy
Nazgûl
77%inclusion500 decks650 decks
74%synergy
Ponder
89%inclusion580 decks650 decks
73%synergy
Serum Visions
76%inclusion494 decks650 decks
72%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
73%inclusion474 decks650 decks
68%synergy
Call of the Ring
70%inclusion457 decks650 decks
67%synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
89%inclusion578 decks650 decks
59%synergy
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion517 decks650 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
78%inclusion510 decks650 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
71%inclusion461 decks650 decks
45%synergy
Frantic Search
64%inclusion418 decks650 decks
45%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
64%inclusion415 decks650 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion411 decks650 decks
28%synergy
Ringsight
61%inclusion396 decks650 decks
55%synergy
Pongify
61%inclusion394 decks650 decks
45%synergy
Kindred Discovery
60%inclusion390 decks650 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion327 decks650 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
47%inclusion303 decks650 decks
24%synergy
The One Ring
39%inclusion254 decks650 decks
32%synergy
Mystical Tutor
32%inclusion211 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
27%inclusion178 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion157 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion131 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion98 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion92 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion91 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Witch-king of Angmar
53%inclusion343 decks650 decks
50%synergy
Roaming Throne
46%inclusion296 decks650 decks
33%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
41%inclusion264 decks650 decks
37%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
40%inclusion261 decks650 decks
38%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
38%inclusion250 decks650 decks
37%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
38%inclusion245 decks650 decks
36%synergy
Archmage of Runes
37%inclusion120 decks328 decks
35%synergy
Ringwraiths
36%inclusion236 decks650 decks
35%synergy
Changeling Outcast
32%inclusion210 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Spark Double
32%inclusion206 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
31%inclusion202 decks650 decks
28%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
31%inclusion202 decks650 decks
29%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
27%inclusion174 decks650 decks
25%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22%inclusion143 decks650 decks
20%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
19%inclusion124 decks650 decks
18%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
19%inclusion122 decks650 decks
18%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
16%inclusion104 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
13%inclusion82 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
12%inclusion76 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
11%inclusion71 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion66 decks631 decks
2%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
10%inclusion64 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.8%inclusion57 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.5%inclusion55 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
8.0%inclusion52 decks650 decks
-8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.2%inclusion47 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Wonder
7.1%inclusion46 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
6.6%inclusion43 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.5%inclusion42 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
5.8%inclusion32 decks556 decks
5%synergy
Titan of Littjara
5.7%inclusion37 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
5.5%inclusion36 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
5.2%inclusion34 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Snap
60%inclusion390 decks650 decks
50%synergy
Peek
58%inclusion375 decks650 decks
56%synergy
Negate
56%inclusion363 decks650 decks
23%synergy
Swan Song
48%inclusion312 decks650 decks
30%synergy
Cremate
48%inclusion312 decks650 decks
47%synergy
Shadow Rift
45%inclusion291 decks650 decks
44%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
44%inclusion283 decks650 decks
33%synergy
Infernal Grasp
43%inclusion282 decks650 decks
28%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
41%inclusion264 decks650 decks
40%synergy
Thought Scour
38%inclusion246 decks650 decks
31%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
37%inclusion242 decks650 decks
35%synergy
Glorious Gale
37%inclusion241 decks650 decks
35%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
33%inclusion217 decks650 decks
31%synergy
Go for the Throat
32%inclusion205 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion129 decks431 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
28%inclusion182 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion178 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Leap
26%inclusion168 decks650 decks
25%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion167 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion166 decks647 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
24%inclusion156 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Quicken
24%inclusion153 decks650 decks
23%synergy
Impulse
23%inclusion149 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Strix Serenade
21%inclusion136 decks647 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion135 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion124 decks647 decks
4%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion105 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Unwind
16%inclusion106 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion82 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
13%inclusion82 decks650 decks
12%synergy
High Tide
12%inclusion79 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion78 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
12%inclusion77 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Search
11%inclusion73 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion73 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Quick Study
10%inclusion68 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion67 decks650 decks
-8%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion66 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion65 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion63 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.1%inclusion59 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.9%inclusion58 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.5%inclusion55 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion54 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Miscast
8.3%inclusion54 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.2%inclusion53 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.0%inclusion52 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Telling Time
7.5%inclusion49 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
52%inclusion341 decks650 decks
46%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion301 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Raise the Palisade
45%inclusion291 decks650 decks
39%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
37%inclusion243 decks650 decks
35%synergy
Enter the Enigma
31%inclusion132 decks428 decks
27%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
30%inclusion195 decks650 decks
24%synergy
Claim the Precious
30%inclusion192 decks650 decks
28%synergy
Distant Melody
27%inclusion178 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion164 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion164 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Dominance
21%inclusion134 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Sleight of Hand
18%inclusion120 decks650 decks
18%synergy
Slip Through Space
18%inclusion116 decks650 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion106 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion88 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Echoing Return
11%inclusion70 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion70 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
10%inclusion67 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Chart a Course
8.9%inclusion58 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.9%inclusion58 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
8.8%inclusion57 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
8.5%inclusion55 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Season of Weaving
7.1%inclusion40 decks565 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.9%inclusion45 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.9%inclusion45 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.8%inclusion44 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.8%inclusion44 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Stock Up
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.5%inclusion42 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Fell
6.0%inclusion34 decks567 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.4%inclusion35 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
5.2%inclusion34 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion284 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion191 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion112 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Glamdring
16%inclusion106 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion91 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion66 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
10%inclusion62 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.2%inclusion53 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.8%inclusion51 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.4%inclusion48 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
6.0%inclusion39 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
5.5%inclusion36 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Rimefire Torque
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion207 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
31%inclusion202 decks650 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion137 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
19%inclusion124 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion95 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Cover of Darkness
11%inclusion71 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Storm of Saruman
11%inclusion70 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Levitation
9.4%inclusion61 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
5.7%inclusion37 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
62%inclusion404 decks650 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion286 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion224 decks650 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion189 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
29%inclusion188 decks650 decks
26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion141 decks650 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
16%inclusion107 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion107 decks650 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion99 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
15%inclusion95 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Three Tree City
14%inclusion79 decks567 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion73 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.9%inclusion58 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion50 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.9%inclusion45 decks650 decks
-6%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion34 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion613 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
94%inclusion608 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
79%inclusion513 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
78%inclusion507 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
59%inclusion384 decks650 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
52%inclusion335 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion282 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion139 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
21%inclusion116 decks559 decks
12%synergy
Inherited Envelope
20%inclusion131 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion76 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion54 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion54 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.9%inclusion45 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.2%inclusion40 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.2%inclusion40 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
5.8%inclusion38 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion644 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion641 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion616 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
77%inclusion501 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
74%inclusion484 decks650 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
63%inclusion408 decks650 decks
23%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
62%inclusion401 decks650 decks
22%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion386 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
54%inclusion351 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
54%inclusion348 decks650 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion259 decks650 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion237 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion236 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion233 decks650 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
32%inclusion209 decks650 decks
-6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
30%inclusion196 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion190 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion127 decks440 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion166 decks647 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion164 decks650 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion135 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion128 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion124 decks647 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion105 decks643 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion102 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
15%inclusion100 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion99 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion97 decks650 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion80 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion79 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion78 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion69 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion66 decks631 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion66 decks650 decks
-6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.3%inclusion54 decks650 decks
-8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.5%inclusion49 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.4%inclusion48 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.2%inclusion47 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.2%inclusion47 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.2%inclusion47 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.8%inclusion44 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.5%inclusion42 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.2%inclusion34 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.2%inclusion34 decks650 decks
-4%synergy
City of Brass
5.1%inclusion33 decks650 decks
-1%synergy