Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - cEDH

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Force of Negation
88%inclusion44 decks50 decks
79%synergy
Pact of Negation
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
67%synergy
Mystic Remora
80%inclusion40 decks50 decks
65%synergy
Dark Ritual
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
62%synergy
Flusterstorm
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
62%synergy
Swan Song
80%inclusion40 decks50 decks
62%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
60%synergy
Demonic Consultation
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
60%synergy
Mental Misstep
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
57%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Rollick
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
56%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Mana Drain
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
57%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Brainstorm
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
53%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion29 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Pact
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
51%synergy
Cabal Ritual
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
73%synergy
Rhystic Study
90%inclusion45 decks50 decks
67%synergy
Force of Will
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
76%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
70%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
66%synergy
Mystical Tutor
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
71%synergy
Ancient Tomb
80%inclusion40 decks50 decks
72%synergy
The One Ring
78%inclusion39 decks50 decks
71%synergy
Chrome Mox
76%inclusion38 decks50 decks
70%synergy
Mana Vault
74%inclusion37 decks50 decks
69%synergy
Creatures
Opposition Agent
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Nazgûl
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Mockingbird
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Spellseeker
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Phantasmal Image
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Ledger Shredder
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Drake
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Displacer Kitten
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Ringwraiths
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Spark Double
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
High Fae Trickster
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Wandering Archaic
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Spellskite
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Grim Hireling
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Snap
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Opt
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
34%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Culling the Weak
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Dismember
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
38%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Pongify
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Frantic Search
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Dispel
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Chain of Vapor
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Trickbind
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Spell Pierce
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Delay
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Ad Nauseam
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Miscast
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Cut Down
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Brain Freeze
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Misdirection
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Peek
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Sacrifice
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Consign to Memory
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Retraction Helix
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Reflection
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Shadow Rift
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Glorious Gale
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Imperial Seal
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Intent
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Ponder
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
42%synergy
Windfall
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Birthday Escape
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Smog
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Ringsight
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Distant Melody
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Timetwister
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Splinter's Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Sleight of Hand
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Fabricate
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Massacre
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Transmute Artifact
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Claim the Precious
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
51%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Cursed Totem
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Imposter Mech
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Weathered Runestone
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Glamdring
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Call of the Ring
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Counterbalance
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Steal Enchantment
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Cover of Darkness
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Dress Down
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Professor Onyx
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
72%inclusion36 decks50 decks
54%synergy
Urza's Saga
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Emergence Zone
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
16%synergy
City of Traitors
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Crystal Vein
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Three Tree City
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Seat of the Synod
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-19%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Homeward Path
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Pit
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
86%inclusion43 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Mox Opal
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
64%synergy
Lotus Petal
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
55%synergy
Fellwar Stone
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Mox Diamond
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
-19%synergy
Grim Monolith
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
30%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-18%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion49 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Island
96%inclusion48 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion46 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Morphic Pool
82%inclusion41 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion40 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
59%synergy
Underground Sea
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Flooded Strand
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
53%synergy
Underground River
62%inclusion31 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Misty Rainforest
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
52%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
49%synergy
Marsh Flats
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Mana Confluence
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
56%inclusion28 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Scalding Tarn
54%inclusion27 decks50 decks
46%synergy
Undercity Sewers
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
31%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
-16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
-33%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-31%synergy
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-30%synergy
Spire of Industry
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy