Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Core Wraiths

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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Echocasting Symposium
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Flow State
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nazgûl
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
86%synergy
Birthday Escape
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
72%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Ringsight
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Opt
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
63%synergy
Call of the Ring
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
61%synergy
Ringwraiths
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
59%synergy
Preordain
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
57%synergy
Consider
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Ponder
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Glorious Gale
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Claim the Precious
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Sauron, the Necromancer
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Changeling Outcast
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Street Wraith
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Dirtwater Wraith
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Graveshifter
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Bog Wraith
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Spark Double
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Bog Tatters
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Mischievous Sneakling
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Metallic Mimic
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Wonder
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Fell Beast of Mordor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Wizards of Thay
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Clever Impersonator
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Frantic Search
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Negate
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Snap
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Press the Enemy
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Think Twice
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Countersquall
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Cremate
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Nasty End
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Deliberate
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Quick Study
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Unwind
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Divert Disaster
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Curate
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Peek
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Gollum's Bite
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Obsessive Search
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Run Away Together
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Council's Deliberation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Sam's Desperate Rescue
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Raise the Palisade
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Serum Visions
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Distant Melody
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Crippling Fear
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Rite of Replication
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Echoing Return
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Enter the Enigma
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
16%synergy
The Black Breath
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Sleight of Hand
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Mordor Muster
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Quasiduplicate
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Call to Mind
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Dark Petition
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Stock Up
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Slip Through Space
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Contentious Plan
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Distortion Strike
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Day's Undoing
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ancestral Vision
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Risky Shortcut
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Treason of Isengard
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Artful Dodge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rimefire Torque
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Glamdring
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Stone of Erech
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Door of Destinies
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Navigation Orb
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Storm of Saruman
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Cover of Darkness
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Levitation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Oath of the Grey Host
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
The Bath Song
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
1%synergy
The Black Gate
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Barad-dûr
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Three Tree City
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Inherited Envelope
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Patchwork Banner
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Firdoch Core
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Forger's Foundry
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion34 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Choked Estuary
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Underground River
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Morphic Pool
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Shire Terrace
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Soured Springs
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy