Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Budget Spellslinger

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
Harmonized Trio
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Flow State
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Opt
87%inclusion74 decks85 decks
75%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
73%inclusion62 decks85 decks
71%synergy
Consider
73%inclusion62 decks85 decks
60%synergy
Preordain
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
56%synergy
Serum Visions
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
54%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
53%synergy
Frantic Search
69%inclusion59 decks85 decks
50%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
48%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Unwind
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
67%inclusion57 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Negate
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Distant Melody
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Birthday Escape
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Wavebreak Hippocamp
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Archmage of Runes
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Wizards of Thay
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Changeling Outcast
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Haughty Djinn
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Niblis of Frost
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cheerful Osteomancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Soulblade Djinn
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grave Researcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Biblioplex Tomekeeper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Ringwraiths
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Wonder
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Nazgûl
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Spark Double
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Graveshifter
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Curious Homunculus
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Think Twice
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Peek
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Snap
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Village Rites
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Rewind
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Reality Shift
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Impulse
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Glorious Gale
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Cremate
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Countersquall
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Resculpt
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Quick Study
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Press the Enemy
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Chemister's Insight
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Radical Idea
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
14%synergy
High Tide
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Quicken
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Siphon Insight
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Spell Pierce
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Long River's Pull
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Chase Inspiration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wander Off
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Masterful Flourish
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Virulent Swipe
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Whispers of the Muse
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Mana Leak
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Said // Done
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Capsize
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Rift
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Mana Sculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Refute
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Ringsight
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Deep Analysis
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Treasure Cruise
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Night's Whisper
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Enter the Enigma
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Call to Mind
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Crippling Fear
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Mass Diminish
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Decree of Pain
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Sleight of Hand
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
13%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Chart a Course
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Relearn
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Claim the Precious
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Aether Gale
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Distortion Strike
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Consuming Vapors
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Cost of Brilliance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Déjà Vu
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Never // Return
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Slip Through Space
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Treason of Isengard
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Rags // Riches
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Portent
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Winged Words
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Fell
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Flood of Recollection
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Commit // Memory
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Consign // Oblivion
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Risky Shortcut
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Relm's Sketching
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Wash Out
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Glamdring
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Diary of Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Helm of Awakening
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx-Bone Wand
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Rimefire Torque
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
River Song's Diary
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Ransacked Lab
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Levitation
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Call of the Ring
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Melee
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Discovery
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Skycoach Waypoint
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion74 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion71 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
75%inclusion64 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Midnight Clock
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Worn Powerstone
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Inherited Envelope
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Potioner's Trove
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Skyclave Relic
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Firdoch Core
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Forger's Foundry
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion85 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion85 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion79 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
82%inclusion70 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
80%inclusion68 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Deceit
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-38%synergy
Obscura Storefront
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Treno, Dark City
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-33%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Soured Springs
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Serpent's Pass
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Murky Sewer
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-4%synergy