The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Midrange

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Gix, Yawgmoth PraetorGix, Yawgmoth Praetor

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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Gollum, Riddle Master
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Changeling Outcast
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Tormented Soul
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Vault Skirge
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Grim Hireling
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Nether Traitor
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Bitterblossom
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Withering Torment
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Font of Agonies
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
23%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Dauthi Horror
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Ophiomancer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Prickly Boggart
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Basilica Screecher
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Boggart Trawler
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Pilfering Imp
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Gingerbrute
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Skirge Familiar
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Blight Keeper
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Dread Presence
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Dream Beavers
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Black Widow, Deadly Hunter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Defile
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Ritual
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Corruption
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Darkness
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Malice
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Slaughter Pact
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Overkill
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Fated Return
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Undying Evil
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Poison the Cup
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Withering Boon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Blot Out
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Terror
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Unearth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Terisiare's Devastation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Nightmare Unmaking
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Monomania
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Final Act
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Duress
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Coveted Prize
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Thought Distortion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Craving
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sludge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Deal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Drain Life
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Promise of Power
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Splinter's Technique
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Decode Transmissions
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Risky Shortcut
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Sword of the Animist
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Vorpal Sword
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Meekstone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Bag of Holding
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
World Map
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Sinew and Steel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Poet's Quill
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Venser's Journal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
The Regalia
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Dance of the Dead
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Oubliette
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Contamination
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bad Moon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Greed
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Season of the Witch
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Cartouche of Ambition
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Link
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Trial of Ambition
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Larceny
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tortured Existence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Coercive Impetus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Grave Venerations
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Wasteland
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Mutavault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Urborg
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Access Tunnel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Cave
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Demolition Field
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
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