The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Optimized

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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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My Precious
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Changeling Outcast
79%inclusion90 decks114 decks
74%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
89%inclusion102 decks114 decks
74%synergy
Tormented Soul
75%inclusion86 decks114 decks
72%synergy
Nether Traitor
68%inclusion78 decks114 decks
60%synergy
Vault Skirge
55%inclusion63 decks114 decks
54%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
66%inclusion75 decks114 decks
51%synergy
Grim Hireling
55%inclusion63 decks114 decks
51%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
53%inclusion60 decks114 decks
51%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
47%inclusion54 decks114 decks
46%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion74 decks114 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
89%inclusion102 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
79%inclusion90 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Ghast
77%inclusion88 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Jet Medallion
68%inclusion78 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
65%inclusion74 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion71 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
61%inclusion70 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Bubbling Muck
56%inclusion64 decks114 decks
41%synergy
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion63 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
52%inclusion59 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
67%inclusion76 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion74 decks114 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
64%inclusion73 decks114 decks
43%synergy
Necropotence
51%inclusion58 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
46%inclusion53 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Ancient Tomb
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Opposition Agent
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Chrome Mox
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
28%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Vilis, Broker of Blood
47%inclusion54 decks114 decks
35%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
41%synergy
Gingerbrute
40%inclusion46 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
40%inclusion46 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
26%synergy
Stirge
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Pilfering Imp
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
33%synergy
Prickly Boggart
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Ophiomancer
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
18%synergy
Dream Beavers
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Horror
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Dark Confidant
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Blight Keeper
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
18%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Skirge Familiar
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Eyetwitch
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Basilica Screecher
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Vashta Nerada
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Eye Collector
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Bone Miser
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
50%inclusion57 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Culling the Weak
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Ritual
42%inclusion48 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Defile
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Saw in Half
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Malice
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Ad Nauseam
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Dismember
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Force of Despair
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Sacrifice
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
4%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Cut Down
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Exsanguinate
42%inclusion48 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Unearth
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
-10%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
-20%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Gix's Command
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Dark Petition
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion41 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Whip of Erebos
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Skullclamp
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Vorpal Sword
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-10%synergy
Defense Grid
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Meekstone
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Spellbook
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Bag of Holding
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Mindcrank
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
46%inclusion52 decks114 decks
33%synergy
Animate Dead
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
-13%synergy
Font of Agonies
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Underworld Dreams
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Contamination
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Grave Pact
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-11%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Feast of Sanity
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Oppression
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
3%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Necrodominance
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Oubliette
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
79%inclusion90 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion85 decks114 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
69%inclusion79 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
68%inclusion77 decks114 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion52 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Lake of the Dead
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
The Black Gate
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
6%synergy
War Room
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Command Beacon
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
Strip Mine
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion108 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion71 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
52%inclusion59 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Lotus Petal
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
23%synergy
The Soul Stone
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion104 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
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