The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Upgraded Midrange

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The Shadow Lord
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Nick Benstead
Dec 2, 2025
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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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Tormented Soul
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Changeling Outcast
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Grim Hireling
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Nether Traitor
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Vault Skirge
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Crypt Ghast
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Deadly Rollick
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Jet Medallion
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Force of Despair
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Boggart Trawler
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Hunted Horror
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Ophiomancer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Dauthi Horror
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Basilica Screecher
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Eyetwitch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Plaguecrafter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Blight Keeper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Demon's Disciple
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Master of the Feast
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Prickly Boggart
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Grave Researcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Dream Beavers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Super Shredder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Fell Stinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dread Presence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Avenger of the Fallen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Foulmire Knight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Leering Onlooker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mindblade Render
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Imp's Mischief
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Snuff Out
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Flare of Malice
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Soul Shatter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Undying Evil
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Culling the Weak
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Fatal Push
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Cut Down
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Slaughter Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Withering Boon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Warping Wail
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Agadeem's Awakening
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Buried Alive
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Finale of Eternity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Predators' Hour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Make an Example
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Blood Money
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Corrupt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Drain Life
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtseize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Meekstone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Sword of the Animist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Vorpal Sword
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Pithing Needle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Sword of Sinew and Steel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strionic Resonator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Iron Maiden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Venser's Journal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Exquisite Blood
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Font of Agonies
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Animate Dead
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Necromancy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Grave Pact
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Waste Not
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Words of Waste
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Contamination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Caress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Oubliette
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Oppression
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Tortured Existence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Wasteland
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Lake of the Dead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Black Gate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Winding Canyons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
The Dross Pits
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Market
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Boggart Trawler
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Urza's Cave
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
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