Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Armix, Filigree Thrasher (Commander) - Upgraded

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Armix, Filigree Thrasher
Rank #3,225
7decks
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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19%synergy
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22%synergy
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20%synergy
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21%synergy
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84%synergy
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71%synergy
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70%synergy
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69%synergy
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57%synergy
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56%synergy
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56%synergy
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55%synergy
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48%synergy
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14%synergy
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7%synergy
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18%synergy
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8%synergy
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3%synergy
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50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
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41%synergy
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41%synergy
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42%synergy
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41%synergy
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31%synergy
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
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29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
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11%synergy
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25%synergy
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28%synergy
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28%synergy
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29%synergy
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21%synergy
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26%synergy
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22%synergy
Reaping Willow
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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19%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
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15%synergy
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11%synergy
Pactdoll Terror
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16%synergy
Cecil, Dark Knight
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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2%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
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10%synergy
Trusty Packbeast
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
Scrap Trawler
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14%synergy
Foundry Inspector
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13%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
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10%synergy
Cabal Paladin
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14%synergy
Peri Brown
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14%synergy
Workshop Assistant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Vectis Dominator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Excavation Elephant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Censor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Containment Construct
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thopter Architect
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vault Skirge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
D'Avenant Trapper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Revoker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-21%synergy
Slash of Light
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Return to Dust
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Generous Gift
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Path to Exile
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-21%synergy
Battlefield Improvisation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cloud's Limit Break
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16%synergy
Hero's Downfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dispatch
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13%synergy
Valorous Stance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
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10%synergy
Built to Last
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14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
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-11%synergy
Vanishing Verse
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8%synergy
Hatred
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13%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
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6%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Dawn Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Curtains' Call
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Humble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Batwing Brume
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Strike
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-27%synergy
Utter End
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Steelshaper's Gift
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Open the Armory
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Merciless Eviction
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Vindicate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Single Combat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Fated Clash
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20%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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5%synergy
Monumental Corruption
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14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Unfinished Business
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Emergency Weld
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14%synergy
Fortuitous Find
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14%synergy
Cut of the Profits
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14%synergy
Winds of Abandon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Their Name Is Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Murderous Compulsion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Organic Extinction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Buster Sword
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
O-Naginata
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Haunted Cloak
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Mask of Memory
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Shadowspear
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Sword of the Animist
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Genji Glove
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Wrecking Ball Arm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Machinist's Arsenal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Dancer's Chakrams
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Darksteel Axe
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Vorpal Sword
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Skullclamp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Darksteel Plate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Goldvein Pick
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Cranial Plating
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Armory of Iroas
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Godsend
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Commander's Plate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Hero's Blade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Basilisk Collar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Hylderblade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Web-Shooters
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Excalibur II
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Leyline Axe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Crystal Fragments
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
White Mage's Staff
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Short Bow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Monument to Endurance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
Forge Anew
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Hardlight Containment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Super State
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
With Great Power . . .
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Snack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Dark Tutelage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pariah
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Fallen Ideal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rule of Law
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Vault 101: Birthday Party
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Radiant Grace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Grasping Shadows
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Eternal Thirst
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
All That Glitters
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Ordeal of Heliod
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
True Conviction
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Land Tax
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Unholy Indenture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Nahiri, the Lithomancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sorin Markov
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of Whispers
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Buried Ruin
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Mine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sequestered Stash
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Workshop
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Monumental Henge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Orzhov Signet
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Locket
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Manalith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Field
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Heath
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Isolated Chapel
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-24%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Vault of Champions
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Planar Nexus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-37%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spire of Industry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Scrubland
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Silent Clearing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy