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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
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Level Up
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Follow the Lumarets
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Forum Filibuster
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Erode
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
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6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Puresteel Paladin
95%inclusion101 decks106 decks
86%synergy
Strong Back
87%inclusion92 decks106 decks
83%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
87%inclusion92 decks106 decks
82%synergy
Codsworth, Handy Helper
80%inclusion85 decks106 decks
76%synergy
All That Glitters
76%inclusion81 decks106 decks
71%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
73%inclusion77 decks106 decks
70%synergy
Basilisk Collar
74%inclusion78 decks106 decks
68%synergy
Inventory Management
72%inclusion76 decks106 decks
67%synergy
Idolized
64%inclusion68 decks106 decks
62%synergy
Pre-War Formalwear
61%inclusion65 decks106 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
82%inclusion87 decks106 decks
55%synergy
Path to Exile
77%inclusion82 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Heroic Intervention
76%inclusion81 decks106 decks
37%synergy
Rancor
62%inclusion66 decks106 decks
58%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
61%inclusion65 decks106 decks
53%synergy
Blasphemous Act
60%inclusion64 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
58%inclusion62 decks106 decks
56%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
58%inclusion61 decks106 decks
55%synergy
Champion's Helm
58%inclusion61 decks106 decks
51%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
54%inclusion57 decks106 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Enlightened Tutor
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Teferi's Protection
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Smothering Tithe
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Farewell
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Worldly Tutor
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Stoneforge Mystic
50%inclusion53 decks106 decks
46%synergy
Danitha, New Benalia's Light
47%inclusion50 decks106 decks
44%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
39%synergy
Armory Paladin
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
40%synergy
Cass, Hand of Vengeance
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
41%synergy
Mister Gutsy
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Brotherhood Outcast
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Kellan, the Fae-Blooded
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Chishiro, the Shattered Blade
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Reyav, Master Smith
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Red XIII, Proud Warrior
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Birds of Paradise
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Akiri, Fearless Voyager
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Super Mutant Scavenger
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Gunner Conscript
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Preston Garvey, Minuteman
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Halvar, God of Battle
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Esper Sentinel
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Bighorner Rancher
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Crimson Caravaneer
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Bruenor Battlehammer
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Lizard Blades
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Cait, Cage Brawler
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Armored Skyhunter
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Moira Brown, Guide Author
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Rose, Cutthroat Raider
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Commander Sofia Daguerre
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Delighted Halfling
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Nahiri, Forged in Fury
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Bureau Headmaster
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Danitha, Benalia's Hope
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Godo, Bandit Warlord
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Cid, Freeflier Pilot
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Tifa, Martial Artist
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Brightglass Gearhulk
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Wyleth, Soul of Steel
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Elves
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Golden-Tail Trainer
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Veronica, Dissident Scribe
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
54%inclusion57 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Chaos Warp
47%inclusion50 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Deflecting Swat
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Valorous Stance
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Break Down
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Boros Charm
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Dispatch
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Eladamri's Call
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Noxious Revival
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-18%synergy
Beast Within
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-23%synergy
Legion Leadership
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Akroma's Will
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
Deflecting Palm
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Steelshaper's Gift
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
43%synergy
Single Combat
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
41%synergy
Open the Armory
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Farseek
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
-19%synergy
Megaton's Fate
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Cultivate
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-32%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Nature's Lore
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
-22%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Rampant Growth
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
-24%synergy
Open the Vaults
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Ravages of War
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-19%synergy
Winds of Rath
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Unfinished Business
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Council's Judgment
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Overpowering Attack
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Feast and Famine
48%inclusion51 decks106 decks
44%synergy
Behemoth Sledge
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
40%synergy
Shadowspear
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
38%synergy
Sword of the Animist
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
31%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Power Fist
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
33%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Colossus Hammer
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Buster Sword
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Fireshrieker
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Mithril Coat
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Junk Jet
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Nettlecyst
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Genji Glove
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Thran Power Suit
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Leyline Axe
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Helm of the Host
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Robe of Stars
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Embercleave
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Explorer's Scope
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Brass Knuckles
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Celestial Armor
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
The Spear of Leonidas
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Hexplate Wallbreaker
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
The Dominion Bracelet
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Sinew and Steel
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Well Rested
53%inclusion56 decks106 decks
51%synergy
Bear Umbra
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
39%synergy
Almost Perfect
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
40%synergy
Wild Growth
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Sticky Fingers
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Grim Reaper's Sprint
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
34%synergy
Forge Anew
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Fertile Ground
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Aggravated Assault
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Vault 101: Birthday Party
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Spirit Mantle
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Ethereal Armor
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Super State
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Abundant Growth
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Animal Friend
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Fighter Class
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
5%synergy
With Great Power . . .
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Ancestral Mask
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Pain for All
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Strength of the Harvest
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Colossification
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Lion Umbra
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Acquired Mutation
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Armadillo Cloak
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Snake Umbra
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Shield of the Oversoul
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
68%inclusion72 decks106 decks
41%synergy
Buried Ruin
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
45%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Junktown
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Axgard Armory
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
War Room
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion100 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion85 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
18%synergy
The Aetherspark
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Unity
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion106 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion106 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion105 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion102 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
71%inclusion75 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
70%inclusion74 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
69%inclusion73 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Rootbound Crag
68%inclusion72 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Jungle Shrine
61%inclusion65 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Canopy Vista
60%inclusion64 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Cinder Glade
59%inclusion63 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Stomping Ground
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Mossfire Valley
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
30%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Sacred Foundry
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Temple Garden
42%inclusion45 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Triumph
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Abandon
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Plenty
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Windswept Heath
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Scattered Groves
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Wooded Foothills
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Arid Mesa
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Spire Garden
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Spectator Seating
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Taiga
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Battlefield Forge
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Brushland
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Plateau
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Savannah
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Thornspire Verge
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Elegant Parlor
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Commercial District
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Karplusan Forest
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Hushwood Verge
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Lush Portico
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Rockfall Vale
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
7%synergy