Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Budget Cantrips

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Opt
99%inclusion68 decks69 decks
87%synergy
Consider
90%inclusion62 decks69 decks
77%synergy
Serum Visions
77%inclusion53 decks69 decks
73%synergy
Birthday Escape
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
73%synergy
Preordain
78%inclusion54 decks69 decks
68%synergy
Ringsight
70%inclusion48 decks69 decks
64%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
64%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
61%inclusion42 decks69 decks
59%synergy
Cremate
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
58%synergy
Peek
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Frantic Search
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
56%synergy
Counterspell
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Feed the Swarm
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Ponder
70%inclusion48 decks69 decks
53%synergy
Go for the Throat
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
48%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
55%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Village Rites
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Murmuring Mystic
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Archmage of Runes
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
40%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
39%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
36%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Changeling Outcast
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Ringwraiths
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Mocking Sprite
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Haughty Djinn
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Nazgûl
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Wonder
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Spark Double
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Wizards of Thay
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Geyser Drake
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Niblis of Frost
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Waxen Shapethief
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Graveshifter
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Street Wraith
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Universal Automaton
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Thought Scour
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Snap
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Arcane Denial
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
47%synergy
Reality Shift
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Unwind
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Quick Study
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Infernal Grasp
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Glorious Gale
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
42%synergy
Impulse
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Quicken
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Divert Disaster
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Shadow Rift
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Think Twice
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Leap
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Deliberate
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
23%synergy
High Tide
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Resculpt
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Spell Pierce
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Not Dead After All
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Countersquall
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Rewind
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Hithlain Knots
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Press the Enemy
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Long River's Pull
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Get Out
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Curate
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Obsessive Search
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Nasty End
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Radical Idea
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Doom Blade
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Twisted Image
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Sign in Blood
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
48%synergy
Night's Whisper
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Sleight of Hand
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Read the Bones
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Claim the Precious
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Treasure Cruise
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Enter the Enigma
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Risky Shortcut
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Deep Analysis
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Fell
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Chart a Course
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Slip Through Space
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Crippling Fear
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Distortion Strike
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Call to Mind
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Portent
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-15%synergy
Singularity Rupture
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Circle of Power
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Stock Up
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Divination
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
The Black Breath
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Winged Words
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Quasiduplicate
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Raise the Palisade
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Season of Weaving
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Glamdring
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Helm of Awakening
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Lifecraft Engine
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Ransacked Lab
54%inclusion37 decks69 decks
53%synergy
Call of the Ring
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
42%synergy
Levitation
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Kindred Discovery
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Wizard Class
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Melee
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Saruman
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Cover of Darkness
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-17%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Rivendell
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion61 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
84%inclusion58 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Fellwar Stone
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Inherited Envelope
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Forger's Foundry
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion69 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion68 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion61 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
78%inclusion54 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Isle
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Serpent's Pass
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-24%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Murky Sewer
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Waterfront District
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Darkslick Shores
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy