Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Control

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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Flow State
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Harmonized Trio
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mana Sculpt
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nazgûl
68%inclusion191 decks281 decks
65%synergy
Opt
69%inclusion193 decks281 decks
57%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
60%inclusion168 decks281 decks
56%synergy
Preordain
63%inclusion178 decks281 decks
53%synergy
Consider
64%inclusion180 decks281 decks
51%synergy
Call of the Ring
53%inclusion150 decks281 decks
50%synergy
Birthday Escape
52%inclusion146 decks281 decks
49%synergy
Ponder
62%inclusion174 decks281 decks
46%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
48%inclusion134 decks281 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
72%inclusion203 decks281 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
76%inclusion214 decks281 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
72%inclusion202 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
64%inclusion180 decks281 decks
38%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
62%inclusion174 decks281 decks
31%synergy
Swan Song
57%inclusion161 decks281 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion153 decks281 decks
19%synergy
Frantic Search
49%inclusion138 decks281 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion133 decks281 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
47%inclusion132 decks281 decks
32%synergy
Ringsight
47%inclusion131 decks281 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
48%inclusion135 decks281 decks
25%synergy
Rhystic Study
47%inclusion133 decks281 decks
24%synergy
The One Ring
42%inclusion117 decks281 decks
35%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion114 decks281 decks
22%synergy
Mystical Tutor
36%inclusion100 decks281 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion92 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion77 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
26%inclusion73 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion63 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion49 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Witch-king of Angmar
39%inclusion110 decks281 decks
37%synergy
Roaming Throne
36%inclusion102 decks281 decks
23%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
29%inclusion81 decks281 decks
27%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion67 decks281 decks
22%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
23%inclusion66 decks281 decks
22%synergy
Ringwraiths
22%inclusion63 decks281 decks
21%synergy
Spark Double
21%inclusion59 decks281 decks
11%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
20%inclusion57 decks281 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion49 decks250 decks
18%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
20%inclusion55 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
20%inclusion55 decks281 decks
18%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion41 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
14%inclusion39 decks281 decks
13%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
13%inclusion36 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
12%inclusion35 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion33 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Changeling Outcast
12%inclusion33 decks281 decks
-7%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
10%inclusion27 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion27 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
9.3%inclusion26 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
9.3%inclusion26 decks281 decks
-1%synergy
Wonder
8.5%inclusion24 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.2%inclusion23 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.8%inclusion22 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.8%inclusion22 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.5%inclusion21 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
7.1%inclusion20 decks281 decks
-9%synergy
Wizards of Thay
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.6%inclusion18 decks274 decks
-2%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
6.4%inclusion18 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
6.4%inclusion18 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.0%inclusion17 decks281 decks
-2%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
6.0%inclusion17 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Strix
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
-18%synergy
Instants
Snap
46%inclusion130 decks281 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Rollick
46%inclusion128 decks281 decks
26%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
44%inclusion124 decks281 decks
34%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion120 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
40%inclusion113 decks281 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
35%inclusion97 decks281 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion95 decks276 decks
19%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
31%inclusion86 decks281 decks
29%synergy
Go for the Throat
29%inclusion82 decks281 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion82 decks281 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion72 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion76 decks276 decks
12%synergy
Glorious Gale
27%inclusion77 decks281 decks
26%synergy
Force of Negation
26%inclusion72 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion69 decks281 decks
11%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
23%inclusion65 decks281 decks
21%synergy
Strix Serenade
21%inclusion59 decks276 decks
17%synergy
Peek
20%inclusion56 decks281 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion54 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Unwind
19%inclusion54 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Resculpt
19%inclusion53 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion51 decks276 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion50 decks281 decks
11%synergy
Impulse
17%inclusion49 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Press the Enemy
16%inclusion46 decks281 decks
16%synergy
Thought Scour
16%inclusion46 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
16%inclusion45 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion45 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
15%inclusion43 decks281 decks
-3%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion42 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
14%inclusion40 decks281 decks
11%synergy
Countersquall
14%inclusion39 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion39 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Cremate
14%inclusion39 decks281 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Rift
13%inclusion37 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion36 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion36 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion35 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
12%inclusion34 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
12%inclusion33 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion32 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion32 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion31 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion29 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
10%inclusion29 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion27 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion27 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
9.3%inclusion26 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.3%inclusion26 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Quicken
9.3%inclusion26 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Raise the Palisade
46%inclusion129 decks281 decks
40%synergy
Night's Whisper
42%inclusion119 decks281 decks
36%synergy
Serum Visions
40%inclusion111 decks281 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion100 decks281 decks
11%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
33%inclusion93 decks281 decks
28%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
25%inclusion70 decks281 decks
23%synergy
Claim the Precious
25%inclusion69 decks281 decks
23%synergy
Distant Melody
19%inclusion54 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
18%inclusion50 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion47 decks281 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion46 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion45 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
15%inclusion43 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion37 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion33 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion33 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
11%inclusion31 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion31 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
9.3%inclusion26 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Echoing Return
9.3%inclusion26 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.9%inclusion25 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.2%inclusion23 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.8%inclusion22 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Stock Up
7.6%inclusion18 decks237 decks
6%synergy
Sleight of Hand
7.5%inclusion21 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.5%inclusion21 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.5%inclusion21 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
6.4%inclusion18 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Enter the Enigma
5.8%inclusion15 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Slip Through Space
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Treason of Isengard
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.3%inclusion15 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.3%inclusion15 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
5.3%inclusion15 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.2%inclusion13 decks249 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion100 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion71 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion63 decks281 decks
19%synergy
Glamdring
16%inclusion45 decks281 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion39 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion36 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion33 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion29 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
7.5%inclusion21 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.1%inclusion20 decks281 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.4%inclusion18 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.3%inclusion15 decks281 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
40%inclusion111 decks281 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion89 decks281 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
30%inclusion85 decks281 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion41 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Cover of Darkness
12%inclusion34 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Storm of Saruman
10%inclusion27 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.3%inclusion26 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
9.3%inclusion26 decks281 decks
-8%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.8%inclusion22 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
7.5%inclusion21 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Levitation
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
5.3%inclusion15 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion149 decks281 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion137 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion102 decks281 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion97 decks281 decks
17%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
31%inclusion86 decks281 decks
28%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion73 decks281 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
23%inclusion64 decks281 decks
20%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion57 decks281 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion53 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
16%inclusion37 decks237 decks
13%synergy
Barad-dûr
15%inclusion43 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion40 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion38 decks281 decks
-13%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion36 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.5%inclusion24 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.2%inclusion23 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
8.1%inclusion22 decks271 decks
1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.8%inclusion22 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.5%inclusion21 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion20 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
4%synergy
Mutavault
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
6.4%inclusion18 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.0%inclusion17 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion270 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion259 decks281 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
70%inclusion197 decks281 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion180 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion128 decks281 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion113 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion84 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Inherited Envelope
19%inclusion53 decks281 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion45 decks281 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion30 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion27 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.3%inclusion25 decks269 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.8%inclusion22 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.5%inclusion21 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.1%inclusion20 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.4%inclusion18 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.0%inclusion17 decks281 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
5.7%inclusion16 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion274 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion269 decks281 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion265 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
75%inclusion211 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
74%inclusion209 decks281 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
65%inclusion184 decks281 decks
25%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion176 decks281 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion159 decks281 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
51%inclusion143 decks281 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion137 decks281 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion132 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Isle
38%inclusion108 decks281 decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
36%inclusion94 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion99 decks281 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion95 decks276 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion91 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31%inclusion87 decks281 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion82 decks281 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion78 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion76 decks276 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion73 decks281 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion65 decks281 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
22%inclusion61 decks281 decks
6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion56 decks281 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion56 decks281 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion54 decks281 decks
-2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion54 decks281 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion51 decks276 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion46 decks281 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion44 decks281 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion41 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
15%inclusion41 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion36 decks281 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion33 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion32 decks281 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion31 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion30 decks281 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion28 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion27 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion27 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion27 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion27 decks281 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion27 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.3%inclusion26 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.9%inclusion25 decks281 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.9%inclusion25 decks281 decks
1%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.9%inclusion25 decks281 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
7.8%inclusion22 decks281 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.6%inclusion18 decks274 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.3%inclusion15 decks281 decks
-1%synergy