Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Budget 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
Opt
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Consider
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Preordain
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Frantic Search
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Unwind
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Serum Visions
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Resculpt
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Negate
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Ringsight
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Reality Shift
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Wavebreak Hippocamp
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Archmage of Runes
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Wizards of Thay
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Haughty Djinn
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Nazgûl
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ringwraiths
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Spark Double
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Grief
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Wonder
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Changeling Outcast
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Niblis of Frost
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Lion Vulture
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Starwinder
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Countersquall
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Go for the Throat
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Peek
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Drown in the Loch
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Snap
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Impulse
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Think Twice
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Rewind
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Spell Pierce
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Dig Through Time
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Strix Serenade
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Press the Enemy
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Cremate
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Glorious Gale
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Long River's Pull
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Wash Away
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Anticipate
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Refute
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Overkill
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Magic Damper
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Telling Time
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Cyber Conversion
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Annul
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Disallow
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
High Tide
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Divert Disaster
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Act
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Cut Down
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Birthday Escape
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Decree of Pain
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sleight of Hand
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Slip Through Space
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Call to Mind
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Raise the Palisade
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Replication
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Relm's Sketching
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Singularity Rupture
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Enter the Enigma
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mind Spring
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Revelation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Distortion Strike
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Dominance
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Ravenform
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Compulsive Research
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Claim the Precious
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Vapors
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Circle of Power
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Worthy Cost
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Crashing Wave
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Mass Diminish
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mordor Muster
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Relearn
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Wash Out
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Innocent Blood
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Tide
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Divination
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Déjà Vu
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Duress
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Glamdring
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Relic Amulet
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Wishing Well
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Awakening
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Ransacked Lab
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Call of the Ring
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Levitation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Melee
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Chakra Meditation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Discovery
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Curiosity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Insight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Saruman
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
The Clone Saga
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Barad-dûr
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
35%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Skyclave Relic
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Star Compass
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Moor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Treno, Dark City
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Serpent's Pass
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-33%synergy
Esper Panorama
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Pelakka Predation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Hideout
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy