Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Expensive 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Emeritus of Ideation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flow State
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gitaxian Probe
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
78%synergy
Force of Negation
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
77%synergy
Deadly Rollick
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Mana Drain
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
69%synergy
Swan Song
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Isochron Scepter
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Snap
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Dark Ritual
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Nazgûl
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Ponder
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Roaming Throne
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Consider
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Opt
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Remora
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Pongify
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Cabal Ritual
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
73%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
74%synergy
The One Ring
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
79%synergy
Demonic Tutor
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Force of Will
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
76%synergy
Ancient Tomb
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Mana Vault
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
68%synergy
Mystical Tutor
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Opposition Agent
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Spark Double
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Displacer Kitten
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Spellseeker
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Haughty Djinn
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Ringwraiths
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Omni-Changeling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nightmare Sower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Drake
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Grim Hireling
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Changeling Outcast
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Phantasmal Image
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of Negation
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Flusterstorm
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Demonic Consultation
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Dismember
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Mental Misstep
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Culling the Weak
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Pact
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Chain of Vapor
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Peek
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Impulse
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Snuff Out
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Miscast
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Cut Down
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Quicken
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Shadow Rift
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Unwind
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Consign to Memory
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Sacrifice
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Trickbind
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Preordain
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Imperial Seal
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Birthday Escape
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Serum Visions
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Intent
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Raise the Palisade
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Ringsight
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Splinter's Technique
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Timetwister
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Time Spiral
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Ravenform
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Transmute Artifact
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Cursed Totem
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Glamdring
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Imposter Mech
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Necropotence
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Call of the Ring
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Cover of Darkness
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Counterbalance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Saga
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Three Tree City
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Mistrise Village
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Pit
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
City of Traitors
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Secret Tunnel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Lotus Petal
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Mox Opal
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Grim Monolith
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Firdoch Core
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Underground Sea
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
80%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Island
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Underground River
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Sink into Stupor
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Marsh Flats
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Undercity Sewers
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Scalding Tarn
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Mana Confluence
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
40%synergy
City of Brass
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-31%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Cavern of Souls
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-29%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Silundi Vision
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-37%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-29%synergy
Spire of Industry
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy