Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Core Control

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Bennie Smith
Mar 16, 2026
Bennie Smith
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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Harmonized Crescendo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Dream Harvest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Opt
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Consider
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
65%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
61%synergy
Nazgûl
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Birthday Escape
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Preordain
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Serum Visions
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Brainstorm
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Ponder
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Frantic Search
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Village Rites
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Witch-king of Angmar
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Archmage of Runes
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
30%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Ringwraiths
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Haughty Djinn
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Roaming Throne
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Wizards of Thay
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Wonder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Spellskite
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Spark Double
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Starwinder
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth, Planet's Heir
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Peek
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Infernal Grasp
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Snap
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Spell Pierce
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Unwind
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Strix Serenade
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Go for the Throat
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Thought Scour
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Glorious Gale
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Shadow Rift
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Quicken
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Impulse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Obsessive Search
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Stubborn Denial
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mana Leak
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Cremate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Telling Time
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Perplexing Test
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Cling to Dust
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Think Twice
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Ringsight
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Night's Whisper
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Distant Melody
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Stock Up
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Sleight of Hand
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Slip Through Space
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Claim the Precious
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Raise the Palisade
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Crippling Fear
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Enter the Enigma
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Season of Weaving
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Chart a Course
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Victimize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Echoing Return
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Compulsive Research
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Treason of Isengard
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Unending Whisper
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Glamdring
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Stone of Erech
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Call of the Ring
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Kindred Discovery
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Storm of Saruman
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dire Undercurrents
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Levitation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Within Range
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Barad-dûr
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Rivendell
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Inherited Envelope
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Locket
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Misleading Signpost
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Pools
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Waterfront District
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
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