Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Core Control

Lord of the Nazgûl
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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 Trio
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Opt
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Consider
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Nazgûl
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Ponder
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Birthday Escape
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Brainstorm
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Preordain
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Call of the Ring
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Negate
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Night's Whisper
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Archmage of Runes
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Ringwraiths
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Roaming Throne
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Haughty Djinn
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Wizards of Thay
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Wonder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Spark Double
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Starwinder
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Go for the Throat
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Strix Serenade
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Snap
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Spell Pierce
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Aetherize
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Resculpt
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Peek
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Unwind
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Glorious Gale
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Quicken
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Stubborn Denial
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Soul Shatter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Impulse
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Think Twice
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Obsessive Search
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Press the Enemy
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Rift
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Mana Leak
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Cremate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Serum Visions
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ringsight
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Stock Up
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Raise the Palisade
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Sleight of Hand
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Claim the Precious
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Lórien Revealed
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Distant Melody
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Dominance
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Slip Through Space
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Unending Whisper
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Dream Harvest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mordor Muster
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Season of Weaving
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Echoing Return
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Hidden Strings
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ravenform
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Compulsive Research
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-7%synergy
Retrieve the Esper
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glamdring
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rimefire Torque
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Storm of Saruman
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dire Undercurrents
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Rivendell
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Barad-dûr
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Urborg
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Agna Qel'a
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
War Room
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Inherited Envelope
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Worn Powerstone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Misleading Signpost
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Coalition Relic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Choked Estuary
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Serpent's Pass
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Waterfront District
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Soured Springs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Treno, Dark City
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
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