Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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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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Harmonized Crescendo
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Unbury
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Firdoch Core
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Rimefire Torque
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Opt
81%inclusion73 decks90 decks
69%synergy
Nazgûl
64%inclusion58 decks90 decks
61%synergy
Birthday Escape
63%inclusion57 decks90 decks
60%synergy
Consider
72%inclusion65 decks90 decks
59%synergy
Preordain
69%inclusion62 decks90 decks
59%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
59%inclusion53 decks90 decks
55%synergy
Call of the Ring
54%inclusion49 decks90 decks
51%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
48%synergy
Ringsight
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
45%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
70%inclusion63 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
67%inclusion60 decks90 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion54 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
58%inclusion52 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion49 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Frantic Search
53%inclusion48 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion47 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Ponder
50%inclusion45 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Night's Whisper
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
38%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
33%synergy
Ringwraiths
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
33%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Changeling Outcast
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Spark Double
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Wonder
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Wizards of Thay
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Graveshifter
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Strix
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-18%synergy
Metallic Mimic
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Niblis of Frost
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Titan of Littjara
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Snap
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Glorious Gale
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Peek
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Pongify
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Unwind
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Countersquall
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Resculpt
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Rift
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Quicken
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Cremate
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Press the Enemy
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion15 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Impulse
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Nasty End
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
9%synergy
High Tide
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Leap
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Think Twice
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Quick Study
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Perplexing Test
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
5%synergy
See Double
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Serum Visions
42%inclusion38 decks90 decks
38%synergy
Distant Melody
36%inclusion32 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Claim the Precious
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
33%synergy
Raise the Palisade
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Dominance
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Enter the Enigma
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Sleight of Hand
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Rite of Replication
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Chart a Course
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Slip Through Space
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Echoing Return
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Quasiduplicate
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Treason of Isengard
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Season of Weaving
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Ravenform
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
The Black Breath
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Distortion Strike
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Identity
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Call to Mind
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mordor Muster
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Portent
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Languish
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion32 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Glamdring
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Bident of Thassa
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Storm of Saruman
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Levitation
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Cover of Darkness
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion32 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Rivendell
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Barad-dûr
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
14%synergy
The Black Gate
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-13%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion88 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion82 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion60 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion57 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion45 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion32 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Inherited Envelope
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion90 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion90 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion83 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
81%inclusion73 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion62 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
67%inclusion60 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion50 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
52%inclusion47 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
-14%synergy
Fetid Pools
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
-16%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Soured Springs
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
0%synergy