Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Budget 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Opt
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Birthday Escape
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Frantic Search
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Preordain
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Negate
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
56%synergy
Levitation
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Think Twice
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Consider
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Brainstorm
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Serum Visions
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Ringsight
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Distant Melody
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Go for the Throat
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Murmuring Mystic
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Haughty Djinn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Burnished Hart
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Soulblade Djinn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Archetype of Finality
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Waxen Shapethief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wonder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Paragon of Open Graves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Clone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unblinking Observer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Changeling Outcast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wizards of Thay
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Niblis of Frost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ringwraiths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Harmonized Crescendo
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Shadow Rift
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Countersquall
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Reality Shift
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Quick Study
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Mana Leak
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Unwind
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Divert Disaster
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Obsessive Search
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Press the Enemy
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Heartless Act
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Resculpt
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Glorious Gale
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Peek
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Snap
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Cremate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Quicken
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Spell Pierce
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Nasty End
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Octopus Form
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Drown in the Loch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Deliberate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Undying Evil
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Keep Safe
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dispel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Curate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cancel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Cling to Dust
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
You Are Already Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Silundi Vision
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Bladebrand
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Rewind
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Miscast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Leap
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Impulse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Sleight of Hand
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Call to Mind
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Winged Words
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Enter the Enigma
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Risky Shortcut
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Chart a Course
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Relearn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Slip Through Space
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Mass Diminish
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Cruise
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Claim the Precious
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Aether Gale
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
The Black Breath
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Portent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Crippling Fear
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Rite of Replication
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Stargaze
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Circle of Power
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Come Back Wrong
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Flood of Recollection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Muse Vortex
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pull from the Deep
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Stolen Identity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Tides
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Writ of Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mordor Muster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Distortion Strike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wash Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Commit // Memory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Sorrow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bone Shards
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Déjà Vu
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Finale of Revelation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Blood Money
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Day's Undoing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Heist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glamdring
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lifecraft Engine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hall of Triumph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Navigation Orb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Call of the Ring
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Witness Protection
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
The Bath Song
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Discovery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Scion of Halaster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Extravagant Replication
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cover of Darkness
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bad Moon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Inherited Envelope
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Heraldic Banner
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Locket
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Honored Heirloom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Skyclave Relic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Tainted Isle
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Temple of Deceit
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Murky Sewer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Waterfront District
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Ash Barrens
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Soured Springs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bad River
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Obscura Storefront
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Holdout Settlement
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy