Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Budget Counterspells

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
Talrand, Sky Summoner
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Opt
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
72%synergy
Consider
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
70%synergy
Negate
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Unwind
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Serum Visions
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Preordain
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Brainstorm
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
53%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
53%synergy
Feed the Swarm
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Wavebreak Hippocamp
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Nazgûl
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Archmage of Runes
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Wonder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Baleful Strix
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Haughty Djinn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Cavalier of Night
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Naiad of Hidden Coves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Headless Horseman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ihsan's Shade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Changeling Outcast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Archaeomancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Spectral Sailor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Knight of Malice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spellskite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Knight of Infamy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dread Rider
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Ringwraiths
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Leaden Myr
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Go for the Throat
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Village Rites
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Slip Out the Back
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Thought Scour
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Wash Away
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Spell Pierce
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Diminish
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Essence Scatter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dispel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Countersquall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Strix Serenade
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Cancel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Unsummon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Glorious Gale
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Snap
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Rewind
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Mana Leak
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Confound
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
High Tide
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Feign Death
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Nasty End
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Magic Damper
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Divert Disaster
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Refute
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fatal Push
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lose Focus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Dissolve
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Medicine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Glint
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Stern Dismissal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Press the Enemy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Birthday Escape
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Divination
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Careful Study
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Ringsight
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Chart a Course
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mordor Muster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Index
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mists of Lórien
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Innocent Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Clone Legion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pirate's Prize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Whispering Madness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Claim the Precious
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Gix's Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Extract a Confession
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Raven's Crime
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Stitch Together
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
River's Rebuke
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Massacre
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ravenform
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Eaten Alive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Mire in Misery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Compulsive Research
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cursed Totem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Call of the Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nowhere to Run
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Barad-dûr
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Dimir Signet
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Midnight Clock
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Heraldic Banner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Misleading Signpost
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Waterfront District
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-23%synergy
Shire Terrace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thriving Isle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Moor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Secret Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy