Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Expensive 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
Swan Song
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
82%synergy
Deadly Rollick
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
80%synergy
Strix Serenade
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
79%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Force of Negation
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
74%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
73%synergy
Brainstorm
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
70%synergy
Ponder
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Mana Drain
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Opt
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Mystic Remora
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Preordain
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
82%synergy
The One Ring
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
76%synergy
Demonic Tutor
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Force of Will
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
73%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
68%synergy
Ancient Tomb
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
53%synergy
Mana Vault
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Roaming Throne
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Nazgûl
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Changeling Outcast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Notion Thief
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Thief of Sanity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Spark Double
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Titan of Littjara
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Pongify
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Mental Misstep
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Go for the Throat
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Consider
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Flusterstorm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Snap
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Stubborn Denial
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Shadow Rift
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Thought Scour
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Glorious Gale
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Peek
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Miscast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Spider-Sense
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Obsessive Search
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fatal Push
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Consign to Memory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Pact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Chain of Vapor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Hithlain Knots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Syncopate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Brainsurge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Aetherspouts
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nexus of Fate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Countersquall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Disrupt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Capsize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Foil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mystical Teachings
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Archmage's Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sorceries
Birthday Escape
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Serum Visions
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Treasure Cruise
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Ringsight
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Raise the Palisade
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Stock Up
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Slip Through Space
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Duress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Enter the Enigma
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Innocent Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dark Petition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Claim the Precious
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Retraced Image
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Distant Melody
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Dominance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Glamdring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Call of the Ring
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Copy Artifact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Opposition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cover of Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Three Tree City
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
The Black Gate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Barad-dûr
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Palace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Homeward Path
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Chrome Mox
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Basalt Monolith
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Inherited Envelope
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Patchwork Banner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Prismatic Lens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Island
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Morphic Pool
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Watery Grave
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Swamp
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Darkslick Shores
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
18%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Underground Sea
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Spire of Industry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Isle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy