Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Opt
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
60%synergy
Nazgûl
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
58%synergy
Preordain
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
57%synergy
Ringsight
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Birthday Escape
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
52%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
51%synergy
Call of the Ring
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Consider
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Ponder
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Brainstorm
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Denial
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Rhystic Study
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Baral, Chief of Compliance
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Ringwraiths
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Haughty Djinn
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Spark Double
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Changeling Outcast
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Wonder
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Wizards of Thay
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Spellseeker
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Dunland Crebain
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Clever Impersonator
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Pongify
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Glorious Gale
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Snap
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Countersquall
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Peek
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
High Tide
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Impulse
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Cryptic Command
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Rewind
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Hithlain Knots
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Orcish Medicine
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Visions of Beyond
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Cremate
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Quicken
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Confluence
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Sam's Desperate Rescue
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Claim the Precious
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Serum Visions
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Distant Melody
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Raise the Palisade
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Replication
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Kindred Dominance
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Treason of Isengard
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Echoing Return
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Enter the Enigma
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Petition
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Boomerang Basics
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sleight of Hand
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Quasiduplicate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
The Black Breath
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Trespass
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Time Warp
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Flood of Recollection
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Duress
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mordor Muster
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Mists of Lórien
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Call to Mind
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Fell
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Merchant Scroll
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Host
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
The Magic Mirror
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Glamdring
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Storm of Saruman
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
As Foretold
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
March from the Black Gate
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Barad-dûr
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-19%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion42 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Inherited Envelope
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Soured Springs
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Serpent's Pass
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-28%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Hideout
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Murky Sewer
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Treno, Dark City
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy