Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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
73%inclusion37 decks51 decks
61%synergy
Preordain
71%inclusion36 decks51 decks
60%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
57%synergy
Nazgûl
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
56%synergy
Ringsight
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
55%synergy
Birthday Escape
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
52%synergy
Ponder
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
46%synergy
Call of the Ring
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
46%synergy
Consider
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion38 decks51 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
75%inclusion38 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
67%inclusion34 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Denial
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Frantic Search
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Notion Thief
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Witch-king of Angmar
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Ringwraiths
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Archmage of Runes
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Haughty Djinn
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Changeling Outcast
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Spark Double
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-14%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Wonder
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Ghast
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Dunland Crebain
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Pongify
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Glorious Gale
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Snap
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Strix Serenade
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
4%synergy
High Tide
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Impulse
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Countersquall
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Peek
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Rewind
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Essence Scatter
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Cryptic Command
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Mana Leak
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Unwind
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Nexus of Fate
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Cremate
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Confluence
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Quicken
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Disallow
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Visions of Beyond
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Claim the Precious
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Serum Visions
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Distant Melody
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Raise the Palisade
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Replication
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Echoing Return
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Personal Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Treason of Isengard
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Enter the Enigma
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Chain of Smog
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Sleight of Hand
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Time Warp
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Boomerang Basics
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dark Petition
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
The Black Breath
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Trespass
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Flood of Recollection
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Duress
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Call to Mind
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Time Stretch
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Quasiduplicate
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Mordor Muster
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Fell
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Mists of Lórien
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Merchant Scroll
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Glamdring
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
The Magic Mirror
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Storm of Saruman
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
As Foretold
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Cover of Darkness
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Barad-dûr
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
5%synergy
The Black Gate
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-19%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion49 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion43 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Inherited Envelope
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion51 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion51 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion44 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
78%inclusion40 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion34 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Isle
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Darkslick Shores
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
-14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Serpent's Pass
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Soured Springs
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-25%synergy
Sinister Hideout
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-13%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
River of Tears
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-10%synergy