Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Optimized Spellslinger

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Emeritus of Woe
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Changing Loyalty
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Cost of Brilliance
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Harmonized Trio
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nazgûl
74%inclusion69 decks93 decks
71%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
72%inclusion67 decks93 decks
67%synergy
Preordain
74%inclusion69 decks93 decks
64%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
68%inclusion63 decks93 decks
64%synergy
Opt
74%inclusion69 decks93 decks
63%synergy
Swan Song
75%inclusion70 decks93 decks
57%synergy
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion86 decks93 decks
56%synergy
Ponder
72%inclusion67 decks93 decks
56%synergy
Call of the Ring
58%inclusion54 decks93 decks
55%synergy
Consider
67%inclusion62 decks93 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
80%inclusion74 decks93 decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
73%inclusion68 decks93 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion62 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Pongify
62%inclusion58 decks93 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion55 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Rollick
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Birthday Escape
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
53%synergy
Roaming Throne
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Mana Drain
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Snap
53%inclusion49 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
80%inclusion74 decks93 decks
57%synergy
Rhystic Study
72%inclusion67 decks93 decks
49%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion62 decks93 decks
60%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
66%inclusion61 decks93 decks
47%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion56 decks93 decks
41%synergy
Mystical Tutor
60%inclusion56 decks93 decks
47%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Tomb
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Force of Will
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Witch-king of Angmar
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Spark Double
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Ringwraiths
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Changeling Outcast
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Displacer Kitten
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Wonder
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Spellseeker
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Phantasmal Image
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Haughty Djinn
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Encouraging Aviator
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Rapid Hybridization
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
41%synergy
Arcane Denial
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Force of Negation
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Peek
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Reality Shift
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Strix Serenade
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Glorious Gale
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Shadow Rift
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Cremate
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Impulse
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Quicken
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Miscast
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Mental Misstep
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Unwind
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Cut Down
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Ringsight
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
43%synergy
Night's Whisper
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Serum Visions
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Raise the Palisade
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
38%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Distant Melody
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Claim the Precious
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Lórien Revealed
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Chain of Smog
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Echoing Return
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Dominance
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Sleight of Hand
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Slip Through Space
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Time Warp
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Enter the Enigma
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Dark Petition
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
The Black Breath
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Flow State
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Glamdring
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
The Ozolith
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Black Market Connections
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Remora
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Cover of Darkness
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Saruman
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Levitation
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion57 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Rivendell
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
23%synergy
The Black Gate
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Three Tree City
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Barad-dûr
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-16%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion88 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion84 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion59 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Signet
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Inherited Envelope
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion92 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion91 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion86 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
83%inclusion77 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
81%inclusion75 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
69%inclusion64 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion63 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Morphic Pool
66%inclusion61 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Underground River
62%inclusion58 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Polluted Delta
58%inclusion54 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
-17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Darkslick Shores
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Ruins
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-22%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-9%synergy