Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - +1/+1 Counters

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
Grave Researcher
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Harmonized Trio
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Flow State
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Swift Demise
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nazgûl
100%inclusion211 decks211 decks
97%synergy
Call of the Ring
90%inclusion190 decks211 decks
87%synergy
Birthday Escape
82%inclusion172 decks211 decks
79%synergy
Ringsight
78%inclusion165 decks211 decks
73%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
70%inclusion148 decks211 decks
68%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
60%inclusion126 decks211 decks
58%synergy
Claim the Precious
59%inclusion125 decks211 decks
57%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
58%inclusion123 decks211 decks
56%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
55%inclusion116 decks211 decks
52%synergy
Opt
63%inclusion132 decks211 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
72%inclusion152 decks211 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
64%inclusion136 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
62%inclusion130 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Preordain
60%inclusion127 decks211 decks
50%synergy
Consider
58%inclusion122 decks211 decks
45%synergy
Ponder
55%inclusion115 decks211 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion107 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
51%inclusion107 decks211 decks
25%synergy
Glorious Gale
50%inclusion106 decks211 decks
48%synergy
Ringwraiths
48%inclusion101 decks211 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
55%inclusion117 decks211 decks
49%synergy
Rhystic Study
39%inclusion82 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion73 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
26%inclusion55 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
26%inclusion54 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
24%inclusion51 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
23%inclusion49 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion41 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion38 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion100 decks211 decks
43%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
45%inclusion94 decks211 decks
43%synergy
Roaming Throne
43%inclusion91 decks211 decks
30%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
40%inclusion84 decks211 decks
38%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
35%inclusion73 decks211 decks
33%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
33%inclusion69 decks211 decks
30%synergy
Changeling Outcast
32%inclusion67 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
24%inclusion50 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Spark Double
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion28 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Wonder
15%inclusion31 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
15%inclusion31 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Notion Thief
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Displacer Kitten
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Street Wraith
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
6%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Sauron's Ransom
45%inclusion94 decks211 decks
43%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion89 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion85 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion84 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Negate
39%inclusion82 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Snap
34%inclusion72 decks211 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
32%inclusion67 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
31%inclusion66 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Go for the Throat
31%inclusion65 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion61 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion60 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion46 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Press the Enemy
16%inclusion34 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion31 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion31 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Peek
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Shadow Rift
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion24 decks206 decks
0%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Cremate
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Scour
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Pact of Negation
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Dreadful as the Storm
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Hithlain Knots
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Gollum's Bite
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Countersquall
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Quicken
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Medicine
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Impulse
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
6%synergy
High Tide
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Unwind
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
45%inclusion94 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion92 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
40%inclusion84 decks211 decks
33%synergy
Raise the Palisade
39%inclusion82 decks211 decks
33%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
32%inclusion68 decks211 decks
27%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
26%inclusion55 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Serum Visions
26%inclusion55 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Rite of Replication
23%inclusion49 decks211 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Dominance
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Distant Melody
19%inclusion41 decks211 decks
7%synergy
The Black Breath
18%inclusion38 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Echoing Return
18%inclusion37 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
14%inclusion29 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Quasiduplicate
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Treason of Isengard
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Enter the Enigma
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Mordor Muster
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
-7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Petition
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Slip Through Space
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Season of Weaving
5.4%inclusion11 decks204 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion70 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion55 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion47 decks211 decks
19%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
21%inclusion45 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Glamdring
19%inclusion40 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion35 decks211 decks
15%synergy
The Ozolith
16%inclusion34 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion31 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
-3%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
-3%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Panharmonicon
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Door of Destinies
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
43%inclusion90 decks211 decks
29%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion60 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Storm of Saruman
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion37 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Cover of Darkness
16%inclusion34 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
1%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Levitation
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
-10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion103 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion100 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion87 decks211 decks
22%synergy
The Black Gate
38%inclusion81 decks211 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion70 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
31%inclusion65 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion59 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Rivendell
23%inclusion49 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Barad-dûr
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
21%inclusion35 decks170 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion39 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion29 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
13%inclusion26 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Secret Tunnel
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Urborg
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion202 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion182 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion102 decks211 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion94 decks211 decks
-15%synergy
Inherited Envelope
44%inclusion92 decks211 decks
42%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion90 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion45 decks211 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion36 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Patchwork Banner
14%inclusion29 decks204 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion209 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion207 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion190 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
76%inclusion161 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
71%inclusion149 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
58%inclusion123 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Watery Grave
55%inclusion115 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
51%inclusion108 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion103 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion98 decks211 decks
19%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion93 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion75 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion70 decks211 decks
-11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion61 decks211 decks
-9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
29%inclusion61 decks211 decks
-11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion56 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion51 decks211 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion40 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion40 decks211 decks
-2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion39 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
16%inclusion34 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
-20%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion31 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion31 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
-6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion29 decks211 decks
-2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion28 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion24 decks206 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
-2%synergy
Shire Terrace
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
0%synergy
The Grey Havens
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
-4%synergy