Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Expensive +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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nazgûl
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
97%synergy
Call of the Ring
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
73%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
64%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Birthday Escape
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
57%synergy
Black Market Connections
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
56%synergy
Ponder
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
55%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
53%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Deadly Rollick
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Brainstorm
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Roaming Throne
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Mana Drain
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Discovery
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Ringsight
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Swan Song
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Raise the Palisade
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
69%synergy
Rhystic Study
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
53%synergy
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Force of Will
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Chrome Mox
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Changeling Outcast
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Ringwraiths
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Spark Double
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Displacer Kitten
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Wonder
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Ghast
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Titan of Littjara
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Loch Mare
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mockingbird
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Pongify
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Opt
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Mystical Tutor
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Force of Negation
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Glorious Gale
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Go for the Throat
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Shadow Rift
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Reality Shift
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Peek
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Cremate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Pact of Negation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Mirrorform
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Cut Down
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Hithlain Knots
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-23%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Gollum's Bite
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Miscast
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Leap
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Claim the Precious
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Rite of Replication
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Imperial Seal
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Serum Visions
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Echoing Return
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Distant Melody
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Season of Weaving
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Slip Through Space
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Quasiduplicate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Resentful Revelation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Stargaze
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Shadowspear
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Isochron Scepter
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
The Ozolith
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Glamdring
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
World Map
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Cover of Darkness
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
19%synergy
The Black Gate
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Three Tree City
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Command Beacon
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Secret Tunnel
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Barad-dûr
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Realm of Koh
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Soulstone Sanctuary
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Inherited Envelope
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Lotus Petal
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Patchwork Banner
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Firdoch Core
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Sea
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
73%synergy
Morphic Pool
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Polluted Delta
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-24%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Grotto
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy