Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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
Swift Demise
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nazgûl
79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
75%synergy
Call of the Ring
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
63%synergy
Birthday Escape
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
61%synergy
Preordain
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Opt
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Ringsight
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
54%synergy
Consider
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
54%synergy
Raise the Palisade
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
52%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Night's Whisper
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Ponder
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Swan Song
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Frantic Search
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Notion Thief
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Witch-king of Angmar
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Ringwraiths
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Roaming Throne
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Archmage of Runes
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Spark Double
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Changeling Outcast
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Wonder
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Street Wraith
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Wizards of Thay
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Titan of Littjara
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Soothing of Sméagol
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Pongify
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Glorious Gale
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Snap
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Negate
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Go for the Throat
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Press the Enemy
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Infernal Grasp
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Countersquall
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Impulse
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Peek
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Unwind
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Cremate
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Hithlain Knots
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Command
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Slip Out the Back
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Shadow Rift
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Long River's Pull
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Claim the Precious
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Serum Visions
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Kindred Dominance
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Echoing Return
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Lórien Revealed
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Decree of Pain
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Distant Melody
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Replication
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Treason of Isengard
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Crippling Fear
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Sleight of Hand
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Mordor Muster
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Enter the Enigma
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Quasiduplicate
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
The Black Breath
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Languish
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Glamdring
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Door of Destinies
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Storm of Saruman
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Cover of Darkness
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Levitation
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
As Foretold
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
34%synergy
The Black Gate
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Barad-dûr
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Rivendell
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Field of Ruin
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Mutavault
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Urborg
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Three Tree City
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion62 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Inherited Envelope
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion63 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
76%inclusion53 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
74%inclusion52 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Choked Estuary
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Silundi Vision
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy