Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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
Echocasting Symposium
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Flow State
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nazgûl
82%inclusion93 decks113 decks
79%synergy
Call of the Ring
68%inclusion77 decks113 decks
65%synergy
Preordain
74%inclusion84 decks113 decks
64%synergy
Birthday Escape
58%inclusion66 decks113 decks
56%synergy
Ponder
72%inclusion81 decks113 decks
55%synergy
Consider
68%inclusion77 decks113 decks
55%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
59%inclusion67 decks113 decks
55%synergy
Mana Drain
72%inclusion81 decks113 decks
54%synergy
Raise the Palisade
58%inclusion66 decks113 decks
53%synergy
Roaming Throne
65%inclusion74 decks113 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
75%inclusion85 decks113 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
75%inclusion85 decks113 decks
45%synergy
Swan Song
68%inclusion77 decks113 decks
50%synergy
Counterspell
65%inclusion74 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
63%inclusion71 decks113 decks
43%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
63%inclusion71 decks113 decks
32%synergy
Opt
62%inclusion70 decks113 decks
50%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
58%inclusion65 decks113 decks
53%synergy
Frantic Search
55%inclusion62 decks113 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Denial
55%inclusion62 decks113 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
60%inclusion68 decks113 decks
53%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion57 decks113 decks
28%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion46 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Witch-king of Angmar
54%inclusion61 decks113 decks
51%synergy
Ringwraiths
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
32%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
29%synergy
Spark Double
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Changeling Outcast
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Archmage of Runes
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Displacer Kitten
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Wonder
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Titan of Littjara
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Phantasmal Image
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Pongify
47%inclusion53 decks113 decks
32%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
43%inclusion49 decks113 decks
33%synergy
Snap
42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion46 decks113 decks
31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion44 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
38%inclusion43 decks113 decks
36%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion41 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Go for the Throat
32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Force of Negation
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
28%synergy
Glorious Gale
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
27%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Peek
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Rift
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Strix Serenade
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Cremate
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Impulse
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Flusterstorm
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Countersquall
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Quicken
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
10%synergy
High Tide
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Miscast
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Press the Enemy
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
6%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Ringsight
55%inclusion62 decks113 decks
49%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion61 decks113 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion56 decks113 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion54 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
43%inclusion49 decks113 decks
37%synergy
Serum Visions
37%inclusion42 decks113 decks
33%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
37%inclusion42 decks113 decks
32%synergy
Claim the Precious
36%inclusion41 decks113 decks
35%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
32%synergy
Kindred Dominance
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Echoing Return
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
18%synergy
Rite of Replication
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Distant Melody
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Enter the Enigma
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Quasiduplicate
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Sleight of Hand
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Season of Weaving
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Persist
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion41 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowspear
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Glamdring
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
The Ozolith
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
54%inclusion61 decks113 decks
44%synergy
Kindred Discovery
50%inclusion56 decks113 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Cover of Darkness
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Storm of Saruman
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Levitation
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion74 decks113 decks
46%synergy
Reliquary Tower
51%inclusion58 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
47%inclusion53 decks113 decks
30%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
47%inclusion53 decks113 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion52 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
46%inclusion52 decks113 decks
43%synergy
Cabal Coffers
36%inclusion41 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Three Tree City
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
22%synergy
The Black Gate
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Barad-dûr
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Rivendell
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
-14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Mutavault
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion109 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion105 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
79%inclusion89 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
65%inclusion74 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion68 decks113 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion51 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Inherited Envelope
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Patchwork Banner
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Underground Sea
99%inclusion112 decks113 decks
86%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion108 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion108 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion102 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
88%inclusion100 decks113 decks
41%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion94 decks113 decks
51%synergy
Morphic Pool
79%inclusion89 decks113 decks
42%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion73 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
64%inclusion72 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
60%inclusion68 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion55 decks113 decks
-17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
46%inclusion52 decks113 decks
25%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion52 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
41%inclusion46 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion46 decks113 decks
31%synergy
Cavern of Souls
39%inclusion44 decks113 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion44 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion41 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Misty Rainforest
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
-14%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
-25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
-17%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
-22%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-25%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-10%synergy
Silundi Vision
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy