Lord of the Nazgûl (Commander) - Budget Wraiths

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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Irma, Part-Time Mutant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ringsight
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
72%synergy
Opt
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
72%synergy
Birthday Escape
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
64%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
59%synergy
Nazgûl
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
58%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Serum Visions
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Glorious Gale
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Preordain
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Frantic Search
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Consider
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Distant Melody
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Sauron, the Necromancer
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Ringwraiths
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Changeling Outcast
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Archmage of Runes
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Canoptek Wraith
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Wizards of Thay
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Mocking Sprite
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wonder
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Bog Wraith
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Haughty Djinn
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Niblis of Frost
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Street Wraith
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Graveshifter
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Soulblade Djinn
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Quistis Trepe
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Omni-Changeling
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Sneakling
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Metallic Mimic
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Roaming Throne
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Baleful Strix
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Fell Beast of Mordor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Docent of Perfection
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Think Twice
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Go for the Throat
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Infernal Grasp
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Unwind
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Nasty End
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Cremate
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Reality Shift
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Quick Study
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Hithlain Knots
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Press the Enemy
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Peek
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Countersquall
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Radical Idea
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Divert Disaster
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Deliberate
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Rewind
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Shelob's Ambush
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Impulse
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Downfall
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Curate
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Whispers of the Muse
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Dreadful as the Storm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Quicken
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Claim the Precious
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Enter the Enigma
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Crippling Fear
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Sleight of Hand
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Deep Analysis
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Decree of Pain
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
The Black Breath
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Quasiduplicate
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Mass Diminish
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Call to Mind
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Treason of Isengard
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Replication
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Mordor Muster
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Distortion Strike
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Winged Words
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Dominance
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Languish
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Fell
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Arwen's Gift
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Relearn
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Clear the Mind
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Divination
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Echoing Return
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Revelation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Consign // Oblivion
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Aether Gale
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Portent
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Stargaze
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Slip Through Space
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Glamdring
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Helm of Awakening
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Stone of Erech
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Sphinx-Bone Wand
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
River Song's Diary
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Call of the Ring
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Levitation
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Kindred Discovery
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Storm of Saruman
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
The Bath Song
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Propaganda
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Barad-dûr
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
The Black Gate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Inherited Envelope
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-26%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Murky Sewer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Waterfront District
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Shire Terrace
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
The Grey Havens
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Serpent's Pass
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy