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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
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MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Shredder's Technique
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
89%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
74%synergy
Twilight Diviner
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
73%synergy
Unshakable Tail
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
73%synergy
Consider
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
64%synergy
Price of Fame
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
62%synergy
Soul Diviner
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
62%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
61%synergy
Sinister Starfish
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
61%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Baleful Strix
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Animate Dead
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Notion Rain
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Power Conduit
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Pile On
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
57%synergy
Buried Alive
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Spark Double
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Dogged Detective
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
58%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Fain, the Broker
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
49%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Mulldrifter
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Hexavus
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Massacre Wurm
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Auton Soldier
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Watcher of Hours
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Master of Death
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Dimir Spybug
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Ledger Shredder
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Mindwhisker
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Clever Impersonator
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Starving Revenant
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Body Double
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Frog
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Likeness Looter
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Dream Eater
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Copycrook
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Shriekmaw
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Thrull Parasite
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Prophet
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Spider-Man Noir
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Curate
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
54%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Entomb
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Mana Drain
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Mission Briefing
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-33%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Slip Out the Back
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-17%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Disallow
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Desynchronization
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Counterpoint
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Diresight
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Charnel Serenade
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Start the TARDIS
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Risky Research
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Thought Erasure
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Contingency Plan
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Unearth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Connive // Concoct
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Essence Anchor
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Candlestick
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
6%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Champion's Helm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
The Ozolith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ransom Note
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
The Ooze
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Search for Azcanta
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
54%synergy
Gossip's Talent
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Necromancy
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Out of the Tombs
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Think Tank
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Nesting Grounds
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Drownyard Temple
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Tomb Fortress
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
64%synergy
Polluted Delta
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Watery Grave
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Undercity Sewers
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Conduit Pylons
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
58%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Grotto
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Choked Estuary
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Pools
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Port of Karfell
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
River of Tears
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Sinister Hideout
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-22%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Horizon of Progress
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Hideout
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy