The Lord of Pain (Commander) - Control

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Mike Carrozza
Aug 27, 2025
Am I The Bolas? - Reputation
Getting unfairly targeted because you've won games? Let's talk about reputation in playgroups, and how to get around being the "bad guy."
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Fated Firepower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vial Smasher the Fierce
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Basilisk Collar
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Parker Luck
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Wound Reflection
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Spiteful Visions
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Blood Pact
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Witch's Clinic
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Shadowspear
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Jeska's Will
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Gleeful Arsonist
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Keen Duelist
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Brash Taunter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Wurm
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Fate Unraveler
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Sower of Discord
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Harsh Mentor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Star Athlete
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Perforating Artist
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Humble Defector
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Silent Arbiter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Blood Seeker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Pain Distributor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mayhem Devil
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Generous Plunderer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Deflecting Swat
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-22%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Curtains' Call
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Transforming Flourish
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Suspended Sentence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Wisecrack
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stinging Study
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Siege Smash
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Undying Malice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Pyretic Rebirth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
V.A.T.S.
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Price of Progress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Self-Destruct
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Decree of Pain
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Grab the Prize
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Choice of Damnations
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Tempest
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Villainous Wrath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Incarnation Technique
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Insurrection
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Light Up the Stage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Reckless Endeavor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Call to the Void
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Curse of the Cabal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mob Verdict
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Snort
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Evil Reawakened
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Electroduplicate
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Ruby Medallion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Manifold Key
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Tempting Contract
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Requiem Monolith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Font of Mythos
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Hithlain Rope
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Horn of Greed
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Helm of Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Temple Bell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Descent into Avernus
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Maximum Carnage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
City on Fire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Roiling Vortex
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Grievous Wound
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Protection Racket
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Powerbalance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Theater of Horrors
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Pain for All
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Manabarbs
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Cramped Vents // Access Maze
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Citadel of Pain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Link
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Furnace of Rath
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Crevasses
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Mana Flare
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Havoc Festival
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Repercussion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Gorge
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Sol Ring
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Séance Board
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Victory Chimes
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Graven Cairns
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Tainted Peak
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Blood Crypt
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Luxury Suite
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Blazemire Verge
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Haunted Ridge
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Raucous Theater
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Malice
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Demolition Field
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Mount Doom
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Geothermal Bog
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Rainbow Vale
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy