The Lord of Pain (Commander) - Optimized

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Mike Carrozza
Aug 27, 2025
Mike Carrozza
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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Hexing Squelcher
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Soul Immolation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Fated Firepower
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
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Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
62%inclusion90 decks145 decks
56%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
61%inclusion88 decks145 decks
55%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
66%inclusion95 decks145 decks
53%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
63%inclusion91 decks145 decks
53%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
61%inclusion89 decks145 decks
52%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
63%inclusion91 decks145 decks
51%synergy
Wound Reflection
56%inclusion81 decks145 decks
51%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
57%inclusion82 decks145 decks
46%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
52%inclusion76 decks145 decks
45%synergy
Basilisk Collar
54%inclusion79 decks145 decks
44%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
72%inclusion105 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
66%inclusion95 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion82 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
54%inclusion78 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
53%inclusion77 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
50%inclusion73 decks145 decks
44%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
50%inclusion72 decks145 decks
44%synergy
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion72 decks145 decks
42%synergy
Spiteful Visions
49%inclusion71 decks145 decks
40%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
46%inclusion67 decks145 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
48%inclusion69 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion68 decks145 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
41%inclusion60 decks145 decks
27%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
40%inclusion58 decks145 decks
29%synergy
The One Ring
26%inclusion38 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
43%inclusion62 decks145 decks
37%synergy
Fate Unraveler
41%inclusion59 decks145 decks
32%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
40%inclusion58 decks145 decks
36%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
40%inclusion58 decks145 decks
28%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
40%inclusion57 decks143 decks
35%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion57 decks143 decks
35%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
39%inclusion56 decks145 decks
27%synergy
Brash Taunter
39%inclusion56 decks145 decks
29%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
36%inclusion51 decks143 decks
27%synergy
Blood Seeker
34%inclusion50 decks145 decks
27%synergy
Harsh Mentor
33%inclusion48 decks145 decks
26%synergy
Massacre Wurm
30%inclusion43 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion42 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion41 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
26%inclusion38 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
26%inclusion37 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
20%inclusion29 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Mayhem Devil
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
-6%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
17%inclusion22 decks129 decks
13%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Sower of Discord
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Star Athlete
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Rug of Smothering
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Fiendish Duo
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Keen Duelist
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Roaming Throne
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
46%inclusion67 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
43%inclusion63 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion62 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion49 decks145 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion44 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Seething Song
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Bolt Bend
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion25 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Suspended Sentence
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
-7%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Transforming Flourish
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Curtains' Call
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Risk Factor
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Pyroblast
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Saw in Half
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Overkill
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Big Score
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-14%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion52 decks145 decks
-7%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion51 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion45 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion44 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
26%inclusion37 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Grab the Prize
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
-17%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Light Up the Stage
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Dreadbore
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Come Back Wrong
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Gamble
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
4%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion55 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
28%synergy
Whip of Erebos
26%inclusion37 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Ruby Medallion
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
17%synergy
Howling Mine
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Helm of Awakening
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Font of Mythos
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-8%synergy
Resurrection Orb
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
39%inclusion57 decks145 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
30%inclusion44 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion43 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Manabarbs
28%inclusion40 decks145 decks
22%synergy
City on Fire
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Grievous Wound
26%inclusion38 decks145 decks
23%synergy
No Mercy
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Roiling Vortex
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Spellshock
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Bonds
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
10%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Citadel of Pain
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Parker Luck
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Blood Moon
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Phyresis
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Havoc Festival
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Theater of Horrors
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Powerbalance
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Furnace of Rath
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Link
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Repercussion
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Flare
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Opulence
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Pain for All
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Burning Earth
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Price of Glory
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Protection Racket
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion60 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Clinic
39%inclusion57 decks145 decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion57 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion44 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
29%inclusion42 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Gorge
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
-10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Restless Vents
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion136 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion126 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
59%inclusion86 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
56%inclusion81 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion52 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion51 decks145 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion25 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion143 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion143 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion128 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
73%inclusion106 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
71%inclusion103 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
64%inclusion93 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Peak
59%inclusion85 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Luxury Suite
58%inclusion84 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion83 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
57%inclusion82 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Graven Cairns
55%inclusion80 decks145 decks
25%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
50%inclusion73 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Blazemire Verge
50%inclusion72 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
41%inclusion60 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
41%inclusion59 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
40%inclusion58 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion55 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
32%inclusion47 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malice
32%inclusion47 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Badlands
28%inclusion40 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
24%inclusion35 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Mount Doom
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion29 decks145 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Geothermal Bog
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-9%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
3%synergy
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