The Lord of Pain (Commander) - Optimized

The Lord of Pain
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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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Fated Firepower
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Redirect Lightning
4.4%inclusion3 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
0%synergy
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Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
61%inclusion82 decks135 decks
54%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
59%inclusion79 decks135 decks
53%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
66%inclusion89 decks135 decks
53%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
61%inclusion83 decks135 decks
52%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
63%inclusion85 decks135 decks
51%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
61%inclusion82 decks135 decks
51%synergy
Wound Reflection
55%inclusion74 decks135 decks
50%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
53%inclusion72 decks135 decks
46%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
56%inclusion75 decks135 decks
46%synergy
Basilisk Collar
55%inclusion74 decks135 decks
45%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
73%inclusion98 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion85 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion76 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion73 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
51%inclusion69 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
50%inclusion68 decks135 decks
44%synergy
Painful Quandary
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
42%synergy
Exquisite Blood
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
41%synergy
Bedevil
47%inclusion64 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Spiteful Visions
47%inclusion63 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion64 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion57 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
30%synergy
The One Ring
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Kardur, Doomscourge
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
42%inclusion57 decks135 decks
36%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
42%inclusion56 decks133 decks
37%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Fate Unraveler
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
32%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
41%inclusion54 decks133 decks
36%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
35%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Blood Seeker
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Brash Taunter
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
35%inclusion46 decks133 decks
26%synergy
Harsh Mentor
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Massacre Wurm
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Mayhem Devil
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Star Athlete
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Sower of Discord
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Rug of Smothering
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Fiendish Duo
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
5%synergy
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Deflecting Swat
44%inclusion60 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion59 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pact
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Suspended Sentence
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Transforming Flourish
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Curtains' Call
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Risk Factor
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Pyroblast
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Big Score
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-13%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Overkill
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion44 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Vandalblast
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Grab the Prize
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
-16%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Light Up the Stage
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Come Back Wrong
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Gamble
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Risky Shortcut
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
2%synergy
Boltwave
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Whip of Erebos
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Ruby Medallion
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Howling Mine
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Mithril Coat
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Helm of Awakening
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Font of Mythos
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Manifold Key
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Resurrection Orb
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Descent into Avernus
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Manabarbs
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
22%synergy
City on Fire
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Grievous Wound
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
22%synergy
No Mercy
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Roiling Vortex
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Spellshock
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Bonds
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Citadel of Pain
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Parker Luck
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
9%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Powerbalance
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Blood Moon
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Phyresis
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Furnace of Rath
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Pain for All
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Link
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Repercussion
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Mana Flare
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Havoc Festival
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Share the Spoils
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Burning Earth
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Pain Magnification
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion60 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Witch's Clinic
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
31%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Gorge
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Vents
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion126 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion114 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
59%inclusion80 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
56%inclusion75 decks135 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Séance Board
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion133 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion133 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion119 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
74%inclusion100 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion95 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Blood Crypt
67%inclusion90 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Luxury Suite
61%inclusion82 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Peak
60%inclusion81 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
60%inclusion81 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
56%inclusion76 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Graven Cairns
55%inclusion74 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Blazemire Verge
52%inclusion70 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
50%inclusion68 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
43%inclusion58 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
43%inclusion58 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
40%inclusion54 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Badlands
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Mount Doom
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
-15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Jagged Barrens
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
3%synergy
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