The Lord of Pain (Commander) - Expensive 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
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wheel of Fortune
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
86%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
85%synergy
Wound Reflection
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
80%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
73%synergy
Deflecting Swat
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
72%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
72%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
70%synergy
Grim Tutor
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
64%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Black Market Connections
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Creeping Bloodsucker
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
56%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
55%synergy
Lightning Greaves
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Seething Song
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
75%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
86%synergy
Ancient Tomb
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
75%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
74%synergy
Mana Vault
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
71%synergy
The One Ring
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Chrome Mox
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Grim Monolith
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
Kardur, Doomscourge
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Gleeful Arsonist
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Blood Seeker
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Fate Unraveler
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Vial Smasher the Fierce
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Opposition Agent
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Sower of Discord
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Massacre Wurm
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Angrath's Marauders
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Tree of Perdition
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Goblin Matron
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Harsh Mentor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Dark Confidant
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Magebane Lizard
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Eidolon of the Great Revel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Abrade
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Return the Favor
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Terminate
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Balduvian Rage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-28%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Darkness
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Transforming Flourish
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Pact
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Stonesplitter Bolt
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Galvanize
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Curtains' Call
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Feign Death
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Yawgmoth's Will
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Living Death
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Exsanguinate
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Fiery Confluence
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Gamble
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geyser
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Crater's Claws
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Tutor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-21%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Killing Wave
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Molten Psyche
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Risky Shortcut
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Hell to Pay
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Earthquake
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Font of Mythos
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Manifold Key
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Shadowspear
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Basilisk Collar
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Voltaic Key
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
The Fire Crystal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Resurrection Orb
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Awakening
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Spiteful Visions
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Underworld Dreams
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Painful Quandary
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Parker Luck
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Roiling Vortex
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Megrim
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Citadel of Pain
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Animate Dead
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Necromancy
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Exquisite Blood
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
No Mercy
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
City on Fire
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Manabarbs
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Link
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Furnace of Rath
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Share the Spoils
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Repercussion
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
All Will Be One
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Spellshock
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Braid of Fire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Phyresis
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Possibility Storm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Pyrohemia
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Jeska, Thrice Reborn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sorin Markov
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Cabal Coffers
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Saga
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Inventors' Fair
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Strip Mine
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Wasteland
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Gorge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Thran Dynamo
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Opal
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Mox Diamond
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Pristine Talisman
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
55%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Badlands
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
79%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Luxury Suite
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Haunted Ridge
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Marsh Flats
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
54%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
54%synergy
Tainted Peak
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Arid Mesa
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Scalding Tarn
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
54%synergy
Graven Cairns
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Raucous Theater
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
City of Brass
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Cavern of Souls
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Demolition Field
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Canyon Slough
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-19%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-15%synergy
Mount Doom
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Geothermal Bog
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
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