The Lord of Pain (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mai, Scornful Striker
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Redirect Lightning
4.8%inclusion9 decks189 decks
-2%synergy
Day of Black Sun
3.8%inclusion4 decks105 decks
0%synergy
Fated Firepower
2.6%inclusion5 decks189 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.2%inclusion4 decks186 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vial Smasher the Fierce
69%inclusion258 decks373 decks
64%synergy
Basilisk Collar
68%inclusion255 decks373 decks
58%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
64%inclusion238 decks373 decks
54%synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
60%inclusion222 decks373 decks
53%synergy
Witch's Clinic
57%inclusion211 decks373 decks
49%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
56%inclusion210 decks373 decks
46%synergy
Kederekt Parasite
57%inclusion212 decks373 decks
45%synergy
Wound Reflection
48%inclusion178 decks373 decks
43%synergy
Spiteful Visions
50%inclusion188 decks373 decks
42%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
54%inclusion203 decks373 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
82%inclusion306 decks373 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
65%inclusion244 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
65%inclusion242 decks373 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
63%inclusion235 decks373 decks
28%synergy
Bedevil
57%inclusion214 decks373 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion194 decks373 decks
11%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
50%inclusion187 decks373 decks
33%synergy
Stormfist Crusader
49%inclusion184 decks373 decks
38%synergy
Brash Taunter
49%inclusion182 decks373 decks
39%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
48%inclusion180 decks373 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
34%inclusion125 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
26%inclusion96 decks373 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion67 decks373 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion43 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion43 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion38 decks373 decks
-4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.1%inclusion34 decks373 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
5.9%inclusion22 decks373 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Gleeful Arsonist
42%inclusion158 decks373 decks
31%synergy
Fate Unraveler
40%inclusion148 decks373 decks
31%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
39%inclusion144 decks372 decks
30%synergy
Massacre Wurm
36%inclusion134 decks373 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
35%inclusion132 decks373 decks
29%synergy
Harsh Mentor
35%inclusion131 decks373 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion127 decks373 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
34%inclusion127 decks373 decks
27%synergy
Blood Seeker
34%inclusion125 decks373 decks
26%synergy
Rampaging Ferocidon
33%inclusion122 decks373 decks
26%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
29%inclusion107 decks372 decks
24%synergy
Star Athlete
28%inclusion105 decks373 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion99 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion94 decks372 decks
20%synergy
Nightshade Harvester
25%inclusion93 decks373 decks
19%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion93 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
25%inclusion93 decks373 decks
18%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
24%inclusion89 decks373 decks
20%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
24%inclusion88 decks373 decks
21%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
23%inclusion84 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Barbflare Gremlin
21%inclusion77 decks373 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion76 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Mayhem Devil
20%inclusion74 decks373 decks
-4%synergy
Keen Duelist
20%inclusion73 decks373 decks
16%synergy
Scytheclaw Raptor
19%inclusion72 decks373 decks
18%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
19%inclusion71 decks373 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
19%inclusion71 decks373 decks
16%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
18%inclusion69 decks373 decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion65 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
17%inclusion64 decks373 decks
15%synergy
Rug of Smothering
17%inclusion63 decks373 decks
13%synergy
Sower of Discord
17%inclusion62 decks373 decks
14%synergy
Obosh, the Preypiercer
15%inclusion56 decks373 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
14%inclusion54 decks373 decks
13%synergy
Tectonic Giant
14%inclusion53 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Shadow of Mortality
14%inclusion53 decks373 decks
13%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
14%inclusion44 decks314 decks
10%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
14%inclusion52 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
14%inclusion36 decks265 decks
9%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
13%inclusion49 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
13%inclusion49 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Girl
13%inclusion49 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Fiendish Duo
13%inclusion49 decks373 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
13%inclusion49 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
12%inclusion46 decks373 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
12%inclusion46 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Pain Distributor
12%inclusion43 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
11%inclusion42 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion41 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
10%inclusion39 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
39%inclusion146 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
32%inclusion120 decks373 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion119 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
32%inclusion118 decks373 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion115 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Bolt Bend
30%inclusion112 decks373 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion110 decks373 decks
-10%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
29%inclusion109 decks373 decks
21%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
27%inclusion102 decks373 decks
14%synergy
Blood Pact
22%inclusion83 decks373 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion81 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Suspended Sentence
21%inclusion80 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion69 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
17%inclusion65 decks373 decks
16%synergy
Curtains' Call
15%inclusion56 decks373 decks
14%synergy
Transforming Flourish
15%inclusion48 decks321 decks
14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion52 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion47 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion43 decks373 decks
-6%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion41 decks373 decks
-11%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion37 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
9.4%inclusion35 decks373 decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.1%inclusion34 decks373 decks
0%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.8%inclusion33 decks373 decks
-10%synergy
Snuff Out
8.8%inclusion33 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion31 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Big Score
8.0%inclusion30 decks373 decks
-11%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
7.8%inclusion29 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.0%inclusion26 decks373 decks
-7%synergy
Delirium
6.4%inclusion24 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Stinging Study
5.9%inclusion22 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Price of Progress
5.9%inclusion22 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Zoyowa's Justice
5.6%inclusion21 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Audacious Swap
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
1%synergy
Risk Factor
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.1%inclusion19 decks373 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion148 decks373 decks
-3%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
35%inclusion132 decks373 decks
30%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion129 decks373 decks
12%synergy
Grab the Prize
33%inclusion123 decks373 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion106 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion96 decks373 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion80 decks371 decks
12%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
21%inclusion78 decks373 decks
12%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
20%inclusion76 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion75 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion72 decks373 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion65 decks373 decks
-2%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
17%inclusion64 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion63 decks373 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion60 decks373 decks
-12%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion51 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion49 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Light Up the Stage
13%inclusion49 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion45 decks373 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion38 decks373 decks
-3%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
9.4%inclusion35 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
9.4%inclusion35 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Creative Technique
9.1%inclusion34 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
8.8%inclusion19 decks215 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.6%inclusion32 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.8%inclusion29 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.5%inclusion28 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.0%inclusion26 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.0%inclusion26 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.0%inclusion26 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Reforge the Soul
5.6%inclusion21 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
-1%synergy
Allure of the Unknown
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion124 decks373 decks
1%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
30%inclusion113 decks373 decks
27%synergy
Shadowspear
25%inclusion94 decks373 decks
21%synergy
Ruby Medallion
23%inclusion87 decks373 decks
13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
23%inclusion86 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
23%inclusion85 decks373 decks
16%synergy
Howling Mine
18%inclusion69 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Helm of Awakening
16%inclusion58 decks373 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion56 decks373 decks
0%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
12%inclusion44 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion38 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
10%inclusion37 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.6%inclusion32 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Resurrection Orb
7.8%inclusion29 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
7.8%inclusion29 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Font of Mythos
6.4%inclusion24 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Hithlain Rope
5.9%inclusion22 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Tempting Contract
5.9%inclusion22 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Temple Bell
5.1%inclusion19 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Descent into Avernus
45%inclusion169 decks373 decks
35%synergy
Painful Quandary
38%inclusion143 decks373 decks
32%synergy
Exquisite Blood
36%inclusion134 decks373 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
35%inclusion130 decks373 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
31%inclusion115 decks373 decks
25%synergy
Underworld Dreams
26%inclusion96 decks373 decks
18%synergy
Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
25%inclusion92 decks373 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion85 decks373 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion74 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Manabarbs
20%inclusion73 decks373 decks
14%synergy
City on Fire
19%inclusion72 decks373 decks
13%synergy
Theater of Horrors
17%inclusion65 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
17%inclusion65 decks373 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion60 decks373 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
15%inclusion56 decks373 decks
12%synergy
Mana Flare
15%inclusion55 decks373 decks
14%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
14%inclusion53 decks373 decks
12%synergy
Roiling Vortex
14%inclusion51 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Opulence
13%inclusion49 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
13%inclusion47 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Spellshock
12%inclusion45 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
12%inclusion44 decks373 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion42 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Protection Racket
11%inclusion42 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Havoc Festival
11%inclusion40 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Enchanter's Bane
11%inclusion40 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
11%inclusion40 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Parker Luck
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Share the Spoils
8.3%inclusion31 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Link
7.8%inclusion29 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.5%inclusion28 decks373 decks
1%synergy
Maddening Hex
7.5%inclusion28 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Powerbalance
7.5%inclusion28 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Pain for All
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.7%inclusion25 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.7%inclusion25 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Captive Audience
6.4%inclusion24 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Phyresis
6.2%inclusion23 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Pain Magnification
6.2%inclusion23 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Citadel of Pain
5.9%inclusion22 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Furnace of Rath
5.6%inclusion21 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.6%inclusion21 decks373 decks
1%synergy
Repercussion
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
-5%synergy
Wild Evocation
5.1%inclusion19 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.1%inclusion19 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
12%inclusion44 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.9%inclusion22 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion135 decks373 decks
1%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
32%inclusion120 decks373 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Gorge
26%inclusion98 decks373 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion93 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
24%inclusion88 decks373 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion76 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion67 decks373 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion61 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion43 decks373 decks
-8%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.4%inclusion35 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
9.4%inclusion35 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.2%inclusion27 decks373 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.7%inclusion25 decks373 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.7%inclusion25 decks373 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
-4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.1%inclusion19 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.1%inclusion19 decks373 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion346 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion331 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
73%inclusion272 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion249 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
51%inclusion189 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion163 decks373 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion145 decks373 decks
21%synergy
Cursed Mirror
14%inclusion52 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion52 decks373 decks
-4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.6%inclusion32 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
7.5%inclusion28 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.6%inclusion21 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.1%inclusion19 decks373 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion369 decks373 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion368 decks373 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion353 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
79%inclusion295 decks373 decks
17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
69%inclusion258 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
66%inclusion247 decks373 decks
20%synergy
Graven Cairns
64%inclusion238 decks373 decks
34%synergy
Tainted Peak
62%inclusion232 decks373 decks
20%synergy
Blood Crypt
53%inclusion199 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
52%inclusion194 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
51%inclusion190 decks373 decks
16%synergy
Blazemire Verge
50%inclusion185 decks373 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion174 decks373 decks
15%synergy
Luxury Suite
46%inclusion173 decks373 decks
7%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
46%inclusion170 decks373 decks
26%synergy
Haunted Ridge
45%inclusion166 decks373 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
43%inclusion160 decks373 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
39%inclusion146 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
33%inclusion122 decks373 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion100 decks373 decks
-6%synergy
Raucous Theater
27%inclusion100 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
26%inclusion97 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion96 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
25%inclusion95 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion89 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion81 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Mount Doom
21%inclusion78 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
21%inclusion78 decks373 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion69 decks373 decks
6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
18%inclusion67 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion64 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion63 decks373 decks
-3%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion57 decks373 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion47 decks373 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion35 decks373 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion31 decks373 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.0%inclusion30 decks373 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.8%inclusion29 decks373 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.0%inclusion26 decks373 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.0%inclusion26 decks373 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.7%inclusion25 decks373 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.7%inclusion25 decks373 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.4%inclusion24 decks373 decks
0%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.9%inclusion22 decks373 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.6%inclusion21 decks373 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.6%inclusion21 decks373 decks
-2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
5.4%inclusion20 decks373 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.1%inclusion19 decks373 decks
2%synergy