The Shadow Lord (Commander)

Original Name:

Gix, Yawgmoth PraetorGix, Yawgmoth Praetor

Mike Carrozza
May 6, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - Ultimate Permanent Exile
This week on Am I the Bolas?, Rule Zero discussions and why they're important. Got a Game Changer in your deck? Does that make it Bracket 4?
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Scheming Silvertongue
17%inclusion94 decks569 decks
10%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
13%inclusion81 decks630 decks
9%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
12%inclusion75 decks630 decks
10%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.8%inclusion39 decks576 decks
1%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
4.6%inclusion26 decks565 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Changeling Outcast
77%inclusion2.67K decks3.47K decks
72%synergy
Tormented Soul
73%inclusion2.54K decks3.47K decks
70%synergy
Vault Skirge
61%inclusion2.10K decks3.47K decks
59%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
60%inclusion2.07K decks3.47K decks
58%synergy
Nether Traitor
59%inclusion2.04K decks3.47K decks
50%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
52%inclusion1.80K decks3.47K decks
49%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
49%inclusion1.70K decks3.47K decks
47%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
61%inclusion2.13K decks3.47K decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
47%inclusion1.65K decks3.47K decks
46%synergy
Grim Hireling
49%inclusion1.70K decks3.47K decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
77%inclusion2.67K decks3.47K decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
73%inclusion2.54K decks3.47K decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
66%inclusion2.29K decks3.47K decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
65%inclusion2.24K decks3.47K decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
55%inclusion1.92K decks3.47K decks
-7%synergy
Defile
50%inclusion1.74K decks3.47K decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion1.68K decks3.47K decks
29%synergy
Exsanguinate
48%inclusion1.66K decks3.47K decks
23%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
45%inclusion1.58K decks3.47K decks
41%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
43%inclusion1.50K decks3.47K decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
32%inclusion1.12K decks3.47K decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
21%inclusion739 decks3.47K decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion708 decks3.47K decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion688 decks3.47K decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion538 decks3.47K decks
-5%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion357 decks3.47K decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.1%inclusion282 decks3.47K decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
7.6%inclusion263 decks3.47K decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.5%inclusion191 decks3.47K decks
0%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.3%inclusion184 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
41%inclusion1.42K decks3.47K decks
26%synergy
Gingerbrute
40%inclusion1.40K decks3.47K decks
39%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
40%inclusion1.39K decks3.47K decks
35%synergy
Dauthi Horror
38%inclusion1.32K decks3.47K decks
37%synergy
Stirge
37%inclusion1.30K decks3.47K decks
36%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
37%inclusion1.27K decks3.47K decks
34%synergy
Prickly Boggart
35%inclusion1.23K decks3.47K decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
34%inclusion1.19K decks3.47K decks
23%synergy
Pilfering Imp
31%inclusion1.07K decks3.47K decks
30%synergy
Basilica Screecher
31%inclusion1.06K decks3.47K decks
28%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
30%inclusion1.04K decks3.47K decks
27%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
30%inclusion1.03K decks3.47K decks
29%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
29%inclusion1K decks3.47K decks
16%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
28%inclusion987 decks3.47K decks
25%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
28%inclusion976 decks3.47K decks
23%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
27%inclusion753 decks2.77K decks
25%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
27%inclusion938 decks3.47K decks
23%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
25%inclusion619 decks2.48K decks
20%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
25%inclusion862 decks3.47K decks
19%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
25%inclusion861 decks3.47K decks
24%synergy
Eyetwitch
23%inclusion804 decks3.47K decks
23%synergy
Eye Collector
22%inclusion778 decks3.47K decks
21%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
22%inclusion760 decks3.47K decks
-4%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
21%inclusion719 decks3.47K decks
9%synergy
Ophiomancer
21%inclusion717 decks3.47K decks
4%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
20%inclusion689 decks3.47K decks
19%synergy
Dread Presence
19%inclusion674 decks3.47K decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
19%inclusion664 decks3.47K decks
18%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
19%inclusion311 decks1.64K decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
19%inclusion645 decks3.47K decks
18%synergy
Blight Keeper
19%inclusion644 decks3.47K decks
18%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
18%inclusion624 decks3.47K decks
16%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
18%inclusion612 decks3.47K decks
17%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
17%inclusion589 decks3.47K decks
6%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
16%inclusion326 decks1.99K decks
13%synergy
Bone Miser
16%inclusion569 decks3.47K decks
14%synergy
Vashta Nerada
16%inclusion562 decks3.47K decks
14%synergy
Dream Beavers
16%inclusion144 decks893 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
16%inclusion484 decks3.04K decks
7%synergy
Foulmire Knight
15%inclusion522 decks3.47K decks
14%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion520 decks3.47K decks
-5%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
15%inclusion517 decks3.47K decks
14%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
15%inclusion505 decks3.47K decks
10%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
14%inclusion503 decks3.47K decks
14%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
14%inclusion434 decks3.03K decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion492 decks3.47K decks
-8%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
14%inclusion483 decks3.47K decks
12%synergy
Skirge Familiar
13%inclusion439 decks3.47K decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
12%inclusion430 decks3.47K decks
8%synergy
Gurgling Anointer
12%inclusion422 decks3.47K decks
12%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
40%inclusion1.37K decks3.47K decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
39%inclusion1.26K decks3.21K decks
8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
33%inclusion1.15K decks3.47K decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
32%inclusion1.10K decks3.47K decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion1.08K decks3.47K decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
30%inclusion1.05K decks3.47K decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion1.04K decks3.47K decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion873 decks3.47K decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
24%inclusion818 decks3.47K decks
15%synergy
Culling the Weak
21%inclusion721 decks3.47K decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion691 decks3.47K decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion678 decks3.47K decks
1%synergy
Force of Despair
19%inclusion676 decks3.47K decks
12%synergy
Snuff Out
19%inclusion659 decks3.47K decks
6%synergy
Dismember
17%inclusion576 decks3.47K decks
6%synergy
Darkness
15%inclusion521 decks3.47K decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
15%inclusion520 decks3.47K decks
-11%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion283 decks1.99K decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion485 decks3.47K decks
-12%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
13%inclusion467 decks3.47K decks
13%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion443 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion441 decks3.47K decks
1%synergy
Songs of the Damned
12%inclusion430 decks3.47K decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
12%inclusion410 decks3.47K decks
-3%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion399 decks3.47K decks
-8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
11%inclusion372 decks3.47K decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
9.3%inclusion323 decks3.47K decks
-1%synergy
Saw in Half
7.8%inclusion272 decks3.47K decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.8%inclusion271 decks3.47K decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.3%inclusion252 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
6.3%inclusion220 decks3.47K decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.0%inclusion208 decks3.47K decks
-5%synergy
Doom Blade
6.0%inclusion207 decks3.47K decks
-1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.9%inclusion205 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion196 decks3.47K decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
43%inclusion1.48K decks3.47K decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion1.45K decks3.47K decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion1.32K decks3.47K decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
33%inclusion1.13K decks3.47K decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion1.04K decks3.47K decks
-5%synergy
Unearth
28%inclusion974 decks3.47K decks
19%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion842 decks3.47K decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
21%inclusion745 decks3.47K decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion730 decks3.47K decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion706 decks3.47K decks
-7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion666 decks3.47K decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion575 decks3.47K decks
2%synergy
Gix's Command
15%inclusion523 decks3.47K decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion377 decks3.02K decks
-4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion428 decks3.47K decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion423 decks3.47K decks
5%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
11%inclusion387 decks3.47K decks
11%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion358 decks3.47K decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion356 decks3.47K decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion354 decks3.47K decks
-6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion346 decks3.47K decks
4%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion337 decks3.47K decks
0%synergy
Predators' Hour
10%inclusion332 decks3.47K decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.9%inclusion308 decks3.47K decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.7%inclusion269 decks3.47K decks
-4%synergy
Dread Return
6.6%inclusion230 decks3.47K decks
-5%synergy
Shredder's Technique
6.6%inclusion61 decks923 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.6%inclusion229 decks3.47K decks
-8%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.0%inclusion208 decks3.47K decks
-6%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.2%inclusion180 decks3.47K decks
-2%synergy
Dark Deal
5.0%inclusion175 decks3.47K decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion1.39K decks3.47K decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
40%inclusion1.37K decks3.47K decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion1.07K decks3.47K decks
0%synergy
Bontu's Monument
29%inclusion1.02K decks3.47K decks
1%synergy
Vorpal Sword
25%inclusion878 decks3.47K decks
22%synergy
Expedition Map
23%inclusion793 decks3.47K decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion593 decks3.47K decks
-5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion573 decks3.47K decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion539 decks3.47K decks
1%synergy
Sword of the Animist
15%inclusion532 decks3.47K decks
12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion337 decks2.23K decks
-5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
14%inclusion471 decks3.47K decks
10%synergy
Venser's Journal
10%inclusion342 decks3.47K decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
9.3%inclusion323 decks3.47K decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
8.7%inclusion303 decks3.47K decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.3%inclusion288 decks3.47K decks
0%synergy
Bag of Holding
7.4%inclusion257 decks3.47K decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.3%inclusion253 decks3.47K decks
0%synergy
Library of Leng
7.0%inclusion243 decks3.47K decks
6%synergy
Demon's Horn
6.5%inclusion224 decks3.47K decks
2%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
6.3%inclusion219 decks3.47K decks
6%synergy
Mask of Memory
6.3%inclusion218 decks3.47K decks
4%synergy
Howling Mine
6.3%inclusion218 decks3.47K decks
2%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
5.8%inclusion203 decks3.47K decks
4%synergy
Lashwrithe
5.8%inclusion202 decks3.47K decks
2%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.2%inclusion181 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Font of Agonies
39%inclusion1.37K decks3.47K decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion1.32K decks3.47K decks
-2%synergy
Bitterblossom
33%inclusion1.14K decks3.47K decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion774 decks3.47K decks
-2%synergy
Underworld Dreams
20%inclusion697 decks3.47K decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion566 decks3.47K decks
-1%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion543 decks3.47K decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
15%inclusion524 decks3.47K decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion481 decks3.47K decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion464 decks3.47K decks
-4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion379 decks3.47K decks
1%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion349 decks3.47K decks
0%synergy
Feast of Sanity
9.1%inclusion317 decks3.47K decks
9%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
9.0%inclusion311 decks3.47K decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.9%inclusion310 decks3.47K decks
0%synergy
Black Market
8.4%inclusion293 decks3.47K decks
-12%synergy
Oubliette
7.4%inclusion256 decks3.47K decks
4%synergy
Bad Moon
6.4%inclusion223 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
Necrodominance
6.0%inclusion209 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
5.4%inclusion188 decks3.47K decks
4%synergy
Oppression
5.3%inclusion183 decks3.47K decks
-2%synergy
Call of the Ring
5.2%inclusion181 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion315 decks3.47K decks
-5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.8%inclusion200 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
69%inclusion2.38K decks3.47K decks
39%synergy
Cabal Coffers
62%inclusion2.14K decks3.47K decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion1.69K decks3.47K decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion1.48K decks3.47K decks
5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
42%inclusion1.44K decks3.47K decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
37%inclusion1.29K decks3.47K decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
23%inclusion787 decks3.47K decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion714 decks3.47K decks
-5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion609 decks3.47K decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion589 decks3.47K decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion551 decks3.47K decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion546 decks3.47K decks
-1%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion497 decks3.47K decks
-2%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
10%inclusion353 decks3.47K decks
10%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion346 decks3.47K decks
-1%synergy
Realm of Koh
10%inclusion140 decks1.43K decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.1%inclusion316 decks3.47K decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.5%inclusion261 decks3.47K decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion241 decks3.47K decks
-1%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.8%inclusion235 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
6.6%inclusion230 decks3.47K decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.6%inclusion229 decks3.47K decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.3%inclusion218 decks3.47K decks
-2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.8%inclusion201 decks3.47K decks
1%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.7%inclusion199 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion2.84K decks3.47K decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion2.12K decks3.47K decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
61%inclusion2.12K decks3.47K decks
36%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion911 decks3.47K decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
22%inclusion755 decks3.47K decks
19%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion622 decks3.47K decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion585 decks3.47K decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion534 decks3.47K decks
1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
12%inclusion416 decks3.47K decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion199 decks1.90K decks
-4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion342 decks3.47K decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
9.2%inclusion319 decks3.47K decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.9%inclusion310 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.6%inclusion264 decks3.47K decks
-2%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
6.8%inclusion237 decks3.47K decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.8%inclusion235 decks3.47K decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion218 decks3.47K decks
0%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.8%inclusion200 decks3.47K decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.2%inclusion179 decks3.47K decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
5.1%inclusion177 decks3.47K decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion3.25K decks3.47K decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion1.08K decks3.47K decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion873 decks3.47K decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion757 decks3.47K decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion452 decks3.47K decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion423 decks3.47K decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion419 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion288 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.4%inclusion256 decks3.47K decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.3%inclusion252 decks3.47K decks
3%synergy