The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Budget

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Gix, Yawgmoth PraetorGix, Yawgmoth Praetor

Mike Carrozza
May 6, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - Ultimate Permanent Exile
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Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Intermediate Chirography
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tormented Soul
73%inclusion253 decks347 decks
70%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
67%inclusion231 decks347 decks
65%synergy
Vault Skirge
63%inclusion220 decks347 decks
62%synergy
Changeling Outcast
66%inclusion230 decks347 decks
61%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
57%inclusion198 decks347 decks
55%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
52%inclusion182 decks347 decks
50%synergy
Stirge
50%inclusion173 decks347 decks
49%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
51%inclusion178 decks347 decks
48%synergy
Pilfering Imp
49%inclusion170 decks347 decks
48%synergy
Gingerbrute
49%inclusion171 decks347 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
65%inclusion227 decks347 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion216 decks347 decks
12%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
50%inclusion172 decks347 decks
46%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion168 decks347 decks
-18%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
48%inclusion165 decks347 decks
42%synergy
Font of Agonies
47%inclusion162 decks347 decks
42%synergy
Prickly Boggart
46%inclusion158 decks347 decks
44%synergy
Dauthi Horror
45%inclusion156 decks347 decks
43%synergy
Defile
45%inclusion156 decks347 decks
9%synergy
Basilica Screecher
45%inclusion156 decks347 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Gixian Puppeteer
44%inclusion153 decks347 decks
40%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
44%inclusion153 decks347 decks
42%synergy
Foulmire Knight
41%inclusion143 decks347 decks
40%synergy
Eye Collector
41%inclusion143 decks347 decks
40%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
41%inclusion143 decks347 decks
41%synergy
Eyetwitch
41%inclusion141 decks347 decks
40%synergy
Blight Keeper
39%inclusion137 decks347 decks
39%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
39%inclusion137 decks347 decks
36%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
37%inclusion129 decks347 decks
32%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
37%inclusion127 decks347 decks
35%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
36%inclusion126 decks347 decks
34%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
30%inclusion104 decks347 decks
29%synergy
Gurgling Anointer
29%inclusion102 decks347 decks
29%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
29%inclusion102 decks347 decks
27%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion102 decks347 decks
10%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
29%inclusion88 decks302 decks
26%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
27%inclusion95 decks347 decks
27%synergy
Typhoid Rats
26%inclusion91 decks347 decks
23%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
26%inclusion72 decks279 decks
21%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion88 decks347 decks
22%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
24%inclusion56 decks229 decks
21%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
24%inclusion82 decks347 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
23%inclusion81 decks347 decks
23%synergy
Hired Poisoner
23%inclusion81 decks347 decks
23%synergy
Nether Traitor
20%inclusion71 decks347 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
20%inclusion70 decks347 decks
20%synergy
Skirge Familiar
20%inclusion68 decks347 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion65 decks347 decks
-3%synergy
Hullcarver
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
16%synergy
Dream Beavers
17%inclusion21 decks123 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Cutthroat
16%inclusion55 decks347 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
16%inclusion54 decks347 decks
14%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
15%inclusion52 decks347 decks
3%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
15%inclusion51 decks347 decks
14%synergy
Shriekmaw
14%inclusion50 decks347 decks
12%synergy
Dokuchi Silencer
14%inclusion50 decks347 decks
14%synergy
Daggerdrome Imp
14%inclusion49 decks347 decks
14%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
14%inclusion47 decks347 decks
9%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
14%inclusion47 decks347 decks
12%synergy
Engine Rat
13%inclusion40 decks302 decks
12%synergy
Dread Presence
12%inclusion43 decks347 decks
-1%synergy
Signal Pest
12%inclusion43 decks347 decks
12%synergy
Pharika's Chosen
12%inclusion42 decks347 decks
12%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
12%inclusion40 decks347 decks
11%synergy
Vashta Nerada
11%inclusion38 decks347 decks
9%synergy
Ophiomancer
10%inclusion36 decks347 decks
-7%synergy
Order of Midnight
10%inclusion36 decks347 decks
10%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
10%inclusion35 decks347 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion33 decks347 decks
-22%synergy
Gurmag Swiftwing
10%inclusion33 decks347 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Go for the Throat
42%inclusion146 decks347 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
42%inclusion146 decks347 decks
17%synergy
Consuming Corruption
41%inclusion144 decks347 decks
26%synergy
Undying Malice
33%inclusion113 decks347 decks
23%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
31%inclusion106 decks347 decks
23%synergy
Songs of the Damned
21%inclusion73 decks347 decks
16%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
20%inclusion71 decks347 decks
19%synergy
Tragic Slip
19%inclusion65 decks347 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion64 decks347 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion62 decks347 decks
-8%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion50 decks347 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
14%inclusion50 decks347 decks
14%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion48 decks347 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion30 decks229 decks
4%synergy
Undying Evil
12%inclusion43 decks347 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion42 decks347 decks
1%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion40 decks347 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion36 decks328 decks
-20%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion38 decks347 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion35 decks347 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion35 decks347 decks
2%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion35 decks347 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
9.2%inclusion32 decks347 decks
-6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.2%inclusion32 decks347 decks
-3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.9%inclusion31 decks347 decks
2%synergy
Heartless Act
8.6%inclusion30 decks347 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
8.4%inclusion29 decks347 decks
7%synergy
Lethal Scheme
8.4%inclusion29 decks347 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.1%inclusion28 decks347 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.2%inclusion25 decks347 decks
-6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.5%inclusion19 decks347 decks
-19%synergy
Spinning Darkness
5.5%inclusion19 decks347 decks
5%synergy
Cut Down
5.2%inclusion18 decks347 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.2%inclusion18 decks347 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Unearth
43%inclusion149 decks347 decks
34%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
36%inclusion124 decks347 decks
35%synergy
Exsanguinate
34%inclusion119 decks347 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion112 decks347 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
32%inclusion110 decks347 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
31%inclusion106 decks347 decks
14%synergy
Predators' Hour
26%inclusion91 decks347 decks
25%synergy
Bubbling Muck
24%inclusion83 decks347 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion56 decks347 decks
-9%synergy
Decree of Pain
16%inclusion55 decks347 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion51 decks347 decks
-2%synergy
Gix's Command
14%inclusion48 decks347 decks
12%synergy
Shredder's Technique
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion35 decks347 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion34 decks347 decks
-4%synergy
Gruesome Menagerie
8.6%inclusion30 decks347 decks
9%synergy
Duress
8.4%inclusion29 decks347 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.4%inclusion29 decks347 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupt
8.1%inclusion28 decks347 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
7.5%inclusion26 decks347 decks
-4%synergy
Diresight
6.8%inclusion23 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
5.2%inclusion18 decks347 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion126 decks347 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion95 decks347 decks
12%synergy
Vorpal Sword
22%inclusion76 decks347 decks
18%synergy
Mask of Memory
17%inclusion58 decks347 decks
14%synergy
Spellbook
14%inclusion47 decks347 decks
13%synergy
Bag of Holding
13%inclusion45 decks347 decks
12%synergy
Demon's Horn
13%inclusion44 decks347 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion40 decks347 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion34 decks347 decks
-24%synergy
Lashwrithe
8.4%inclusion29 decks347 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.5%inclusion26 decks347 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.9%inclusion24 decks347 decks
-4%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.6%inclusion23 decks347 decks
3%synergy
Oblivion Stone
6.3%inclusion22 decks347 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
5.2%inclusion18 decks347 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
Kaya's Ghostform
26%inclusion90 decks347 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion70 decks347 decks
-19%synergy
Underworld Dreams
18%inclusion64 decks347 decks
12%synergy
Feast of Sanity
14%inclusion50 decks347 decks
14%synergy
Bad Moon
13%inclusion44 decks347 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.1%inclusion28 decks347 decks
-2%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.2%inclusion25 decks347 decks
5%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
5.2%inclusion18 decks347 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
9.2%inclusion32 decks347 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion160 decks347 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion112 decks347 decks
-15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion55 decks347 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion41 decks347 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion35 decks347 decks
-3%synergy
Realm of Koh
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
9.2%inclusion32 decks347 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion27 decks347 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64%inclusion223 decks347 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion174 decks347 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion150 decks347 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion126 decks347 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion112 decks347 decks
10%synergy
Heraldic Banner
31%inclusion106 decks347 decks
25%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion85 decks347 decks
22%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
19%inclusion65 decks347 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion56 decks347 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion34 decks347 decks
2%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.5%inclusion26 decks347 decks
4%synergy
Caged Sun
7.2%inclusion25 decks347 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.2%inclusion25 decks347 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.9%inclusion24 decks347 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.3%inclusion22 decks347 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.8%inclusion20 decks347 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion346 decks347 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion75 decks347 decks
-4%synergy
Demolition Field
8.1%inclusion28 decks347 decks
3%synergy