The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Core

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The Shadow Lord
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Nick Benstead
Dec 2, 2025
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Sisters of Stone Death: A Hidden Commander Gem?
Sisters of Stone Death may be a very high-cost commander, but that doesn't mean you can't build a fun Commander deck around it.
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Scheming Silvertongue
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Postmortem Professor
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tormented Soul
76%inclusion281 decks372 decks
72%synergy
Changeling Outcast
77%inclusion285 decks372 decks
72%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
62%inclusion231 decks372 decks
60%synergy
Vault Skirge
59%inclusion218 decks372 decks
57%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
51%inclusion190 decks372 decks
49%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
51%inclusion188 decks372 decks
49%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
50%inclusion185 decks372 decks
48%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
50%inclusion187 decks372 decks
47%synergy
Nether Traitor
54%inclusion201 decks372 decks
45%synergy
Dauthi Horror
45%inclusion167 decks372 decks
43%synergy
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
70%inclusion261 decks372 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
66%inclusion247 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
66%inclusion244 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
51%inclusion191 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Defile
49%inclusion184 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
49%inclusion181 decks372 decks
33%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
47%inclusion176 decks372 decks
43%synergy
Grim Hireling
47%inclusion174 decks372 decks
42%synergy
Gingerbrute
44%inclusion165 decks372 decks
43%synergy
Font of Agonies
43%inclusion159 decks372 decks
38%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
7.8%inclusion29 decks372 decks
-5%synergy
Necropotence
7.3%inclusion27 decks372 decks
-7%synergy
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Stirge
41%inclusion151 decks372 decks
40%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
40%inclusion149 decks372 decks
35%synergy
Prickly Boggart
38%inclusion143 decks372 decks
37%synergy
Pilfering Imp
35%inclusion129 decks372 decks
34%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
34%inclusion126 decks372 decks
30%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion126 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Basilica Screecher
33%inclusion123 decks372 decks
31%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
33%inclusion122 decks372 decks
31%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
33%inclusion121 decks372 decks
29%synergy
Eye Collector
31%inclusion117 decks372 decks
30%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
28%inclusion106 decks372 decks
27%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
28%inclusion104 decks372 decks
24%synergy
Eyetwitch
28%inclusion104 decks372 decks
27%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
27%inclusion102 decks372 decks
26%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
27%inclusion66 decks243 decks
25%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
27%inclusion99 decks372 decks
26%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
26%inclusion98 decks372 decks
21%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
26%inclusion56 decks214 decks
21%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
26%inclusion97 decks372 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
25%inclusion93 decks372 decks
14%synergy
Blight Keeper
24%inclusion90 decks372 decks
24%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
24%inclusion40 decks166 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
24%inclusion89 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
23%inclusion86 decks372 decks
23%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
23%inclusion84 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
23%inclusion84 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Ophiomancer
22%inclusion81 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
22%inclusion80 decks372 decks
21%synergy
Dream Beavers
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
20%inclusion76 decks372 decks
18%synergy
Gurgling Anointer
20%inclusion75 decks372 decks
20%synergy
Vashta Nerada
20%inclusion75 decks372 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
19%inclusion69 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Dread Presence
18%inclusion68 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
18%inclusion66 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Dauthi Cutthroat
17%inclusion65 decks372 decks
17%synergy
Foulmire Knight
17%inclusion64 decks372 decks
16%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
16%inclusion60 decks372 decks
14%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
16%inclusion59 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Bone Miser
16%inclusion58 decks372 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion57 decks372 decks
-7%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
15%inclusion56 decks370 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
15%inclusion55 decks372 decks
14%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion47 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Starscream, Power Hungry
12%inclusion46 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
12%inclusion45 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Skirge Familiar
11%inclusion42 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
11%inclusion41 decks372 decks
7%synergy
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Infernal Grasp
42%inclusion156 decks372 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion117 decks325 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
32%inclusion119 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
31%inclusion114 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion99 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
26%inclusion95 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion92 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
24%inclusion88 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
19%inclusion32 decks166 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
17%inclusion65 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion62 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Darkness
16%inclusion59 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
15%inclusion56 decks372 decks
15%synergy
Songs of the Damned
15%inclusion55 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
15%inclusion54 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion52 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion50 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion50 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion49 decks372 decks
-12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion48 decks372 decks
-12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
13%inclusion48 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion45 decks372 decks
-14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion41 decks372 decks
-7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion41 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion41 decks372 decks
-9%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion40 decks372 decks
-6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
9.4%inclusion35 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.3%inclusion27 decks372 decks
-5%synergy
Cut Down
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Doom Blade
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
41%inclusion151 decks372 decks
16%synergy
Bubbling Muck
35%inclusion129 decks372 decks
19%synergy
Unearth
31%inclusion115 decks372 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion110 decks372 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion104 decks372 decks
-9%synergy
Mutilate
26%inclusion98 decks372 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
22%inclusion83 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion79 decks372 decks
-19%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion77 decks372 decks
-6%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion74 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion67 decks372 decks
-7%synergy
Gix's Command
18%inclusion66 decks372 decks
16%synergy
Predators' Hour
15%inclusion56 decks372 decks
14%synergy
Shredder's Technique
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
13%inclusion50 decks372 decks
13%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion49 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion45 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion40 decks372 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion30 decks297 decks
-6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion36 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
-6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.1%inclusion30 decks372 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.5%inclusion28 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
7.3%inclusion27 decks372 decks
-5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.0%inclusion26 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
-9%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
37%inclusion139 decks372 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
37%inclusion137 decks372 decks
-25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion128 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion126 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Vorpal Sword
28%inclusion105 decks372 decks
24%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion94 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion69 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion67 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
16%inclusion58 decks372 decks
12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion25 decks190 decks
-7%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion48 decks372 decks
-9%synergy
Bag of Holding
13%inclusion47 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion47 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
12%inclusion45 decks372 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Memory
11%inclusion40 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion36 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
8.6%inclusion32 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Venser's Journal
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Lashwrithe
8.1%inclusion30 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Demon's Horn
7.8%inclusion29 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Howling Mine
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Library of Leng
6.5%inclusion24 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.5%inclusion24 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.4%inclusion20 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion112 decks372 decks
-10%synergy
Bitterblossom
22%inclusion83 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Dreams
20%inclusion73 decks372 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion60 decks372 decks
-8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
15%inclusion56 decks372 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion54 decks372 decks
7%synergy
Feast of Sanity
12%inclusion45 decks372 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion44 decks372 decks
2%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion37 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.1%inclusion34 decks372 decks
-4%synergy
Bad Moon
8.3%inclusion31 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
8.1%inclusion30 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Oubliette
7.3%inclusion27 decks372 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
-11%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market
6.5%inclusion24 decks372 decks
-14%synergy
Oppression
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Call of the Ring
5.4%inclusion20 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.2%inclusion17 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
7.5%inclusion28 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
62%inclusion230 decks372 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion182 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
45%inclusion168 decks372 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
35%inclusion129 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion107 decks372 decks
-9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
27%inclusion101 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion93 decks372 decks
-5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion65 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion64 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion58 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion53 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Realm of Koh
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
11%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion47 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion44 decks372 decks
-14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion42 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion37 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
9.1%inclusion34 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.3%inclusion27 decks372 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion26 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
7.0%inclusion26 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.0%inclusion11 decks183 decks
-5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
5.6%inclusion21 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion276 decks372 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion204 decks372 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion201 decks372 decks
-8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
26%inclusion97 decks372 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion88 decks372 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
21%inclusion77 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
20%inclusion73 decks372 decks
14%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion55 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion53 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
10%inclusion36 decks372 decks
9%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9.1%inclusion34 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.9%inclusion33 decks372 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
-7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.5%inclusion28 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.7%inclusion25 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
-2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.2%inclusion23 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.9%inclusion22 decks372 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion19 decks372 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion350 decks372 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion99 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion92 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion83 decks372 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion47 decks372 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion41 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion39 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.8%inclusion29 decks372 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.5%inclusion28 decks372 decks
0%synergy
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