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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8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Black Widow, Deadly Hunter
2.9%inclusion2 decks68 decks
2%synergy
White Widow, Yelena Belova
2.9%inclusion2 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Black Widow, Super Spy
2.9%inclusion2 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Undead Hand Ninja
2.9%inclusion2 decks68 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tormented Soul
75%inclusion274 decks363 decks
72%synergy
Changeling Outcast
77%inclusion279 decks363 decks
72%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
62%inclusion225 decks363 decks
60%synergy
Vault Skirge
59%inclusion215 decks363 decks
58%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
51%inclusion184 decks363 decks
49%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
49%inclusion179 decks363 decks
47%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
49%inclusion178 decks363 decks
46%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
47%inclusion171 decks363 decks
45%synergy
Nether Traitor
53%inclusion193 decks363 decks
44%synergy
Grim Hireling
47%inclusion172 decks363 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
69%inclusion250 decks363 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
66%inclusion239 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion233 decks363 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
52%inclusion188 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Defile
50%inclusion181 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion181 decks363 decks
34%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
46%inclusion167 decks363 decks
42%synergy
Font of Agonies
44%inclusion160 decks363 decks
40%synergy
Gingerbrute
44%inclusion160 decks363 decks
42%synergy
Infernal Grasp
42%inclusion153 decks363 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Stirge
41%inclusion150 decks363 decks
40%synergy
Dauthi Horror
41%inclusion148 decks363 decks
39%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
40%inclusion147 decks363 decks
35%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion133 decks363 decks
17%synergy
Pilfering Imp
36%inclusion131 decks363 decks
35%synergy
Prickly Boggart
35%inclusion127 decks363 decks
34%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
35%inclusion126 decks363 decks
31%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
33%inclusion121 decks363 decks
31%synergy
Eye Collector
32%inclusion115 decks363 decks
30%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
32%inclusion115 decks363 decks
28%synergy
Basilica Screecher
31%inclusion111 decks363 decks
29%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
28%inclusion102 decks363 decks
27%synergy
Eyetwitch
28%inclusion101 decks363 decks
27%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
27%inclusion99 decks363 decks
26%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
26%inclusion96 decks363 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
26%inclusion94 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
26%inclusion64 decks248 decks
21%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
26%inclusion93 decks363 decks
22%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
25%inclusion69 decks277 decks
22%synergy
Blight Keeper
25%inclusion89 decks363 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
23%inclusion85 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
23%inclusion84 decks363 decks
22%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
22%inclusion81 decks363 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
22%inclusion81 decks363 decks
22%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
22%inclusion80 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
22%inclusion44 decks202 decks
19%synergy
Dread Presence
21%inclusion78 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
21%inclusion76 decks363 decks
20%synergy
Ophiomancer
21%inclusion76 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
21%inclusion75 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
20%inclusion73 decks363 decks
18%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
20%inclusion72 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
19%inclusion70 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Vashta Nerada
19%inclusion69 decks363 decks
17%synergy
Foulmire Knight
18%inclusion67 decks363 decks
17%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
18%inclusion65 decks363 decks
16%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Gurgling Anointer
17%inclusion63 decks363 decks
17%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
17%inclusion62 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Dream Beavers
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
17%inclusion61 decks363 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Cutthroat
15%inclusion54 decks363 decks
14%synergy
Bone Miser
15%inclusion53 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
14%inclusion50 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion50 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion50 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
13%inclusion42 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Consuming Corruption
36%inclusion132 decks363 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion125 decks356 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
30%inclusion108 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion101 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion92 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion91 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
23%inclusion82 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion63 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
17%inclusion34 decks202 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
16%inclusion58 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
15%inclusion56 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion55 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
15%inclusion55 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion51 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion51 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion50 decks363 decks
-12%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion50 decks363 decks
-12%synergy
Songs of the Damned
14%inclusion50 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Slip
12%inclusion45 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Dismember
12%inclusion45 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
12%inclusion43 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
12%inclusion43 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion42 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion40 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion40 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion38 decks363 decks
-16%synergy
Lethal Scheme
10%inclusion37 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion36 decks363 decks
-9%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion35 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.5%inclusion31 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.6%inclusion24 decks363 decks
-6%synergy
Cut Down
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
41%inclusion149 decks363 decks
16%synergy
Bubbling Muck
34%inclusion123 decks363 decks
18%synergy
Unearth
30%inclusion109 decks363 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion107 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion107 decks363 decks
-5%synergy
Mutilate
26%inclusion94 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
21%inclusion78 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion78 decks363 decks
-19%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion75 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion63 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion62 decks363 decks
-8%synergy
Gix's Command
17%inclusion60 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
14%inclusion52 decks363 decks
14%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion51 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Predators' Hour
14%inclusion50 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Shredder's Technique
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion40 decks363 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion38 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.4%inclusion34 decks363 decks
-5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.4%inclusion34 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
-7%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.1%inclusion33 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.3%inclusion30 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.3%inclusion30 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion29 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.7%inclusion28 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
-6%synergy
Dread Return
6.6%inclusion24 decks363 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
40%inclusion144 decks363 decks
-22%synergy
Whip of Erebos
38%inclusion137 decks363 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion132 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion121 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Vorpal Sword
28%inclusion102 decks363 decks
24%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion92 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion61 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion61 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
15%inclusion56 decks363 decks
12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion33 decks225 decks
-5%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion48 decks363 decks
-9%synergy
Bag of Holding
12%inclusion44 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12%inclusion43 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
11%inclusion41 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion35 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Lashwrithe
9.4%inclusion34 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Memory
9.4%inclusion34 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
8.3%inclusion30 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
8.0%inclusion29 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.6%inclusion24 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion108 decks363 decks
-9%synergy
Bitterblossom
22%inclusion80 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Dreams
18%inclusion65 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion62 decks363 decks
-8%synergy
No Mercy
16%inclusion57 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
15%inclusion55 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion44 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion39 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Feast of Sanity
10%inclusion38 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion37 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion37 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
9.4%inclusion34 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Bad Moon
8.3%inclusion30 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
8.0%inclusion29 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
7.4%inclusion27 decks363 decks
-13%synergy
Oubliette
7.4%inclusion27 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
6.6%inclusion24 decks363 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Oppression
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.0%inclusion18 decks358 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion228 decks363 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion187 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
45%inclusion165 decks363 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
36%inclusion129 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion104 decks363 decks
-9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
28%inclusion101 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion93 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion63 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion63 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion50 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion46 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion45 decks363 decks
3%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion45 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Realm of Koh
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion41 decks363 decks
-15%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
11%inclusion39 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion37 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
9.4%inclusion34 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion28 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
7.2%inclusion26 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
-6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.6%inclusion24 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.2%inclusion19 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion269 decks363 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion200 decks363 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion196 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
26%inclusion93 decks363 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion86 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Heraldic Banner
21%inclusion77 decks363 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion64 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion56 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion55 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
11%inclusion39 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion36 decks363 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.5%inclusion31 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.2%inclusion26 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.2%inclusion19 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion344 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion101 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion91 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion82 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion50 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion42 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion42 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion41 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion29 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.2%inclusion26 decks363 decks
1%synergy
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