The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Budget Core

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The Shadow Lord
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Nick Benstead
Dec 2, 2025
Nick Benstead
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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Tormented Soul
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
72%synergy
Vault Skirge
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
63%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
59%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
59%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Changeling Outcast
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
53%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
53%synergy
Pilfering Imp
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
50%synergy
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Stirge
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Foulmire Knight
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Dauthi Horror
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Font of Agonies
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Eye Collector
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Unearth
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Nightshade Stinger
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Gingerbrute
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Basilica Screecher
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Prickly Boggart
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Eyetwitch
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Blight Keeper
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Typhoid Rats
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Gurgling Anointer
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Hullcarver
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Hired Poisoner
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Dream Beavers
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Daggerdrome Imp
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Cutthroat
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Necropolis Regent
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Gurmag Swiftwing
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Unwilling Ingredient
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Evolved Sleeper
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Skirge Familiar
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Pharika's Chosen
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Signal Pest
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Shriekmaw
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Engine Rat
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Banehound
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Grim Servant
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Murderous Rider
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Darkstar Augur
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Instants
Go for the Throat
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Defile
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
-28%synergy
Consuming Corruption
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Hero's Downfall
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
12%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Cut Down
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Act
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Dissection Practice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rabid Attack
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fatal Push
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Vendetta
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Offer Immortality
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Cremate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Victim of Night
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Stab
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Bile Blight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Essence Extraction
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Moment of Craving
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Vraska's Fall
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Undying Evil
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Bleed Dry
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Vitality
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Disfigure
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Terror
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-0%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Read the Bones
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Predators' Hour
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Mutilate
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Shredder's Technique
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Decree of Pain
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Gix's Command
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Minion Missile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Duress
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Diresight
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Corrupt
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
No One Left Behind
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Cost of Brilliance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Profane Command
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Fell
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Gruesome Realization
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Gruesome Menagerie
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Extract the Truth
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Collective Brutality
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Grave
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Hex
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Rot
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Blood Tithe
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Dutiful Return
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Disentomb
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Bag of Holding
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Vorpal Sword
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Lashwrithe
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Spellbook
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Mask of Memory
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Demon's Horn
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Hall of Triumph
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-26%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Mirage Mirror
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-22%synergy
War Horn
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Strata Scythe
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Feast of Sanity
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-31%synergy
Larceny
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Bad Moon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Greed
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Gonti's Machinations
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Megrim
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Talent
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Mindless Conscription
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Innistrad
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Mudflat Village
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
-33%synergy
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Heraldic Banner
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
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