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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Minion Missile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tormented Soul
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
69%synergy
Vault Skirge
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
60%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
57%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
53%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Pilfering Imp
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Changeling Outcast
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Sign in Blood
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Stirge
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Font of Agonies
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Dauthi Horror
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Go for the Throat
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Foulmire Knight
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Creatures
Shadow Alley Denizen
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Eye Collector
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Gingerbrute
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Prickly Boggart
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Eyetwitch
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Basilica Screecher
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Blight Keeper
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Hullcarver
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Gurgling Anointer
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Typhoid Rats
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Dream Beavers
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Hired Poisoner
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Ophiomancer
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Necropolis Regent
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Cutthroat
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Evolved Sleeper
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Daggerdrome Imp
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Pharika's Chosen
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Unwilling Ingredient
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Engine Rat
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Signal Pest
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Banehound
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Darkstar Augur
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Gurmag Swiftwing
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%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
Instants
Consuming Corruption
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Defile
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-34%synergy
Hero's Downfall
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Bitter Triumph
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Doom Blade
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Dissection Practice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rabid Attack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cut Down
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Act
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Songs of the Damned
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-0%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Fatal Push
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Vendetta
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%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
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Bile Blight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%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
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
Baleful Mastery
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%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
Hostile Negotiations
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Cast Down
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Unearth
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Read the Bones
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Exsanguinate
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Predators' Hour
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Shredder's Technique
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Mutilate
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Duress
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Gix's Command
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Diresight
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Corrupt
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Cost of Brilliance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
No One Left Behind
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Extract the Truth
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Profane Command
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Fell
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Gruesome Realization
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Collective Brutality
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Rise from the Grave
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Hex
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%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
Invoke Despair
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bag of Holding
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lashwrithe
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Vorpal Sword
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Demon's Horn
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Hall of Triumph
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Spellbook
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-12%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
Lightning Greaves
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-28%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Feast of Sanity
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Underworld Dreams
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%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
Ninja Teen
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Greed
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%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
Cunning Rhetoric
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Oppression
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Innistrad
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-10%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
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%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
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Heraldic Banner
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%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
-11%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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