The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Expensive 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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60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tormented Soul
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
75%synergy
Grim Hireling
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
74%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
86%inclusion32 decks37 decks
72%synergy
Changeling Outcast
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
70%synergy
Nether Traitor
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
67%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
63%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
60%synergy
Whip of Erebos
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Vault Skirge
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
53%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Crypt Ghast
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Bitterblossom
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Withering Torment
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Jet Medallion
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
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Gingerbrute
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
44%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Stirge
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Ophiomancer
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Vashta Nerada
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Bone Miser
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Prickly Boggart
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Dauthi Horror
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Basilica Screecher
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Pilfering Imp
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Eye Collector
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Starscream, Power Hungry
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Defile
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Force of Despair
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Soul Shatter
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Baleful Mastery
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Darkness
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Malice
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Lethal Scheme
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Undying Malice
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Hatred
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Withering Boon
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Undying Evil
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Damnation
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Bubbling Muck
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Mutilate
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Predators' Hour
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Decree of Pain
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Gix's Command
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-28%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Offering
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Dread Return
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Read the Bones
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Exhume
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Eternity
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Make an Example
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Blood Money
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Vorpal Sword
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Sword of the Animist
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Plate
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Venser's Journal
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Library of Leng
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Requiem Monolith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
The Endstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Bag of Holding
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
World Map
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Lashwrithe
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Quietus Spike
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Currency Converter
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Pact Weapon
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Demon's Horn
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Font of Mythos
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Wand of Orcus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Howling Mine
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Dolmen Gate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Font of Agonies
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Underworld Dreams
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Chorale of the Void
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Call of the Ring
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Bad Moon
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Greed
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Protection Racket
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Court of Locthwain
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Intimidation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Feast of Sanity
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Momentum Breaker
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
52%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Castle Locthwain
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
6%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Deserted Temple
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Thespian's Stage
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Homeward Path
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Throne of the High City
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
The Black Gate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Signet
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
The Soul Stone
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Caged Sun
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-20%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-18%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
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