The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Expensive Core

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Gix, Yawgmoth PraetorGix, Yawgmoth Praetor

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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Baron Helmut Zemo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Changeling Outcast
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
78%synergy
Tormented Soul
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
77%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
77%synergy
Grim Hireling
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
76%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
62%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
62%synergy
Nether Traitor
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
61%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Vault Skirge
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
54%synergy
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Crypt Ghast
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Whip of Erebos
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Bitterblossom
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Withering Torment
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Gingerbrute
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Necropotence
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Elegy Acolyte
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
47%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Stirge
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Ophiomancer
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Pilfering Imp
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Prickly Boggart
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Dream Beavers
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Eye Collector
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Horror
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Eyetwitch
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Basilica Screecher
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Blight Keeper
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Bone Miser
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Vashta Nerada
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Dread Presence
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Postmortem Professor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Squirrelanoids
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Infernal Grasp
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Defile
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Force of Despair
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Imp's Mischief
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-0%synergy
Soul Shatter
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Malice
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Darkness
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Songs of the Damned
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Withering Boon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Lethal Scheme
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Hatred
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Contagion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Undying Evil
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Undying Malice
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Bubbling Muck
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Unearth
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Gix's Command
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-24%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Predators' Hour
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Finale of Eternity
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Make an Example
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Skullclamp
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Bontu's Monument
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
-3%synergy
Vorpal Sword
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Plate
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
The Endstone
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Currency Converter
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Bag of Holding
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Requiem Monolith
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
World Map
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Lithoform Engine
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Quietus Spike
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Font of Mythos
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Library of Leng
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wand of Orcus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Temple Bell
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Howling Mine
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Dolmen Gate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Demon's Horn
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Font of Agonies
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Black Market Connections
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
No Mercy
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Underworld Dreams
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Grave Pact
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Koskun Falls
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Bad Moon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Chorale of the Void
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Dying to Serve
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-0%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Call of the Ring
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Intimidation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Court of Locthwain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Feast of Sanity
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
6%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Vesuva
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Realm of Koh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
The Black Gate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Caged Sun
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Cave
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
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