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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Grim Hireling
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
85%synergy
Tormented Soul
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
80%synergy
Changeling Outcast
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
76%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
74%synergy
Nether Traitor
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
63%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
62%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
57%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Vault Skirge
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
52%synergy
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Crypt Ghast
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Dark Ritual
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Whip of Erebos
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Withering Torment
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Rollick
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Jet Medallion
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Necropotence
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
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Bitterbloom Bearer
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
47%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
49%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
44%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Gingerbrute
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Stirge
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Ophiomancer
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Dream Beavers
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Prickly Boggart
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Horror
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Pilfering Imp
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Eye Collector
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Basilica Screecher
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Black Widow, Deadly Hunter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dread Presence
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Vashta Nerada
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Eyetwitch
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Bone Miser
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Blight Keeper
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Snuff Out
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Force of Despair
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Imp's Mischief
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Defile
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Flare of Malice
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Consuming Corruption
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Lethal Scheme
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-0%synergy
Hatred
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Contagion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
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Exsanguinate
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Unearth
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Gix's Command
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Shredder's Technique
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Villainous Wrath
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-27%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Finale of Eternity
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Predators' Hour
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Make an Example
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Map
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-0%synergy
Vorpal Sword
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Sword of the Animist
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Venser's Journal
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Library of Leng
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Bag of Holding
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Currency Converter
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Spellbook
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wand of Orcus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Dolmen Gate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
The Endstone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Black Market Connections
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Font of Agonies
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
40%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Dreams
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-0%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Bad Moon
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Court of Locthwain
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Parker Luck
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Greed
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Dying to Serve
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Call of the Ring
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Koskun Falls
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Feast of Sanity
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Chorale of the Void
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Witch's Cottage
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
11%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Vesuva
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Realm of Koh
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Thespian's Stage
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Temple
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-0%synergy
The Black Gate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
53%inclusion9 decks17 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
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