The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Expensive Core

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The Shadow Lord
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Mike Carrozza
May 6, 2026
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Burrog Banemaker
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
100%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tormented Soul
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
81%synergy
Grim Hireling
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
77%synergy
Changeling Outcast
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
76%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
75%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
66%synergy
Nether Traitor
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
64%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
63%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
60%synergy
Whip of Erebos
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
59%synergy
Vault Skirge
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Crypt Ghast
92%inclusion34 decks37 decks
44%synergy
Feed the Swarm
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Bitterblossom
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
49%synergy
Withering Torment
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Exsanguinate
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Jet Medallion
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-18%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Necropotence
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Squirrelanoids
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Dream Beavers
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Gingerbrute
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
42%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Ophiomancer
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Stirge
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Horror
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Pilfering Imp
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Basilica Screecher
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Vashta Nerada
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Prickly Boggart
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Bone Miser
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Eye Collector
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Eyetwitch
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Defile
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Force of Despair
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Go for the Throat
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Darkness
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-15%synergy
Slaughter Pact
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Hatred
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Lethal Scheme
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Overkill
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Boon
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Damnation
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Unearth
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Gix's Command
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-25%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Predators' Hour
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Finale of Eternity
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Make an Example
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Deal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Map
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Skullclamp
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Vorpal Sword
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Bag of Holding
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Requiem Monolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Library of Leng
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
The Endstone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
World Map
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Quietus Spike
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Pact Weapon
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Dolmen Gate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Spellbook
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Currency Converter
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Wand of Orcus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Font of Agonies
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Black Market Connections
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
19%synergy
No Mercy
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Underworld Dreams
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
18%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Bad Moon
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Chorale of the Void
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Black Market
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Grave Pact
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Call of the Ring
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Greed
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Gift of Doom
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Court of Locthwain
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Intimidation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Koskun Falls
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
92%inclusion34 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
14%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Deserted Temple
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Vesuva
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
The Black Gate
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
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
Memorial to Folly
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Homeward Path
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
29%synergy
The Soul Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-15%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Mox Amber
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
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