The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Discard

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Gix, Yawgmoth PraetorGix, Yawgmoth Praetor

Mike Carrozza
May 6, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - Ultimate Permanent Exile
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74%synergy
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70%inclusion40 decks57 decks
67%synergy
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56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
55%synergy
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56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
54%synergy
Nether Traitor
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
49%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
49%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
42%synergy
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36%synergy
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40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
36%synergy
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Dark Ritual
75%inclusion43 decks57 decks
9%synergy
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63%inclusion36 decks57 decks
16%synergy
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61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Defile
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
28%synergy
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38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
36%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
34%synergy
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Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Necropotence
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
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Nighthawk Scavenger
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
30%synergy
Bone Miser
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
23%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
33%synergy
Gingerbrute
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
32%synergy
The Raven Man
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
29%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Horror
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Stirge
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Skirge Familiar
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Dread Presence
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Necrogoyf
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Prickly Boggart
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Pilfering Imp
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Vashta Nerada
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Ophiomancer
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Fell Specter
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Stronghold Rats
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Burglar Rat
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-12%synergy
Eye Collector
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Basilica Screecher
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Force of Despair
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Snuff Out
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Malice
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-17%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-18%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Undying Evil
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Withering
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Syphon Mind
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Unearth
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Decree of Pain
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Gix's Command
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-16%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Predators' Hour
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Vicious Rumors
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Blood Money
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Season of Loss
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Rankle's Prank
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Delirium Skeins
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Smog
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Exhume
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Bag of Holding
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Venser's Journal
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Vorpal Sword
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Map
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
-13%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Currency Converter
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Howling Mine
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Monument to Endurance
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Library of Leng
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Spellbook
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Font of Mythos
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Shadowspear
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Key to the City
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Pact Weapon
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Font of Agonies
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Painful Quandary
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
20%synergy
Oppression
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Waste Not
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
18%synergy
Underworld Dreams
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Bitterblossom
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Feast of Sanity
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
22%synergy
No Mercy
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
14%synergy
Bottomless Pit
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Necrogen Mists
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
13%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Megrim
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Caress
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Raiders' Wake
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Words of Waste
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Necrodominance
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
Oubliette
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Court of Ambition
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Call of the Ring
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Dying to Serve
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Contamination
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Grave Pact
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Call the Bloodline
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Larceny
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Tortured Existence
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
53%inclusion30 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Realm of Koh
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
2%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Tomb Fortress
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
The Black Gate
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion50 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion41 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
53%inclusion30 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Nyx Lotus
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Caged Sun
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion55 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2%synergy