The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Lifegain

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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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Scheming Silvertongue
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Grave Researcher
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
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Changeling Outcast
85%inclusion62 decks73 decks
80%synergy
Tormented Soul
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
79%synergy
Vault Skirge
75%inclusion55 decks73 decks
74%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
64%inclusion47 decks73 decks
63%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
63%inclusion46 decks73 decks
60%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
54%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
53%synergy
Basilica Screecher
55%inclusion40 decks73 decks
53%synergy
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53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
51%synergy
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51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
49%synergy
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
86%inclusion63 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
79%inclusion58 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
70%inclusion51 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
15%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion44 decks73 decks
41%synergy
Defile
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Jet Medallion
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Nether Traitor
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
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Bitterbloom Bearer
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
46%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
46%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Grim Hireling
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Prickly Boggart
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
41%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Horror
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Pilfering Imp
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
33%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Dream Beavers
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
28%synergy
Dread Presence
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Stirge
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Eyetwitch
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Daggerdrome Imp
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Blight Keeper
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Eye Collector
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Starscape Cleric
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Foulmire Knight
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Vashta Nerada
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Bone Miser
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
5%synergy
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Withering Torment
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Consuming Corruption
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Force of Despair
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Culling the Weak
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Songs of the Damned
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Undying Evil
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Doom Blade
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
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Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Bubbling Muck
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Victimize
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Unearth
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Gix's Command
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
-12%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Corrupt
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Read the Bones
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Shredder's Technique
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
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Whip of Erebos
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
37%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Bontu's Monument
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Vorpal Sword
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Venser's Journal
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
0%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Library of Leng
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Sword of the Animist
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Demon's Horn
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Lashwrithe
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Bag of Holding
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Mask of Memory
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Ivory Tower
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Font of Agonies
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Feast of Sanity
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Underworld Dreams
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Call of the Ring
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
2%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Necromancy
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Necrodominance
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Oubliette
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Tortured Existence
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Bad Moon
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
38%synergy
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion49 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Realm of Koh
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
6%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion58 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Heraldic Banner
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Pristine Talisman
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion68 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
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