The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Optimized

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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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Bitterbloom Bearer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Day of Black Sun
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Changeling Outcast
79%inclusion64 decks81 decks
74%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
86%inclusion70 decks81 decks
71%synergy
Tormented Soul
70%inclusion57 decks81 decks
67%synergy
Nether Traitor
70%inclusion57 decks81 decks
62%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
68%inclusion55 decks81 decks
53%synergy
Vault Skirge
54%inclusion44 decks81 decks
53%synergy
Grim Hireling
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
51%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
51%inclusion41 decks81 decks
49%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion54 decks81 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion63 decks81 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion71 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
85%inclusion69 decks81 decks
33%synergy
Crypt Ghast
77%inclusion62 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Jet Medallion
72%inclusion58 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion48 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion47 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
58%inclusion47 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
54%inclusion44 decks81 decks
43%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion43 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
69%inclusion56 decks81 decks
40%synergy
Demonic Tutor
69%inclusion56 decks81 decks
41%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
63%inclusion51 decks81 decks
41%synergy
Necropotence
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
37%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Opposition Agent
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Chrome Mox
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Imperial Seal
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Slayer
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
42%synergy
Gingerbrute
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
40%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
40%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
40%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
36%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Stirge
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Pilfering Imp
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
33%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Prickly Boggart
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Ophiomancer
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Blight Keeper
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Skirge Familiar
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Eyetwitch
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Basilica Screecher
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Dark Confidant
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Eye Collector
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Vashta Nerada
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Horror
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Bone Miser
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Starscream, Power Hungry
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Culling the Weak
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Ad Nauseam
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Darkness
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Rain of Filth
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Sacrifice
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Cut Down
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
3%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
36%synergy
Exsanguinate
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Intent
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-19%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Deal
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-13%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Doomsday
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Gix's Command
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
36%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Whip of Erebos
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Skullclamp
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Expedition Map
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Vorpal Sword
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Defense Grid
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Library of Leng
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Meekstone
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Howling Mine
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
-11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Dreams
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Exquisite Blood
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Font of Agonies
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Contamination
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Waste Not
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Oppression
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
1%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-14%synergy
Feast of Sanity
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
78%inclusion63 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
73%inclusion59 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
64%inclusion52 decks81 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Deserted Temple
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
8%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
The Black Gate
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion76 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion50 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
49%inclusion40 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Lotus Petal
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-15%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-16%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion75 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
-11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
3%synergy
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