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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16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Day of Black Sun
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
2%synergy
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Changeling Outcast
79%inclusion65 decks82 decks
74%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
87%inclusion71 decks82 decks
71%synergy
Tormented Soul
71%inclusion58 decks82 decks
68%synergy
Nether Traitor
70%inclusion57 decks82 decks
61%synergy
Vault Skirge
55%inclusion45 decks82 decks
54%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
68%inclusion56 decks82 decks
53%synergy
Grim Hireling
55%inclusion45 decks82 decks
50%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
49%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion55 decks82 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
77%inclusion63 decks82 decks
46%synergy
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Dark Ritual
88%inclusion72 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
85%inclusion70 decks82 decks
34%synergy
Crypt Ghast
76%inclusion62 decks82 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
72%inclusion59 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion48 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
57%inclusion47 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
57%inclusion47 decks82 decks
34%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
54%inclusion44 decks82 decks
43%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion43 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Bubbling Muck
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
70%inclusion57 decks82 decks
40%synergy
Demonic Tutor
68%inclusion56 decks82 decks
41%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion51 decks82 decks
41%synergy
Necropotence
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
36%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
44%inclusion36 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion33 decks82 decks
28%synergy
Opposition Agent
39%inclusion32 decks82 decks
29%synergy
Chrome Mox
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
29%synergy
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
22%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
15%synergy
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Vilis, Broker of Blood
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
38%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
44%inclusion36 decks82 decks
42%synergy
Gingerbrute
41%inclusion34 decks82 decks
40%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
41%inclusion34 decks82 decks
39%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
40%inclusion33 decks82 decks
39%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
39%inclusion32 decks82 decks
37%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
39%inclusion32 decks82 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
23%synergy
Stirge
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
33%synergy
Pilfering Imp
33%inclusion27 decks82 decks
32%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
25%synergy
Prickly Boggart
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
29%synergy
Ophiomancer
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Skirge Familiar
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Blight Keeper
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
23%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Eyetwitch
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Basilica Screecher
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Dark Confidant
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Horror
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Eye Collector
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Vashta Nerada
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Bone Miser
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Starscream, Power Hungry
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
6%synergy
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Culling the Weak
46%inclusion38 decks82 decks
31%synergy
Imp's Mischief
46%inclusion38 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Infernal Grasp
39%inclusion32 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
38%inclusion31 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion31 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Defile
34%inclusion28 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion27 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
-9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
-8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Rain of Filth
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Sacrifice
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-4%synergy
Cut Down
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
3%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
45%inclusion37 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Intent
41%inclusion34 decks82 decks
27%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion27 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
-18%synergy
Unearth
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
-11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
-12%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-4%synergy
Dread Return
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-9%synergy
Doomsday
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Gix's Command
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
45%inclusion37 decks82 decks
35%synergy
Whip of Erebos
37%inclusion30 decks82 decks
26%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Skullclamp
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Bontu's Monument
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Vorpal Sword
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
-7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
-9%synergy
Library of Leng
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Defense Grid
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Mindcrank
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Meekstone
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
45%inclusion37 decks82 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
-10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Dreams
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Exquisite Blood
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Font of Agonies
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Contamination
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
-8%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Waste Not
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Oppression
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Feast of Sanity
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
77%inclusion63 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion59 decks82 decks
34%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
63%inclusion52 decks82 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
45%inclusion37 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion36 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
-7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Lake of the Dead
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Deserted Temple
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
8%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-7%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion77 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion51 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion41 decks82 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Petal
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
-14%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-15%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion76 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion27 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
-11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
3%synergy
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