The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Optimized

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Gix, Yawgmoth PraetorGix, Yawgmoth Praetor

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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Black Widow, Super Spy
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Baron Helmut Zemo
1.8%inclusion1 decks56 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Changeling Outcast
80%inclusion86 decks107 decks
75%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
90%inclusion96 decks107 decks
74%synergy
Tormented Soul
76%inclusion81 decks107 decks
73%synergy
Nether Traitor
70%inclusion75 decks107 decks
61%synergy
Vault Skirge
55%inclusion59 decks107 decks
54%synergy
Grim Hireling
56%inclusion60 decks107 decks
52%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
53%inclusion57 decks107 decks
51%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
65%inclusion70 decks107 decks
51%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
48%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion70 decks107 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
90%inclusion96 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
82%inclusion88 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
78%inclusion83 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Jet Medallion
70%inclusion75 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
64%inclusion69 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
61%inclusion65 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
60%inclusion64 decks107 decks
35%synergy
Bubbling Muck
55%inclusion59 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
67%inclusion72 decks107 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
66%inclusion71 decks107 decks
39%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
64%inclusion68 decks107 decks
43%synergy
Necropotence
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
35%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Opposition Agent
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Chrome Mox
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
29%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Vilis, Broker of Blood
49%inclusion52 decks107 decks
36%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
42%inclusion45 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Gingerbrute
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
40%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Stirge
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
35%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
32%synergy
Pilfering Imp
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Prickly Boggart
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Ophiomancer
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Horror
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Dark Confidant
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Blight Keeper
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Skirge Familiar
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Dream Beavers
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Eyetwitch
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Basilica Screecher
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Vashta Nerada
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Eye Collector
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Bone Miser
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
50%inclusion54 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Culling the Weak
48%inclusion51 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Ritual
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Defile
41%inclusion44 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Saw in Half
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Force of Despair
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Flare of Malice
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
-14%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Songs of the Damned
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Sacrifice
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Cut Down
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
44%inclusion47 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Unearth
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-12%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-9%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-19%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-8%synergy
Doomsday
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Chain of Smog
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Gix's Command
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Dark Petition
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
42%inclusion45 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Whip of Erebos
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
-0%synergy
Skullclamp
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Vorpal Sword
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-11%synergy
Defense Grid
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Meekstone
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Winter Moon
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Howling Mine
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Sword of the Animist
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Animate Dead
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Dreams
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Font of Agonies
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Contamination
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Grave Pact
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Feast of Sanity
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Waste Not
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Oppression
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Necrodominance
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Oubliette
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
79%inclusion84 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion80 decks107 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion73 decks107 decks
31%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion72 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Lake of the Dead
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
0%synergy
The Black Gate
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
6%synergy
War Room
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion102 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion67 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
52%inclusion56 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Lotus Petal
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
24%synergy
The Soul Stone
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-12%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Nyx Lotus
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-0%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion97 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion34 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
4%synergy
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