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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My Precious
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
-0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Changeling Outcast
79%inclusion95 decks120 decks
74%synergy
Tormented Soul
76%inclusion91 decks120 decks
73%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
88%inclusion106 decks120 decks
73%synergy
Nether Traitor
68%inclusion82 decks120 decks
60%synergy
Vault Skirge
56%inclusion67 decks120 decks
55%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
67%inclusion80 decks120 decks
52%synergy
Grim Hireling
55%inclusion66 decks120 decks
51%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
50%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
47%inclusion56 decks120 decks
45%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion77 decks120 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
90%inclusion108 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
79%inclusion95 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Ghast
75%inclusion90 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Jet Medallion
68%inclusion81 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
65%inclusion78 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
61%inclusion73 decks120 decks
35%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion71 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
55%inclusion66 decks120 decks
39%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion65 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
53%inclusion63 decks120 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
66%inclusion79 decks120 decks
38%synergy
Demonic Tutor
66%inclusion79 decks120 decks
39%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
64%inclusion77 decks120 decks
43%synergy
Necropotence
51%inclusion61 decks120 decks
37%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
48%inclusion58 decks120 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion50 decks120 decks
30%synergy
Opposition Agent
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Chrome Mox
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
30%synergy
The One Ring
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
Vilis, Broker of Blood
46%inclusion55 decks120 decks
33%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
43%inclusion52 decks120 decks
41%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
40%synergy
Gingerbrute
42%inclusion50 decks120 decks
40%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
40%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
34%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Stirge
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
35%synergy
Pilfering Imp
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
33%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
32%inclusion25 decks77 decks
26%synergy
Prickly Boggart
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
29%inclusion34 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Ophiomancer
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Blight Keeper
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Dream Beavers
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Horror
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Confidant
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Eyetwitch
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Skirge Familiar
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Basilica Screecher
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Eye Collector
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Vashta Nerada
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Bone Miser
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
51%inclusion61 decks120 decks
33%synergy
Imp's Mischief
48%inclusion58 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Ritual
44%inclusion53 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Defile
40%inclusion48 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Saw in Half
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Malice
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Force of Despair
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Ad Nauseam
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Dismember
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Rain of Filth
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-15%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Sacrifice
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Cut Down
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Exsanguinate
42%inclusion50 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Unearth
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
-20%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Gix's Command
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-0%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Dark Petition
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Whip of Erebos
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Skullclamp
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Vorpal Sword
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
-10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Defense Grid
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Meekstone
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Winter Moon
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
Bag of Holding
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Animate Dead
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Font of Agonies
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Contamination
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Underworld Dreams
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-0%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Feast of Sanity
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Oppression
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Oubliette
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
80%inclusion96 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion88 decks120 decks
44%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion86 decks120 decks
34%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion80 decks120 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
49%inclusion59 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
-0%synergy
Lake of the Dead
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Deserted Temple
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
The Black Gate
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
War Room
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion114 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion75 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
26%synergy
The Soul Stone
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-12%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion110 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-0%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
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