The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Expensive 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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Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
85%synergy
Changeling Outcast
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
85%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
84%synergy
Vault Skirge
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
79%synergy
Tormented Soul
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
77%synergy
Deadly Rollick
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
76%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
72%synergy
Nether Traitor
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
71%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
69%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
67%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
40%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
61%synergy
Crypt Ghast
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Diabolic Intent
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Imp's Mischief
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Bubbling Muck
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Culling the Weak
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
73%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
87%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
94%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
79%synergy
Mox Diamond
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
86%synergy
Imperial Seal
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
73%synergy
Opposition Agent
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Ancient Tomb
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
51%synergy
Mana Vault
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
73%synergy
Creatures
Gingerbrute
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Grim Hireling
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
56%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Pilfering Imp
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Dream Beavers
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Dark Confidant
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Blight Keeper
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Stirge
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Ophiomancer
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Skirge Familiar
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Eyetwitch
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Blood Pet
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Prickly Boggart
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Eye Collector
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Basilica Screecher
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Vashta Nerada
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Moonshadow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hullcarver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Darkstar Augur
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Saw in Half
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Withering Torment
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Sacrifice
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Entomb
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Baleful Mastery
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Rain of Filth
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Cut Down
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-5%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Insidious Dreams
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Defile
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-26%synergy
Slaughter Pact
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Withering Boon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Contagion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Necrologia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shallow Grave
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lethal Scheme
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Buried Alive
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Doomsday
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Smog
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Living Death
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Day of Black Sun
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Will of the Abzan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-17%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Gix's Command
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-10%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Skullclamp
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Meekstone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Whip of Erebos
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Torpor Orb
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Defense Grid
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Scroll Rack
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Library of Leng
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Vorpal Sword
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Totem
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Memory Jar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Winter Moon
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Ring of Gix
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Necropotence
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
45%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Bitterblossom
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Necromancy
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Font of Agonies
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Dance of the Dead
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Contamination
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Waste Not
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Oppression
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
62%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
65%synergy
Reliquary Tower
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Lake of the Dead
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Vault of Whispers
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Deserted Temple
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Castle Locthwain
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-25%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Crystal Vein
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Pit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
City of Traitors
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
73%synergy
Mox Opal
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
67%synergy
Mox Amber
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
56%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
-22%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Grim Monolith
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Springleaf Drum
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Marsh Flats
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Urza's Cave
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
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