The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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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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67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Moonshadow
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
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Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
85%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Changeling Outcast
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
84%synergy
Vault Skirge
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Deadly Rollick
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Tormented Soul
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
75%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Nether Traitor
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
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67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
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Dark Ritual
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Bubbling Muck
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Jet Medallion
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Necropotence
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Diabolic Intent
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
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Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
87%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
94%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
79%synergy
Mox Diamond
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
85%synergy
Ancient Tomb
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Imperial Seal
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Mana Vault
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Opposition Agent
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
49%synergy
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Grim Hireling
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Gingerbrute
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Blight Keeper
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Pilfering Imp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Stirge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Dark Confidant
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Ophiomancer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Eyetwitch
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Prickly Boggart
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Basilica Screecher
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Vashta Nerada
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Skirge Familiar
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Blood Pet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Eye Collector
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hullcarver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Darkstar Augur
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Zodiac Rat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
It That Betrays
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
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Imp's Mischief
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Withering Torment
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Saw in Half
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Cabal Ritual
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Sacrifice
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Baleful Mastery
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Rain of Filth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Snuff Out
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Insidious Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Contagion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Defile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-26%synergy
Necrologia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Boon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
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Yawgmoth's Will
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Toxic Deluge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Buried Alive
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Day of Black Sun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Gix's Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
The One Ring
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Meekstone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Whip of Erebos
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Torpor Orb
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Totem
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Library of Leng
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sword of the Animist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Ring of Gix
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Vorpal Sword
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Memory Jar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Black Market Connections
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Font of Agonies
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Bitterblossom
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Animate Dead
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Necromancy
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Contamination
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Dance of the Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Oubliette
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Oppression
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Waste Not
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
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Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Lake of the Dead
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Castle Locthwain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Vault of Whispers
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Deserted Temple
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Black Gate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Pit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
City of Traitors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
70%synergy
Mox Opal
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
The Soul Stone
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Mox Amber
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Arcane Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Springleaf Drum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Cave
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
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