The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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Gix, Yawgmoth PraetorGix, Yawgmoth Praetor

Mike Carrozza
May 6, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - Ultimate Permanent Exile
This week on Am I the Bolas?, Rule Zero discussions and why they're important. Got a Game Changer in your deck? Does that make it Bracket 4?
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Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Changeling Outcast
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
81%synergy
Nether Traitor
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
75%synergy
Grim Hireling
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
73%synergy
Tormented Soul
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
69%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
69%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
65%synergy
Vault Skirge
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
63%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
59%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Rollick
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
53%synergy
Crypt Ghast
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Bitterblossom
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Withering Torment
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Bubbling Muck
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Demonic Tutor
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Battlefly Swarm
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Dream Beavers
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Gingerbrute
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Dauthi Horror
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Pilfering Imp
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Prickly Boggart
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Boggart Trawler
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Stirge
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Moonshadow
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Etherium Pteramander
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Blight Keeper
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Eyetwitch
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Basilica Screecher
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Ghoul
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Vashta Nerada
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Memnite
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Stalactite Stalker
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Ophiomancer
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Imp's Mischief
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Snuff Out
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Fell the Profane
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Cabal Ritual
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Culling the Weak
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Flare of Malice
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Defile
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Darkness
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Force of Despair
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Withering Boon
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sacrifice
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Slaughter Pact
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Undying Evil
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Rain of Filth
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Shallow Grave
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Exsanguinate
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Extortion
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Gix's Command
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Invoke Despair
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-24%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Duress
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Buried Alive
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Shredder's Technique
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Victimize
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Pain's Reward
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Persist
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Corrupt
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Whip of Erebos
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Vorpal Sword
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Expedition Map
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Sword of the Animist
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Meekstone
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Library of Leng
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Venser's Journal
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Font of Agonies
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
45%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
17%synergy
No Mercy
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Necrodominance
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-23%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Oubliette
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Grave Venerations
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Feast of Sanity
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Greed
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Oppression
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Castle Locthwain
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Realm of Koh
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
The Black Gate
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Deserted Temple
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Petal
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Caged Sun
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Fell the Profane
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Boggart Trawler
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Cave
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy