The Shadow Lord (Commander) - Upgraded Self-Damage

Original Name:

Gix, Yawgmoth PraetorGix, Yawgmoth Praetor

Nick Benstead
Dec 2, 2025
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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Pox Plague
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Tragedy Feaster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Masterful Flourish
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tormented Soul
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
88%synergy
Changeling Outcast
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
81%synergy
Vault Skirge
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
76%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Dauthi Slayer
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Bubbling Muck
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Reliquary Tower
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Exsanguinate
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Nether Traitor
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Grim Hireling
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
18%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Defile
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Necropotence
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Gingerbrute
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Dauthi Horror
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Eyetwitch
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Basilica Screecher
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Stirge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Prickly Boggart
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Dread Presence
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Blight Keeper
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Pilfering Imp
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Dream Beavers
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Warlord
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
The Speed Demon
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Moonshadow
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Foulmire Knight
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Starscream, Power Hungry
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Plague Beetle
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Nightshade Stinger
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
South Wind Avatar
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Leering Onlooker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Grim Servant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Order of Midnight
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Flare of Malice
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Culling the Weak
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
26%synergy
Baleful Mastery
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Ritual
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Force of Despair
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Snuff Out
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Withering Boon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Evil
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Stunning Reversal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Overkill
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Gravkill
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Peer into the Abyss
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Unearth
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Mutilate
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Gix's Command
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Decree of Pain
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Gruesome Realization
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Repay in Kind
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Profane Transfusion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dark Deal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Stargaze
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Invoke Despair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Shredder's Technique
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Prison Break
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Vote Out
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Whip of Erebos
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Vorpal Sword
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
0%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Bontu's Monument
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Sword of the Animist
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Memory
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Lashwrithe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Spellbook
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Library of Leng
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
The Regalia
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Font of Agonies
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Bitterblossom
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Grave Venerations
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ninja Teen
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Grievous Wound
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Dauthi Embrace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Nowhere to Run
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Realm of Koh
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Access Tunnel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Sol Ring
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Caged Sun
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Heraldic Banner
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Demolition Field
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-0%synergy