Braids, Arisen Nightmare (Commander) - Lifegain

Cooper Gottfried
Jun 8, 2026
Building a Mono-Black Enchantments Deck with Braids, Arisen Nightmare
Looking for a more enchanted experience playing Braids, Arisen Nightmare? Cooper has a deck tech filled with new ways to play mono-black.
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21%synergy
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14%synergy
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55%synergy
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52%synergy
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50%synergy
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48%synergy
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48%synergy
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47%synergy
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42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
40%synergy
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65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
39%synergy
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42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
38%synergy
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37%synergy
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28%synergy
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79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Ghast
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Exsanguinate
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
33%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Marionette Apprentice
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Warren Soultrader
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Accursed Marauder
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Plaguecrafter
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
21%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Timeline Culler
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Viscera Seer
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Gravecrawler
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Nether Traitor
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Grim Haruspex
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Great Unclean One
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Shambling Ghast
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Cult Conscript
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Vein Ripper
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Infestation Sage
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Forum Necroscribe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Nested Shambler
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Defile
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Not Dead After All
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Masterful Flourish
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Vona's Hunger
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Darkness
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
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-0%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Boon
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Feign Death
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
8%synergy
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19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Withering Curse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Duress
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Persist
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Innocent Blood
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Killing Wave
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Dark Petition
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Zombify
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Prized Statue
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Mephitic Draught
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Servo Schematic
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Tithing Blade
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-19%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Ugin's Nexus
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Blood Fountain
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dreadhorde Invasion
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Black Market Connections
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Grave Pact
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Animate Dead
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Treacherous Blessing
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Dark Prophecy
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Open the Graves
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Momentum Breaker
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Warlock Class
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Waste Not
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Chime of Night
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Omen of the Dead
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Cabal Coffers
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-0%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Barad-dûr
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Realm of Koh
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
High Market
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-0%synergy
Barren Moor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Star
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy