Braids, Arisen Nightmare (Commander) - Optimized

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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Emeritus of Woe
20%inclusion21 decks105 decks
12%synergy
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7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Grave Researcher
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
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4.7%inclusion5 decks107 decks
-1%synergy
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1%synergy
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Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
68%inclusion311 decks456 decks
57%synergy
Ophiomancer
70%inclusion318 decks456 decks
53%synergy
Bloodghast
63%inclusion288 decks456 decks
51%synergy
Bitterblossom
62%inclusion282 decks456 decks
49%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
48%inclusion221 decks456 decks
46%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
56%inclusion256 decks456 decks
39%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
44%inclusion202 decks456 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion227 decks456 decks
35%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
37%inclusion168 decks456 decks
33%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
47%inclusion215 decks456 decks
32%synergy
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Dark Ritual
89%inclusion405 decks456 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
78%inclusion357 decks456 decks
16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
76%inclusion346 decks456 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
66%inclusion299 decks456 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
66%inclusion299 decks456 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Ghast
62%inclusion284 decks456 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
59%inclusion268 decks456 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
55%inclusion249 decks456 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion249 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
52%inclusion239 decks456 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
66%inclusion303 decks456 decks
39%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
56%inclusion255 decks456 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
55%inclusion250 decks456 decks
34%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
45%inclusion207 decks456 decks
32%synergy
Necropotence
42%inclusion193 decks456 decks
28%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
40%inclusion183 decks456 decks
33%synergy
Opposition Agent
31%inclusion141 decks456 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion131 decks456 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
26%inclusion119 decks456 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
22%inclusion102 decks456 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Pitiless Plunderer
51%inclusion233 decks456 decks
31%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
43%inclusion194 decks456 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion161 decks456 decks
15%synergy
Accursed Marauder
32%inclusion147 decks456 decks
10%synergy
Plaguecrafter
31%inclusion143 decks456 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion137 decks456 decks
6%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
30%inclusion137 decks456 decks
19%synergy
Gravecrawler
28%inclusion129 decks456 decks
13%synergy
Viscera Seer
28%inclusion128 decks456 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion127 decks456 decks
6%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion127 decks456 decks
9%synergy
Warren Soultrader
28%inclusion127 decks456 decks
14%synergy
Nether Traitor
26%inclusion120 decks456 decks
18%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
26%inclusion70 decks272 decks
19%synergy
Massacre Wurm
25%inclusion112 decks456 decks
7%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
22%inclusion102 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
21%inclusion98 decks456 decks
18%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
21%inclusion98 decks456 decks
16%synergy
Shambling Ghast
21%inclusion98 decks456 decks
16%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion92 decks456 decks
10%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
19%inclusion88 decks456 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
19%inclusion86 decks456 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion85 decks456 decks
10%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
18%inclusion84 decks456 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
18%inclusion84 decks456 decks
8%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
17%inclusion76 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
16%inclusion73 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion72 decks456 decks
10%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
15%inclusion57 decks371 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pet
15%inclusion67 decks456 decks
7%synergy
Timeline Culler
15%inclusion47 decks322 decks
10%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion64 decks456 decks
6%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
14%inclusion64 decks456 decks
9%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion60 decks456 decks
11%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
13%inclusion57 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
13%inclusion57 decks456 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
12%inclusion56 decks456 decks
1%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
12%inclusion56 decks456 decks
-4%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
12%inclusion55 decks456 decks
8%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
12%inclusion54 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Carrion Feeder
11%inclusion51 decks456 decks
-1%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
11%inclusion51 decks456 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
11%inclusion50 decks454 decks
2%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
11%inclusion49 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Vein Ripper
10%inclusion44 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Burglar Rat
9.2%inclusion42 decks456 decks
-2%synergy
Massacre Girl
9.2%inclusion42 decks456 decks
2%synergy
Grim Haruspex
9.2%inclusion42 decks456 decks
0%synergy
Skirge Familiar
9.2%inclusion42 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
9.0%inclusion41 decks456 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
40%inclusion183 decks456 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
39%inclusion180 decks456 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion179 decks456 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
38%inclusion172 decks456 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
36%inclusion164 decks456 decks
19%synergy
Snuff Out
32%inclusion148 decks456 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion144 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
30%inclusion137 decks456 decks
17%synergy
Entomb
28%inclusion127 decks456 decks
16%synergy
Dismember
28%inclusion126 decks456 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
27%inclusion125 decks456 decks
1%synergy
Defile
27%inclusion123 decks456 decks
-9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion111 decks456 decks
-1%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion100 decks456 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
21%inclusion94 decks456 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
19%inclusion86 decks456 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion73 decks456 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion72 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
15%inclusion67 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion66 decks456 decks
-11%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion61 decks456 decks
6%synergy
Sacrifice
11%inclusion48 decks456 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion44 decks456 decks
-0%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.6%inclusion39 decks456 decks
-0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.8%inclusion25 decks322 decks
-1%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.5%inclusion34 decks456 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
7.5%inclusion34 decks456 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Boon
7.2%inclusion33 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.0%inclusion32 decks456 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.4%inclusion29 decks456 decks
2%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.3%inclusion24 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.3%inclusion24 decks456 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
46%inclusion211 decks456 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
43%inclusion197 decks456 decks
28%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
34%inclusion155 decks456 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion148 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
30%inclusion137 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
27%inclusion124 decks456 decks
20%synergy
Unearth
25%inclusion116 decks456 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
23%inclusion106 decks454 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
21%inclusion98 decks456 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion94 decks456 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
20%inclusion90 decks456 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion88 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion85 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion70 decks456 decks
-0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion61 decks456 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion60 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion59 decks456 decks
-22%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion58 decks456 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion58 decks456 decks
-4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion55 decks456 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion49 decks456 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion48 decks456 decks
-14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion43 decks456 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
9.2%inclusion42 decks456 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Deal
8.6%inclusion39 decks456 decks
-2%synergy
Persist
7.7%inclusion35 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.7%inclusion35 decks456 decks
2%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.5%inclusion34 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.5%inclusion34 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.5%inclusion34 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Pox
6.1%inclusion28 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.9%inclusion27 decks456 decks
-6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.5%inclusion25 decks456 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.5%inclusion25 decks456 decks
2%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.3%inclusion24 decks456 decks
1%synergy
Smallpox
5.3%inclusion24 decks456 decks
0%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.2%inclusion21 decks407 decks
2%synergy
Mind Rake
5.0%inclusion23 decks456 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
5.0%inclusion23 decks456 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
34%inclusion155 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Prized Statue
32%inclusion144 decks456 decks
30%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
32%inclusion144 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
29%inclusion130 decks456 decks
15%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
27%inclusion125 decks456 decks
26%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion99 decks456 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion87 decks456 decks
-15%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion85 decks456 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion83 decks456 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion79 decks456 decks
-11%synergy
Mindcrank
16%inclusion73 decks456 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
15%inclusion69 decks456 decks
13%synergy
Winter Moon
14%inclusion64 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Mephitic Draught
14%inclusion62 decks456 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion49 decks371 decks
-7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion60 decks456 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion45 decks456 decks
-5%synergy
Servo Schematic
9.0%inclusion41 decks456 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.6%inclusion39 decks456 decks
-23%synergy
Ugin's Nexus
8.1%inclusion37 decks456 decks
8%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
7.9%inclusion36 decks456 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.7%inclusion35 decks456 decks
6%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
6.4%inclusion29 decks456 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.4%inclusion29 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Smokestack
6.1%inclusion28 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Defense Grid
5.5%inclusion25 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Tangle Wire
5.5%inclusion25 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Blood Fountain
5.0%inclusion23 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
48%inclusion219 decks456 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
45%inclusion203 decks456 decks
20%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
43%inclusion196 decks456 decks
26%synergy
Animate Dead
40%inclusion181 decks456 decks
22%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
38%inclusion174 decks456 decks
21%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
36%inclusion163 decks456 decks
27%synergy
Contamination
28%inclusion129 decks456 decks
25%synergy
Treacherous Blessing
28%inclusion127 decks456 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion107 decks456 decks
-16%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
23%inclusion107 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion88 decks456 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion83 decks456 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
16%inclusion75 decks456 decks
11%synergy
Oppression
16%inclusion73 decks456 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
15%inclusion68 decks456 decks
2%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion63 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
14%inclusion63 decks456 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion57 decks456 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
11%inclusion48 decks456 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion48 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Waste Not
10%inclusion46 decks456 decks
-0%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion44 decks456 decks
7%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.4%inclusion43 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
9.0%inclusion41 decks456 decks
-3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.6%inclusion39 decks456 decks
-1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.9%inclusion36 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Momentum Breaker
7.6%inclusion34 decks450 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6.8%inclusion23 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.1%inclusion15 decks244 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.1%inclusion28 decks456 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.9%inclusion27 decks456 decks
1%synergy
Oubliette
5.9%inclusion27 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.9%inclusion27 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.5%inclusion25 decks456 decks
0%synergy
Dark Prophecy
5.5%inclusion25 decks456 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
27%inclusion125 decks456 decks
14%synergy
Professor Onyx
19%inclusion87 decks456 decks
13%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
10%inclusion47 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8.1%inclusion37 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
7.5%inclusion34 decks456 decks
-6%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.7%inclusion26 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
72%inclusion327 decks456 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion265 decks456 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
54%inclusion244 decks456 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion235 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion218 decks456 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
44%inclusion201 decks456 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
35%inclusion161 decks456 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
34%inclusion155 decks456 decks
-0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion130 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Drownyard Temple
22%inclusion101 decks456 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion100 decks456 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion89 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion74 decks456 decks
7%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion65 decks456 decks
9%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
13%inclusion42 decks322 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion56 decks456 decks
9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion54 decks456 decks
8%synergy
Deserted Temple
11%inclusion48 decks456 decks
6%synergy
Barad-dûr
10%inclusion45 decks456 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion44 decks456 decks
4%synergy
War Room
9.2%inclusion42 decks456 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.0%inclusion41 decks456 decks
-4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.9%inclusion36 decks456 decks
-4%synergy
High Market
7.7%inclusion35 decks456 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.3%inclusion26 decks355 decks
-4%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.2%inclusion33 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.8%inclusion31 decks456 decks
-4%synergy
Peat Bog
6.1%inclusion28 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.9%inclusion27 decks456 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
5.5%inclusion25 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Vesuva
5.5%inclusion25 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
5.5%inclusion25 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.0%inclusion23 decks456 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion422 decks456 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion282 decks456 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion170 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
24%inclusion109 decks456 decks
16%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion95 decks456 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion93 decks456 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion88 decks456 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion75 decks456 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion49 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion59 decks456 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion44 decks456 decks
-12%synergy
Mox Opal
8.6%inclusion39 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.3%inclusion38 decks456 decks
-1%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
7.9%inclusion36 decks456 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.7%inclusion35 decks456 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.1%inclusion28 decks456 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.1%inclusion28 decks456 decks
-2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.5%inclusion25 decks456 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Star
5.5%inclusion25 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.0%inclusion23 decks456 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion419 decks456 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion179 decks456 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion144 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion88 decks456 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion85 decks456 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
15%inclusion69 decks456 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion67 decks456 decks
-10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion59 decks456 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion44 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.2%inclusion42 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.8%inclusion40 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.6%inclusion39 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion38 decks456 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
7.2%inclusion33 decks456 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.4%inclusion29 decks456 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.5%inclusion25 decks456 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.3%inclusion24 decks456 decks
-2%synergy