Malik, Grim Manipulator (Commander) - Budget

Alternate Names:

Negan, the Cold-BloodedNegan, the Cold-Blooded

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Arnaud Gompertz
Dec 10, 2025
Get Creative With These Uncanny Brews Filled With Mardudes
Branching Out continues on with three-color commanders, kicking things off with Mardu, and some unexpected brews.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Personify
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Giantfall
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Catharsis
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Rhys, the Evermore
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plaguecrafter
65%inclusion230 decks353 decks
63%synergy
Accursed Marauder
59%inclusion184 decks314 decks
56%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
61%inclusion214 decks353 decks
55%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
55%inclusion195 decks353 decks
54%synergy
Crackling Doom
68%inclusion240 decks353 decks
51%synergy
Mayhem Devil
59%inclusion207 decks353 decks
50%synergy
Demon's Disciple
48%inclusion169 decks353 decks
47%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
56%inclusion197 decks353 decks
47%synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
47%inclusion167 decks353 decks
46%synergy
Cloudshift
50%inclusion175 decks353 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
55%inclusion194 decks353 decks
37%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
54%inclusion190 decks353 decks
36%synergy
Ephemerate
42%inclusion148 decks353 decks
37%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
42%inclusion148 decks353 decks
35%synergy
Merciless Executioner
42%inclusion147 decks353 decks
41%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
40%inclusion142 decks353 decks
38%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion142 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Flicker of Fate
40%inclusion141 decks353 decks
39%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion134 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Harvester of Souls
38%inclusion134 decks353 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
37%inclusion132 decks353 decks
33%synergy
Vihaan, Goldwaker
37%inclusion124 decks334 decks
33%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
37%inclusion131 decks353 decks
37%synergy
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace
37%inclusion130 decks352 decks
35%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
37%inclusion129 decks353 decks
31%synergy
Gravelighter
36%inclusion127 decks353 decks
36%synergy
Blood Artist
36%inclusion126 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Master
31%inclusion110 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
31%inclusion108 decks353 decks
26%synergy
Restoration Angel
31%inclusion108 decks353 decks
29%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
28%inclusion100 decks353 decks
24%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
28%inclusion100 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Flickerwisp
26%inclusion92 decks353 decks
26%synergy
Sun Titan
26%inclusion91 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
26%inclusion81 decks317 decks
19%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
25%inclusion89 decks353 decks
20%synergy
The Jolly Balloon Man
25%inclusion74 decks297 decks
22%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
24%inclusion49 decks206 decks
11%synergy
Academy Manufactor
22%inclusion79 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
22%inclusion77 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Crime Novelist
21%inclusion73 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Wasteland Raider
20%inclusion70 decks351 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
18%inclusion64 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
18%inclusion59 decks334 decks
8%synergy
Charming Prince
18%inclusion62 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
16%inclusion57 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Teysa Karlov
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Xorn
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
14%inclusion49 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion47 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
13%inclusion47 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Benalish Sleeper
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Mastermind Plum
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
12%inclusion43 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Felidar Guardian
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
-6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
1%synergy
High-Society Hunter
7.7%inclusion21 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Rankle and Torbran
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
7.5%inclusion25 decks335 decks
5%synergy
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Captain Lannery Storm
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Soul Shatter
38%inclusion133 decks353 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
37%inclusion129 decks353 decks
35%synergy
Kaya's Guile
35%inclusion122 decks353 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
32%inclusion113 decks353 decks
-30%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
28%inclusion100 decks353 decks
28%synergy
Vona's Hunger
25%inclusion89 decks353 decks
24%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
23%inclusion80 decks353 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
22%inclusion76 decks353 decks
-25%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion65 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Slip On the Ring
17%inclusion61 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion59 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Parting Gust
17%inclusion51 decks308 decks
16%synergy
Szat's Will
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Demand Answers
15%inclusion53 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion50 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Eerie Interlude
12%inclusion43 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Wear // Tear
12%inclusion43 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Long Road Home
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Getaway Glamer
11%inclusion38 decks334 decks
11%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
-23%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Edict
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Terminate
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.2%inclusion26 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Scrollshift
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Ghostway
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Semester's End
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Edict
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.5%inclusion20 decks308 decks
6%synergy
Entrapment Maneuver
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Undying Malice
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.7%inclusion18 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
By Invitation Only
31%inclusion108 decks353 decks
30%synergy
Single Combat
31%inclusion108 decks353 decks
29%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
29%inclusion103 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Innocent Blood
29%inclusion103 decks353 decks
29%synergy
Make an Example
24%inclusion86 decks353 decks
24%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion80 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
23%inclusion80 decks353 decks
-17%synergy
Painful Truths
22%inclusion76 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
18%inclusion63 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Mire in Misery
18%inclusion63 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion51 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion50 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion49 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion49 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion47 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion34 decks272 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Fatal Grudge
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Another Round
10%inclusion35 decks334 decks
10%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
-14%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.7%inclusion29 decks334 decks
8%synergy
Covetous Elegy
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Season of Loss
8.1%inclusion25 decks308 decks
8%synergy
Angrath's Rampage
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Necrotic Hex
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Blood Money
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
5.5%inclusion9 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Extract a Confession
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
28%inclusion98 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
27%inclusion97 decks353 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion74 decks353 decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion53 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
15%inclusion53 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Panharmonicon
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Map
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Rain of Riches
27%inclusion94 decks353 decks
22%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
24%inclusion84 decks353 decks
23%synergy
Life Insurance
20%inclusion72 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion71 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Teleportation Circle
19%inclusion67 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Nahiri's Resolve
19%inclusion66 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Martyr's Bond
18%inclusion62 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
16%inclusion58 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Revel in Riches
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
12%inclusion34 decks295 decks
11%synergy
Doom Foretold
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
9.0%inclusion20 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Airbender Ascension
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Alchemist's Talent
6.5%inclusion20 decks306 decks
4%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Far Traveler
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Assemble the Legion
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
32%inclusion113 decks353 decks
30%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion97 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
-12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Vault
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion281 decks353 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion275 decks353 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
50%inclusion178 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion158 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Boros Signet
42%inclusion149 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
38%inclusion133 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
36%inclusion127 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion117 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
27%inclusion97 decks353 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion88 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion65 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Bounty Board
7.2%inclusion24 decks334 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion351 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion351 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion350 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion310 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Nomad Outpost
68%inclusion239 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion206 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion166 decks353 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
45%inclusion158 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Triumph
42%inclusion147 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion147 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
41%inclusion144 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion141 decks353 decks
-13%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
39%inclusion139 decks353 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion133 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Shattered Landscape
37%inclusion116 decks314 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
37%inclusion129 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
36%inclusion126 decks353 decks
-16%synergy
Battlefield Forge
35%inclusion125 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion115 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion97 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Field
26%inclusion91 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
24%inclusion86 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
23%inclusion80 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Boros Garrison
22%inclusion77 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion67 decks353 decks
-8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion66 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
18%inclusion65 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion61 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
14%inclusion48 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Peak
13%inclusion47 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion40 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Rugged Prairie
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Heath
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
-10%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Sacred Peaks
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Boros Guildgate
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
2%synergy