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.
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MTGStocks
Airbender Ascension
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Destined Confrontation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plaguecrafter
65%inclusion229 decks353 decks
63%synergy
Accursed Marauder
59%inclusion174 decks295 decks
56%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
56%inclusion197 decks353 decks
55%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
59%inclusion210 decks353 decks
53%synergy
Crackling Doom
68%inclusion239 decks353 decks
50%synergy
Mayhem Devil
59%inclusion208 decks353 decks
50%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
56%inclusion197 decks353 decks
47%synergy
Demon's Disciple
47%inclusion165 decks353 decks
46%synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
46%inclusion164 decks353 decks
45%synergy
Cloudshift
47%inclusion166 decks353 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
55%inclusion195 decks353 decks
38%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
54%inclusion192 decks353 decks
37%synergy
Merciless Executioner
42%inclusion149 decks353 decks
41%synergy
Ephemerate
41%inclusion145 decks353 decks
36%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
41%inclusion143 decks353 decks
34%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion139 decks353 decks
26%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
39%inclusion139 decks353 decks
37%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
38%inclusion135 decks353 decks
34%synergy
Soul Shatter
38%inclusion133 decks353 decks
36%synergy
Harvester of Souls
37%inclusion131 decks353 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Vihaan, Goldwaker
37%inclusion117 decks316 decks
33%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
37%inclusion129 decks353 decks
36%synergy
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace
36%inclusion123 decks337 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
36%inclusion126 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Gravelighter
36%inclusion126 decks353 decks
35%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
35%inclusion124 decks353 decks
30%synergy
Marionette Master
31%inclusion110 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
31%inclusion108 decks353 decks
26%synergy
Restoration Angel
30%inclusion105 decks353 decks
28%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
30%inclusion105 decks353 decks
29%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
27%inclusion96 decks353 decks
23%synergy
Sun Titan
26%inclusion93 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
26%inclusion76 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Flickerwisp
25%inclusion87 decks353 decks
24%synergy
The Jolly Balloon Man
25%inclusion68 decks277 decks
21%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
23%inclusion82 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
23%inclusion42 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
23%inclusion76 decks337 decks
13%synergy
Academy Manufactor
22%inclusion78 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Crime Novelist
20%inclusion69 decks345 decks
15%synergy
Wasteland Raider
19%inclusion64 decks336 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
19%inclusion66 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
18%inclusion58 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Charming Prince
16%inclusion57 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Teysa Karlov
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Xorn
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Benalish Sleeper
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
12%inclusion43 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Mastermind Plum
12%inclusion41 decks345 decks
10%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Felidar Guardian
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
7.9%inclusion25 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Rankle and Torbran
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
7%synergy
High-Society Hunter
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Captain Lannery Storm
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Skullport Merchant
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Flicker of Fate
37%inclusion131 decks353 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
36%inclusion126 decks353 decks
34%synergy
Kaya's Guile
35%inclusion125 decks353 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Dispute
35%inclusion123 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
35%inclusion123 decks353 decks
-28%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
27%inclusion97 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Vona's Hunger
26%inclusion93 decks353 decks
25%synergy
Path to Exile
23%inclusion80 decks353 decks
-24%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
21%inclusion73 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion63 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Slip On the Ring
18%inclusion62 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Parting Gust
17%inclusion49 decks288 decks
16%synergy
Despark
16%inclusion58 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Szat's Will
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion51 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion51 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Wear // Tear
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
-22%synergy
Getaway Glamer
11%inclusion36 decks316 decks
11%synergy
Eerie Interlude
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Sudden Edict
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Long Road Home
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Village Rites
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Ghostway
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Scrollshift
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Entrapment Maneuver
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Semester's End
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.1%inclusion18 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Edict
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
-10%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.6%inclusion16 decks288 decks
5%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
By Invitation Only
31%inclusion108 decks353 decks
30%synergy
Single Combat
30%inclusion106 decks353 decks
28%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
29%inclusion102 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Innocent Blood
29%inclusion101 decks353 decks
28%synergy
Make an Example
25%inclusion87 decks353 decks
24%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion84 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
22%inclusion78 decks353 decks
-17%synergy
Painful Truths
22%inclusion77 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
18%inclusion64 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Mire in Misery
18%inclusion63 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion51 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion34 decks251 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion47 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion47 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Fatal Grudge
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Another Round
10%inclusion31 decks316 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
-13%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Season of Loss
8.7%inclusion25 decks288 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.2%inclusion26 decks316 decks
8%synergy
Angrath's Rampage
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Covetous Elegy
7.6%inclusion26 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Necrotic Hex
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Blood Money
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Extract a Confession
5.2%inclusion18 decks345 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
27%inclusion96 decks353 decks
26%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
25%inclusion90 decks353 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion78 decks353 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion58 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
14%inclusion51 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Panharmonicon
14%inclusion50 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion47 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Map
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
-29%synergy
Enchantments
Rain of Riches
25%inclusion88 decks353 decks
20%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
23%inclusion82 decks353 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion74 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Life Insurance
20%inclusion72 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Teleportation Circle
19%inclusion67 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Nahiri's Resolve
19%inclusion67 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
16%inclusion58 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Martyr's Bond
16%inclusion57 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Revel in Riches
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Doom Foretold
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
-6%synergy
Far Traveler
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Assemble the Legion
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Alchemist's Talent
5.6%inclusion16 decks286 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
31%inclusion110 decks353 decks
29%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion95 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion281 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion277 decks353 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
52%inclusion185 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
47%inclusion165 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Boros Signet
44%inclusion156 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
39%inclusion137 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
37%inclusion131 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion120 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
27%inclusion97 decks353 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion93 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion63 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Bounty Board
7.3%inclusion23 decks316 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion352 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion350 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion348 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion306 decks353 decks
-6%synergy
Nomad Outpost
66%inclusion232 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion201 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion165 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion163 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion147 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Triumph
41%inclusion144 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Caves of Koilos
40%inclusion141 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion141 decks353 decks
-12%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
37%inclusion130 decks353 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Malice
36%inclusion127 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Landscape
36%inclusion106 decks295 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion123 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
35%inclusion122 decks353 decks
-16%synergy
Battlefield Forge
33%inclusion118 decks353 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion115 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion94 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Field
24%inclusion85 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
24%inclusion83 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
23%inclusion81 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Boros Garrison
21%inclusion74 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
19%inclusion68 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion67 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion62 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18%inclusion62 decks353 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion53 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
14%inclusion50 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Peak
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion37 decks337 decks
0%synergy
Rugged Prairie
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Heath
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
-9%synergy
Canyon Slough
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
7.1%inclusion24 decks337 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Sacred Peaks
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Boros Guildgate
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.3%inclusion17 decks318 decks
4%synergy