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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Airbender Ascension
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Destined Confrontation
3.8%inclusion2 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Azula, On the Hunt
3.5%inclusion2 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Sandbender Scavengers
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Airbending Lesson
2.1%inclusion2 decks97 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plaguecrafter
65%inclusion222 decks344 decks
63%synergy
Accursed Marauder
59%inclusion175 decks298 decks
56%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
55%inclusion188 decks344 decks
54%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
59%inclusion204 decks344 decks
53%synergy
Crackling Doom
68%inclusion233 decks344 decks
51%synergy
Mayhem Devil
58%inclusion200 decks344 decks
50%synergy
Demon's Disciple
47%inclusion162 decks344 decks
46%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
55%inclusion188 decks344 decks
46%synergy
Cloudshift
49%inclusion167 decks344 decks
45%synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
46%inclusion158 decks344 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
54%inclusion187 decks344 decks
37%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
54%inclusion185 decks344 decks
36%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
42%inclusion146 decks344 decks
36%synergy
Merciless Executioner
42%inclusion144 decks344 decks
41%synergy
Ephemerate
42%inclusion144 decks344 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion138 decks344 decks
27%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
40%inclusion137 decks344 decks
37%synergy
Harvester of Souls
39%inclusion133 decks344 decks
35%synergy
Flicker of Fate
39%inclusion133 decks344 decks
38%synergy
Soul Shatter
38%inclusion131 decks344 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
10%inclusion34 decks344 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
37%inclusion126 decks344 decks
32%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
37%inclusion126 decks344 decks
36%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
37%inclusion126 decks344 decks
31%synergy
Vihaan, Goldwaker
36%inclusion116 decks318 decks
32%synergy
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace
36%inclusion122 decks336 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
36%inclusion124 decks344 decks
18%synergy
Gravelighter
35%inclusion122 decks344 decks
35%synergy
Marionette Master
32%inclusion111 decks344 decks
28%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
31%inclusion107 decks344 decks
27%synergy
Restoration Angel
31%inclusion107 decks344 decks
30%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
30%inclusion104 decks344 decks
29%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
27%inclusion93 decks344 decks
22%synergy
Flickerwisp
26%inclusion91 decks344 decks
26%synergy
Sun Titan
26%inclusion91 decks344 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
26%inclusion78 decks301 decks
19%synergy
The Jolly Balloon Man
26%inclusion72 decks281 decks
22%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
24%inclusion82 decks344 decks
19%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
23%inclusion43 decks191 decks
9%synergy
Academy Manufactor
22%inclusion76 decks344 decks
13%synergy
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
22%inclusion74 decks336 decks
13%synergy
Crime Novelist
20%inclusion70 decks342 decks
16%synergy
Wasteland Raider
20%inclusion66 decks335 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
18%inclusion62 decks344 decks
16%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
18%inclusion57 decks318 decks
8%synergy
Charming Prince
17%inclusion59 decks344 decks
17%synergy
Xorn
15%inclusion52 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
15%inclusion52 decks344 decks
14%synergy
Teysa Karlov
15%inclusion51 decks344 decks
8%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
15%inclusion50 decks344 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion48 decks344 decks
11%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
14%inclusion47 decks344 decks
12%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
13%inclusion46 decks344 decks
13%synergy
Benalish Sleeper
13%inclusion44 decks344 decks
13%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
13%inclusion44 decks344 decks
12%synergy
Mastermind Plum
12%inclusion41 decks342 decks
11%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
12%inclusion41 decks344 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
12%inclusion40 decks344 decks
7%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
11%inclusion38 decks344 decks
-4%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
10%inclusion35 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Felidar Guardian
8.7%inclusion30 decks344 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
8.7%inclusion30 decks344 decks
-1%synergy
Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter
8.4%inclusion29 decks344 decks
1%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
8.0%inclusion10 decks125 decks
5%synergy
Rankle and Torbran
7.8%inclusion27 decks344 decks
7%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
7.8%inclusion25 decks319 decks
6%synergy
High-Society Hunter
7.8%inclusion20 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
7.6%inclusion26 decks344 decks
-6%synergy
Captain Lannery Storm
7.3%inclusion25 decks344 decks
-2%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
6.7%inclusion23 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
6.7%inclusion23 decks344 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
36%inclusion124 decks344 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
35%inclusion122 decks344 decks
34%synergy
Kaya's Guile
35%inclusion121 decks344 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion114 decks344 decks
-29%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
28%inclusion98 decks344 decks
28%synergy
Vona's Hunger
26%inclusion90 decks344 decks
25%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
22%inclusion76 decks344 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
22%inclusion74 decks344 decks
-25%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion61 decks344 decks
1%synergy
Slip On the Ring
17%inclusion60 decks344 decks
17%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion57 decks344 decks
2%synergy
Parting Gust
16%inclusion48 decks292 decks
16%synergy
Szat's Will
16%inclusion54 decks344 decks
15%synergy
Demand Answers
15%inclusion52 decks344 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion49 decks344 decks
-5%synergy
Wear // Tear
13%inclusion43 decks344 decks
1%synergy
Eerie Interlude
12%inclusion42 decks344 decks
10%synergy
Getaway Glamer
12%inclusion37 decks318 decks
11%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
12%inclusion40 decks344 decks
-22%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion39 decks344 decks
1%synergy
Long Road Home
11%inclusion39 decks344 decks
11%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion39 decks344 decks
10%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
10%inclusion35 decks344 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion35 decks344 decks
-2%synergy
Sudden Edict
10%inclusion34 decks344 decks
10%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion33 decks344 decks
9%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion33 decks344 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
9.3%inclusion32 decks344 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.3%inclusion32 decks344 decks
-7%synergy
Village Rites
8.7%inclusion30 decks344 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.3%inclusion25 decks301 decks
7%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
8.1%inclusion28 decks344 decks
8%synergy
Ghostway
8.1%inclusion28 decks344 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.1%inclusion28 decks344 decks
3%synergy
Scrollshift
7.8%inclusion27 decks344 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
7.8%inclusion27 decks344 decks
-1%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
7.0%inclusion24 decks344 decks
7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.4%inclusion22 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Semester's End
6.4%inclusion22 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Entrapment Maneuver
6.1%inclusion21 decks344 decks
3%synergy
Undying Malice
6.1%inclusion21 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Edict
6.1%inclusion21 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Fracture
5.8%inclusion20 decks344 decks
-1%synergy
Mortify
5.8%inclusion20 decks344 decks
-10%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.7%inclusion17 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
By Invitation Only
31%inclusion107 decks344 decks
31%synergy
Single Combat
30%inclusion104 decks344 decks
29%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
29%inclusion101 decks344 decks
27%synergy
Innocent Blood
29%inclusion99 decks344 decks
29%synergy
Make an Example
25%inclusion86 decks344 decks
24%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion77 decks344 decks
13%synergy
Painful Truths
22%inclusion75 decks344 decks
13%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
22%inclusion74 decks344 decks
-18%synergy
Mire in Misery
18%inclusion61 decks344 decks
18%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
17%inclusion60 decks344 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion53 decks344 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion50 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion48 decks344 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion47 decks344 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion34 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion45 decks344 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion44 decks344 decks
7%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
13%inclusion43 decks344 decks
11%synergy
Fatal Grudge
11%inclusion39 decks344 decks
11%synergy
Another Round
10%inclusion32 decks318 decks
10%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
9.0%inclusion31 decks344 decks
9%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.5%inclusion27 decks318 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
8.4%inclusion29 decks344 decks
-14%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
8.4%inclusion29 decks344 decks
3%synergy
Season of Loss
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Covetous Elegy
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
7.6%inclusion26 decks344 decks
-3%synergy
Angrath's Rampage
7.6%inclusion26 decks344 decks
7%synergy
Necrotic Hex
6.7%inclusion23 decks344 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.4%inclusion22 decks344 decks
3%synergy
Extract a Confession
5.6%inclusion19 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Blood Money
5.5%inclusion19 decks344 decks
2%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.5%inclusion19 decks344 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
27%inclusion92 decks344 decks
26%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
27%inclusion92 decks344 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion74 decks344 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion56 decks344 decks
7%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
15%inclusion52 decks344 decks
2%synergy
Panharmonicon
14%inclusion48 decks344 decks
12%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion46 decks344 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Map
12%inclusion40 decks344 decks
10%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
11%inclusion39 decks344 decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.2%inclusion18 decks344 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Rain of Riches
26%inclusion89 decks344 decks
21%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
24%inclusion83 decks344 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion71 decks344 decks
2%synergy
Life Insurance
20%inclusion70 decks344 decks
18%synergy
Nahiri's Resolve
20%inclusion68 decks344 decks
18%synergy
Teleportation Circle
19%inclusion64 decks344 decks
17%synergy
Martyr's Bond
17%inclusion60 decks344 decks
17%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
17%inclusion58 decks344 decks
15%synergy
Revel in Riches
15%inclusion52 decks344 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
15%inclusion51 decks344 decks
14%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
12%inclusion33 decks279 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
9.0%inclusion31 decks344 decks
3%synergy
Doom Foretold
9.0%inclusion31 decks344 decks
9%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
8.7%inclusion18 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.1%inclusion28 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.7%inclusion23 decks344 decks
-7%synergy
Alchemist's Talent
5.9%inclusion17 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Far Traveler
5.8%inclusion20 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.5%inclusion19 decks344 decks
1%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.2%inclusion18 decks344 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
32%inclusion110 decks344 decks
30%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.5%inclusion19 decks344 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion94 decks344 decks
-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion36 decks344 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion36 decks344 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.6%inclusion26 decks344 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion271 decks344 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion266 decks344 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion177 decks344 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
46%inclusion158 decks344 decks
15%synergy
Boros Signet
44%inclusion152 decks344 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
38%inclusion129 decks344 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
37%inclusion127 decks344 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion113 decks344 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
27%inclusion92 decks344 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion84 decks344 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion65 decks344 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.7%inclusion30 decks344 decks
3%synergy
Bounty Board
7.9%inclusion25 decks318 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.2%inclusion18 decks344 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion343 decks344 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion343 decks344 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion341 decks344 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion299 decks344 decks
-5%synergy
Nomad Outpost
67%inclusion230 decks344 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion195 decks344 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion163 decks344 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion157 decks344 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
43%inclusion148 decks344 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Triumph
42%inclusion144 decks344 decks
19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
40%inclusion139 decks344 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion137 decks344 decks
-12%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
38%inclusion130 decks344 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion128 decks344 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
37%inclusion126 decks344 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Landscape
36%inclusion108 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
35%inclusion119 decks344 decks
-17%synergy
Battlefield Forge
34%inclusion118 decks344 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion114 decks344 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion93 decks344 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Field
24%inclusion82 decks344 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
24%inclusion81 decks344 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
23%inclusion78 decks344 decks
10%synergy
Boros Garrison
21%inclusion72 decks344 decks
8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
19%inclusion64 decks344 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion64 decks344 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18%inclusion62 decks344 decks
-9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion60 decks344 decks
2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion51 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
14%inclusion47 decks344 decks
4%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
13%inclusion45 decks344 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Peak
13%inclusion44 decks344 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion42 decks344 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion38 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion38 decks344 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Heath
10%inclusion36 decks344 decks
-9%synergy
Rugged Prairie
10%inclusion36 decks344 decks
-6%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion35 decks344 decks
1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.7%inclusion30 decks344 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.8%inclusion27 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.3%inclusion25 decks344 decks
5%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
7.1%inclusion24 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Sacred Peaks
6.7%inclusion23 decks344 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.4%inclusion22 decks344 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.4%inclusion22 decks344 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
6.1%inclusion21 decks344 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.8%inclusion20 decks344 decks
5%synergy
Boros Guildgate
5.8%inclusion20 decks344 decks
3%synergy