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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Go Ninja Go
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
The Neutrinos
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Paramecia Coloniex
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Grounded for Life
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Dimension X
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plaguecrafter
66%inclusion238 decks363 decks
64%synergy
Accursed Marauder
60%inclusion205 decks341 decks
57%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
61%inclusion221 decks363 decks
55%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
56%inclusion203 decks363 decks
55%synergy
Crackling Doom
69%inclusion252 decks363 decks
52%synergy
Mayhem Devil
60%inclusion217 decks363 decks
51%synergy
Cloudshift
52%inclusion189 decks363 decks
49%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
56%inclusion205 decks363 decks
48%synergy
Demon's Disciple
47%inclusion172 decks363 decks
47%synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
46%inclusion167 decks363 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
58%inclusion211 decks363 decks
40%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
57%inclusion206 decks363 decks
39%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
43%inclusion156 decks363 decks
36%synergy
Merciless Executioner
42%inclusion154 decks363 decks
42%synergy
Ephemerate
42%inclusion152 decks363 decks
37%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
41%inclusion150 decks363 decks
39%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion147 decks363 decks
28%synergy
Harvester of Souls
40%inclusion147 decks363 decks
37%synergy
Flicker of Fate
40%inclusion145 decks363 decks
39%synergy
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace
38%inclusion139 decks363 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
9.1%inclusion33 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Nadier's Nightblade
38%inclusion138 decks363 decks
33%synergy
Vihaan, Goldwaker
38%inclusion137 decks363 decks
34%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
37%inclusion136 decks363 decks
33%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
36%inclusion131 decks363 decks
36%synergy
Gravelighter
35%inclusion126 decks363 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
34%inclusion125 decks363 decks
16%synergy
Restoration Angel
32%inclusion115 decks363 decks
30%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
31%inclusion111 decks363 decks
26%synergy
Marionette Master
30%inclusion109 decks363 decks
26%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
30%inclusion70 decks237 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
28%inclusion101 decks363 decks
23%synergy
The Jolly Balloon Man
27%inclusion88 decks324 decks
24%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
27%inclusion98 decks363 decks
26%synergy
Flickerwisp
26%inclusion94 decks363 decks
25%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
26%inclusion94 decks363 decks
21%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion87 decks344 decks
19%synergy
Sun Titan
25%inclusion91 decks363 decks
14%synergy
Academy Manufactor
23%inclusion83 decks363 decks
14%synergy
Crime Novelist
22%inclusion79 decks363 decks
17%synergy
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
21%inclusion77 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Wasteland Raider
20%inclusion73 decks363 decks
18%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
18%inclusion66 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
18%inclusion65 decks363 decks
16%synergy
Charming Prince
18%inclusion65 decks363 decks
17%synergy
Xorn
17%inclusion63 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
16%inclusion57 decks363 decks
14%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
15%inclusion56 decks363 decks
14%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
14%inclusion51 decks363 decks
14%synergy
Teysa Karlov
13%inclusion49 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
13%inclusion48 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
13%inclusion47 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion45 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Mastermind Plum
12%inclusion45 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Benalish Sleeper
12%inclusion44 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
12%inclusion44 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
12%inclusion42 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
11%inclusion41 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
10%inclusion37 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Felidar Guardian
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Rankle and Torbran
7.7%inclusion28 decks363 decks
7%synergy
High-Society Hunter
7.6%inclusion23 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter
7.2%inclusion26 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Captain Lannery Storm
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion137 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
37%inclusion136 decks363 decks
36%synergy
Soul Shatter
36%inclusion130 decks363 decks
34%synergy
Kaya's Guile
34%inclusion124 decks363 decks
33%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
31%inclusion112 decks363 decks
-31%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
30%inclusion108 decks363 decks
29%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
23%inclusion85 decks363 decks
23%synergy
Vona's Hunger
22%inclusion81 decks363 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
22%inclusion79 decks363 decks
-25%synergy
Chaos Warp
21%inclusion75 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Slip On the Ring
18%inclusion66 decks363 decks
18%synergy
Parting Gust
16%inclusion55 decks335 decks
16%synergy
Demand Answers
15%inclusion55 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion54 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Szat's Will
15%inclusion53 decks363 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion48 decks363 decks
-5%synergy
Wear // Tear
12%inclusion44 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion44 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Eerie Interlude
12%inclusion43 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Personify
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Getaway Glamer
11%inclusion41 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion40 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion39 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11%inclusion39 decks363 decks
-23%synergy
Long Road Home
11%inclusion39 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Sudden Edict
11%inclusion39 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion36 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
10%inclusion36 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
9.4%inclusion34 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
9.1%inclusion33 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
9.1%inclusion33 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
-8%synergy
Terminate
8.5%inclusion31 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
8.0%inclusion29 decks363 decks
-1%synergy
Ghostway
8.0%inclusion29 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Semester's End
7.7%inclusion28 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.7%inclusion28 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Scrollshift
7.4%inclusion27 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.3%inclusion25 decks344 decks
6%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
6.6%inclusion24 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Edict
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.0%inclusion20 decks335 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
-10%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Entrapment Maneuver
5.2%inclusion19 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.2%inclusion19 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
By Invitation Only
30%inclusion110 decks363 decks
30%synergy
Single Combat
29%inclusion107 decks363 decks
28%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
29%inclusion107 decks363 decks
27%synergy
Innocent Blood
28%inclusion103 decks363 decks
28%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
22%inclusion81 decks363 decks
-17%synergy
Make an Example
22%inclusion81 decks363 decks
22%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion81 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Painful Truths
21%inclusion76 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Mire in Misery
17%inclusion60 decks363 decks
16%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
16%inclusion59 decks363 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion57 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion56 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
15%inclusion54 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion52 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
13%inclusion48 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion37 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Fatal Grudge
12%inclusion43 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion40 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion40 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Another Round
11%inclusion40 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
9.4%inclusion34 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
-14%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.5%inclusion31 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
8.3%inclusion30 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.4%inclusion27 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Season of Loss
7.2%inclusion24 decks335 decks
7%synergy
Covetous Elegy
7.2%inclusion26 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Angrath's Rampage
6.3%inclusion23 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Blood Money
6.1%inclusion22 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Winnowing
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Extract a Confession
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Necrotic Hex
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conjurer's Closet
31%inclusion112 decks363 decks
29%synergy
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
27%inclusion99 decks363 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion72 decks363 decks
-12%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
16%inclusion58 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion55 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
13%inclusion46 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
12%inclusion45 decks363 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Map
12%inclusion44 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
12%inclusion44 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.2%inclusion19 decks363 decks
-29%synergy
Enchantments
Rain of Riches
28%inclusion101 decks363 decks
23%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
23%inclusion85 decks363 decks
23%synergy
Teleportation Circle
22%inclusion80 decks363 decks
20%synergy
Life Insurance
21%inclusion77 decks363 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion75 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Nahiri's Resolve
19%inclusion70 decks363 decks
17%synergy
Martyr's Bond
19%inclusion68 decks363 decks
18%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
16%inclusion59 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
16%inclusion59 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Revel in Riches
14%inclusion52 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
11%inclusion37 decks322 decks
11%synergy
Airbender Ascension
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
10%inclusion24 decks252 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
8.8%inclusion32 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Doom Foretold
7.7%inclusion28 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Talent
6.9%inclusion23 decks333 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
-7%synergy
Far Traveler
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
6%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.2%inclusion19 decks363 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
33%inclusion121 decks363 decks
32%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion99 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion40 decks363 decks
-13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion35 decks363 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion29 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Vault
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion295 decks363 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion286 decks363 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
50%inclusion181 decks363 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
44%inclusion161 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Boros Signet
41%inclusion149 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
37%inclusion135 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
36%inclusion131 decks363 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion120 decks363 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
26%inclusion96 decks363 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion90 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion68 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.5%inclusion31 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Bounty Board
7.2%inclusion26 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.2%inclusion19 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion362 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion362 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion360 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion321 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Nomad Outpost
69%inclusion252 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion220 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion168 decks363 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion167 decks363 decks
20%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
42%inclusion153 decks363 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion152 decks363 decks
19%synergy
Isolated Chapel
42%inclusion151 decks363 decks
-11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
41%inclusion150 decks363 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Triumph
41%inclusion149 decks363 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Malice
38%inclusion137 decks363 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion136 decks363 decks
18%synergy
Battlefield Forge
37%inclusion135 decks363 decks
-3%synergy
Shattered Landscape
37%inclusion126 decks341 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion133 decks363 decks
-15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion115 decks363 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion98 decks363 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Field
25%inclusion91 decks363 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
25%inclusion91 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion81 decks363 decks
11%synergy
Boros Garrison
22%inclusion80 decks363 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion72 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20%inclusion71 decks363 decks
-8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion64 decks363 decks
7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
18%inclusion64 decks363 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Peak
14%inclusion51 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
13%inclusion49 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13%inclusion47 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Rugged Prairie
13%inclusion47 decks363 decks
-4%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
12%inclusion45 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
12%inclusion43 decks363 decks
-9%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion42 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion41 decks363 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion37 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
10%inclusion37 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.4%inclusion27 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.2%inclusion26 decks363 decks
5%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
6.9%inclusion25 decks363 decks
1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
6.6%inclusion24 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.8%inclusion21 decks363 decks
4%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Boros Guildgate
5.5%inclusion20 decks363 decks
3%synergy