Malik, Grim Manipulator (Commander) - Optimized Control

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Negan, the Cold-BloodedNegan, the Cold-Blooded

Malik, Grim Manipulator
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Arnaud Gompertz
Dec 10, 2025
Arnaud Gompertz
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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27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Thanos, Death's Consort
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ephemerate
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
76%synergy
Teleportation Circle
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
74%synergy
Soul Shatter
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
74%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
70%synergy
Vona's Hunger
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
66%synergy
Revel in Riches
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Mayhem Devil
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Marionette Master
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
57%synergy
Xorn
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
54%synergy
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Esper Sentinel
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Crackling Doom
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Plaguecrafter
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Make an Example
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Accursed Marauder
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Academy Manufactor
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Cloudshift
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
62%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
40%synergy
The One Ring
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Teferi's Protection
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Mirkwood Bats
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Demon's Disciple
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Vihaan, Goldwaker
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Grand Abolisher
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
30%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Restoration Angel
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Felidar Guardian
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Mastermind Plum
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
The Jolly Balloon Man
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Roaming Throne
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Generous Plunderer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Executioner
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Charming Prince
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Jaws, Relentless Predator
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Beza, the Bounding Spring
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-24%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Path to Exile
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Eerie Interlude
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Flare of Malice
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Guile
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Saw in Half
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Generous Gift
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Flicker of Fate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Personify
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-0%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Szat's Will
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Stinging Study
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Boros Charm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-19%synergy
Parting Gust
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Angel's Grace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wear // Tear
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Slip On the Ring
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Ghostway
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Inkshield
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Scout's Warning
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Flashback
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Exsanguinate
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Will of the Abzan
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Armageddon
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Killing Wave
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Damn
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Capital Punishment
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Another Round
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Twinflame
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Gix's Command
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Extract a Confession
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Mire in Misery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Tyrant's Choice
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Morningtide's Light
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Panharmonicon
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Helm of the Host
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-25%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
The Seriema
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Anointed Procession
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Martyr's Bond
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Monologue Tax
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Land Tax
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Airbender Ascension
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Momentum Breaker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Gift of Immortality
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Price of Glory
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Alchemist's Talent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
There and Back Again
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Flickerform
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Dihada, Binder of Wills
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Command Beacon
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Mines of Moria
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Fomori Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Fault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Signet
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Cursed Mirror
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Boros Signet
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Godless Shrine
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Crypt
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Sacred Foundry
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
53%synergy
Arid Mesa
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Savai Triome
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Vault of Champions
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Caves of Koilos
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Isolated Chapel
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Spectator Seating
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-0%synergy
Battlefield Forge
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Windswept Heath
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Sundown Pass
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Rugged Prairie
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Raucous Theater
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Badlands
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Nomad Outpost
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-39%synergy
Graven Cairns
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Spire of Industry
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Blazemire Verge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Plateau
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Scrubland
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
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