Maralen of the Mornsong (Commander) - Optimized

Maralen of the Mornsong
Rank #891
144decks
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Nick Price
Mar 12, 2024
Back to Basics - The 10 Most Played Mono-Black Cards in Commander
What actually makes these mono-black staples so good? Why should you include them in your deck? Let's explore with Nick!
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
70%inclusion101 decks144 decks
67%synergy
Mornsong Aria
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Exquisite Blood
51%inclusion73 decks144 decks
37%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
42%inclusion59 decks141 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Ritual
49%inclusion71 decks144 decks
31%synergy
Sanguine Bond
42%inclusion61 decks144 decks
31%synergy
Dark Confidant
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
30%synergy
Mindcrank
35%inclusion50 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Dark Deal
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
84%inclusion121 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
56%inclusion80 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
51%inclusion73 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
49%inclusion70 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion69 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
43%inclusion62 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
-12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion55 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
88%inclusion127 decks144 decks
79%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion92 decks144 decks
37%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
49%inclusion70 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
25%synergy
Ad Nauseam
44%inclusion63 decks144 decks
41%synergy
Necropotence
41%inclusion59 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion46 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Imperial Seal
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
25%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
20%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
23%inclusion33 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Blood Pet
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Prophet
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Elder Brain
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Plaguecrafter
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
-19%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Mindslicer
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Dread Presence
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Tree of Perdition
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Platinum Angel
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Memnite
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Skirge Familiar
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Ornithopter
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Starscape Cleric
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Accursed Marauder
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-15%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Shield Sphere
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Burglar Rat
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Ophiomancer
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Nezumi Informant
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion42 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Defile
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Withering Boon
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
-14%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Rain of Filth
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Slaughter Pact
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
-8%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Sacrifice
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Undying Evil
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Dash Hopes
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-10%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Cut Down
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-20%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
34%inclusion49 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
32%inclusion46 decks144 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
-19%synergy
Sickening Dreams
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Thoughtseize
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Duress
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-27%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
-10%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Persist
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Dark Petition
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Mithril Coat
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
20%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Defense Grid
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Sphere
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Spellbook
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Torpor Orb
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Oppression
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Contamination
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
-9%synergy
Waste Not
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
-9%synergy
Bottomless Pit
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-29%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-10%synergy
Liliana's Caress
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Necrogen Mists
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Grave Pact
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-12%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Remedy
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Lethal Vapors
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Sorin Markov
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
63%inclusion90 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion68 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
30%inclusion43 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Chasm
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Peat Bog
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Wasteland
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion116 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion73 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Lotus Petal
36%inclusion52 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Mox Diamond
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
-16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Bloom
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Caged Sun
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
87%inclusion125 decks144 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion31 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
4%synergy