Maralen of the Mornsong (Commander) - Optimized

Maralen of the Mornsong
Rank #879
126decks
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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!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mornsong Aria
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
48%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
67%inclusion84 decks126 decks
64%synergy
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion63 decks126 decks
37%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
37%inclusion47 decks126 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Ritual
48%inclusion61 decks126 decks
30%synergy
Sanguine Bond
42%inclusion53 decks126 decks
30%synergy
Dark Confidant
37%inclusion47 decks126 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
39%inclusion48 decks123 decks
30%synergy
Mindcrank
33%inclusion41 decks126 decks
27%synergy
Dark Deal
37%inclusion47 decks126 decks
26%synergy
Sickening Dreams
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion105 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
55%inclusion69 decks126 decks
-6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
49%inclusion62 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion60 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion57 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
43%inclusion54 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion47 decks126 decks
-14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion47 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
37%inclusion47 decks126 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion44 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
89%inclusion112 decks126 decks
79%synergy
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion78 decks126 decks
34%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
47%inclusion59 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Ad Nauseam
45%inclusion57 decks126 decks
43%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion56 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Necropotence
42%inclusion53 decks126 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion38 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion32 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
24%inclusion30 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
34%inclusion43 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion42 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
28%inclusion35 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
24%inclusion30 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion25 decks125 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pet
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Prophet
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Plaguecrafter
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
-7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
-13%synergy
Mindslicer
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
-20%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Elder Brain
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
-12%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion12 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Tree of Perdition
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Skirge Familiar
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Dread Presence
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
-5%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
8.9%inclusion11 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Memnite
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Platinum Angel
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
-7%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-6%synergy
Sheoldred
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
2%synergy
Starscape Cleric
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
3%synergy
Nezumi Informant
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-13%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Ornithopter
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Shield Sphere
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-11%synergy
Virus Beetle
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Accursed Marauder
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
-16%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Massacre Wurm
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-12%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion43 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion32 decks126 decks
-12%synergy
Withering Boon
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
-15%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Slaughter Pact
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
-8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Feign Death
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Evil
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Dash Hopes
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Sacrifice
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Despair
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-19%synergy
Cut Down
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion42 decks126 decks
-4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion42 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Bubbling Muck
32%inclusion40 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
31%inclusion39 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion37 decks126 decks
-22%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
24%inclusion30 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
22%inclusion28 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Duress
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Thoughtseize
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
-4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
-13%synergy
Chain of Smog
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-29%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-6%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Dark Petition
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Machinations
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
29%inclusion37 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
24%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
20%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Sphere
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Totem
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Spellbook
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Torpor Orb
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
-12%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Trinisphere
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
34%inclusion43 decks126 decks
25%synergy
Painful Quandary
24%inclusion30 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Oppression
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Contamination
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
-8%synergy
Bitterblossom
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Wound Reflection
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Waste Not
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
-8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Bottomless Pit
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
-31%synergy
Liliana's Caress
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Necrogen Mists
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Grave Pact
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
30%inclusion38 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Sorin Markov
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Liliana Vess
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
60%inclusion75 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion57 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion47 decks126 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion42 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion41 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Chasm
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
-11%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Peat Bog
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
-8%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
-5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Crystal Vein
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-4%synergy
City of Traitors
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion102 decks126 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion61 decks126 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Petal
36%inclusion45 decks126 decks
28%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Mox Diamond
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
-17%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Bloom
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Caged Sun
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion112 decks126 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
-3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
2%synergy