Maralen of the Mornsong (Commander) - Optimized

Maralen of the Mornsong
Rank #881
143decks
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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
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
50%synergy
Tunnel Rats
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
2.7%inclusion2 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
70%inclusion100 decks143 decks
67%synergy
Exquisite Blood
52%inclusion74 decks143 decks
39%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
37%inclusion53 decks143 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
41%inclusion57 decks140 decks
32%synergy
Sanguine Bond
43%inclusion62 decks143 decks
32%synergy
Cabal Ritual
48%inclusion69 decks143 decks
30%synergy
Dark Confidant
37%inclusion53 decks143 decks
30%synergy
Mindcrank
34%inclusion49 decks143 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
36%inclusion52 decks143 decks
27%synergy
Dark Deal
38%inclusion54 decks143 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion119 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
57%inclusion81 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion72 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion69 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion69 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
43%inclusion62 decks143 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
40%inclusion57 decks143 decks
-11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion56 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion55 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion55 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
89%inclusion127 decks143 decks
79%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion91 decks143 decks
36%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
49%inclusion70 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion65 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Ad Nauseam
42%inclusion60 decks143 decks
39%synergy
Necropotence
42%inclusion60 decks143 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion44 decks143 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
26%inclusion37 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Imperial Seal
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
24%inclusion35 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
36%inclusion51 decks143 decks
25%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
35%inclusion50 decks143 decks
19%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion49 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pet
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Twilight Prophet
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
-18%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Elder Brain
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
-11%synergy
Mindslicer
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
-14%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Dread Presence
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Tree of Perdition
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Platinum Angel
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Memnite
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Ornithopter
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Skirge Familiar
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Starscape Cleric
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Accursed Marauder
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-15%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Shield Sphere
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-13%synergy
Burglar Rat
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Ophiomancer
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-11%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion41 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Defile
26%inclusion37 decks143 decks
-11%synergy
Withering Boon
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion24 decks141 decks
-15%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Slaughter Pact
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Sacrifice
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Murder
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Dash Hopes
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Despair
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Evil
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Cut Down
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-19%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion50 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
34%inclusion49 decks143 decks
19%synergy
Bubbling Muck
34%inclusion49 decks143 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
-19%synergy
Grim Tutor
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Sickening Dreams
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion33 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Thoughtseize
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Duress
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
-13%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
-27%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
-9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Dark Petition
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Buried Alive
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
28%inclusion40 decks143 decks
21%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
24%synergy
Mithril Coat
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
23%inclusion33 decks143 decks
20%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Sphere
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Defense Grid
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Spellbook
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Torpor Orb
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
-13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-10%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
26%inclusion37 decks143 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Oppression
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Contamination
18%inclusion26 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion21 decks143 decks
-9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Waste Not
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
2%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
-9%synergy
Bottomless Pit
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
-29%synergy
Grave Pact
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
-11%synergy
Liliana's Caress
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-11%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Necrogen Mists
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Remedy
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Lethal Vapors
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
33%inclusion47 decks143 decks
19%synergy
Sorin Markov
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
62%inclusion88 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion68 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion50 decks143 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
34%inclusion49 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion46 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
29%inclusion41 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion24 decks143 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion20 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Chasm
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
-12%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Peat Bog
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
-8%synergy
Wasteland
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion117 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion72 decks143 decks
-12%synergy
Lotus Petal
35%inclusion50 decks143 decks
28%synergy
Mox Diamond
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion29 decks143 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion19 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion18 decks143 decks
-17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion16 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Bloom
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
-5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
-4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.3%inclusion9 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
5.6%inclusion8 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
87%inclusion125 decks143 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion30 decks143 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion23 decks143 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion22 decks143 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
4%synergy