Maralen of the Mornsong (Commander) - Upgraded

Maralen of the Mornsong
Rank #887
120decks
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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
Splinter's Technique
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
53%inclusion63 decks120 decks
49%synergy
Mornsong Aria
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Sickening Dreams
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Dark Confidant
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Dark Sphere
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Bubbling Muck
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion93 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
47%inclusion56 decks120 decks
-15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
-16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
-21%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
53%inclusion63 decks120 decks
43%synergy
Ad Nauseam
40%inclusion48 decks120 decks
37%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Necropotence
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Chasm
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-12%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Prophet
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Platinum Angel
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pet
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Artist
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-22%synergy
Elder Brain
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Keen Duelist
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Tree of Perdition
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Hex Parasite
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Darkstar Augur
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy
The Raven Man
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-19%synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Virus Beetle
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Caustic Bronco
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Dread Presence
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Memnite
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Archfiend of the Dross
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Mindslicer
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Leaden Myr
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Defile
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
-18%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Withering Boon
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Rain of Filth
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Murder
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Doom Blade
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Saw in Half
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Dash Hopes
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
-16%synergy
Dark Deal
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Profane Tutor
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Duress
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-26%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Victimize
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-17%synergy
Thoughtseize
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Temporal Extortion
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Stargaze
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Chain of Smog
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Doomsday
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Fell
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Stitch Together
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Resentful Revelation
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Persist
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Mindcrank
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Defense Grid
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-18%synergy
Commander's Plate
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Zuran Orb
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Torpor Orb
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-15%synergy
Feldon's Cane
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
16%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Painful Quandary
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Oppression
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Dark Tutelage
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Waste Not
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Grave Pact
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Endless Whispers
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Protection Racket
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Bottomless Pit
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
46%inclusion55 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Homeward Path
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Vesuva
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
High Market
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Depths
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
63%inclusion76 decks120 decks
-23%synergy
Arcane Signet
39%inclusion47 decks120 decks
-23%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Caged Sun
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-22%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Opal
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Bloom
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion114 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
-12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-2%synergy