Nin, the Pain Artist (Commander) - Control

Background image for Political Puppets Precon Upgrade
Andy Zupke
Feb 21, 2024
Political Puppets Precon Upgrade
We take the Political Puppets precon from Commander 2011, led by Zedruu the Greathearted, and reimagine it in the current era.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Brash Taunter
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
75%synergy
Stuffy Doll
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Omen Hawker
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Training Grounds
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Fabricate
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Windfall
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Ponder
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Deflecting Swat
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Rhystic Study
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Body of Knowledge
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
28%synergy
The Locust God
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Chasm Skulker
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Darksteel Myr
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Spellseeker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mogg Maniac
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Hazoret the Fervent
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Willbreaker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Clever Impersonator
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Trinket Mage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Mockingbird
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Hazoret, Godseeker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Transit Mage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Viseling
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ill-Tempered Loner
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Sakashima's Student
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Engineer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Aura Thief
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Rootwater Matriarch
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Opportunistic Dragon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Scour for Scrap
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Whir of Invention
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Flame of Anor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Invert Polarity
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Resculpt
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Dispel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Fateful Showdown
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Flusterstorm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Delay
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Arcbond
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Starstorm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Dominate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Magic Damper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Vapor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Counterflux
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Pyroblast
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Firestorm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Runeflare Trap
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sudden Impact
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Seething Song
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Wash Away
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Misdirection
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Fires of Victory
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Spell Snare
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-19%synergy
Brain Freeze
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Star of Extinction
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Chain Reaction
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Mana Geyser
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Inner Fire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Spiraling Embers
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Hell to Pay
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Merchant Scroll
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-20%synergy
Relm's Sketching
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Echo of Eons
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-24%synergy
Clone Legion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Bribery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Molten Psyche
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Insurrection
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Rolling Thunder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Transmute Artifact
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Entrancing Melody
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mirage Mockery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Blatant Thievery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Isochron Scepter
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Basilisk Collar
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Venser's Journal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Fiendlash
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Plate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Pariah's Shield
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Howling Mine
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Ivory Tower
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Iron Maiden
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Black Vise
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Fevered Visions
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Copy Artifact
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Mirrormade
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Wizard Class
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Braid of Fire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Pain for All
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Expedited Inheritance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Forced Fruition
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Followed Footsteps
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
City on Fire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Dack Fayden
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Academy Ruins
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Inventors' Fair
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Kher Keep
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Tolaria West
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Seat of the Synod
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Great Furnace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Mox Amber
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Thran Dynamo
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Steam Vents
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Mountain
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Training Center
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Scalding Tarn
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Sulfur Falls
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Fiery Islet
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Arid Mesa
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Volcanic Island
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Wooded Foothills
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
13%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Vista
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-21%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-25%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy