Nin, the Pain Artist (Commander) - Control

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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
TCRI Building
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Raphael, Ninja Destroyer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Brash Taunter
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
77%synergy
Stuffy Doll
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Training Grounds
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Omen Hawker
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Body of Knowledge
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Swan Song
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Rhystic Study
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Tomb
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Force of Will
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Mana Vault
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Darksteel Myr
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Chasm Skulker
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
The Locust God
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Mogg Maniac
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Spellseeker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Willbreaker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Clever Impersonator
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Hazoret the Fervent
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Tempered Loner
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Trinket Mage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Viseling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Donna Noble
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Rootwater Matriarch
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Opportunistic Dragon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Silver Myr
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Iron Myr
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mind Flayer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Abrade
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Valakut Awakening
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Reality Shift
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Flame of Anor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Resculpt
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Scour for Scrap
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Whir of Invention
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Invert Polarity
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Arcbond
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Counterflux
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Starstorm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fateful Showdown
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Dominate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Firestorm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Chain of Vapor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Runeflare Trap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Impact
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Spell Snare
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Cryptic Command
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wash Away
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Magmaquake
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Ponder
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Fabricate
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Chain Reaction
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Star of Extinction
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Echo of Eons
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Spiraling Embers
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Inner Fire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Bribery
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Hell to Pay
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Relm's Sketching
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Crackle with Power
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Mirage Mockery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-24%synergy
Clone Legion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Molten Psyche
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Insurrection
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Merchant Scroll
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Blatant Thievery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Role Reversal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rolling Thunder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Time Spiral
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Winds of Change
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Entrancing Melody
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Stock Up
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Basilisk Collar
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Fiendlash
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Darksteel Plate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Pariah's Shield
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Venser's Journal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Howling Mine
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Iron Maiden
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
World Map
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ivory Tower
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Black Vise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Pain for All
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Wizard Class
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Ominous Seas
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Mirrormade
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fevered Visions
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Braid of Fire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Copy Artifact
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Expedited Inheritance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
City on Fire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Forced Fruition
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Followed Footsteps
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Charisma
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Repercussion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Dack Fayden
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Academy Ruins
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Inventors' Fair
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Rivendell
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Seat of the Synod
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Tolaria West
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Kher Keep
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Great Furnace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Signet
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Bloom
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Steam Vents
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Shivan Reef
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Scalding Tarn
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Arid Mesa
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Volcanic Island
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Misty Rainforest
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
City of Brass
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Valakut Awakening
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Thundering Falls
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Vista
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-26%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy