Nin, the Pain Artist (Commander) - Core

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
Mana Sculpt
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Coastal Peak
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Brush Off
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Flow State
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-5%synergy
Splatter Technique
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Brash Taunter
89%inclusion99 decks111 decks
88%synergy
Stuffy Doll
81%inclusion90 decks111 decks
80%synergy
Body of Knowledge
68%inclusion76 decks111 decks
67%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
71%inclusion79 decks111 decks
64%synergy
Darksteel Myr
58%inclusion64 decks111 decks
57%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
58%inclusion64 decks111 decks
57%synergy
Chasm Skulker
60%inclusion67 decks111 decks
57%synergy
Omen Hawker
56%inclusion62 decks111 decks
55%synergy
Training Grounds
52%inclusion58 decks111 decks
52%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
48%inclusion53 decks111 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
72%inclusion80 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
61%inclusion68 decks111 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion62 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion60 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
22%synergy
The Locust God
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
41%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
45%inclusion50 decks111 decks
36%synergy
Wizard Class
45%inclusion50 decks111 decks
38%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion48 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
42%inclusion47 decks111 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Willbreaker
41%inclusion46 decks111 decks
41%synergy
Ill-Tempered Loner
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
40%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Donna Noble
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
39%synergy
Mogg Maniac
35%inclusion39 decks111 decks
35%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Coalhauler Swine
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
23%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Dominus of Fealty
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Silver Myr
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Iron Myr
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Creepy Doll
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Needletooth Raptor
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Oneirophage
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Sturmgeist
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Hazoret, Godseeker
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Nadir Kraken
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Raphael, Ninja Destroyer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Kelpie Guide
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Clever Impersonator
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Arcbond
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Flame of Anor
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
-16%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Fires of Victory
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Rewind
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Fateful Showdown
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Invert Polarity
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
-19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Counterflux
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-20%synergy
Wizard's Retort
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-30%synergy
Runeflare Trap
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Comet Storm
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Evacuation
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Starstorm
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
High Tide
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-14%synergy
Big Score
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-19%synergy
Sudden Impact
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Electrodominance
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Wash Away
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
35%inclusion39 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Inner Fire
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Star of Extinction
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Spiraling Embers
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Mana Geyser
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-22%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
-19%synergy
Curse of the Swine
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Master the Way
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Molten Psyche
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
-21%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-14%synergy
Hell to Pay
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
41%inclusion46 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Fiendlash
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
39%synergy
Pariah's Shield
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Darksteel Plate
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
3%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
26%inclusion29 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Spellbook
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Venser's Journal
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Black Vise
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Gorgon's Head
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Ivory Tower
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Temple Bell
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Nin
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Pain for All
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Ominous Seas
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Braid of Fire
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Fevered Visions
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Curiosity
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-11%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Expedited Inheritance
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
13%synergy
City on Fire
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Vicious Shadows
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Charisma
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-14%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion83 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Kher Keep
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion93 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion89 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
71%inclusion79 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
70%inclusion78 decks111 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
60%inclusion67 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
51%inclusion57 decks111 decks
42%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion110 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion110 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion99 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
72%inclusion80 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
63%inclusion70 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
59%inclusion66 decks111 decks
23%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion58 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion57 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
43%inclusion48 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Steam Vents
35%inclusion39 decks111 decks
-14%synergy
Training Center
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
32%inclusion36 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Tributary
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-17%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Fjord
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Volcanic Island
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Turbulent Springs
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-12%synergy
Scorched Geyser
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-12%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-6%synergy