Nin, the Pain Artist (Commander) - Core

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
Krang, the All-Powerful
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Mirrorform
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Brash Taunter
89%inclusion106 decks119 decks
88%synergy
Stuffy Doll
80%inclusion95 decks119 decks
79%synergy
Body of Knowledge
70%inclusion83 decks119 decks
68%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
71%inclusion84 decks119 decks
63%synergy
Darksteel Myr
60%inclusion71 decks119 decks
59%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
58%inclusion69 decks119 decks
58%synergy
Omen Hawker
58%inclusion69 decks119 decks
57%synergy
Chasm Skulker
61%inclusion72 decks119 decks
57%synergy
Training Grounds
50%inclusion59 decks119 decks
49%synergy
Willbreaker
45%inclusion54 decks119 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
70%inclusion83 decks119 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion72 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
59%inclusion70 decks119 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
53%inclusion63 decks119 decks
11%synergy
The Locust God
50%inclusion60 decks119 decks
42%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
47%inclusion56 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
47%inclusion56 decks119 decks
38%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
46%inclusion55 decks119 decks
44%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
45%inclusion53 decks119 decks
35%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion53 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Ill-Tempered Loner
41%inclusion49 decks119 decks
41%synergy
Donna Noble
39%inclusion47 decks119 decks
39%synergy
Mogg Maniac
34%inclusion41 decks119 decks
34%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
26%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
24%inclusion29 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Dominus of Fealty
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Silver Myr
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Creepy Doll
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Coalhauler Swine
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Iron Myr
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Sturmgeist
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Needletooth Raptor
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Homunculus Horde
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Oneirophage
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Hazoret, Godseeker
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Nadir Kraken
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
9%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Kelpie Guide
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Clever Impersonator
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Thundering Djinn
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Manor Gargoyle
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Razorfin Hunter
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcbond
36%inclusion43 decks119 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion41 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
34%inclusion40 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Flame of Anor
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion34 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Fateful Showdown
27%inclusion32 decks119 decks
24%synergy
Fires of Victory
27%inclusion32 decks119 decks
27%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion32 decks119 decks
-17%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
-5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Rewind
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Invert Polarity
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Charm
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Counterflux
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
-20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Wizard's Retort
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
-14%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Runeflare Trap
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Comet Storm
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Evacuation
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
-32%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
Starstorm
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Gaze of Adamaro
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
High Tide
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Unwind
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Seething Song
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-12%synergy
Sudden Impact
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Electrodominance
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Wash Away
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-17%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
31%synergy
Spiraling Embers
33%inclusion39 decks119 decks
33%synergy
Inner Fire
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Star of Extinction
29%inclusion34 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Master the Way
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
-22%synergy
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
-20%synergy
Molten Psyche
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Hell to Pay
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
-24%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-14%synergy
Ravenform
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Insult // Injury
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Minds Aglow
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Fiendlash
43%inclusion51 decks119 decks
43%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
43%inclusion51 decks119 decks
43%synergy
Basilisk Collar
39%inclusion47 decks119 decks
31%synergy
Pariah's Shield
33%inclusion39 decks119 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
30%synergy
Darksteel Plate
29%inclusion34 decks119 decks
28%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
29%inclusion34 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Mithril Coat
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Spellbook
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Venser's Journal
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Gorgon's Head
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Iron Maiden
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Nin
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Black Vise
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Temple Bell
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Ivory Tower
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Gorgon Flail
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
45%inclusion53 decks119 decks
37%synergy
Ominous Seas
41%inclusion49 decks119 decks
38%synergy
Pain for All
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
36%inclusion43 decks119 decks
33%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Fevered Visions
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Curiosity
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
City on Fire
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Braid of Fire
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Vicious Shadows
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Expedited Inheritance
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Charisma
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-15%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
74%inclusion88 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
30%inclusion36 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Kher Keep
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Restless Spire
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Detection Tower
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion98 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion95 decks119 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Signet
74%inclusion88 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion85 decks119 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
61%inclusion72 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
53%inclusion63 decks119 decks
43%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion42 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion39 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Patriar's Seal
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion118 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion118 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion103 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
71%inclusion84 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion69 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
55%inclusion66 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion62 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
52%inclusion62 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
39%inclusion46 decks119 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion42 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
34%inclusion41 decks119 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Training Center
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
-12%synergy
Steam Vents
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
-17%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Molten Tributary
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
-6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
-17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-7%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Island
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-5%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-6%synergy