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
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Coastal Peak
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Brush Off
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Flow State
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Splatter Technique
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Brash Taunter
89%inclusion100 decks112 decks
88%synergy
Stuffy Doll
81%inclusion91 decks112 decks
81%synergy
Body of Knowledge
69%inclusion77 decks112 decks
67%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
71%inclusion80 decks112 decks
64%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
59%synergy
Darksteel Myr
58%inclusion65 decks112 decks
58%synergy
Chasm Skulker
61%inclusion68 decks112 decks
57%synergy
Omen Hawker
57%inclusion64 decks112 decks
57%synergy
Training Grounds
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
52%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
72%inclusion81 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion64 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion60 decks112 decks
12%synergy
The Locust God
50%inclusion56 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
36%synergy
Wizard Class
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
36%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Willbreaker
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Donna Noble
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Ill-Tempered Loner
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Mogg Maniac
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Coalhauler Swine
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Dominus of Fealty
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Silver Myr
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Iron Myr
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Creepy Doll
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Needletooth Raptor
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Oneirophage
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Sturmgeist
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Hazoret, Godseeker
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Nadir Kraken
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
0%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Raphael, Ninja Destroyer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Kelpie Guide
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Clever Impersonator
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Arcbond
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Reality Shift
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Flame of Anor
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
-15%synergy
Abrade
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Fires of Victory
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Rewind
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Fateful Showdown
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Invert Polarity
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
-18%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Counterflux
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Wizard's Retort
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-20%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-30%synergy
Runeflare Trap
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Comet Storm
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Starstorm
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
High Tide
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-14%synergy
Big Score
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-19%synergy
Sudden Impact
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Electrodominance
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Wash Away
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Star of Extinction
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Inner Fire
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Spiraling Embers
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-22%synergy
Master the Way
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-19%synergy
Curse of the Swine
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Molten Psyche
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-21%synergy
Hell to Pay
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-14%synergy
Ravenform
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blazing Sunsteel
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
43%synergy
Basilisk Collar
42%inclusion47 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Fiendlash
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Darksteel Plate
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Pariah's Shield
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
3%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Spellbook
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Venser's Journal
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Gorgon's Head
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Black Vise
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Ivory Tower
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Temple Bell
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Nin
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Pain for All
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Ominous Seas
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
38%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Braid of Fire
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Curiosity
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Fevered Visions
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Expedited Inheritance
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
City on Fire
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Vicious Shadows
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Charisma
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormade
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
74%inclusion83 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Kher Keep
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Restless Spire
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion94 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion90 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
71%inclusion79 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion79 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
61%inclusion68 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Patriar's Seal
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion111 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion111 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion99 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
73%inclusion82 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
63%inclusion71 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
54%inclusion60 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Steam Vents
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
-14%synergy
Training Center
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Tributary
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Islet
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-17%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Volatile Fjord
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Scorched Geyser
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-11%synergy
Turbulent Springs
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-4%synergy