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
Turbulent Springs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Raphael, Ninja Destroyer
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Purple Dragon Punks
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Exploding Barrel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Brash Taunter
88%inclusion100 decks113 decks
87%synergy
Stuffy Doll
81%inclusion92 decks113 decks
81%synergy
Body of Knowledge
70%inclusion79 decks113 decks
68%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
72%inclusion81 decks113 decks
64%synergy
Darksteel Myr
61%inclusion69 decks113 decks
61%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
60%inclusion68 decks113 decks
60%synergy
Chasm Skulker
62%inclusion70 decks113 decks
58%synergy
Omen Hawker
58%inclusion66 decks113 decks
58%synergy
Training Grounds
52%inclusion59 decks113 decks
52%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
49%inclusion55 decks113 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
73%inclusion83 decks113 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion68 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
59%inclusion67 decks113 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
53%inclusion60 decks113 decks
11%synergy
The Locust God
51%inclusion58 decks113 decks
43%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
50%inclusion57 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
46%inclusion52 decks113 decks
37%synergy
Willbreaker
46%inclusion52 decks113 decks
46%synergy
Wizard Class
45%inclusion51 decks113 decks
37%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion50 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
42%inclusion48 decks113 decks
33%synergy
Donna Noble
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
40%synergy
Ill-Tempered Loner
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
40%synergy
Mogg Maniac
35%inclusion39 decks113 decks
34%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
28%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
29%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Coalhauler Swine
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
23%synergy
Silver Myr
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Dominus of Fealty
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Iron Myr
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
18%synergy
Creepy Doll
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Sturmgeist
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Oneirophage
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Needletooth Raptor
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Hazoret, Godseeker
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Homunculus Horde
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Nadir Kraken
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
5%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
9%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Clever Impersonator
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcbond
36%inclusion41 decks113 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Flame of Anor
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
-14%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Fires of Victory
26%inclusion29 decks113 decks
25%synergy
Fateful Showdown
25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Rewind
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Invert Polarity
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Counterflux
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
-18%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Wizard's Retort
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
-20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
-14%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Runeflare Trap
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-31%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Comet Storm
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Starstorm
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
High Tide
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Impact
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Gaze of Adamaro
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Wash Away
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Mirrorform
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Electrodominance
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Return the Favor
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Seething Song
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-14%synergy
Big Score
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-18%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
39%inclusion44 decks113 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Star of Extinction
32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
31%synergy
Spiraling Embers
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
30%synergy
Inner Fire
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
28%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Master the Way
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
-22%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
-19%synergy
Curse of the Swine
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Molten Psyche
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Hell to Pay
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-23%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Ravenform
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Fabricate
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blazing Sunsteel
42%inclusion48 decks113 decks
42%synergy
Basilisk Collar
42%inclusion48 decks113 decks
34%synergy
Fiendlash
42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
41%synergy
Pariah's Shield
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
31%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Darksteel Plate
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
29%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion29 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
21%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Spellbook
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Venser's Journal
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Gorgon's Head
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Black Vise
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Nin
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Ivory Tower
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Temple Bell
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Gorgon Flail
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
41%inclusion46 decks113 decks
37%synergy
Pain for All
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
37%inclusion42 decks113 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Fevered Visions
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Braid of Fire
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Expedited Inheritance
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
13%synergy
City on Fire
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Vicious Shadows
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Charisma
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormade
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Fated Firepower
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
77%inclusion87 decks113 decks
28%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Kher Keep
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-10%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Guildless Commons
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Detection Tower
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion95 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion92 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion83 decks113 decks
37%synergy
Izzet Signet
72%inclusion81 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
64%inclusion72 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
52%inclusion59 decks113 decks
43%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion39 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Patriar's Seal
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion112 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion112 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion100 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
73%inclusion82 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
62%inclusion70 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
60%inclusion68 decks113 decks
22%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
53%inclusion60 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
53%inclusion60 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
41%inclusion46 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Training Center
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Tributary
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
-17%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Island
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-6%synergy