Nin, the Pain Artist (Commander) - Core

Nin, the Pain Artist
Rank #1,382
115decks
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.
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Hexing Squelcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Brash Taunter
90%inclusion103 decks115 decks
88%synergy
Stuffy Doll
80%inclusion92 decks115 decks
79%synergy
Body of Knowledge
73%inclusion84 decks115 decks
71%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
70%inclusion81 decks115 decks
63%synergy
Darksteel Myr
62%inclusion71 decks115 decks
62%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
61%inclusion70 decks115 decks
61%synergy
Chasm Skulker
63%inclusion72 decks115 decks
59%synergy
Omen Hawker
58%inclusion67 decks115 decks
58%synergy
Training Grounds
48%inclusion55 decks115 decks
47%synergy
Willbreaker
47%inclusion54 decks115 decks
47%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
70%inclusion81 decks115 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion70 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
59%inclusion68 decks115 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
53%inclusion61 decks115 decks
11%synergy
The Locust God
52%inclusion60 decks115 decks
44%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion57 decks115 decks
40%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
47%inclusion54 decks115 decks
44%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
47%inclusion54 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
46%inclusion53 decks115 decks
36%synergy
Fiendlash
45%inclusion52 decks115 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Ill-Tempered Loner
43%inclusion49 decks115 decks
42%synergy
Donna Noble
40%inclusion46 decks115 decks
40%synergy
Mogg Maniac
35%inclusion40 decks115 decks
35%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
32%inclusion37 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
27%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
27%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
23%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Dominus of Fealty
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
23%synergy
Silver Myr
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Creepy Doll
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Coalhauler Swine
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Iron Myr
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
18%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Sturmgeist
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Needletooth Raptor
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Homunculus Horde
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Oneirophage
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Nadir Kraken
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Hazoret, Godseeker
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
6%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Kelpie Guide
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Clever Impersonator
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Djinn
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Razorfin Hunter
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Negate
45%inclusion52 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Arcbond
36%inclusion41 decks115 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion41 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Flame of Anor
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Fires of Victory
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
28%synergy
Fateful Showdown
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
26%synergy
Abrade
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
-17%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Rewind
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion24 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Counterflux
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Invert Polarity
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
-20%synergy
Wizard's Retort
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
-15%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Runeflare Trap
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Comet Storm
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
-10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Gaze of Adamaro
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Evacuation
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Starstorm
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-34%synergy
High Tide
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Sudden Impact
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-13%synergy
Wash Away
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-17%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
37%inclusion43 decks115 decks
32%synergy
Spiraling Embers
35%inclusion40 decks115 decks
35%synergy
Mana Geyser
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Inner Fire
33%inclusion38 decks115 decks
31%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Star of Extinction
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
26%synergy
Master the Way
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
-11%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
-23%synergy
Molten Psyche
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
-21%synergy
Hell to Pay
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-26%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-15%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Insult // Injury
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blazing Sunsteel
45%inclusion52 decks115 decks
45%synergy
Basilisk Collar
41%inclusion47 decks115 decks
33%synergy
Pariah's Shield
33%inclusion38 decks115 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion37 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
32%inclusion37 decks115 decks
31%synergy
Darksteel Plate
30%inclusion35 decks115 decks
30%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
30%inclusion34 decks115 decks
29%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion27 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Spellbook
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Mithril Coat
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Venser's Journal
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Gorgon's Head
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Nin
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Iron Maiden
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Ivory Tower
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Black Vise
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Gorgon Flail
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Temple Bell
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
45%inclusion52 decks115 decks
37%synergy
Ominous Seas
43%inclusion49 decks115 decks
39%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
36%inclusion41 decks115 decks
32%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
24%synergy
Pain for All
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion26 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Fevered Visions
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
15%synergy
City on Fire
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Curiosity
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
-10%synergy
Braid of Fire
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Vicious Shadows
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Expedited Inheritance
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Charisma
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Descent into Avernus
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormade
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion84 decks115 decks
24%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
26%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion30 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
-9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Kher Keep
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Restless Spire
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Detection Tower
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion94 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion93 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
74%inclusion85 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion82 decks115 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
60%inclusion69 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
56%inclusion64 decks115 decks
46%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion39 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
30%inclusion35 decks115 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion114 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion114 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion101 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
70%inclusion80 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion67 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
58%inclusion67 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
54%inclusion62 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion60 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
37%inclusion43 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion42 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
36%inclusion41 decks115 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion37 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Training Center
31%inclusion36 decks115 decks
-12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
29%inclusion33 decks115 decks
-19%synergy
Molten Tributary
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion25 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
18%inclusion21 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
-17%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Airship Engine Room
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.0%inclusion8 decks115 decks
-7%synergy
Volcanic Island
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Prismari Campus
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
-5%synergy