Nin, the Pain Artist (Commander) - Optimized

Nin, the Pain Artist
Rank #1,352
24decks
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
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sozin's Comet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Stuffy Doll
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
70%synergy
Brash Taunter
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
69%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
59%synergy
Body of Knowledge
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Mogg Maniac
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Training Grounds
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Omen Hawker
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Pain for All
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Mana Drain
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Basilisk Collar
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Rhystic Study
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Mana Vault
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Force of Will
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Chasm Skulker
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
The Locust God
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Willbreaker
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Donna Noble
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Ill-Tempered Loner
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Spellseeker
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Myr
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Trinket Mage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Spellskite
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Creepy Doll
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Trophy Mage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Spark Double
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Tribute Mage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Volcano Hellion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Needletooth Raptor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Hazoret the Fervent
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Iron Myr
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Kelpie Guide
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Arcbond
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Whir of Invention
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Invert Polarity
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Mystical Tutor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Reiterate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Fateful Showdown
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Flare of Denial
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Counterflux
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Fires of Victory
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Impulse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Firestorm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Chain of Vapor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Runeflare Trap
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Reset
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Turnabout
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Intuition
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Spell Swindle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Twincast
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Gaze of Adamaro
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rewind
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Mission Briefing
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Seething Song
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Fabricate
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Mana Geyser
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Inner Fire
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Ponder
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Spiraling Embers
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Gamble
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Star of Extinction
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Molten Psyche
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Merchant Scroll
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
All Is Dust
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-25%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Serum Visions
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Reckless Endeavor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Hour of Devastation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Incendiary Command
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Mithril Coat
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Pariah's Shield
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fiendlash
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Howling Mine
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Venser's Journal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Spellbook
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Font of Mythos
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Library of Leng
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Horn of Greed
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Domination
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Iron Maiden
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Wizard Class
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Curiosity
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Vicious Shadows
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Charisma
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
City on Fire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Forced Fruition
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Steal Enchantment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Fevered Visions
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Braid of Fire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Power Artifact
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Treachery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Improbable Alliance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Dack Fayden
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Academy Ruins
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Buried Ruin
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Arena
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Barbarian Ring
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Kher Keep
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mox Opal
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Mox Diamond
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Patriar's Seal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-21%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Thundering Falls
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy