Nin, the Pain Artist (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
TCRI Building
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Stuffy Doll
82%inclusion62 decks76 decks
81%synergy
Brash Taunter
82%inclusion62 decks76 decks
80%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
70%inclusion53 decks76 decks
62%synergy
Body of Knowledge
61%inclusion46 decks76 decks
59%synergy
Darksteel Myr
51%inclusion39 decks76 decks
51%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
50%inclusion38 decks76 decks
50%synergy
Training Grounds
49%inclusion37 decks76 decks
48%synergy
Chasm Skulker
46%inclusion35 decks76 decks
43%synergy
Omen Hawker
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
42%synergy
Chain Reaction
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
74%inclusion56 decks76 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion45 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion43 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
49%inclusion37 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
47%inclusion36 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Mana Geyser
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
14%synergy
The Locust God
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Denial
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
-7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
-10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Gamble
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Triskaidekaphile
38%inclusion29 decks76 decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
28%synergy
Mogg Maniac
36%inclusion27 decks76 decks
35%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
31%synergy
Donna Noble
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
30%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Ill-Tempered Loner
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Willbreaker
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Creepy Doll
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Silver Myr
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Clever Impersonator
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Coalhauler Swine
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Trophy Mage
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Iron Myr
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Trinket Mage
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Hazoret, Godseeker
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Needletooth Raptor
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
7%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Clone
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-22%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Loyal Inventor
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion29 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
-20%synergy
Flame of Anor
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Arcbond
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
19%synergy
Abrade
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Bolt
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
-25%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Invert Polarity
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Rewind
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Unwind
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Counterflux
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Retort
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Fateful Showdown
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-10%synergy
High Tide
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Starstorm
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Reiterate
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Opt
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-28%synergy
Resculpt
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Long-Term Plans
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Impulse
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Runeflare Trap
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Archmage's Charm
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Disallow
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Scour for Scrap
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fabricate
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Inner Fire
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Star of Extinction
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
26%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
-21%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Spiraling Embers
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Rousing Refrain
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-24%synergy
Molten Psyche
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-24%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-14%synergy
Hell to Pay
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Replication
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Master the Way
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Reshape
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Khorvath's Fury
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-8%synergy
Winds of Change
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Prosperity
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Ravenform
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
33%synergy
Mithril Coat
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
28%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
29%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
30%synergy
Fiendlash
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Pariah's Shield
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Darksteel Plate
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
27%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Venser's Journal
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Howling Mine
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Iron Maiden
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Staff of Nin
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Sculpting Steel
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Ivory Tower
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Lithoform Engine
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Crawlspace
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Font of Mythos
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Forge
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Temple Bell
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
38%inclusion29 decks76 decks
30%synergy
Pain for All
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Ominous Seas
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
28%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Braid of Fire
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Curiosity
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Fevered Visions
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
13%synergy
City on Fire
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Forced Fruition
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Mana Flare
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Expedited Inheritance
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Mirrormade
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Vicious Shadows
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Charisma
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Repercussion
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Saheeli Rai
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
79%inclusion60 decks76 decks
30%synergy
Temple of the False God
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Buried Ruin
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Academy Ruins
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Inventors' Fair
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Seat of the Synod
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Detection Tower
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Great Furnace
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Kher Keep
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion74 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion59 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion55 decks76 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
61%inclusion46 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
59%inclusion45 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
34%synergy
Thran Dynamo
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
7%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion74 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Island
97%inclusion74 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion65 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
76%inclusion58 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
63%inclusion48 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
54%inclusion41 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
47%inclusion36 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Training Center
47%inclusion36 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
45%inclusion34 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
38%inclusion29 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
-7%synergy
Thundering Falls
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
-9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Prismari Campus
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
0%synergy