Braids, Arisen Nightmare (Commander) - Optimized Aristocrats

Braids, Arisen Nightmare
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Nick Benstead
Nov 18, 2025
Nick Benstead
Mardu Clues for 100 Dollars, With Sophina and Wernog
Bant is the best color combination for Clue strategies, right? Maybe not! Let's see if this Mardu list will convince you otherwise.
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Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Grave Researcher
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
7%synergy
South Wind Avatar
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
76%inclusion58 decks76 decks
66%synergy
Ophiomancer
76%inclusion58 decks76 decks
60%synergy
Bloodghast
68%inclusion52 decks76 decks
56%synergy
Blood Artist
86%inclusion65 decks76 decks
54%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
54%inclusion41 decks76 decks
52%synergy
Bitterblossom
63%inclusion48 decks76 decks
50%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
67%inclusion51 decks76 decks
50%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
67%inclusion51 decks76 decks
48%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
44%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
70%inclusion53 decks76 decks
44%synergy
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Dark Ritual
89%inclusion68 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
84%inclusion64 decks76 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
80%inclusion61 decks76 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Ghast
68%inclusion52 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
67%inclusion51 decks76 decks
44%synergy
Grave Pact
63%inclusion48 decks76 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
63%inclusion48 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
61%inclusion46 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
59%inclusion45 decks76 decks
32%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
59%inclusion45 decks76 decks
32%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
51%inclusion39 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
46%inclusion35 decks76 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion34 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
36%inclusion27 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Necropotence
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Opposition Agent
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion37 decks76 decks
28%synergy
Gravecrawler
47%inclusion36 decks76 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
46%inclusion35 decks76 decks
31%synergy
Accursed Marauder
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion32 decks76 decks
19%synergy
Warren Soultrader
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
38%inclusion29 decks76 decks
28%synergy
Massacre Wurm
36%inclusion27 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Plaguecrafter
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Viscera Seer
32%inclusion24 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Nether Traitor
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
22%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Shambling Ghast
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Vein Ripper
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Grim Haruspex
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Cult Conscript
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Reaper
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Carrion Feeder
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Forsaken Miner
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Executioner
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Blood Pet
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Timeline Culler
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
47%inclusion36 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
47%inclusion36 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Dispute
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
39%inclusion30 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Defile
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Slip
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Sacrifice
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Costly Plunder
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion38 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
45%inclusion34 decks76 decks
30%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion29 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Unearth
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
-22%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Duress
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Chain of Smog
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Pox Plague
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-10%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-18%synergy
Stitch Together
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Invoke Despair
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
50%inclusion38 decks76 decks
36%synergy
Skullclamp
47%inclusion36 decks76 decks
25%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Prized Statue
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
-11%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Winter Moon
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Servo Schematic
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Mephitic Draught
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-12%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-25%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Fountain
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
45%inclusion34 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
41%inclusion31 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
38%inclusion29 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Animate Dead
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
20%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
36%inclusion27 decks76 decks
26%synergy
Treacherous Blessing
30%inclusion23 decks76 decks
29%synergy
Contamination
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
26%inclusion20 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
-19%synergy
Black Market
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Necrodominance
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Dark Prophecy
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-4%synergy
Open the Graves
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Blight Mound
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Oubliette
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Oppression
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Grave Venerations
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
33%inclusion25 decks76 decks
19%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
78%inclusion59 decks76 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion45 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
53%inclusion40 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
49%inclusion37 decks76 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion34 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
43%inclusion33 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
19%synergy
Drownyard Temple
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
26%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Deserted Temple
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Barad-dûr
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
8%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
7%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Wasteland
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion71 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion43 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
-17%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-12%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-5%synergy
Caged Sun
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion68 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
47%inclusion36 decks76 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion19 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
-15%synergy
Command Tower
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
2%synergy
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