Braids, Arisen Nightmare (Commander) - Optimized Control

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Julia Maddalena
Aug 29, 2025
Fire and Ice: What Cards are Hot and Cold for August 29th?
On this week's Fire and Ice, we're seeing what's hot and cold for Myrkul, Lord of Bones and Gev, Scaled Scorch.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wrath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
69%synergy
Bloodghast
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Ophiomancer
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Bitterblossom
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Grave Pact
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Ghast
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Defile
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Ritual
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Opposition Agent
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Necropotence
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
The One Ring
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Accursed Marauder
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Plaguecrafter
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
12%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Nether Traitor
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Dark Confidant
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Shambling Ghast
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Gravecrawler
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Girl
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Priest of Gix
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pet
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Woe Strider
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Warren Soultrader
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Persistent Specimen
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Skirge Familiar
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Snuff Out
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Withering Torment
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Tragic Slip
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Victim of Night
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Sacrifice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Fatal Push
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Cut Down
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Hatred
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Dreams
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Rain of Filth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Damnation
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Diabolic Intent
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Victimize
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Unearth
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Mutilate
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Chain of Smog
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-26%synergy
Thoughtseize
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Invoke Despair
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Vote Out
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Pox
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Make an Example
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Dark Deal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Prized Statue
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Skullclamp
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Mephitic Draught
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Servo Schematic
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Tithing Blade
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Vexing Bauble
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Blood Fountain
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Winter Moon
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Torpor Orb
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Totem
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Tangle Wire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Ugin's Nexus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Hopeless Nightmare
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Treacherous Blessing
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Animate Dead
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Contamination
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Black Market
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Necrodominance
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
No Mercy
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Oppression
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Revel in Riches
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Words of Waste
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Darkness
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Waste Not
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Momentum Breaker
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Strands of Night
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Bottomless Pit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Blight Mound
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Oubliette
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Necrogen Mists
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Witch's Cottage
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Drownyard Temple
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Barad-dûr
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Vesuva
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Pit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Nyx Lotus
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Star
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy