Braids, Arisen Nightmare (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

Nick Benstead
Nov 18, 2025
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pox Plague
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Rat King, Pale Piper
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
South Wind Avatar
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Super Shredder
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Urza's Saga
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
71%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
66%synergy
Opposition Agent
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Bitterblossom
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Deadly Rollick
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Cabal Ritual
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
54%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
54%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Contamination
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Reanimate
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Jet Medallion
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Imp's Mischief
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Snuff Out
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Culling the Weak
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
77%synergy
Demonic Tutor
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
68%synergy
Mana Vault
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
84%synergy
Ancient Tomb
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
72%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
71%synergy
Chrome Mox
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
75%synergy
Necropotence
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
64%synergy
Mox Diamond
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
73%synergy
Imperial Seal
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
68%synergy
The One Ring
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
63%synergy
Creatures
Bloodghast
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Ophiomancer
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Crypt Ghast
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Pet
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Dark Confidant
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
12%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Plaguecrafter
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Gravecrawler
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Skirge Familiar
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Ghast
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Mindslicer
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Walking Ballista
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Timeline Culler
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Nether Traitor
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Miner
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Viscera Seer
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Nested Shambler
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dismember
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Entomb
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Rain of Filth
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Sacrifice
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Defile
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Force of Despair
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Slip
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Slaughter Pact
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Fatal Push
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Cut Down
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Insidious Dreams
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Grim Tutor
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Chain of Smog
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Damnation
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Buried Alive
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Bubbling Muck
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Mind Rake
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-24%synergy
Beseech the Queen
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mind Swords
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Exhume
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Pox
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Final Parting
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichor Wellspring
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Prized Statue
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Winter Moon
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Tangle Wire
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Defense Grid
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Vexing Bauble
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Expedition Map
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Mindcrank
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Static Orb
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Torpor Orb
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Cursed Totem
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Smokestack
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Mephitic Draught
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Manifold Key
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Chalice of the Void
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Meekstone
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Trinisphere
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Voltaic Key
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Helm of Obedience
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Winter Orb
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Brood
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Grindstone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Necrodominance
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Animate Dead
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Necromancy
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Grave Pact
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Oppression
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Darkness
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Treacherous Blessing
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Momentum Breaker
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Nether Void
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Words of Waste
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
No Mercy
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Lake of the Dead
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Vault of Whispers
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Emergence Zone
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-31%synergy
Wasteland
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Pit
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Peat Bog
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
City of Traitors
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Chasm
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Drownyard Temple
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Vein
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
65%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
52%synergy
Mox Amber
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Grim Monolith
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-20%synergy
Arcum's Astrolabe
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Star
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Cavern of Souls
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy