Braids, Arisen Nightmare (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bloodghast
78%inclusion47 decks60 decks
66%synergy
Ophiomancer
80%inclusion48 decks60 decks
63%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
53%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
48%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
46%synergy
Prized Statue
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
45%synergy
Unearth
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Treacherous Blessing
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Flare of Malice
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Bitterblossom
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion47 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
78%inclusion47 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
77%inclusion46 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
73%inclusion44 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Victimize
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Withering Torment
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
The One Ring
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Accursed Marauder
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Plaguecrafter
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Massacre Wurm
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Nether Traitor
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Burglar Rat
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Shambling Ghast
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Virus Beetle
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Nezumi Informant
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Timeline Culler
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Demon's Disciple
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Hecteyes
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Girl
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Confidant
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Carrion Feeder
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Tragic Slip
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Defile
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Soul Shatter
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Snuff Out
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-15%synergy
Darkness
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Cut Down
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Fatal Push
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Undying Evil
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Vona's Hunger
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Exsanguinate
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-14%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Mutilate
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Buried Alive
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Mire in Misery
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Make an Example
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Delirium Skeins
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Thoughtseize
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Mephitic Draught
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Expedition Map
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-17%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Tithing Blade
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-18%synergy
Servo Schematic
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-17%synergy
Blood Fountain
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Mimic Vat
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Smokestack
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Ugin's Nexus
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
27%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Momentum Breaker
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
18%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Bandit's Talent
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Oppression
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-25%synergy
Omen of the Dead
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Waste Not
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Lore
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Chime of Night
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Pact
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Open the Graves
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Words of Waste
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Glistening Oil
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Bottomless Pit
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
68%inclusion41 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Drownyard Temple
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
8%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Vesuva
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Volatile Fault
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion50 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Caged Sun
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion57 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Boggart Trawler
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Cave
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy