Malik, Grim Manipulator (Commander) - Budget

Alternate Names:

Negan, the Cold-BloodedNegan, the Cold-Blooded

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Arnaud Gompertz
Dec 10, 2025
Get Creative With These Uncanny Brews Filled With Mardudes
Branching Out continues on with three-color commanders, kicking things off with Mardu, and some unexpected brews.
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Scryfall
MTGStocks
Airbender Ascension
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Destined Confrontation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plaguecrafter
65%inclusion229 decks352 decks
63%synergy
Accursed Marauder
59%inclusion174 decks293 decks
56%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
56%inclusion196 decks352 decks
55%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
59%inclusion209 decks352 decks
53%synergy
Mayhem Devil
59%inclusion209 decks352 decks
51%synergy
Crackling Doom
67%inclusion235 decks352 decks
49%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
56%inclusion198 decks352 decks
47%synergy
Demon's Disciple
47%inclusion164 decks352 decks
46%synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
46%inclusion162 decks352 decks
45%synergy
Cloudshift
48%inclusion168 decks352 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Mirkwood Bats
55%inclusion194 decks352 decks
38%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
55%inclusion194 decks352 decks
38%synergy
Merciless Executioner
42%inclusion147 decks352 decks
41%synergy
Ephemerate
42%inclusion147 decks352 decks
37%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
40%inclusion141 decks352 decks
33%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
40%inclusion140 decks352 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion139 decks352 decks
26%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
38%inclusion135 decks352 decks
34%synergy
Soul Shatter
38%inclusion134 decks352 decks
36%synergy
Vihaan, Goldwaker
37%inclusion117 decks314 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Harvester of Souls
37%inclusion130 decks352 decks
34%synergy
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace
37%inclusion123 decks334 decks
35%synergy
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
37%inclusion129 decks352 decks
36%synergy
Gravelighter
36%inclusion126 decks352 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
36%inclusion126 decks352 decks
18%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
35%inclusion122 decks352 decks
29%synergy
Marionette Master
32%inclusion112 decks352 decks
27%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
31%inclusion108 decks352 decks
26%synergy
Restoration Angel
30%inclusion106 decks352 decks
29%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
30%inclusion104 decks352 decks
29%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
28%inclusion97 decks352 decks
23%synergy
Sun Titan
27%inclusion94 decks352 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
26%inclusion76 decks296 decks
19%synergy
Flickerwisp
25%inclusion87 decks352 decks
24%synergy
The Jolly Balloon Man
24%inclusion66 decks275 decks
21%synergy
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
23%inclusion77 decks334 decks
14%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
23%inclusion81 decks352 decks
18%synergy
Academy Manufactor
23%inclusion80 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
22%inclusion40 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Crime Novelist
20%inclusion70 decks342 decks
15%synergy
Wasteland Raider
20%inclusion65 decks333 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of the Vault
19%inclusion67 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
19%inclusion59 decks315 decks
9%synergy
Charming Prince
16%inclusion58 decks352 decks
16%synergy
Teysa Karlov
16%inclusion56 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
15%inclusion54 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Xorn
15%inclusion54 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
15%inclusion53 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion48 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
13%inclusion47 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
13%inclusion46 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Benalish Sleeper
13%inclusion45 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Mastermind Plum
12%inclusion41 decks342 decks
11%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
11%inclusion40 decks352 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
11%inclusion37 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
10%inclusion35 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
10%inclusion35 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
8.8%inclusion31 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Rankle and Torbran
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
7.9%inclusion25 decks316 decks
6%synergy
Felidar Guardian
7.7%inclusion27 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
High-Society Hunter
6.8%inclusion17 decks249 decks
5%synergy
Captain Lannery Storm
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
-3%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Skullport Merchant
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Flicker of Fate
37%inclusion131 decks352 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
36%inclusion127 decks352 decks
35%synergy
Kaya's Guile
35%inclusion124 decks352 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
35%inclusion124 decks352 decks
-27%synergy
Deadly Dispute
35%inclusion122 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
28%inclusion97 decks352 decks
27%synergy
Vona's Hunger
27%inclusion94 decks352 decks
26%synergy
Path to Exile
23%inclusion81 decks352 decks
-24%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
20%inclusion72 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion65 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Slip On the Ring
18%inclusion63 decks352 decks
18%synergy
Parting Gust
17%inclusion49 decks286 decks
16%synergy
Despark
16%inclusion56 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Szat's Will
15%inclusion54 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion51 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Wear // Tear
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
-22%synergy
Eerie Interlude
12%inclusion41 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Getaway Glamer
11%inclusion35 decks314 decks
11%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Edict
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion37 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion36 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion29 decks296 decks
9%synergy
Long Road Home
10%inclusion34 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.4%inclusion33 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
9.4%inclusion33 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Terminate
9.4%inclusion33 decks352 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
-7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Ghostway
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Scrollshift
7.7%inclusion27 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Otherworldly Journey
6.5%inclusion23 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Semester's End
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.1%inclusion18 decks295 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Edict
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Entrapment Maneuver
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
-10%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.6%inclusion16 decks286 decks
5%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
By Invitation Only
31%inclusion110 decks352 decks
31%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
29%inclusion103 decks352 decks
27%synergy
Single Combat
29%inclusion103 decks352 decks
28%synergy
Innocent Blood
28%inclusion100 decks352 decks
28%synergy
Make an Example
25%inclusion87 decks352 decks
24%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion85 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Painful Truths
22%inclusion78 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
22%inclusion78 decks352 decks
-17%synergy
Mire in Misery
18%inclusion63 decks352 decks
18%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
18%inclusion63 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion51 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion34 decks249 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion48 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion47 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion47 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion47 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion45 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
13%inclusion45 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Fatal Grudge
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Another Round
10%inclusion32 decks314 decks
10%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
9.4%inclusion33 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
9.4%inclusion33 decks352 decks
-13%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Season of Loss
8.7%inclusion25 decks286 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.6%inclusion27 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Angrath's Rampage
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Covetous Elegy
7.7%inclusion26 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Necrotic Hex
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Blood Money
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Bounty
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Extract a Confession
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
27%inclusion94 decks352 decks
26%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
26%inclusion90 decks352 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion78 decks352 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion58 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
14%inclusion51 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
14%inclusion50 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion47 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Map
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
-29%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Rain of Riches
25%inclusion87 decks352 decks
20%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
23%inclusion82 decks352 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion75 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Life Insurance
20%inclusion72 decks352 decks
18%synergy
Teleportation Circle
19%inclusion67 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Nahiri's Resolve
19%inclusion66 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
17%inclusion59 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Martyr's Bond
16%inclusion55 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Revel in Riches
15%inclusion53 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
14%inclusion51 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
11%inclusion31 decks273 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion34 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Doom Foretold
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
-7%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Far Traveler
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Assemble the Legion
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
-1%synergy
Alchemist's Talent
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.1%inclusion18 decks352 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
32%inclusion111 decks352 decks
30%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion95 decks352 decks
-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion37 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion35 decks352 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Mines of Moria
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion280 decks352 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion277 decks352 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
52%inclusion184 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
47%inclusion164 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Boros Signet
44%inclusion155 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
39%inclusion136 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
38%inclusion132 decks352 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion120 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
27%inclusion95 decks352 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion92 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion63 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Bounty Board
7.3%inclusion23 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion351 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion349 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion347 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion306 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Nomad Outpost
66%inclusion231 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion199 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion164 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion163 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion149 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Triumph
41%inclusion145 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
39%inclusion139 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
39%inclusion139 decks352 decks
-12%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
37%inclusion129 decks352 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Malice
36%inclusion128 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Landscape
35%inclusion104 decks293 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion122 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
35%inclusion122 decks352 decks
-16%synergy
Battlefield Forge
34%inclusion118 decks352 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion115 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion93 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Field
24%inclusion85 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
23%inclusion81 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
23%inclusion81 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Boros Garrison
21%inclusion73 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
19%inclusion68 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion67 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion63 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18%inclusion63 decks352 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion53 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
13%inclusion47 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
13%inclusion46 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Rugged Prairie
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Heath
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
-9%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion36 decks334 decks
-1%synergy
Canyon Slough
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
7.2%inclusion24 decks334 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Sacred Peaks
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.5%inclusion23 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Boros Guildgate
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.4%inclusion17 decks316 decks
4%synergy