Maralen of the Mornsong (Commander) - Optimized

Maralen of the Mornsong
Rank #889
145decks
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Nick Price
Mar 12, 2024
Back to Basics - The 10 Most Played Mono-Black Cards in Commander
What actually makes these mono-black staples so good? Why should you include them in your deck? Let's explore with Nick!
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
70%inclusion102 decks145 decks
67%synergy
Mornsong Aria
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
48%synergy
Exquisite Blood
52%inclusion75 decks145 decks
39%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
37%inclusion54 decks145 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
42%inclusion60 decks143 decks
33%synergy
Sanguine Bond
43%inclusion62 decks145 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Ritual
49%inclusion71 decks145 decks
31%synergy
Dark Confidant
38%inclusion55 decks145 decks
30%synergy
Mindcrank
36%inclusion52 decks145 decks
30%synergy
Dark Deal
40%inclusion58 decks145 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
85%inclusion123 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
57%inclusion82 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
52%inclusion75 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion70 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion70 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
43%inclusion62 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39%inclusion57 decks145 decks
-12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion57 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion56 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion55 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
89%inclusion129 decks145 decks
79%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion92 decks145 decks
36%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
50%inclusion72 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
46%inclusion66 decks145 decks
25%synergy
Ad Nauseam
43%inclusion62 decks145 decks
40%synergy
Necropotence
41%inclusion59 decks145 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion39 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion37 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
37%inclusion53 decks145 decks
26%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
36%inclusion52 decks145 decks
20%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion49 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
28%inclusion41 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion38 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Blood Pet
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
20%inclusion29 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Prophet
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
17%inclusion25 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
-6%synergy
Elder Brain
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
-19%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Dread Presence
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
-15%synergy
Mindslicer
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Tree of Perdition
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Platinum Angel
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Leaden Myr
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Memnite
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Ornithopter
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Starscape Cleric
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Skirge Familiar
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-6%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Accursed Marauder
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-15%synergy
Shield Sphere
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-13%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Ophiomancer
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion42 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Defile
26%inclusion38 decks145 decks
-10%synergy
Withering Boon
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion29 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
-14%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Slaughter Pact
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Darkness
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
-8%synergy
Feign Death
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Force of Despair
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Sacrifice
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Murder
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Cut Down
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Dash Hopes
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Undying Evil
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-20%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
35%inclusion51 decks145 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion51 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
34%inclusion49 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
32%inclusion47 decks145 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion45 decks145 decks
-19%synergy
Sickening Dreams
26%inclusion38 decks145 decks
26%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion38 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Thoughtseize
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Duress
21%inclusion30 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion29 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
-13%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
-27%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.7%inclusion11 decks143 decks
-9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Persist
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Dark Petition
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
28%inclusion41 decks145 decks
22%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
26%inclusion38 decks145 decks
24%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
23%inclusion34 decks145 decks
21%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
-10%synergy
Defense Grid
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Dark Sphere
17%inclusion25 decks145 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Torpor Orb
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Spellbook
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-13%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
36%inclusion52 decks145 decks
27%synergy
Painful Quandary
26%inclusion37 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
25%inclusion36 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
23%inclusion33 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Oppression
22%inclusion32 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Contamination
19%inclusion28 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
-9%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
-8%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Bottomless Pit
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
-30%synergy
Grave Pact
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
-12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-10%synergy
Liliana's Caress
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Necrogen Mists
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Lethal Vapors
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
32%inclusion46 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Sorin Markov
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
62%inclusion90 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion68 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion50 decks145 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion48 decks145 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion47 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
30%inclusion43 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Glacial Chasm
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion18 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Peat Bog
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
-8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
4%synergy
Wasteland
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Crystal Vein
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion117 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion73 decks145 decks
-12%synergy
Lotus Petal
36%inclusion52 decks145 decks
28%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Mox Diamond
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
18%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion19 decks145 decks
-16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Bloom
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
87%inclusion126 decks145 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion31 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
19%inclusion27 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion22 decks145 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
4%synergy