Maralen of the Mornsong (Commander) - Optimized

Maralen of the Mornsong
Rank #902
94decks
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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!
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
64%inclusion60 decks94 decks
61%synergy
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
37%synergy
Sanguine Bond
40%inclusion38 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Ritual
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Dark Confidant
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Mindcrank
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Sickening Dreams
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
25%synergy
Dark Deal
36%inclusion34 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
81%inclusion76 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
52%inclusion49 decks94 decks
-7%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Ghast
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion34 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion34 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
89%inclusion84 decks94 decks
79%synergy
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion54 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Ad Nauseam
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
44%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Necropotence
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Mox Diamond
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Chasm
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Dauthi Voidwalker
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
18%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pet
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Prophet
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Mindslicer
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Sangromancer
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Elder Brain
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Plaguecrafter
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-19%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Tree of Perdition
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Memnite
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Platinum Angel
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Skirge Familiar
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-17%synergy
Dread Presence
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-7%synergy
Hecteyes
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Starscape Cleric
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Gravecrawler
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Ophiomancer
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Ornithopter
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Nezumi Informant
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Defile
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
-18%synergy
Withering Boon
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
-19%synergy
Slaughter Pact
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Sacrifice
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-18%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Malice
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Despair
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Doom Blade
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Undying Evil
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Cut Down
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-18%synergy
Dash Hopes
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Bubbling Muck
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
-25%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Duress
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtseize
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Profane Tutor
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Chain of Smog
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-13%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Petition
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-29%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Machinations
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-19%synergy
Cruel Tutor
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Death Cloud
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
21%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Dark Sphere
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Defense Grid
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Totem
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Torpor Orb
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Winter Orb
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Trinisphere
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Feldon's Cane
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Painful Quandary
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Oppression
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Contamination
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Bitterblossom
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Waste Not
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-31%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Bottomless Pit
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Caress
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Necrogen Mists
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Grave Pact
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Vapors
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Tortured Existence
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Sorin Markov
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana Vess
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
54%inclusion51 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Lake of the Dead
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Peat Bog
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-14%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Crystal Vein
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-7%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
City of Traitors
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion74 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Petal
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-17%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Bloom
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Caged Sun
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Talisman
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion87 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy