Maralen of the Mornsong (Commander) - Optimized

Maralen of the Mornsong
Rank #879
138decks
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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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mornsong Aria
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
49%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.5%inclusion1 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
68%inclusion94 decks138 decks
65%synergy
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion69 decks138 decks
37%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
36%inclusion49 decks138 decks
31%synergy
Dark Confidant
38%inclusion52 decks138 decks
30%synergy
Sanguine Bond
42%inclusion58 decks138 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
39%inclusion52 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Ritual
47%inclusion65 decks138 decks
29%synergy
Mindcrank
34%inclusion47 decks138 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
36%inclusion49 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Dark Deal
37%inclusion51 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion114 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
55%inclusion76 decks138 decks
-6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
49%inclusion67 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion64 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
46%inclusion63 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
43%inclusion59 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion54 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion53 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
38%inclusion52 decks138 decks
-14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion49 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
88%inclusion121 decks138 decks
78%synergy
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion85 decks138 decks
34%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
47%inclusion65 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Ad Nauseam
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Necropotence
42%inclusion58 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
26%inclusion36 decks138 decks
20%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
25%inclusion34 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
35%inclusion48 decks138 decks
24%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion47 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion28 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pet
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Twilight Prophet
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
-6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
-19%synergy
Elder Brain
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
-14%synergy
Mindslicer
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Dread Presence
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Tree of Perdition
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Skirge Familiar
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Memnite
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Platinum Angel
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-6%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Starscape Cleric
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Marauder
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-15%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-11%synergy
Shield Sphere
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-11%synergy
Virus Beetle
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Ophiomancer
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-10%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
28%inclusion38 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Defile
25%inclusion34 decks138 decks
-13%synergy
Withering Boon
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
-14%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Slaughter Pact
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Darkness
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Feign Death
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Undying Malice
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Sacrifice
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Murder
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Dash Hopes
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Evil
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-6%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-10%synergy
Cut Down
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Despair
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-19%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion47 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
32%inclusion44 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
-20%synergy
Damnation
26%inclusion36 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Sickening Dreams
25%inclusion34 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Thoughtseize
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Duress
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
-13%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
-28%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-6%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Buried Alive
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-6%synergy
Fell
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Machinations
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Dark Petition
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
28%inclusion39 decks138 decks
21%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
25%inclusion35 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
22%inclusion30 decks138 decks
19%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
21%inclusion22 decks105 decks
1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Sphere
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Defense Grid
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Totem
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Spellbook
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Torpor Orb
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-11%synergy
Trinisphere
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
25%inclusion35 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Oppression
22%inclusion30 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Contamination
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Bitterblossom
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
-9%synergy
Waste Not
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
-9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Bottomless Pit
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
-30%synergy
Grave Pact
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
-11%synergy
Liliana's Caress
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Necrogen Mists
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-11%synergy
Necromancy
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Remedy
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Lethal Vapors
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
33%inclusion45 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Sorin Markov
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Liliana Vess
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
59%inclusion81 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion63 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion50 decks138 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
30%inclusion41 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
-11%synergy
Glacial Chasm
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Peat Bog
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-13%synergy
City of Traitors
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion114 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion69 decks138 decks
-12%synergy
Lotus Petal
34%inclusion47 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
-17%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Bloom
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion122 decks138 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion24 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
-9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
1%synergy