Nin, the Pain Artist (Commander) - Core

Background image for Political Puppets Precon Upgrade
Andy Zupke
Feb 21, 2024
Political Puppets Precon Upgrade
We take the Political Puppets precon from Commander 2011, led by Zedruu the Greathearted, and reimagine it in the current era.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Purple Dragon Punks
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Raphael, Ninja Destroyer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Brash Taunter
89%inclusion106 decks119 decks
88%synergy
Stuffy Doll
81%inclusion96 decks119 decks
80%synergy
Body of Knowledge
71%inclusion84 decks119 decks
69%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
71%inclusion84 decks119 decks
63%synergy
Darksteel Myr
61%inclusion72 decks119 decks
60%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
60%inclusion71 decks119 decks
59%synergy
Omen Hawker
60%inclusion71 decks119 decks
59%synergy
Chasm Skulker
61%inclusion72 decks119 decks
57%synergy
Training Grounds
51%inclusion61 decks119 decks
51%synergy
Willbreaker
45%inclusion54 decks119 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
70%inclusion83 decks119 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion73 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
58%inclusion69 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
52%inclusion62 decks119 decks
10%synergy
The Locust God
50%inclusion60 decks119 decks
42%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
48%inclusion57 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
48%inclusion57 decks119 decks
39%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion54 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
45%inclusion54 decks119 decks
43%synergy
Fiendlash
44%inclusion52 decks119 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
44%inclusion52 decks119 decks
34%synergy
Ill-Tempered Loner
41%inclusion49 decks119 decks
41%synergy
Donna Noble
41%inclusion49 decks119 decks
41%synergy
Mogg Maniac
36%inclusion43 decks119 decks
36%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
27%inclusion32 decks119 decks
27%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Dominus of Fealty
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Silver Myr
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Coalhauler Swine
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
21%inclusion21 decks101 decks
20%synergy
Iron Myr
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Creepy Doll
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Sturmgeist
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Needletooth Raptor
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Homunculus Horde
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Oneirophage
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Hazoret, Godseeker
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Nadir Kraken
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
6%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Kelpie Guide
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Clever Impersonator
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Razorfin Hunter
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Thundering Djinn
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcbond
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion41 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
34%inclusion40 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Flame of Anor
34%inclusion40 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion34 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion32 decks119 decks
-17%synergy
Fateful Showdown
27%inclusion32 decks119 decks
24%synergy
Fires of Victory
27%inclusion32 decks119 decks
27%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
-5%synergy
Rewind
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Invert Polarity
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
-17%synergy
Counterflux
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Charm
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
-20%synergy
Wizard's Retort
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
-14%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Runeflare Trap
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Comet Storm
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Evacuation
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
-7%synergy
Unwind
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
1%synergy
High Tide
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Gaze of Adamaro
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Starstorm
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Seething Song
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-12%synergy
Mirrorform
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Impact
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Electrodominance
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Wash Away
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-17%synergy
Return the Favor
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
31%synergy
Spiraling Embers
33%inclusion39 decks119 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Inner Fire
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Star of Extinction
29%inclusion34 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Master the Way
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
-23%synergy
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
-20%synergy
Molten Psyche
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Hell to Pay
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
-24%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-14%synergy
Ravenform
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Insult // Injury
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Fabricate
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Minds Aglow
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blazing Sunsteel
43%inclusion51 decks119 decks
43%synergy
Basilisk Collar
40%inclusion48 decks119 decks
32%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
31%synergy
Pariah's Shield
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
32%synergy
Darksteel Plate
30%inclusion36 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion36 decks119 decks
20%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
29%inclusion34 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Spellbook
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Venser's Journal
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Gorgon's Head
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Iron Maiden
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Black Vise
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Nin
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Ivory Tower
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Temple Bell
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Gorgon Flail
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
44%inclusion52 decks119 decks
36%synergy
Ominous Seas
41%inclusion49 decks119 decks
38%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
34%synergy
Pain for All
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
29%inclusion34 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Curiosity
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Fevered Visions
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
13%synergy
City on Fire
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Braid of Fire
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Vicious Shadows
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Expedited Inheritance
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Fated Firepower
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Charisma
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormade
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-15%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
74%inclusion88 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Kher Keep
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Restless Spire
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Detection Tower
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion99 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion97 decks119 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Signet
72%inclusion86 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion85 decks119 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
61%inclusion72 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
51%inclusion61 decks119 decks
41%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion41 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
30%inclusion36 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Fire Diamond
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Patriar's Seal
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion118 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion118 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion104 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
71%inclusion85 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
58%inclusion69 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
55%inclusion66 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
52%inclusion62 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50%inclusion60 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
39%inclusion46 decks119 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion42 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
34%inclusion40 decks119 decks
-7%synergy
Steam Vents
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
-16%synergy
Training Center
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
-5%synergy
Fiery Islet
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
-17%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
-7%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Island
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-5%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-5%synergy
Airship Engine Room
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy