Nin, the Pain Artist (Commander) - Core

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
Turbulent Springs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Coastal Peak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Raphael, Ninja Destroyer
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Purple Dragon Punks
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Brash Taunter
89%inclusion101 decks114 decks
87%synergy
Stuffy Doll
82%inclusion93 decks114 decks
81%synergy
Body of Knowledge
69%inclusion79 decks114 decks
67%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
72%inclusion82 decks114 decks
64%synergy
Darksteel Myr
59%inclusion67 decks114 decks
59%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
59%inclusion67 decks114 decks
59%synergy
Chasm Skulker
61%inclusion69 decks114 decks
57%synergy
Omen Hawker
57%inclusion65 decks114 decks
56%synergy
Training Grounds
53%inclusion60 decks114 decks
52%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
47%inclusion54 decks114 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
72%inclusion82 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion68 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
58%inclusion66 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion62 decks114 decks
13%synergy
The Locust God
50%inclusion57 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
46%inclusion52 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion50 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Wizard Class
44%inclusion50 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Willbreaker
44%inclusion50 decks114 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Donna Noble
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Ill-Tempered Loner
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Mogg Maniac
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
23%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Coalhauler Swine
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Silver Myr
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Dominus of Fealty
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Iron Myr
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Creepy Doll
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Hazoret, Godseeker
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Needletooth Raptor
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Oneirophage
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Sturmgeist
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Nadir Kraken
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Clever Impersonator
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
5%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Razorfin Hunter
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Kelpie Guide
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcbond
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Flame of Anor
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Fires of Victory
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Fateful Showdown
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Rewind
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Invert Polarity
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
-18%synergy
Counterflux
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-13%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-20%synergy
Wizard's Retort
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
-31%synergy
Runeflare Trap
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Comet Storm
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Starstorm
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
High Tide
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Impact
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Electrodominance
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-18%synergy
Seething Song
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-13%synergy
Return the Favor
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Gaze of Adamaro
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Wash Away
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
39%inclusion44 decks114 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Star of Extinction
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Inner Fire
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Spiraling Embers
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Mana Geyser
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
-21%synergy
Master the Way
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-18%synergy
Curse of the Swine
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Molten Psyche
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-22%synergy
Hell to Pay
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Ravenform
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of Replication
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Fabricate
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blazing Sunsteel
42%inclusion48 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Basilisk Collar
42%inclusion48 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Fiendlash
40%inclusion46 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Pariah's Shield
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Darksteel Plate
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
29%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Spellbook
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Gorgon's Head
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Black Vise
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Nin
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Temple Bell
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Ivory Tower
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Gorgon Flail
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Pain for All
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
36%inclusion41 decks114 decks
33%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Curiosity
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Fevered Visions
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Braid of Fire
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Expedited Inheritance
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Vicious Shadows
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
City on Fire
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Charisma
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Mirrormade
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Fated Firepower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion86 decks114 decks
26%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Kher Keep
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Restless Spire
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Detection Tower
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Guildless Commons
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion94 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion91 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion81 decks114 decks
35%synergy
Izzet Signet
70%inclusion80 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
61%inclusion70 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
51%inclusion58 decks114 decks
41%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Patriar's Seal
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Exploding Barrel
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion113 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion113 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion101 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
73%inclusion83 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
62%inclusion71 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
59%inclusion67 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
54%inclusion61 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
54%inclusion61 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
42%inclusion48 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Training Center
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Tributary
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
-16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
0%synergy