Braids, Arisen Nightmare (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

Cooper Gottfried
Jun 8, 2026
Building a Mono-Black Enchantments Deck with Braids, Arisen Nightmare
Looking for a more enchanted experience playing Braids, Arisen Nightmare? Cooper has a deck tech filled with new ways to play mono-black.
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Urza's Saga
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
70%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
64%synergy
Bitterblossom
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
58%synergy
Deadly Rollick
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
55%synergy
Opposition Agent
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
55%synergy
Cabal Ritual
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
55%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
53%synergy
Snuff Out
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
51%synergy
Contamination
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Reanimate
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Jet Medallion
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Imp's Mischief
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Culling the Weak
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Black Market Connections
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Diabolic Intent
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
77%synergy
Demonic Tutor
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
68%synergy
Mana Vault
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
82%synergy
Ancient Tomb
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
73%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
71%synergy
Chrome Mox
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
74%synergy
Necropotence
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
63%synergy
Mox Diamond
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
74%synergy
Imperial Seal
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
69%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
57%synergy
Creatures
Bloodghast
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Ophiomancer
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Crypt Ghast
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Artist
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Blood Pet
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Warren Soultrader
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
22%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Gravecrawler
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Accursed Marauder
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Skirge Familiar
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Ghast
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Timeline Culler
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Mindslicer
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Miner
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Nether Traitor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Ornithopter
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Walking Ballista
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Viscera Seer
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Nested Shambler
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Entomb
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Dismember
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Rain of Filth
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Sacrifice
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Defile
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-20%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-0%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Fatal Push
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Dreams
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Yawgmoth's Will
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Grim Tutor
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Chain of Smog
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Buried Alive
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Unearth
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Mind Rake
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Swords
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-24%synergy
Beseech the Queen
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Final Parting
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Pox
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Prized Statue
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Winter Moon
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Defense Grid
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Vexing Bauble
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Tangle Wire
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Mindcrank
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Static Orb
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Meekstone
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Smokestack
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Mephitic Draught
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Cursed Totem
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Torpor Orb
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Brood
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Winter Orb
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Manifold Key
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Voltaic Key
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Trinisphere
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Chalice of the Void
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-27%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-15%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
27%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Necrodominance
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Grave Pact
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Oppression
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Darkness
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Treacherous Blessing
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Momentum Breaker
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Nether Void
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Words of Waste
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Oubliette
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-0%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Coffers
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Vault of Whispers
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Strip Mine
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-31%synergy
Wasteland
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
City of Traitors
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-23%synergy
Peat Bog
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Drownyard Temple
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Crystal Vein
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
66%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Mox Amber
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Grim Monolith
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-17%synergy
Arcum's Astrolabe
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Star
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Paradise Mantle
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
-22%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
51%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy