Maralen of the Mornsong (Commander) - Optimized

Maralen of the Mornsong
Rank #879
128decks
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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
Mornsong Aria
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
67%inclusion86 decks128 decks
64%synergy
Exquisite Blood
51%inclusion65 decks128 decks
38%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
38%inclusion48 decks128 decks
33%synergy
Dark Confidant
38%inclusion48 decks128 decks
30%synergy
Sanguine Bond
42%inclusion54 decks128 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
39%inclusion49 decks125 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Ritual
48%inclusion61 decks128 decks
30%synergy
Mindcrank
34%inclusion43 decks128 decks
28%synergy
Dark Deal
38%inclusion49 decks128 decks
27%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
35%inclusion45 decks128 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
82%inclusion105 decks128 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
55%inclusion71 decks128 decks
-5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
49%inclusion63 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion61 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion58 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
43%inclusion55 decks128 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
38%inclusion49 decks128 decks
-13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion49 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion48 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
35%inclusion45 decks128 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
88%inclusion112 decks128 decks
78%synergy
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion79 decks128 decks
34%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
48%inclusion61 decks128 decks
19%synergy
Ad Nauseam
45%inclusion57 decks128 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion56 decks128 decks
22%synergy
Necropotence
43%inclusion55 decks128 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion39 decks128 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion32 decks128 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
24%inclusion31 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
23%inclusion30 decks128 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion44 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
34%inclusion43 decks128 decks
18%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
27%inclusion35 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
24%inclusion31 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Blood Pet
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Twilight Prophet
17%inclusion22 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Plaguecrafter
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
-7%synergy
Mindslicer
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
-13%synergy
Elder Brain
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
-20%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
-12%synergy
Dread Presence
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
-5%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Skirge Familiar
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Tree of Perdition
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-7%synergy
Memnite
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Platinum Angel
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
-7%synergy
Phage the Untouchable
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Starscape Cleric
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Shield Sphere
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Ornithopter
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-11%synergy
Nezumi Informant
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-13%synergy
Virus Beetle
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Accursed Marauder
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-16%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Massacre Wurm
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-12%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion44 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
28%inclusion36 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Defile
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
-12%synergy
Withering Boon
23%inclusion30 decks128 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion27 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
-14%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Slaughter Pact
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
-8%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Undying Malice
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Sacrifice
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Undying Evil
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Dash Hopes
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Despair
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Doom Blade
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-19%synergy
Murder
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-5%synergy
Cut Down
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion43 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion42 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Bubbling Muck
32%inclusion41 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
30%inclusion39 decks128 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion39 decks128 decks
-21%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion34 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Sickening Dreams
26%inclusion33 decks128 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion30 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
22%inclusion28 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
15%synergy
Duress
20%inclusion25 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
-14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-28%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
-11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Machinations
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
30%inclusion39 decks128 decks
24%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
27%inclusion34 decks128 decks
24%synergy
Mithril Coat
24%inclusion31 decks128 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
23%inclusion30 decks128 decks
21%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Sphere
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Defense Grid
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Spellbook
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Torpor Orb
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-12%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-10%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Trinisphere
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
24%inclusion31 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Oppression
22%inclusion28 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion28 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Contamination
17%inclusion22 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Bitterblossom
16%inclusion20 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion19 decks128 decks
-9%synergy
Waste Not
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Wound Reflection
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
-9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Bottomless Pit
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
-32%synergy
Liliana's Caress
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Necrogen Mists
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Necromancy
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Grave Pact
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
-13%synergy
Lethal Vapors
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
30%inclusion39 decks128 decks
16%synergy
Sorin Markov
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Liliana Vess
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
60%inclusion77 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
46%inclusion59 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion47 decks128 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
34%inclusion43 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion42 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
30%inclusion38 decks128 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
18%inclusion23 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
-11%synergy
Glacial Chasm
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
13%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Peat Bog
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
-8%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
-5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
1%synergy
City of Traitors
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion103 decks128 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion62 decks128 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Petal
35%inclusion45 decks128 decks
28%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion27 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion24 decks128 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion22 decks128 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
-16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Bloom
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Caged Sun
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
-3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion113 decks128 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion26 decks128 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion22 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion21 decks128 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.8%inclusion10 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
1%synergy