Nin, the Pain Artist (Commander) - Control

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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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Brash Taunter
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
75%synergy
Stuffy Doll
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Omen Hawker
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Training Grounds
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Mana Drain
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Fabricate
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Rhystic Study
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Mystical Tutor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Body of Knowledge
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
The Locust God
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Darksteel Myr
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Chasm Skulker
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Mogg Maniac
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Spellseeker
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Hazoret the Fervent
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Trinket Mage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Willbreaker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Clever Impersonator
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Hazoret, Godseeker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Viseling
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Rootwater Matriarch
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Opportunistic Dragon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Mind Flayer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Tribute Mage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Aura Thief
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ill-Tempered Loner
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Abrade
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Scour for Scrap
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Flame of Anor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Invert Polarity
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Force of Negation
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Whir of Invention
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Arcbond
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Dispel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Fateful Showdown
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Flusterstorm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Counterflux
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Pyroblast
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Starstorm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Dominate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Delay
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Magic Damper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Impact
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Spell Snare
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-19%synergy
Brain Freeze
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Magmaquake
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Into the Roil
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Impulse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Firestorm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Runeflare Trap
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Ponder
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Star of Extinction
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Chain Reaction
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Inner Fire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Spiraling Embers
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Hell to Pay
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-20%synergy
Echo of Eons
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Relm's Sketching
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mirage Mockery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Clone Legion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Merchant Scroll
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Blatant Thievery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Rolling Thunder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Time Spiral
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Winds of Change
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-24%synergy
Bribery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Molten Psyche
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Insurrection
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Entrancing Melody
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Basilisk Collar
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Blazing Sunsteel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Howling Mine
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Venser's Journal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Fiendlash
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ivory Tower
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Iron Maiden
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Pariah's Shield
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
World Map
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Black Vise
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Fevered Visions
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Mirrormade
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Braid of Fire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Wizard Class
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Copy Artifact
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Pain for All
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Expedited Inheritance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
City on Fire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Followed Footsteps
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Repercussion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Forced Fruition
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Dack Fayden
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Inventors' Fair
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Academy Ruins
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Kher Keep
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Seat of the Synod
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Tolaria West
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Terrain Generator
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Great Furnace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Thought Vessel
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Basalt Monolith
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Scalding Tarn
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Sulfur Falls
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Fiery Islet
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Volcanic Island
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Mana Confluence
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Misty Rainforest
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
22%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Valakut Awakening
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Wooded Foothills
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Thundering Falls
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-20%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-25%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy