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
Mana Sculpt
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Peak
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Brush Off
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Splatter Technique
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Flow State
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Brash Taunter
89%inclusion101 decks114 decks
87%synergy
Stuffy Doll
81%inclusion92 decks114 decks
80%synergy
Body of Knowledge
68%inclusion78 decks114 decks
67%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
71%inclusion81 decks114 decks
64%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
58%inclusion66 decks114 decks
58%synergy
Chasm Skulker
61%inclusion69 decks114 decks
57%synergy
Darksteel Myr
57%inclusion65 decks114 decks
57%synergy
Omen Hawker
56%inclusion64 decks114 decks
56%synergy
Training Grounds
52%inclusion59 decks114 decks
51%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
71%inclusion81 decks114 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
59%inclusion67 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
59%inclusion67 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion61 decks114 decks
12%synergy
The Locust God
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
41%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Wizard Class
44%inclusion50 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion50 decks114 decks
11%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
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Ill-Tempered Loner
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Donna Noble
39%inclusion44 decks114 decks
38%synergy
Mogg Maniac
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
33%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Coalhauler Swine
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Dominus of Fealty
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Silver Myr
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Iron Myr
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Creepy Doll
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
14%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
Hazoret, Godseeker
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Nadir Kraken
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Raphael, Ninja Destroyer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Razorfin Hunter
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%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
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
-15%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Fires of Victory
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Fateful Showdown
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Rewind
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Invert Polarity
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
9%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
Swan Song
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
-31%synergy
Runeflare Trap
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion10 decks98 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
-3%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
Wild Magic Surge
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Seething Song
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Big Score
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Return the Favor
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Electrodominance
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Wash Away
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Gaze of Adamaro
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
38%inclusion43 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Star of Extinction
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Inner Fire
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Spiraling Embers
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-22%synergy
Master the Way
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
15%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
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Ravenform
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Fabricate
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of Replication
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
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Darksteel Plate
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Pariah's Shield
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
19%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Spellbook
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Gorgon's Head
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Black Vise
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Temple Bell
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Nin
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Ivory Tower
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Heartstone
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Gorgon Flail
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
40%inclusion46 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Pain for All
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Curiosity
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Fevered Visions
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Braid of Fire
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Expedited Inheritance
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
12%synergy
City on Fire
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Vicious Shadows
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Charisma
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
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
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion85 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Kher Keep
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-1%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
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
4%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
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion95 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion92 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
70%inclusion80 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
70%inclusion80 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
61%inclusion69 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
50%inclusion57 decks114 decks
41%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion113 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion113 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion100 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
72%inclusion82 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
62%inclusion71 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
59%inclusion67 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
54%inclusion61 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
53%inclusion60 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Steam Vents
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
-15%synergy
Training Center
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Tributary
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-17%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-7%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
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Turbulent Springs
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-10%synergy
Scorched Geyser
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-4%synergy