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
The Great Mound
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Brash Taunter
89%inclusion100 decks112 decks
88%synergy
Stuffy Doll
80%inclusion90 decks112 decks
80%synergy
Body of Knowledge
68%inclusion76 decks112 decks
66%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
71%inclusion79 decks112 decks
63%synergy
Darksteel Myr
58%inclusion65 decks112 decks
58%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
58%inclusion65 decks112 decks
58%synergy
Omen Hawker
57%inclusion64 decks112 decks
57%synergy
Chasm Skulker
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
57%synergy
Training Grounds
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
52%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
72%inclusion81 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
63%inclusion70 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion63 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion60 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
22%synergy
The Locust God
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
36%synergy
Wizard Class
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Willbreaker
42%inclusion47 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Ill-Tempered Loner
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Donna Noble
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
38%synergy
Mogg Maniac
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Coalhauler Swine
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
23%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Irencrag Pyromancer
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Dominus of Fealty
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Silver Myr
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Iron Myr
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Creepy Doll
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Hazoret, Godseeker
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Needletooth Raptor
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Oneirophage
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Sturmgeist
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Keranos, God of Storms
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Toralf, God of Fury
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
12%inclusion12 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Wrathful Raptors
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Silverclad Ferocidons
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Nadir Kraken
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Spiteful Sliver
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Kelpie Guide
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Clever Impersonator
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Arcbond
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Flame of Anor
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Reality Shift
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
-16%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Fires of Victory
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Rewind
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Invert Polarity
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Fateful Showdown
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
-19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
-0%synergy
Counterflux
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Sculpt
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-20%synergy
Wizard's Retort
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-30%synergy
Runeflare Trap
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Comet Storm
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Cerebral Vortex
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Starstorm
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
High Tide
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-19%synergy
Brush Off
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Impact
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Electrodominance
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Wash Away
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Chain Reaction
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Vandalblast
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Star of Extinction
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Inner Fire
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Spiraling Embers
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Mana Geyser
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-22%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-18%synergy
Master the Way
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Curse of the Swine
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Molten Psyche
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-21%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-14%synergy
Hell to Pay
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Ravenform
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Splatter Technique
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-0%synergy
Flow State
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blazing Sunsteel
42%inclusion47 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Basilisk Collar
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Fiendlash
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Darksteel Plate
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Pariah's Shield
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
4%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Spellbook
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Venser's Journal
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Black Vise
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Ivory Tower
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Temple Bell
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Gorgon's Head
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Nin
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Pain for All
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Ominous Seas
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
32%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Braid of Fire
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Fevered Visions
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Curiosity
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-11%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Expedited Inheritance
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
10%synergy
City on Fire
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Vicious Shadows
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Improbable Alliance
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Mirrormade
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Charisma
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion84 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Kher Keep
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-0%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Forgotten Cave
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Detection Tower
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion94 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion90 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
71%inclusion80 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion79 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
43%synergy
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Exploding Barrel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Patriar's Seal
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion112 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion112 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion100 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
72%inclusion81 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
64%inclusion72 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
58%inclusion65 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Steam Vents
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
-14%synergy
Training Center
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-16%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Coastal Peak
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Volcanic Island
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Turbulent Springs
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-13%synergy
Scorched Geyser
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-13%synergy