Nin, the Pain Artist
$0.41
$0.41Legendary Creature — Vedalken Wizard
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#1414
Current Rank
#1428
Last Week
#1284
Last Month
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Commander gameplay videos featuring Nin, the Pain Artist.
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More Nin, the Pain Artist VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Nin, the Pain Artist decks.
Pain for All+18% Synergy
$0.55
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought+8% Synergy
$5.33
Gogo, Master of Mimicry+3% Synergy
$5.03
The Eternity Elevator+3% Synergy
$1.30
Vivi Ornitier-5% Synergy
$43.65
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Nin, the Pain Artist's abilities and overall game plan.
Brash Taunter+72% Synergy
$0.64
Stuffy Doll+71% Synergy
$3.61
Body of Knowledge+60% Synergy
$0.20
Psychosis Crawler+56% Synergy
$0.34
Chasm Skulker+48% Synergy
$0.95
Kefnet the Mindful+46% Synergy
$0.27
Darksteel Myr+45% Synergy
$0.47
Omen Hawker+45% Synergy
$0.15
Triskaidekaphile+41% Synergy
$0.58
Training Grounds+40% Synergy
$4.68
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Nin, the Pain Artist decks.
Mogg Maniac+39% Synergy
$1.04
The Locust God+37% Synergy
$4.67
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind+31% Synergy
$0.91
Solemn Simulacrum+28% Synergy
$0.26
Blasphemous Act+24% Synergy
$1.13
Niv-Mizzet, Parun+17% Synergy
$4.28
Swiftfoot Boots+14% Synergy
$1.30
Arcane Denial+10% Synergy
$1.75
Counterspell+5% Synergy
$1.65
Chaos Warp+4% Synergy
$0.34
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Consecrated Sphinx+12% Synergy
$33.99
Narset, Parter of Veils+9% Synergy
$2.58
Thassa's Oracle+5% Synergy
$16.62
Grim Monolith+5% Synergy
$372.38
Mana Vault+2% Synergy
$71.05
Cyclonic Rift+1% Synergy
$48.08
Ancient Tomb+1% Synergy
$94.69
Mox Diamond0% Synergy
$643.42
Force of Will-1% Synergy
$57.48
The One Ring-2% Synergy
$67.99
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Nin, the Pain Artist's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Donna Noble+34% Synergy
$0.27
Willbreaker+33% Synergy
$1.35
Ill-Tempered Loner+33% Synergy
$0.40
Screaming Nemesis+26% Synergy
$17.71
Laboratory Maniac+25% Synergy
$0.68
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+23% Synergy
$14.70
Illusory Ambusher+22% Synergy
$0.14
Alandra, Sky Dreamer+20% Synergy
$0.53
Scrawling Crawler+19% Synergy
$3.65
Giggling Skitterspike+19% Synergy
$7.17
Phyrexian Metamorph+18% Synergy
$1.36
Coalhauler Swine+18% Synergy
$0.16
Razorkin Needlehead+17% Synergy
$2.69
Irencrag Pyromancer+17% Synergy
$0.38
Silver Myr+16% Synergy
$0.40
Wrathful Red Dragon+16% Synergy
$2.76
Iron Myr+15% Synergy
$0.46
Creepy Doll+15% Synergy
$0.83
Dominus of Fealty+14% Synergy
$0.63
Sturmgeist+11% Synergy
$0.28
Needletooth Raptor+11% Synergy
$0.17
Wrathful Raptors+11% Synergy
$3.93
Silverclad Ferocidons+11% Synergy
$3.63
Trinket Mage+10% Synergy
$0.84
Keranos, God of Storms+10% Synergy
$2.56
Clever Impersonator+10% Synergy
$2.68
Spiteful Sliver+10% Synergy
$1.18
Homunculus Horde+9% Synergy
$0.33
Toralf, God of Fury+9% Synergy
$1.76
Oneirophage+8% Synergy
$0.12
Red Death, Shipwrecker+7% Synergy
$0.27
Nadir Kraken+7% Synergy
$0.23
The Watcher in the Water+7% Synergy
$1.16
Burnished Hart+6% Synergy
$0.12
Marvin, Murderous Mimic+6% Synergy
$1.69
Glasspool Mimic+6% Synergy
$3.91
Kelpie Guide+6% Synergy
$0.29
Hazoret, Godseeker+6% Synergy
$0.56
Trophy Mage+5% Synergy
$0.63
Emberwilde Captain+5% Synergy
$1.41
Imperial Recruiter+4% Synergy
$10.80
Tribute Mage+4% Synergy
$0.91
Hydroelectric Specimen+3% Synergy
$0.98
Ornithopter of Paradise+3% Synergy
$2.89
Spellseeker+1% Synergy
$12.30
Dockside Extortionist+1% Synergy
$11.87
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary0% Synergy
$6.35
Pinnacle Monk-2% Synergy
$1.74
Dualcaster Mage-3% Synergy
$2.44
Third Path Iconoclast-11% Synergy
$0.29
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Nin, the Pain Artist safe.
Arcbond+26% Synergy
$0.86
Flame of Anor+19% Synergy
$3.65
Fateful Showdown+15% Synergy
$0.31
Fires of Victory+15% Synergy
$0.06
Dramatic Reversal+13% Synergy
$15.68
Counterflux+11% Synergy
$0.51
Cerebral Vortex+10% Synergy
$1.09
Runeflare Trap+8% Synergy
$0.25
Abrade+7% Synergy
$0.15
Reality Shift+7% Synergy
$0.25
Wizard's Retort+7% Synergy
$0.22
Mana Drain+6% Synergy
$42.96
Rewind+6% Synergy
$0.45
Whir of Invention+6% Synergy
$3.56
Evacuation+6% Synergy
$0.22
Starstorm+6% Synergy
$0.25
Invert Polarity+5% Synergy
$0.45
High Tide+5% Synergy
$1.29
Cryptic Command+4% Synergy
$7.15
Archmage's Charm+4% Synergy
$1.26
Muddle the Mixture+3% Synergy
$1.59
Aetherize+3% Synergy
$0.29
Untimely Malfunction+2% Synergy
$4.20
Fact or Fiction+2% Synergy
$0.17
Negate+1% Synergy
$0.24
Sink into Stupor+1% Synergy
$7.64
Valakut Awakening+1% Synergy
$11.68
Resculpt+1% Synergy
$0.29
Unwind+1% Synergy
$1.59
Comet Storm+1% Synergy
$0.94
Impulse+1% Synergy
$0.07
Return the Favor+1% Synergy
$1.38
Blue Sun's Zenith+1% Synergy
$1.36
Swan Song-1% Synergy
$6.09
Force of Negation-1% Synergy
$49.42
Narset's Reversal-1% Synergy
$2.35
Expansion // Explosion-1% Synergy
$0.22
Rapid Hybridization-2% Synergy
$1.15
Izzet Charm-3% Synergy
$0.18
Pongify-4% Synergy
$2.10
Mystical Tutor-5% Synergy
$11.92
Fierce Guardianship-5% Synergy
$42.63
Deflecting Swat-5% Synergy
$46.20
Flusterstorm-6% Synergy
$7.00
Brainstorm-8% Synergy
$1.51
An Offer You Can't Refuse-9% Synergy
$1.46
Lightning Bolt-10% Synergy
$0.99
Seething Song-10% Synergy
$6.27
Opt-25% Synergy
$0.14
Frantic Search-27% Synergy
$0.34
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Nin, the Pain Artist's game plan and control the board.
Inner Fire+33% Synergy
$0.52
Chain Reaction+27% Synergy
$0.23
Spiraling Embers+20% Synergy
$0.13
Star of Extinction+19% Synergy
$0.71
Mana Geyser+15% Synergy
$1.76
Master the Way+15% Synergy
$0.09
Fabricate+14% Synergy
$7.90
Vandalblast+9% Synergy
$2.73
Molten Psyche+8% Synergy
$3.94
Rolling Earthquake+7% Synergy
$2.83
Hell to Pay+6% Synergy
$0.35
Rite of Replication+4% Synergy
$0.37
Sea Gate Restoration+3% Synergy
$34.20
Curse of the Swine+2% Synergy
$0.19
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$9.10
Merchant Scroll+2% Synergy
$10.10
Ravenform+2% Synergy
$0.18
Lórien Revealed+1% Synergy
$1.68
Windfall-2% Synergy
$3.95
Jeska's Will-7% Synergy
$26.15
Gamble-7% Synergy
$7.91
Solve the Equation-8% Synergy
$1.75
Ponder-14% Synergy
$1.65
Expressive Iteration-16% Synergy
$0.44
Preordain-19% Synergy
$0.61
Faithless Looting-20% Synergy
$0.29
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Blazing Sunsteel+35% Synergy
$1.70
Fiendlash+30% Synergy
$0.22
Basilisk Collar+28% Synergy
$3.11
Illusionist's Bracers+28% Synergy
$4.01
Pariah's Shield+27% Synergy
$0.86
Darksteel Plate+24% Synergy
$6.10
Mithril Coat+21% Synergy
$17.15
The Enigma Jewel+19% Synergy
$0.98
Battlemage's Bracers+17% Synergy
$3.04
Rings of Brighthearth+15% Synergy
$4.02
Venser's Journal+15% Synergy
$8.70
Spellbook+12% Synergy
$1.89
Lightning Greaves+9% Synergy
$4.45
Wayfarer's Bauble+9% Synergy
$0.24
Folio of Fancies+8% Synergy
$0.97
Vedalken Shackles+8% Synergy
$5.07
Ivory Tower+8% Synergy
$0.11
Thousand-Year Elixir+7% Synergy
$11.66
Staff of Nin+7% Synergy
$1.42
Iron Maiden+7% Synergy
$9.01
Howling Mine+6% Synergy
$4.60
Hammer of Nazahn+6% Synergy
$17.44
Black Vise+6% Synergy
$4.26
Isochron Scepter+5% Synergy
$14.41
Library of Leng+5% Synergy
$119.94
Ebony Owl Netsuke+5% Synergy
$1.29
Gorgon's Head+3% Synergy
$0.72
Elixir of Immortality+3% Synergy
$0.76
Shadowspear+2% Synergy
$31.55
Sensei's Divining Top0% Synergy
$29.26
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Nin, the Pain Artist's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ominous Seas+33% Synergy
$1.16
Wizard Class+28% Synergy
$1.44
Proft's Eidetic Memory+27% Synergy
$5.79
Teferi's Ageless Insight+19% Synergy
$2.10
Braid of Fire+14% Synergy
$16.17
Fevered Visions+13% Synergy
$1.12
City on Fire+11% Synergy
$5.62
Expedited Inheritance+10% Synergy
$0.24
Fiery Emancipation+9% Synergy
$8.53
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna+9% Synergy
$0.25
Psychic Corrosion+9% Synergy
$4.58
Gratuitous Violence+8% Synergy
$0.57
Dictate of the Twin Gods+8% Synergy
$0.99
Propaganda+7% Synergy
$2.01
Vicious Shadows+7% Synergy
$2.22
Improbable Alliance+6% Synergy
$0.12
Charisma+6% Synergy
$9.66
Freed from the Real+5% Synergy
$9.04
Mirrormade+5% Synergy
$1.44
Dismiss into Dream+5% Synergy
$0.80
Dictate of Kruphix+4% Synergy
$1.07
Unstoppable Plan+4% Synergy
$2.20
Copy Artifact+4% Synergy
Leyline of Anticipation+3% Synergy
$1.77
Rhystic Study-5% Synergy
$48.94
Mystic Remora-5% Synergy
$8.34
Curiosity-7% Synergy
$0.53
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Nin, the Pain Artist to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+12% Synergy
$6.28
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+11% Synergy
$3.55
Tezzeret the Seeker+8% Synergy
$15.68
Dack Fayden+7% Synergy
$6.89
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Reliquary Tower+25% Synergy
$1.98
Riptide Laboratory+19% Synergy
$0.53
Temple of the False God+16% Synergy
$0.14
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+12% Synergy
$51.06
Arcane Lighthouse+11% Synergy
$7.23
Academy Ruins+8% Synergy
$7.74
Kher Keep+7% Synergy
$0.21
Detection Tower+6% Synergy
$1.53
Buried Ruin+5% Synergy
$0.46
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+5% Synergy
$3.97
Strip Mine+5% Synergy
$14.84
Mystic Sanctuary+4% Synergy
$1.41
Scavenger Grounds+4% Synergy
$0.40
Urza's Saga+3% Synergy
$38.71
Wandering Fumarole+3% Synergy
$0.30
Inventors' Fair+2% Synergy
$9.47
Desolate Lighthouse0% Synergy
$0.13
Lonely Sandbar0% Synergy
$0.23
Castle Vantress0% Synergy
$0.25
Forgotten Cave-1% Synergy
$0.15
Great Furnace-2% Synergy
$1.64
Seat of the Synod-2% Synergy
$0.58
Otawara, Soaring City-3% Synergy
$19.28
Mistrise Village-7% Synergy
$5.43
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Thought Vessel+37% Synergy
$1.33
Decanter of Endless Water+35% Synergy
$2.10
Thran Dynamo+27% Synergy
$2.44
Gilded Lotus+14% Synergy
$1.28
Mind Stone+11% Synergy
$0.22
Worn Powerstone+11% Synergy
$0.24
Basalt Monolith+9% Synergy
$2.82
Everflowing Chalice+8% Synergy
$0.19
Liquimetal Torque+8% Synergy
$1.29
Glittering Stockpile+8% Synergy
$0.23
Izzet Signet+7% Synergy
$0.29
Fellwar Stone+5% Synergy
$1.12
Patriar's Seal+5% Synergy
$1.79
Talisman of Creativity+4% Synergy
$1.32
Hedron Archive+4% Synergy
$0.25
Commander's Sphere+3% Synergy
$0.16
Sky Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.14
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.07
Fire Diamond0% Synergy
$0.24
Mox Opal0% Synergy
$153.22
Midnight Clock-2% Synergy
$0.29
Mox Amber-3% Synergy
$67.47
Arcane Signet-4% Synergy
$0.51
Chrome Mox-4% Synergy
$92.16
Lands
The mana base foundation for Nin, the Pain Artist decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.11
Glasspool Mimic+6% Synergy
$3.91
Sulfur Falls+4% Synergy
$0.32
Izzet Boilerworks+4% Synergy
$0.27
Steam Vents+3% Synergy
$14.78
Scalding Tarn+3% Synergy
$24.04
Sea Gate Restoration+3% Synergy
$34.20
Hydroelectric Specimen+3% Synergy
$0.98
Cascade Bluffs+2% Synergy
$0.51
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$9.10
Shivan Reef+1% Synergy
$0.24
Stormcarved Coast+1% Synergy
$2.60
Riverglide Pathway+1% Synergy
$4.73
Ferrous Lake+1% Synergy
$0.33
Thundering Falls+1% Synergy
$17.89
Sink into Stupor+1% Synergy
$7.64
Volcanic Island+1% Synergy
Valakut Awakening+1% Synergy
$11.68
Molten Tributary+1% Synergy
$0.32
Island0% Synergy
$0.05
Training Center0% Synergy
$10.54
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$15.21
Flooded Strand0% Synergy
$13.72
Izzet Guildgate0% Synergy
$0.13
Misty Rainforest0% Synergy
$25.51
Bloodstained Mire0% Synergy
$13.68
Prismatic Vista0% Synergy
$30.44
Volatile Fjord0% Synergy
$0.61
Mountain-1% Synergy
$0.06
Terramorphic Expanse-1% Synergy
$0.28
Arid Mesa-1% Synergy
$24.53
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$3.53
Wooded Foothills-1% Synergy
$14.12
Command Tower-2% Synergy
$0.22
Pinnacle Monk-2% Synergy
$1.74
Fiery Islet-3% Synergy
$2.38
Evolving Wilds-3% Synergy
$0.23
Temple of Epiphany-4% Synergy
$0.29
Swiftwater Cliffs-4% Synergy
$0.03
Spirebluff Canal-4% Synergy
$2.84
Silverbluff Bridge-4% Synergy
$0.33
Riverpyre Verge-5% Synergy
$11.03
Frostboil Snarl-6% Synergy
$0.20
Exotic Orchard-7% Synergy
$0.45
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