Nin, the Pain Artist
$0.50
$0.50Legendary Creature — Vedalken Wizard
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Nin, the Pain Artist players are trying out in Control decks.
Splatter Technique+14% Synergy
$0.31
Traumatic Critique+13% Synergy
$0.91
Mana Sculpt+12% Synergy
$1.29
Scorched Geyser+3% Synergy
$0.38
Turbulent Springs+2% Synergy
$5.70
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Nin, the Pain Artist's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Brash Taunter+78% Synergy
$2.98
Stuffy Doll+66% Synergy
$6.18
Training Grounds+49% Synergy
$8.85
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+46% Synergy
$60.52
Kefnet the Mindful+46% Synergy
$0.38
Psychosis Crawler+43% Synergy
$2.40
Mana Drain+42% Synergy
$57.71
Darksteel Myr+37% Synergy
$0.62
Omen Hawker+37% Synergy
$0.36
Blasphemous Act+37% Synergy
$0.89
Top Cards
The staple cards most Nin, the Pain Artist Control decks run as their core.
Phyrexian Metamorph+36% Synergy
$2.51
Mystic Remora+22% Synergy
$13.04
Abrade+21% Synergy
$0.33
Vandalblast+20% Synergy
$1.10
Windfall+20% Synergy
$5.05
Swan Song+20% Synergy
$11.36
Lightning Greaves+17% Synergy
$4.52
Counterspell+11% Synergy
$3.32
Chaos Warp+9% Synergy
$0.36
Brainstorm-6% Synergy
$1.41
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Nin, the Pain Artist Control game on their own.
Cyclonic Rift+43% Synergy
$38.67
Consecrated Sphinx+34% Synergy
$29.93
Fierce Guardianship+28% Synergy
$57.26
Rhystic Study+26% Synergy
$69.93
Ancient Tomb+23% Synergy
$134.99
Force of Will+17% Synergy
$59.38
Mana Vault+16% Synergy
$120.10
Chrome Mox+11% Synergy
$165.23
Mystical Tutor+3% Synergy
$16.42
Jeska's Will0% Synergy
$40.59
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Nin, the Pain Artist decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Body of Knowledge+36% Synergy
$0.32
Chasm Skulker+34% Synergy
$0.65
Scrawling Crawler+27% Synergy
$7.67
Screaming Nemesis+27% Synergy
$7.65
Razorkin Needlehead+25% Synergy
$4.63
Willbreaker+25% Synergy
$1.79
The Locust God+21% Synergy
$7.14
Keranos, God of Storms+20% Synergy
$11.32
Toralf, God of Fury+20% Synergy
$5.03
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+19% Synergy
$25.56
Hydroelectric Specimen+17% Synergy
$0.88
Mogg Maniac+17% Synergy
$1.01
Pinnacle Monk+16% Synergy
$1.73
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind+16% Synergy
$1.20
Snapcaster Mage+14% Synergy
$16.85
Exhibition Tidecaller+14% Synergy
$0.67
Triskaidekaphile+14% Synergy
$0.97
Thassa's Oracle+13% Synergy
$21.94
Solemn Simulacrum+12% Synergy
$0.32
Ill-Tempered Loner+12% Synergy
$0.41
Hazoret the Fervent+12% Synergy
$0.79
Clever Impersonator+12% Synergy
$4.33
Spellseeker+11% Synergy
$17.04
Wrathful Red Dragon+11% Synergy
$5.80
Raphael, Ninja Destroyer+11% Synergy
$1.36
Archaeomancer+10% Synergy
$0.35
Trinket Mage+10% Synergy
$0.40
Laboratory Maniac+9% Synergy
$2.52
Goblin Engineer+9% Synergy
$9.63
Rust Harvester+9% Synergy
$0.32
Sanar, Unfinished Genius+8% Synergy
$0.30
Wrathful Raptors+8% Synergy
$4.45
Aegar, the Freezing Flame+8% Synergy
$0.17
Viseling+8% Synergy
$0.40
Weathered Sentinels+8% Synergy
$0.93
Donna Noble+8% Synergy
$0.43
Pili-Pala+8% Synergy
$2.84
Deceiver Exarch+8% Synergy
$0.82
Faerie Mastermind+7% Synergy
$11.91
Red Death, Shipwrecker+7% Synergy
$0.35
Kami of the Crescent Moon+7% Synergy
$8.43
Irencrag Pyromancer+7% Synergy
$0.42
Imperial Recruiter+6% Synergy
$13.89
Ornithopter of Paradise+5% Synergy
$2.24
Emry, Lurker of the Loch+4% Synergy
$0.67
Urza, Lord High Artificer+4% Synergy
$15.97
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary0% Synergy
$7.45
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer0% Synergy
$42.04
Niv-Mizzet, Parun-2% Synergy
$5.77
Third Path Iconoclast-8% Synergy
$0.28
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Nin, the Pain Artist's Control deck ahead.
Scour for Scrap+25% Synergy
$0.35
Valakut Awakening+24% Synergy
$17.94
Resculpt+21% Synergy
$0.28
Cerebral Vortex+20% Synergy
$1.14
Flame of Anor+17% Synergy
$4.86
Whir of Invention+17% Synergy
$5.21
Counterflux+17% Synergy
$0.53
Arcbond+16% Synergy
$1.70
Reality Shift+15% Synergy
$0.32
Muddle the Mixture+14% Synergy
$2.58
Invert Polarity+13% Synergy
$0.49
Sink into Stupor+12% Synergy
$6.91
Force of Negation+11% Synergy
$49.89
Dispel+11% Synergy
$0.41
Delay+10% Synergy
$3.43
Fateful Showdown+10% Synergy
$0.41
Deflecting Swat+9% Synergy
$69.27
Arcane Denial+8% Synergy
$1.67
Three Steps Ahead+8% Synergy
$5.23
Runeflare Trap+8% Synergy
$0.17
Dominate+8% Synergy
$0.45
Sudden Impact+8% Synergy
$0.16
Fires of Victory+8% Synergy
$0.23
Dramatic Reversal+7% Synergy
$0.51
Consult the Star Charts+7% Synergy
$2.66
Firestorm+7% Synergy
$52.76
Starstorm+7% Synergy
$0.31
Flare of Denial+7% Synergy
$3.36
Wash Away+7% Synergy
$0.78
Aetherize+5% Synergy
$0.73
Mental Misstep+5% Synergy
$8.90
Pyroblast+5% Synergy
$10.08
Misdirection+5% Synergy
$12.08
Flusterstorm+4% Synergy
$8.78
Redirect Lightning+4% Synergy
$12.92
Spell Swindle+4% Synergy
$2.13
Rapid Hybridization+3% Synergy
$1.20
Pact of Negation+3% Synergy
$18.00
Silundi Vision+3% Synergy
$0.40
Chain of Vapor+3% Synergy
$16.09
Fact or Fiction+2% Synergy
$0.25
Red Elemental Blast+1% Synergy
$15.77
Borne Upon a Wind+1% Synergy
$4.70
Prismari Command-5% Synergy
$0.32
Izzet Charm-6% Synergy
$0.20
Negate-7% Synergy
$0.31
Pongify-7% Synergy
$1.91
Seething Song-8% Synergy
$12.32
An Offer You Can't Refuse-16% Synergy
$3.83
Frantic Search-21% Synergy
$1.94
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Nin, the Pain Artist.
Sea Gate Restoration+28% Synergy
$35.68
Fabricate+25% Synergy
$10.13
Star of Extinction+24% Synergy
$2.33
Shatterskull Smashing+20% Synergy
$9.03
Chain Reaction+19% Synergy
$0.26
Spiraling Embers+12% Synergy
$0.30
Inner Fire+11% Synergy
$1.14
Echo of Eons+10% Synergy
$12.84
Spirit Water Revival+10% Synergy
$0.59
Wheel of Fortune+9% Synergy
$2495.70
Mirage Mockery+8% Synergy
$0.33
Time Spiral+8% Synergy
$96.77
Bribery+7% Synergy
$6.49
Molten Psyche+7% Synergy
$4.50
Role Reversal+7% Synergy
$0.36
Reforge the Soul+6% Synergy
$6.08
Hell to Pay+6% Synergy
$0.45
Nibelheim Aflame+6% Synergy
$4.58
Winds of Change+5% Synergy
$5.11
Relm's Sketching+5% Synergy
$0.27
Merchant Scroll+4% Synergy
$5.00
Sundering Eruption+3% Synergy
$1.72
Stock Up-1% Synergy
$1.48
Mana Geyser-2% Synergy
$1.18
Solve the Equation-5% Synergy
$3.49
Ponder-8% Synergy
$2.28
Expressive Iteration-16% Synergy
$0.28
Preordain-17% Synergy
$0.68
Faithless Looting-20% Synergy
$0.46
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Nin, the Pain Artist Control decks.
Basilisk Collar+30% Synergy
$6.03
Illusionist's Bracers+28% Synergy
$5.85
The Enigma Jewel+25% Synergy
$1.27
Blazing Sunsteel+21% Synergy
$14.96
Darksteel Plate+20% Synergy
$6.65
Venser's Journal+20% Synergy
$9.29
Pariah's Shield+17% Synergy
$6.37
Fiendlash+16% Synergy
$0.38
Mithril Coat+13% Synergy
$31.91
Iron Maiden+12% Synergy
$12.43
Expedition Map+12% Synergy
$0.95
Vedalken Shackles+12% Synergy
$8.43
Isochron Scepter+9% Synergy
$11.80
Howling Mine+9% Synergy
$5.42
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought+9% Synergy
$11.10
The One Ring+8% Synergy
$115.22
Crawlspace+8% Synergy
$10.53
Helm of Possession+8% Synergy
$5.08
Anvil of Bogardan+8% Synergy
$48.01
Battlemage's Bracers+8% Synergy
$3.68
Ivory Tower+8% Synergy
$0.28
Black Vise+8% Synergy
$4.93
Wayfarer's Bauble+7% Synergy
$4.67
Library of Leng+7% Synergy
$10.09
Manifold Key+7% Synergy
$1.67
Krark-Clan Ironworks+7% Synergy
$17.28
Alhammarret's Archive+7% Synergy
$10.62
Grafted Exoskeleton+7% Synergy
$5.59
Sensei's Divining Top+6% Synergy
$42.88
Elixir of Immortality+6% Synergy
$0.93
Swiftfoot Boots+5% Synergy
$2.28
Sculpting Steel+5% Synergy
$3.55
Shadowspear+5% Synergy
$34.19
Sapphire Medallion-1% Synergy
$6.98
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Nin, the Pain Artist decks.
Copy Artifact+20% Synergy
Fevered Visions+19% Synergy
$1.57
Mirrormade+19% Synergy
$3.51
Ominous Seas+18% Synergy
$1.22
Pain for All+18% Synergy
$1.24
Wizard Class+17% Synergy
$3.26
Braid of Fire+16% Synergy
$23.96
Teferi's Ageless Insight+14% Synergy
$4.78
Proft's Eidetic Memory+14% Synergy
$3.14
Unstoppable Plan+12% Synergy
$2.85
Psychic Corrosion+11% Synergy
$5.93
Dictate of Kruphix+11% Synergy
$0.39
Fiery Emancipation+10% Synergy
$14.47
Weapons Manufacturing+8% Synergy
$2.47
Expedited Inheritance+8% Synergy
$0.33
Dictate of the Twin Gods+8% Synergy
$2.83
Charisma+8% Synergy
$12.88
Forced Fruition+7% Synergy
$7.74
Gratuitous Violence+7% Synergy
$0.39
City on Fire+5% Synergy
$12.18
Underworld Breach+4% Synergy
$11.08
Propaganda-2% Synergy
$2.54
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Nin, the Pain Artist's Control game plan.
Tezzeret the Seeker+23% Synergy
$24.96
Dack Fayden+15% Synergy
$7.86
Narset, Parter of Veils+13% Synergy
$1.44
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+11% Synergy
$5.00
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+9% Synergy
$9.36
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain+8% Synergy
$21.09
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Nin, the Pain Artist Control decks.
Otawara, Soaring City+32% Synergy
$28.30
Academy Ruins+27% Synergy
$8.07
Inventors' Fair+23% Synergy
$17.64
Mystic Sanctuary+19% Synergy
$1.09
Urza's Saga+17% Synergy
$38.89
Temple of the False God+16% Synergy
$0.26
Arcane Lighthouse+15% Synergy
$1.80
Reliquary Tower+13% Synergy
$3.52
Strip Mine+12% Synergy
$19.36
Cephalid Coliseum+11% Synergy
$0.31
Tolaria West+11% Synergy
$1.80
Maze of Ith+11% Synergy
$9.65
Kavaron, Memorial World+9% Synergy
$1.21
Desolate Lighthouse+7% Synergy
$0.25
Riptide Laboratory+7% Synergy
$0.75
Terrain Generator+7% Synergy
$2.02
Buried Ruin+6% Synergy
$0.43
Uthros, Titanic Godcore+6% Synergy
$14.37
Scavenger Grounds+6% Synergy
$0.30
Kher Keep+6% Synergy
$0.35
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance+5% Synergy
$2.65
Emergence Zone+5% Synergy
$3.23
Command Beacon+5% Synergy
$9.73
Castle Vantress+4% Synergy
$0.34
Seat of the Synod+3% Synergy
$0.93
Great Furnace+3% Synergy
$2.48
Mistrise Village0% Synergy
$8.61
Lindblum, Industrial Regency-1% Synergy
$2.49
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Nin, the Pain Artist's Control strategy.
Thought Vessel+31% Synergy
$2.59
Talisman of Creativity+25% Synergy
$1.51
Liquimetal Torque+22% Synergy
$3.95
Gilded Lotus+19% Synergy
$0.57
Basalt Monolith+19% Synergy
$4.46
The Eternity Elevator+17% Synergy
$2.91
Bender's Waterskin+14% Synergy
$1.04
Thran Dynamo+12% Synergy
$4.34
Izzet Signet+10% Synergy
$0.41
Grim Monolith+10% Synergy
$475.47
Decanter of Endless Water+8% Synergy
$5.39
Everflowing Chalice+7% Synergy
$0.30
Lotus Bloom+7% Synergy
$4.21
Fellwar Stone+6% Synergy
$0.89
Mind Stone+6% Synergy
$0.31
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.55
Mox Opal+5% Synergy
$238.58
Lotus Petal+3% Synergy
$38.19
Mox Amber+3% Synergy
$81.06
Mox Diamond+2% Synergy
$1131.80
Midnight Clock-2% Synergy
$0.62
Arcane Signet-3% Synergy
$0.89
Commander's Sphere-6% Synergy
$0.34
Lands
The mana base behind Nin, the Pain Artist's Control decks.
Scalding Tarn+36% Synergy
$37.29
Steam Vents+34% Synergy
$10.15
Sea Gate Restoration+28% Synergy
$35.68
Arid Mesa+28% Synergy
$28.93
Volcanic Island+26% Synergy
City of Brass+26% Synergy
$12.30
Mana Confluence+26% Synergy
$36.24
Training Center+24% Synergy
$17.43
Valakut Awakening+24% Synergy
$17.94
Misty Rainforest+23% Synergy
$35.90
Bloodstained Mire+23% Synergy
$18.20
Polluted Delta+22% Synergy
$20.44
Shatterskull Smashing+20% Synergy
$9.03
Prismatic Vista+19% Synergy
$32.42
Flooded Strand+18% Synergy
$15.97
Hydroelectric Specimen+17% Synergy
$0.88
Fiery Islet+16% Synergy
$6.20
Pinnacle Monk+16% Synergy
$1.73
Wooded Foothills+16% Synergy
$18.06
Shivan Reef+15% Synergy
$0.33
Cascade Bluffs+13% Synergy
$0.41
Thundering Falls+12% Synergy
$15.42
Sink into Stupor+12% Synergy
$6.91
TCRI Building+11% Synergy
$0.12
Snow-Covered Island+10% Synergy
$1.47
Snow-Covered Mountain+10% Synergy
$0.71
Riverglide Pathway+9% Synergy
$4.83
Stormcarved Coast+8% Synergy
$2.50
Reflecting Pool+8% Synergy
$14.88
Forbidden Orchard+7% Synergy
$8.92
Myriad Landscape+6% Synergy
$0.37
Riverpyre Verge+5% Synergy
$18.36
Gemstone Caverns+5% Synergy
$57.96
Sulfur Falls+4% Synergy
$0.28
Spire of Industry+4% Synergy
$0.27
Volatile Fjord+4% Synergy
$0.79
Silundi Vision+3% Synergy
$0.40
Ash Barrens+3% Synergy
$0.28
Sundering Eruption+3% Synergy
$1.72
Spirebluff Canal+2% Synergy
$4.78
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$1.11
Command Tower+1% Synergy
$0.31
Molten Tributary0% Synergy
$0.27
Island-2% Synergy
$0.08
Izzet Boilerworks-3% Synergy
$0.36
Exotic Orchard-5% Synergy
$0.24
Mountain-6% Synergy
$0.08
Ferrous Lake-9% Synergy
$0.45
Temple of Epiphany-19% Synergy
$0.30
Frostboil Snarl-32% Synergy
$0.28
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Nin, the Pain Artist: Control.
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