Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander)

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Cas Hinds
Sep 1, 2025
Different Approaches To Building a Commander Deck
Cas Hinds takes a look at the different approaches to playing and deck building in Commander, listing the pros and cons of each.
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Twilight Diviner
33%inclusion154 decks464 decks
31%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
20%inclusion348 decks1.74K decks
18%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
10%inclusion164 decks1.62K decks
9%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
8.1%inclusion43 decks532 decks
8%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
7.0%inclusion113 decks1.62K decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
89%inclusion8.71K decks9.77K decks
84%synergy
Unshakable Tail
83%inclusion8.14K decks9.75K decks
80%synergy
Sinister Starfish
79%inclusion7.67K decks9.77K decks
76%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
77%inclusion7.55K decks9.75K decks
74%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
79%inclusion7.72K decks9.77K decks
73%synergy
Pile On
76%inclusion7.38K decks9.77K decks
72%synergy
Dogged Detective
74%inclusion7.22K decks9.77K decks
71%synergy
Consider
83%inclusion8.13K decks9.77K decks
70%synergy
Curate
73%inclusion7.12K decks9.77K decks
70%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
73%inclusion7.14K decks9.77K decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
78%inclusion7.60K decks9.77K decks
53%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
73%inclusion7.09K decks9.77K decks
62%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
72%inclusion6.99K decks9.77K decks
67%synergy
Toxic Deluge
72%inclusion6.99K decks9.77K decks
46%synergy
Price of Fame
70%inclusion6.88K decks9.77K decks
65%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
70%inclusion6.84K decks9.75K decks
68%synergy
Mission Briefing
69%inclusion6.72K decks9.77K decks
65%synergy
Baleful Strix
68%inclusion6.61K decks9.77K decks
45%synergy
Animate Dead
67%inclusion6.58K decks9.77K decks
56%synergy
Notion Rain
66%inclusion6.49K decks9.77K decks
63%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion1.36K decks9.77K decks
-10%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion1.27K decks9.77K decks
-11%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion1.03K decks9.77K decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.7%inclusion757 decks9.77K decks
-12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.0%inclusion684 decks9.77K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.2%inclusion602 decks9.77K decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Massacre Wurm
66%inclusion6.45K decks9.77K decks
57%synergy
Master of Death
65%inclusion6.37K decks9.77K decks
61%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
62%inclusion6.07K decks9.77K decks
54%synergy
Mulldrifter
58%inclusion5.64K decks9.77K decks
54%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion5.64K decks9.77K decks
45%synergy
Soul Diviner
58%inclusion5.63K decks9.77K decks
56%synergy
Watcher of Hours
55%inclusion5.41K decks9.74K decks
54%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
55%inclusion5.40K decks9.77K decks
52%synergy
Dream Eater
50%inclusion4.85K decks9.77K decks
48%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
49%inclusion1.99K decks4.06K decks
44%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
47%inclusion4.63K decks9.77K decks
44%synergy
Twilight Prophet
46%inclusion4.50K decks9.77K decks
43%synergy
Fain, the Broker
45%inclusion4.44K decks9.77K decks
44%synergy
Hexavus
45%inclusion4.36K decks9.77K decks
43%synergy
Dimir Spybug
44%inclusion4.25K decks9.77K decks
42%synergy
Spark Double
41%inclusion4.05K decks9.77K decks
31%synergy
Shriekmaw
41%inclusion4.04K decks9.77K decks
39%synergy
Grave Titan
35%inclusion3.37K decks9.77K decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion3.29K decks9.77K decks
20%synergy
Mindwhisker
32%inclusion2.34K decks7.25K decks
30%synergy
Starving Revenant
32%inclusion3.13K decks9.77K decks
30%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
32%inclusion3.13K decks9.77K decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
28%inclusion2.77K decks9.77K decks
23%synergy
Body Double
27%inclusion2.63K decks9.77K decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion2.55K decks9.77K decks
14%synergy
Clever Impersonator
26%inclusion2.51K decks9.77K decks
21%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
26%inclusion2.50K decks9.77K decks
25%synergy
Auton Soldier
25%inclusion2.48K decks9.77K decks
21%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
25%inclusion2.44K decks9.76K decks
24%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
25%inclusion2.44K decks9.77K decks
22%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
23%inclusion2.25K decks9.77K decks
21%synergy
Copycrook
23%inclusion1.76K decks7.72K decks
21%synergy
Whispering Snitch
22%inclusion2.15K decks9.77K decks
21%synergy
Likeness Looter
22%inclusion2.13K decks9.77K decks
14%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
22%inclusion1.35K decks6.23K decks
21%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
21%inclusion871 decks4.06K decks
21%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
20%inclusion2K decks9.76K decks
20%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
20%inclusion1.91K decks9.77K decks
14%synergy
Copy Catchers
19%inclusion1.80K decks9.74K decks
18%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion1.79K decks9.77K decks
12%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
18%inclusion683 decks3.85K decks
16%synergy
Thrull Parasite
17%inclusion1.71K decks9.77K decks
17%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
17%inclusion1.68K decks9.77K decks
14%synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
17%inclusion1.67K decks9.75K decks
16%synergy
Vile Entomber
17%inclusion1.66K decks9.77K decks
14%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
17%inclusion1.38K decks8.32K decks
9%synergy
Evil Twin
16%inclusion1.61K decks9.77K decks
13%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
16%inclusion1.60K decks9.75K decks
15%synergy
Ledger Shredder
15%inclusion1.46K decks9.77K decks
11%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
15%inclusion699 decks4.70K decks
13%synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
55%inclusion5.33K decks9.77K decks
53%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
48%inclusion4.71K decks9.77K decks
45%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
38%inclusion3.75K decks9.77K decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
37%inclusion3.59K decks9.77K decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion3.52K decks9.77K decks
-20%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
30%inclusion2.89K decks9.74K decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
26%inclusion2.55K decks9.77K decks
7%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion2.42K decks9.77K decks
17%synergy
Counterpoint
23%inclusion2.23K decks9.74K decks
21%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
19%inclusion736 decks3.85K decks
17%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
17%inclusion1.15K decks6.63K decks
15%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
17%inclusion681 decks4.02K decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion1.57K decks9.77K decks
-14%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion1.39K decks9.77K decks
-18%synergy
Lethal Scheme
13%inclusion1.27K decks9.77K decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion1.25K decks9.77K decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1.24K decks9.77K decks
-13%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion813 decks6.70K decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion874 decks7.74K decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion870 decks7.74K decks
-4%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
10%inclusion1.02K decks9.77K decks
10%synergy
Spellgyre
10%inclusion718 decks7.23K decks
9%synergy
Drag the Canal
9.4%inclusion918 decks9.77K decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.3%inclusion905 decks9.77K decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.9%inclusion869 decks9.77K decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion841 decks9.77K decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
8.5%inclusion829 decks9.77K decks
-10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.1%inclusion630 decks7.73K decks
-3%synergy
Mana Drain
7.6%inclusion740 decks9.77K decks
-10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.2%inclusion702 decks9.77K decks
-3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
6.6%inclusion647 decks9.77K decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.5%inclusion638 decks9.77K decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
5.6%inclusion549 decks9.77K decks
3%synergy
Eat to Extinction
5.1%inclusion500 decks9.77K decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
5.0%inclusion492 decks9.77K decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Charnel Serenade
54%inclusion5.28K decks9.75K decks
52%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
51%inclusion4.98K decks9.77K decks
41%synergy
Connive // Concoct
45%inclusion4.35K decks9.77K decks
41%synergy
Buried Alive
33%inclusion3.25K decks9.77K decks
26%synergy
Diresight
31%inclusion2.25K decks7.28K decks
29%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
30%inclusion2.97K decks9.77K decks
28%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion2.28K decks9.77K decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion1.98K decks9.77K decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1.95K decks9.77K decks
-16%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion1.26K decks9.77K decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion1.04K decks9.77K decks
1%synergy
Start the TARDIS
10%inclusion1.02K decks9.77K decks
10%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion1.01K decks9.77K decks
7%synergy
Contingency Plan
9.2%inclusion894 decks9.77K decks
8%synergy
Persist
8.5%inclusion835 decks9.77K decks
5%synergy
Living Death
8.5%inclusion835 decks9.77K decks
4%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.6%inclusion252 decks3.33K decks
-5%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.4%inclusion723 decks9.77K decks
7%synergy
Thought Erasure
7.1%inclusion689 decks9.77K decks
6%synergy
Risky Research
6.9%inclusion218 decks3.17K decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.8%inclusion669 decks9.77K decks
-4%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.4%inclusion529 decks8.32K decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion368 decks6.23K decks
-1%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
5.7%inclusion186 decks3.25K decks
5%synergy
Terror Tide
5.0%inclusion492 decks9.77K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
44%inclusion4.29K decks9.77K decks
43%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
38%inclusion3.66K decks9.77K decks
36%synergy
Candlestick
36%inclusion3.54K decks9.76K decks
35%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
29%inclusion2.86K decks9.77K decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion2.79K decks9.77K decks
4%synergy
Essence Anchor
28%inclusion1.33K decks4.71K decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion2.40K decks9.77K decks
-3%synergy
Ransom Note
14%inclusion1.32K decks9.74K decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.4%inclusion816 decks9.77K decks
-6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.2%inclusion702 decks9.77K decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.1%inclusion693 decks9.77K decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.9%inclusion675 decks9.77K decks
3%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.2%inclusion607 decks9.77K decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Steamboat
5.7%inclusion557 decks9.74K decks
5%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.7%inclusion556 decks9.77K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
59%inclusion5.76K decks9.77K decks
54%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion3.88K decks9.77K decks
26%synergy
Search for Azcanta
39%inclusion3.79K decks9.77K decks
36%synergy
Gossip's Talent
38%inclusion2.79K decks7.28K decks
35%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
37%inclusion3.58K decks9.77K decks
35%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion921 decks7.70K decks
9%synergy
Think Tank
10%inclusion989 decks9.77K decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.4%inclusion723 decks9.77K decks
-8%synergy
Criminal Past
5.4%inclusion526 decks9.77K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.4%inclusion365 decks6.78K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
70%inclusion6.85K decks9.77K decks
31%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
70%inclusion6.79K decks9.77K decks
67%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
61%inclusion6K decks9.77K decks
44%synergy
Rogue's Passage
55%inclusion5.38K decks9.77K decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion4.78K decks9.77K decks
13%synergy
Nesting Grounds
48%inclusion4.66K decks9.77K decks
46%synergy
Drownyard Temple
39%inclusion3.85K decks9.77K decks
36%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion2.42K decks9.77K decks
15%synergy
Hostile Desert
16%inclusion1.55K decks9.77K decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion1.35K decks9.77K decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion1.17K decks9.77K decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion980 decks9.77K decks
-10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion948 decks9.77K decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
9.2%inclusion895 decks9.77K decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.0%inclusion621 decks7.74K decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.9%inclusion573 decks9.77K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion9K decks9.77K decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion8.92K decks9.77K decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
78%inclusion7.60K decks9.77K decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
75%inclusion7.28K decks9.77K decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion4.87K decks9.77K decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion4.48K decks9.77K decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion1.72K decks9.77K decks
-13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion1.63K decks9.77K decks
11%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
16%inclusion1.57K decks9.77K decks
15%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion9.68K decks9.77K decks
3%synergy
Island
99%inclusion9.68K decks9.77K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion9.28K decks9.77K decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
85%inclusion8.26K decks9.77K decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
74%inclusion7.27K decks9.77K decks
30%synergy
Choked Estuary
70%inclusion6.86K decks9.77K decks
22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
67%inclusion6.52K decks9.77K decks
27%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
61%inclusion5.96K decks9.77K decks
22%synergy
Fetid Pools
57%inclusion5.61K decks9.77K decks
41%synergy
River of Tears
48%inclusion4.71K decks9.77K decks
37%synergy
Port of Karfell
48%inclusion4.70K decks9.77K decks
41%synergy
Undercity Sewers
46%inclusion4.50K decks9.77K decks
26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
43%inclusion4.25K decks9.77K decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion4.17K decks9.77K decks
-10%synergy
Watery Grave
40%inclusion3.86K decks9.77K decks
-7%synergy
Hidden Grotto
37%inclusion2.69K decks7.28K decks
35%synergy
Conduit Pylons
36%inclusion3.01K decks8.31K decks
34%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
32%inclusion3.10K decks9.77K decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion3.01K decks9.77K decks
-9%synergy
Ash Barrens
29%inclusion2.80K decks9.77K decks
23%synergy
Morphic Pool
28%inclusion2.76K decks9.77K decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion2.54K decks9.77K decks
-5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
22%inclusion1.50K decks6.74K decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20%inclusion1.93K decks9.77K decks
-5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion1.79K decks9.77K decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion1.74K decks9.77K decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion1.44K decks9.77K decks
-21%synergy
Sinister Hideout
13%inclusion325 decks2.60K decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion874 decks7.74K decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion870 decks7.74K decks
-4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion1.01K decks9.77K decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion950 decks9.77K decks
-5%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
8.9%inclusion865 decks9.77K decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion841 decks9.77K decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.1%inclusion630 decks7.73K decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.3%inclusion710 decks9.77K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.2%inclusion700 decks9.77K decks
-10%synergy
Underground Sea
7.0%inclusion684 decks9.77K decks
-6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion444 decks7.69K decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.7%inclusion556 decks9.77K decks
-10%synergy