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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MTGStocks
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
16%inclusion133 decks831 decks
14%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
8.2%inclusion57 decks692 decks
7%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
5.9%inclusion41 decks692 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
3.2%inclusion22 decks692 decks
2%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
1.3%inclusion11 decks846 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
89%inclusion8.55K decks9.55K decks
85%synergy
Unshakable Tail
84%inclusion8K decks9.53K decks
80%synergy
Sinister Starfish
79%inclusion7.57K decks9.55K decks
76%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
78%inclusion7.45K decks9.53K decks
75%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
79%inclusion7.58K decks9.55K decks
73%synergy
Pile On
76%inclusion7.26K decks9.55K decks
73%synergy
Dogged Detective
75%inclusion7.16K decks9.55K decks
72%synergy
Consider
84%inclusion8K decks9.55K decks
70%synergy
Curate
73%inclusion7.02K decks9.55K decks
70%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
73%inclusion7K decks9.55K decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
78%inclusion7.50K decks9.55K decks
55%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
73%inclusion7.01K decks9.55K decks
63%synergy
Toxic Deluge
73%inclusion6.94K decks9.55K decks
47%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
73%inclusion6.93K decks9.55K decks
68%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
71%inclusion6.74K decks9.53K decks
68%synergy
Price of Fame
71%inclusion6.75K decks9.55K decks
65%synergy
Mission Briefing
70%inclusion6.65K decks9.55K decks
66%synergy
Animate Dead
68%inclusion6.54K decks9.55K decks
57%synergy
Baleful Strix
68%inclusion6.50K decks9.55K decks
45%synergy
Notion Rain
67%inclusion6.43K decks9.55K decks
64%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion1.33K decks9.55K decks
-11%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion1.25K decks9.55K decks
-11%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion994 decks9.55K decks
-9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.8%inclusion743 decks9.55K decks
-12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.0%inclusion671 decks9.55K decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.2%inclusion589 decks9.55K decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Massacre Wurm
67%inclusion6.37K decks9.55K decks
58%synergy
Master of Death
66%inclusion6.32K decks9.55K decks
62%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
63%inclusion6.03K decks9.55K decks
55%synergy
Mulldrifter
59%inclusion5.63K decks9.55K decks
55%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion5.61K decks9.55K decks
46%synergy
Soul Diviner
57%inclusion5.47K decks9.55K decks
55%synergy
Watcher of Hours
57%inclusion5.38K decks9.52K decks
55%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
56%inclusion5.35K decks9.55K decks
53%synergy
Dream Eater
51%inclusion4.83K decks9.55K decks
49%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
48%inclusion4.61K decks9.55K decks
45%synergy
Twilight Prophet
47%inclusion4.51K decks9.55K decks
44%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
47%inclusion1.60K decks3.41K decks
42%synergy
Fain, the Broker
46%inclusion4.36K decks9.55K decks
44%synergy
Hexavus
44%inclusion4.24K decks9.55K decks
43%synergy
Dimir Spybug
44%inclusion4.20K decks9.55K decks
42%synergy
Shriekmaw
42%inclusion4.04K decks9.55K decks
40%synergy
Spark Double
41%inclusion3.96K decks9.55K decks
31%synergy
Grave Titan
36%inclusion3.40K decks9.55K decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion3.19K decks9.55K decks
20%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
33%inclusion3.13K decks9.55K decks
29%synergy
Starving Revenant
32%inclusion3.10K decks9.55K decks
31%synergy
Mindwhisker
32%inclusion2.17K decks6.79K decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
29%inclusion2.74K decks9.55K decks
23%synergy
Body Double
27%inclusion2.53K decks9.55K decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion2.50K decks9.55K decks
14%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
26%inclusion2.48K decks9.55K decks
25%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
26%inclusion2.45K decks9.55K decks
23%synergy
Clever Impersonator
25%inclusion2.40K decks9.55K decks
21%synergy
Auton Soldier
25%inclusion2.38K decks9.55K decks
21%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
25%inclusion2.38K decks9.53K decks
23%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
24%inclusion2.30K decks9.55K decks
23%synergy
Copycrook
23%inclusion1.66K decks7.31K decks
21%synergy
Whispering Snitch
23%inclusion2.16K decks9.55K decks
22%synergy
Likeness Looter
22%inclusion2.07K decks9.55K decks
14%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
22%inclusion1.23K decks5.68K decks
21%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
20%inclusion692 decks3.41K decks
20%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
20%inclusion1.91K decks9.54K decks
19%synergy
Copy Catchers
19%inclusion1.82K decks9.52K decks
18%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
19%inclusion1.83K decks9.55K decks
14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion1.72K decks9.55K decks
12%synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
18%inclusion1.71K decks9.53K decks
16%synergy
Thrull Parasite
18%inclusion1.69K decks9.55K decks
17%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
18%inclusion1.68K decks9.53K decks
17%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
17%inclusion1.67K decks9.55K decks
14%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
17%inclusion554 decks3.20K decks
16%synergy
Vile Entomber
17%inclusion1.61K decks9.55K decks
14%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
17%inclusion1.32K decks7.96K decks
9%synergy
Evil Twin
16%inclusion1.52K decks9.55K decks
13%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
15%inclusion608 decks4.07K decks
13%synergy
Ledger Shredder
15%inclusion1.40K decks9.55K decks
11%synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
55%inclusion5.25K decks9.55K decks
53%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
49%inclusion4.70K decks9.55K decks
46%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
38%inclusion3.66K decks9.55K decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
37%inclusion3.58K decks9.55K decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion3.40K decks9.55K decks
-20%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
29%inclusion2.77K decks9.52K decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion2.44K decks9.55K decks
7%synergy
Entomb
24%inclusion2.34K decks9.55K decks
16%synergy
Counterpoint
24%inclusion2.25K decks9.52K decks
22%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
19%inclusion601 decks3.20K decks
17%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
17%inclusion1.06K decks6.13K decks
15%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
16%inclusion553 decks3.37K decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion1.49K decks9.55K decks
-14%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion1.36K decks9.55K decks
-18%synergy
Lethal Scheme
13%inclusion1.25K decks9.55K decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1.20K decks9.55K decks
-13%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion1.18K decks9.55K decks
-22%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion739 decks6.20K decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion816 decks7.33K decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion804 decks7.33K decks
-4%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
11%inclusion1.01K decks9.55K decks
10%synergy
Spellgyre
10%inclusion688 decks6.77K decks
9%synergy
Drag the Canal
10%inclusion928 decks9.54K decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.1%inclusion869 decks9.55K decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.6%inclusion821 decks9.55K decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.5%inclusion813 decks9.55K decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
8.3%inclusion789 decks9.55K decks
-10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.2%inclusion601 decks7.33K decks
-3%synergy
Mana Drain
7.5%inclusion714 decks9.55K decks
-10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.2%inclusion692 decks9.55K decks
-3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
6.5%inclusion621 decks9.55K decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.4%inclusion611 decks9.55K decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
5.5%inclusion523 decks9.55K decks
3%synergy
Eat to Extinction
5.3%inclusion505 decks9.55K decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
5.1%inclusion492 decks9.55K decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Charnel Serenade
55%inclusion5.26K decks9.53K decks
53%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
52%inclusion4.96K decks9.55K decks
43%synergy
Connive // Concoct
46%inclusion4.36K decks9.55K decks
42%synergy
Buried Alive
32%inclusion3.08K decks9.55K decks
25%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
32%inclusion3.02K decks9.55K decks
29%synergy
Diresight
31%inclusion2.10K decks6.81K decks
29%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion2.16K decks9.55K decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
21%inclusion2.04K decks9.55K decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1.87K decks9.55K decks
-17%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion1.25K decks9.55K decks
-1%synergy
Start the TARDIS
11%inclusion1.01K decks9.55K decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion1.01K decks9.55K decks
1%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion979 decks9.55K decks
7%synergy
Contingency Plan
9.2%inclusion875 decks9.55K decks
8%synergy
Persist
8.4%inclusion803 decks9.55K decks
4%synergy
Living Death
8.1%inclusion778 decks9.55K decks
3%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.7%inclusion203 decks2.64K decks
-4%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.5%inclusion712 decks9.55K decks
7%synergy
Thought Erasure
7.1%inclusion680 decks9.55K decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.9%inclusion661 decks9.55K decks
-4%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.3%inclusion500 decks7.96K decks
4%synergy
Risky Research
6.3%inclusion154 decks2.46K decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.8%inclusion332 decks5.69K decks
-1%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
5.6%inclusion142 decks2.56K decks
5%synergy
Terror Tide
5.1%inclusion488 decks9.55K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
44%inclusion4.22K decks9.55K decks
43%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
38%inclusion3.62K decks9.55K decks
36%synergy
Candlestick
36%inclusion3.45K decks9.54K decks
35%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
30%inclusion2.82K decks9.55K decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion2.73K decks9.55K decks
4%synergy
Essence Anchor
28%inclusion1.13K decks4.08K decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion2.31K decks9.55K decks
-3%synergy
Ransom Note
14%inclusion1.35K decks9.52K decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.4%inclusion801 decks9.55K decks
-6%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.2%inclusion692 decks9.55K decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.2%inclusion689 decks9.55K decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.2%inclusion684 decks9.55K decks
3%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.2%inclusion597 decks9.55K decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Steamboat
6.2%inclusion591 decks9.52K decks
6%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
6.0%inclusion571 decks9.55K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
60%inclusion5.78K decks9.55K decks
56%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion3.93K decks9.55K decks
28%synergy
Search for Azcanta
39%inclusion3.74K decks9.55K decks
36%synergy
Gossip's Talent
38%inclusion2.61K decks6.81K decks
35%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
37%inclusion3.57K decks9.55K decks
36%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion849 decks7.30K decks
8%synergy
Think Tank
10%inclusion984 decks9.55K decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.4%inclusion703 decks9.55K decks
-9%synergy
Criminal Past
5.4%inclusion517 decks9.55K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.3%inclusion330 decks6.28K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
71%inclusion6.77K decks9.55K decks
32%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
71%inclusion6.74K decks9.55K decks
68%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
63%inclusion5.97K decks9.55K decks
45%synergy
Rogue's Passage
56%inclusion5.37K decks9.55K decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion4.78K decks9.55K decks
14%synergy
Nesting Grounds
47%inclusion4.54K decks9.55K decks
46%synergy
Drownyard Temple
40%inclusion3.87K decks9.55K decks
37%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion2.44K decks9.55K decks
16%synergy
Hostile Desert
17%inclusion1.59K decks9.55K decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion1.31K decks9.55K decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion1.12K decks9.55K decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion949 decks9.55K decks
-10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion937 decks9.55K decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
9.2%inclusion882 decks9.55K decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.0%inclusion589 decks7.33K decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.7%inclusion545 decks9.55K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion8.84K decks9.55K decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion8.77K decks9.55K decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
79%inclusion7.53K decks9.55K decks
20%synergy
Dimir Signet
76%inclusion7.22K decks9.55K decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion4.91K decks9.55K decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion4.50K decks9.55K decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
18%inclusion1.69K decks9.55K decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion1.68K decks9.55K decks
-13%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
17%inclusion1.58K decks9.55K decks
16%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion9.47K decks9.55K decks
3%synergy
Island
99%inclusion9.46K decks9.55K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion9.09K decks9.55K decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
85%inclusion8.12K decks9.55K decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
75%inclusion7.16K decks9.55K decks
31%synergy
Choked Estuary
71%inclusion6.75K decks9.55K decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
68%inclusion6.46K decks9.55K decks
27%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
62%inclusion5.92K decks9.55K decks
22%synergy
Fetid Pools
59%inclusion5.59K decks9.55K decks
42%synergy
River of Tears
50%inclusion4.73K decks9.55K decks
39%synergy
Port of Karfell
49%inclusion4.69K decks9.55K decks
42%synergy
Undercity Sewers
46%inclusion4.38K decks9.55K decks
26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
44%inclusion4.23K decks9.55K decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion4.01K decks9.55K decks
-10%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion3.69K decks9.55K decks
-8%synergy
Hidden Grotto
36%inclusion2.48K decks6.82K decks
34%synergy
Conduit Pylons
36%inclusion2.85K decks7.95K decks
34%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion3K decks9.55K decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion2.89K decks9.55K decks
-9%synergy
Ash Barrens
30%inclusion2.83K decks9.55K decks
24%synergy
Morphic Pool
28%inclusion2.68K decks9.55K decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion2.43K decks9.55K decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
22%inclusion1.36K decks6.24K decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20%inclusion1.87K decks9.55K decks
-5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion1.72K decks9.55K decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion1.65K decks9.55K decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion1.40K decks9.55K decks
-22%synergy
Sinister Hideout
12%inclusion220 decks1.84K decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion816 decks7.33K decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion804 decks7.33K decks
-4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion965 decks9.55K decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.2%inclusion880 decks9.55K decks
-5%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
8.7%inclusion836 decks9.55K decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.5%inclusion813 decks9.55K decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.2%inclusion601 decks7.33K decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.2%inclusion684 decks9.55K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.1%inclusion675 decks9.55K decks
-10%synergy
Underground Sea
6.9%inclusion655 decks9.55K decks
-6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion416 decks7.28K decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.6%inclusion535 decks9.55K decks
-10%synergy