Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Blink

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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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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Unshakable Tail
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
75%synergy
Doom Whisperer
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
74%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
71%synergy
Massacre Wurm
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
65%synergy
Mission Briefing
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
63%synergy
Necromancy
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
62%synergy
Buried Alive
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
62%synergy
Animate Dead
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
60%synergy
Body Double
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
60%synergy
Consider
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
57%synergy
Toxic Deluge
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
53%synergy
Entomb
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Baleful Strix
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
56%synergy
Curate
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
56%synergy
Spark Double
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
49%synergy
Auton Soldier
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
56%synergy
Sinister Starfish
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
52%synergy
Archaeomancer
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
49%synergy
Hexavus
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
49%synergy
Clever Impersonator
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Soul Diviner
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Displacer Kitten
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Dogged Detective
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Vile Entomber
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
38%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
37%synergy
Mulldrifter
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Copycrook
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Master of Death
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Ledger Shredder
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Frog
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Mindwhisker
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Likeness Looter
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Agent of Treachery
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Fain, the Broker
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Twilight Prophet
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Peregrine Drake
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Spellseeker
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Watcher of Hours
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Dream Eater
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Thrull Parasite
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Shriekmaw
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Starving Revenant
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Frantic Search
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Pile On
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
51%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Price of Fame
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Lethal Scheme
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Bitter Triumph
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Slip Out the Back
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-14%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Essence Flux
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Displace
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Counterpoint
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Blur
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Potential
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Spellgyre
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Notion Rain
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Unmarked Grave
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Diresight
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Persist
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Charnel Serenade
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Exhume
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Start the TARDIS
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Contingency Plan
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Singularity Rupture
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Lively Dirge
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Connive // Concoct
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Careful Study
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Risky Research
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Candlestick
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Essence Anchor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Mask of Memory
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Shifting Visage
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
49%synergy
Gossip's Talent
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
46%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Search for Azcanta
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Stillness in Motion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nesting Grounds
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
53%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Drownyard Temple
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Hostile Desert
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Signet
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion40 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Isle
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Conduit Pylons
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
52%synergy
Undercity Sewers
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Grotto
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
46%synergy
Polluted Delta
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
22%synergy
River of Tears
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Sinister Hideout
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Soured Springs
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy