Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Budget Clones

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Agna Qel'a
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sinister Starfish
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
84%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
81%synergy
Pile On
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
77%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
77%synergy
Unshakable Tail
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
77%synergy
Doom Whisperer
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
76%synergy
Price of Fame
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
75%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
72%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Consider
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Top Cards
Ravenous Chupacabra
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Baleful Strix
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Connive // Concoct
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
68%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
67%synergy
Dogged Detective
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
68%synergy
Notion Rain
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
67%synergy
Curate
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
63%synergy
Massacre Wurm
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Creatures
Mulldrifter
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Soul Diviner
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
63%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Master of Death
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Shriekmaw
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Watcher of Hours
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Copycrook
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Evil Twin
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Dream Eater
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Twilight Prophet
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Hexavus
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Fain, the Broker
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Clever Impersonator
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Dimir Spybug
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Grave Titan
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
31%synergy
Undercover Operative
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Starving Revenant
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Mindwhisker
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Thrull Parasite
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Spark Double
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Likeness Looter
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Copy Catchers
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Millikin
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Clone
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Body Double
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Vile Entomber
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Deranged Assistant
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Stunt Double
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Whispering Snitch
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Vesuvan Shapeshifter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Synth Infiltrator
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Gigantoplasm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Malleable Impostor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Phantasmal Image
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Mission Briefing
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Counterpoint
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Spellgyre
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-33%synergy
Frantic Search
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Lethal Scheme
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Refute
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Divert Disaster
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Drag the Canal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Act
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Slip Out the Back
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Evacuation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Bewildering Blizzard
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Charnel Serenade
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Diresight
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Deep Analysis
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Victimize
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Start the TARDIS
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Winternight Stories
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Chart a Course
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Terror Tide
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Risky Research
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Tide
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Zombify
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Candlestick
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Power Conduit
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Essence Anchor
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Ransom Note
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Champion's Helm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Steamboat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Collector's Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Shifting Visage
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Animate Dead
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Necromancy
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Search for Azcanta
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Gossip's Talent
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Stillness in Motion
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Wingspan Stride
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Fiora
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Drownyard Temple
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Rogue's Passage
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Nesting Grounds
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Temple of the False God
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Hostile Desert
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Sunken Hollow
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Choked Estuary
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Fetid Pools
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Myriad Landscape
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Port of Karfell
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
67%synergy
River of Tears
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Ash Barrens
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Conduit Pylons
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Temple of Deceit
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Hidden Grotto
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Sinister Hideout
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-30%synergy
Watery Grave
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-37%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Darkslick Shores
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Opal Palace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy