Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Control

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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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Agna Qel'a
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Unshakable Tail
76%inclusion50 decks66 decks
72%synergy
Doom Whisperer
76%inclusion50 decks66 decks
71%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
77%inclusion51 decks66 decks
67%synergy
Pile On
70%inclusion46 decks66 decks
66%synergy
Consider
79%inclusion52 decks66 decks
65%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
60%synergy
Curate
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
60%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
59%synergy
Soul Diviner
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
59%synergy
Nesting Grounds
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
76%inclusion50 decks66 decks
52%synergy
Baleful Strix
70%inclusion46 decks66 decks
47%synergy
Animate Dead
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
57%synergy
Dogged Detective
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
56%synergy
Necromancy
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
53%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Mission Briefing
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
53%synergy
Notion Rain
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
52%synergy
Sinister Starfish
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
52%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Rhystic Study
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Eye of Duskmantle
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
51%synergy
Mulldrifter
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
49%synergy
Hexavus
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
52%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Massacre Wurm
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
41%synergy
Master of Death
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
41%synergy
Fain, the Broker
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
41%synergy
Spark Double
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Clever Impersonator
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Body Double
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Twilight Prophet
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Watcher of Hours
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Auton Soldier
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Dream Eater
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Copycrook
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Shriekmaw
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Spybug
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Ledger Shredder
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Starving Revenant
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Agent of Treachery
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Vile Entomber
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Archaeomancer
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Likeness Looter
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Grave Titan
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Evil Twin
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Mindwhisker
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Frog
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Sinister Sabotage
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
47%synergy
Price of Fame
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Frantic Search
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
-21%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-15%synergy
Slip Out the Back
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Lethal Scheme
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Spellgyre
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-15%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Drag the Canal
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Long River's Pull
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Act
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Snap
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Counterpoint
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Displace
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
36%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Charnel Serenade
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Diresight
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Connive // Concoct
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Start the TARDIS
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Singularity Rupture
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Winternight Stories
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Persist
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Terror Tide
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Chart a Course
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Contingency Plan
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Restart Sequence
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
45%synergy
Power Conduit
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Candlestick
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
0%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Essence Anchor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Champion's Helm
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Ransom Note
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowspear
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Enhanced Surveillance
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
50%synergy
Search for Azcanta
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
49%synergy
Gossip's Talent
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
45%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Criminal Past
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
53%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
34%synergy
Rogue's Passage
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Drownyard Temple
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Hostile Desert
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion59 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion59 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
77%inclusion51 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion65 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion64 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Island
97%inclusion64 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion47 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Choked Estuary
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Grotto
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
48%synergy
Conduit Pylons
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
47%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Pools
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Port of Karfell
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
34%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-23%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Hideout
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy