Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Control

Bennie Smith
Mar 16, 2026
Ranking the Swords of X and Y in Commander
The Swords of X and Y all have powerful effects and protection. But which ones are the best in Commander? Bennie Smith has your answer.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
27%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Skycoach Conductor
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Unshakable Tail
72%inclusion52 decks72 decks
69%synergy
Pile On
67%inclusion48 decks72 decks
64%synergy
Doom Whisperer
68%inclusion49 decks72 decks
64%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
71%inclusion51 decks72 decks
61%synergy
Nesting Grounds
61%inclusion44 decks72 decks
59%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
65%inclusion47 decks72 decks
59%synergy
Consider
72%inclusion52 decks72 decks
59%synergy
Curate
61%inclusion44 decks72 decks
58%synergy
Soul Diviner
60%inclusion43 decks72 decks
58%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
57%inclusion41 decks72 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
75%inclusion54 decks72 decks
50%synergy
Baleful Strix
67%inclusion48 decks72 decks
43%synergy
Animate Dead
64%inclusion46 decks72 decks
53%synergy
Sinister Starfish
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
52%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
50%synergy
Dogged Detective
54%inclusion39 decks72 decks
52%synergy
Notion Rain
53%inclusion38 decks72 decks
50%synergy
Gossip's Talent
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Mulldrifter
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
47%synergy
Necromancy
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Ravenous Chupacabra
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
42%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Hexavus
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Massacre Wurm
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
36%synergy
Twilight Diviner
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Fain, the Broker
43%inclusion31 decks72 decks
42%synergy
Master of Death
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Spark Double
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Clever Impersonator
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
36%synergy
Body Double
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
31%synergy
Watcher of Hours
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
33%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Spybug
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Twilight Prophet
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
29%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Dream Eater
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Shriekmaw
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Auton Soldier
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Ledger Shredder
28%inclusion20 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Starving Revenant
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Copycrook
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Vile Entomber
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Archaeomancer
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Evil Twin
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Mindwhisker
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Agent of Treachery
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Likeness Looter
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Grave Titan
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Frog
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Thrull Parasite
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Mission Briefing
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
48%synergy
Price of Fame
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
45%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
46%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
43%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
-17%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
33%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
-12%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
-12%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
-14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Spellgyre
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-13%synergy
Lethal Scheme
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Denial
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Heartless Act
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Long River's Pull
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Thirst for Identity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Drag the Canal
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Essence Flux
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Counterpoint
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Displace
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Buried Alive
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
42%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
32%inclusion23 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Charnel Serenade
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
27%synergy
Diresight
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Connive // Concoct
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
15%inclusion11 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Start the TARDIS
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Winternight Stories
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Stitch Together
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Terror Tide
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Careful Study
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
35%synergy
Power Conduit
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
34%synergy
Candlestick
33%inclusion24 decks72 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
1%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Essence Anchor
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
16%synergy
Champion's Helm
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Ransom Note
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Enhanced Surveillance
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
48%synergy
Search for Azcanta
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-7%synergy
Criminal Past
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Think Tank
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion46 decks72 decks
25%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
53%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
47%inclusion34 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Hostile Desert
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion64 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion63 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
78%inclusion56 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion46 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion27 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion19 decks72 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion15 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion71 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Island
97%inclusion70 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion69 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion51 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
64%inclusion46 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
64%inclusion46 decks72 decks
24%synergy
Choked Estuary
56%inclusion40 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
53%inclusion38 decks72 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
31%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion37 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Grotto
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion36 decks72 decks
-4%synergy
Conduit Pylons
49%inclusion35 decks72 decks
47%synergy
Fetid Pools
46%inclusion33 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Underground River
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion32 decks72 decks
12%synergy
River of Tears
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
39%inclusion28 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Port of Karfell
36%inclusion26 decks72 decks
30%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion25 decks72 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion21 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
-8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion18 decks72 decks
19%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion14 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18%inclusion13 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion10 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion9 decks72 decks
-23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Hideout
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-20%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
-1%synergy