Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Expensive 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Metamorph
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
90%synergy
Animate Dead
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
75%synergy
Pile On
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Ledger Shredder
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Clever Impersonator
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
67%synergy
Reanimate
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Consider
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
58%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Search for Azcanta
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Curate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Swan Song
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Deadly Rollick
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Entomb
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Baleful Strix
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Unshakable Tail
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Doom Whisperer
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
The One Ring
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Force of Will
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Auton Soldier
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Body Double
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Spark Double
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Hexavus
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Phantasmal Image
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Copycrook
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Evil Twin
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Frog
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Omni-Changeling
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Twilight Diviner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Opposition Agent
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Mulldrifter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Vile Entomber
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Sinister Starfish
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Massacre Wurm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Soul Diviner
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Dogged Detective
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pirated Copy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Displacer Kitten
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Undercover Operative
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Grief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wonder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Starving Revenant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Fain, the Broker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Master of Death
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Spybug
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Flusterstorm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Demonic Consultation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Force of Negation
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Spell Pierce
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Drown in the Loch
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Pact
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Price of Fame
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Ritual
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Mission Briefing
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Lethal Scheme
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-27%synergy
Pact of Negation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Mystical Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Heartless Act
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Essence Flux
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ad Nauseam
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Delay
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Curtains' Call
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Snapback
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Unmarked Grave
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Notion Rain
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Persist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Deep Analysis
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Buried Alive
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Diresight
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Flood of Recollection
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Lively Dirge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Careful Study
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Thought Erasure
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Temporal Mastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Connive // Concoct
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Tempest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Winternight Stories
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Eagle Vision
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Exhume
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Candlestick
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Champion's Helm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ransom Note
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cursed Totem
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Bonehoard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Torpor Orb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pact Weapon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Essence Anchor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Enchantments
Dance of the Dead
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Necromancy
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Remora
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Gossip's Talent
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Counterbalance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Words of Waste
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gift of Fangs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bottomless Pit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Necrogen Mists
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Oppression
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Nesting Grounds
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Drownyard Temple
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Witch's Clinic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Blast Zone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Pit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Tomb Fortress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mox Amber
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Chrome Mox
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Lotus Petal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Mana Vault
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Mox Diamond
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
87%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
68%synergy
Undercity Sewers
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Island
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-11%synergy
Watery Grave
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Morphic Pool
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
48%synergy
Conduit Pylons
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Hidden Grotto
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
17%synergy
City of Brass
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Fell the Profane
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Mana Confluence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Sunken Ruins
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Darkslick Shores
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-37%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Hall of Oracles
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-24%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-25%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-39%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Opal Palace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Port of Karfell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy