Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Core Surveil

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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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Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
88%synergy
Sinister Starfish
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
83%synergy
Dogged Detective
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
79%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
77%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
77%synergy
Unshakable Tail
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
75%synergy
Consider
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
75%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
74%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
73%synergy
Master of Death
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Pile On
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
71%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
71%synergy
Soul Diviner
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
72%synergy
Notion Rain
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
71%synergy
Price of Fame
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
67%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
69%synergy
Curate
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
66%synergy
Reanimate
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Baleful Strix
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Watcher of Hours
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
66%synergy
Creatures
Mulldrifter
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Fain, the Broker
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
53%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
48%synergy
Dimir Spybug
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Massacre Wurm
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Hexavus
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Shriekmaw
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Dream Eater
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Twilight Prophet
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Grave Titan
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Starving Revenant
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Likeness Looter
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Mindwhisker
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Body Double
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Spark Double
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Whispering Snitch
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Spider-Man Noir
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Thrull Parasite
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Copycrook
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Evil Twin
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Vile Entomber
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Clever Impersonator
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Copy Catchers
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Agent of Treachery
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
63%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Mission Briefing
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
52%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-19%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Counterpoint
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Drag the Canal
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Spellgyre
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Slip Out the Back
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-25%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Truths
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-23%synergy
Swan Song
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Shore Up
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Charnel Serenade
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Diresight
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Connive // Concoct
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Victimize
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Deep Analysis
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Contingency Plan
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Persist
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Terror Tide
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Start the TARDIS
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Candlestick
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
64%synergy
Power Conduit
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Essence Anchor
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
6%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Mask of Memory
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Gossip's Talent
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Animate Dead
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Necromancy
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Search for Azcanta
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Criminal Past
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Think Tank
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Nesting Grounds
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Rogue's Passage
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Drownyard Temple
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Hostile Desert
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Choked Estuary
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Fetid Pools
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Port of Karfell
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Hidden Grotto
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
54%synergy
Conduit Pylons
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
52%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Undercity Sewers
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
22%synergy
River of Tears
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Deceit
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Morphic Pool
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Sinister Hideout
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Demolition Field
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Underground Sea
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy