Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Midrange

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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
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Purple Pentapus
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
90%inclusion54 decks60 decks
85%synergy
Unshakable Tail
80%inclusion48 decks60 decks
76%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
75%inclusion45 decks60 decks
72%synergy
Pile On
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
67%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
72%inclusion43 decks60 decks
65%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
75%inclusion45 decks60 decks
65%synergy
Consider
78%inclusion47 decks60 decks
65%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
68%inclusion41 decks60 decks
65%synergy
Dogged Detective
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
62%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
82%inclusion49 decks60 decks
58%synergy
Toxic Deluge
73%inclusion44 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Animate Dead
72%inclusion43 decks60 decks
60%synergy
Massacre Wurm
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
56%synergy
Necromancy
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
59%synergy
Mission Briefing
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
60%synergy
Curate
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
58%synergy
Baleful Strix
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
45%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Notion Thief
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Matoya, Archon Elder
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
51%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
50%synergy
Soul Diviner
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
53%synergy
Fain, the Broker
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
52%synergy
Master of Death
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
49%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
43%synergy
Sinister Starfish
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
46%synergy
Hexavus
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Mulldrifter
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
41%synergy
Spark Double
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Dream Eater
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Body Double
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Watcher of Hours
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Twilight Prophet
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Mindwhisker
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Copycrook
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Spybug
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Starving Revenant
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Shriekmaw
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Auton Soldier
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Clever Impersonator
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Vile Entomber
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Likeness Looter
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Psychic Frog
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Evil Twin
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Grave Titan
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Archaeomancer
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Price of Fame
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
48%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Entomb
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-14%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Scheme
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Counterpoint
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Spellgyre
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Eat to Extinction
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-10%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Snap
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Saw in Half
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
53%synergy
Buried Alive
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Victimize
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Charnel Serenade
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Diresight
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Unmarked Grave
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Connive // Concoct
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Contingency Plan
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Lively Dirge
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Thought Erasure
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Persist
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Winternight Stories
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Terror Tide
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Start the TARDIS
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Power Conduit
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
9%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Candlestick
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Essence Anchor
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Ransom Note
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Steamboat
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Search for Azcanta
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
46%synergy
Gossip's Talent
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Think Tank
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
72%inclusion43 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Rogue's Passage
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Nesting Grounds
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
53%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Drownyard Temple
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Hostile Desert
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion58 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion54 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
77%inclusion46 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion59 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion59 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Island
98%inclusion59 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
83%inclusion50 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
75%inclusion45 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Undercity Sewers
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Choked Estuary
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Conduit Pylons
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
49%synergy
Fetid Pools
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion30 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
37%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Grotto
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
41%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Port of Karfell
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Underground Sea
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy