Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Expensive Mill

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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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Doom Whisperer
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
86%synergy
Buried Alive
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
74%synergy
Entomb
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
74%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
72%synergy
Clever Impersonator
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
68%synergy
Reanimate
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
67%synergy
Toxic Deluge
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
65%synergy
Copycrook
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Animate Dead
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Mana Drain
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Unshakable Tail
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Necromancy
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Frantic Search
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Ancient Tomb
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Rhystic Study
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Mana Vault
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Imperial Seal
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Body Double
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Displacer Kitten
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Massacre Wurm
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Fain, the Broker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Baleful Strix
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Agent of Treachery
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Sinister Starfish
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Spark Double
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Archaeomancer
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Hexavus
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Ledger Shredder
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Frog
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Undercover Operative
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Mulldrifter
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Master of Death
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Spellseeker
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Auton Soldier
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Astral Dragon
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Twilight Prophet
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Phantasmal Image
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Dogged Detective
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Waxen Shapethief
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Starving Revenant
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Dream Eater
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Vile Entomber
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Consuming Aberration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Soul Diviner
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Consider
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Swan Song
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Pile On
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Mission Briefing
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Ritual
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Curate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Price of Fame
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Slip Out the Back
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-38%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Drag the Canal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mental Misstep
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Intuition
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Offering
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Thought Collapse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Snap
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Scheme
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Shore Up
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hinder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Spell Crumple
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Windfall
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Unmarked Grave
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Lively Dirge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Victimize
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Charnel Serenade
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Diresight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Eagle Vision
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Tunnel Vision
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sakashima's Will
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Contingency Plan
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Sanity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Time Warp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Traumatize
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Candlestick
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Power Conduit
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Mindcrank
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Altar of Dementia
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
The Everflowing Well
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Pact Weapon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Champion's Helm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Commander's Plate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Strionic Resonator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Memory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Shifting Visage
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Remora
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Search for Azcanta
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Underwater Tunnel // Slimy Aquarium
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Combat Research
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Dance of the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Criminal Past
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dance of Many
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Trail of Evidence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Nesting Grounds
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Mistrise Village
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
The Black Gate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Tomb Fortress
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Witch's Clinic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Vesuva
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Mana Crypt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Lotus Petal
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Undercity Sewers
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Morphic Pool
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
52%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Underground River
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Delta
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Sunken Ruins
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Conduit Pylons
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Hidden Grotto
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Prismatic Vista
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Pools
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
City of Brass
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Hagra Mauling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
River of Tears
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Port of Karfell
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-35%synergy
Hall of Oracles
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy