Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Optimized 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Necromancy
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
95%synergy
Buried Alive
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
93%synergy
Animate Dead
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
89%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
83%synergy
Entomb
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Reanimate
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
76%synergy
Body Double
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Consider
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Vile Entomber
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Unmarked Grave
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Pile On
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Doom Whisperer
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Mana Drain
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Curate
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Massacre Wurm
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
62%synergy
Deadly Rollick
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Rhystic Study
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Unshakable Tail
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Baleful Strix
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Spark Double
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Soul Diviner
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Hexavus
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Mulldrifter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Fain, the Broker
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Master of Death
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Auton Soldier
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Archaeomancer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Watcher of Hours
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Dogged Detective
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Copycrook
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Clever Impersonator
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Evil Twin
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Golbez, Crystal Collector
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Displacer Kitten
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Undercover Operative
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Spybug
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sinister Starfish
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Astral Dragon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Frog
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Gravecrawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Daring Fiendbonder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Peregrine Drake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cryptbreaker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Grim Servant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Price of Fame
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Frantic Search
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Dark Ritual
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mission Briefing
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Slip Out the Back
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Geistwave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Heartless Act
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Disallow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Shore Up
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Lofty Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Notion Rain
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Lively Dirge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Diresight
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Contingency Plan
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Start the TARDIS
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Careful Study
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Thought Erasure
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Sinkhole
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Connive // Concoct
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Candlestick
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Essence Anchor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Power Conduit
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Panharmonicon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Bonehoard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Wand of Orcus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Key to the City
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Winter Moon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Champion's Helm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Steamboat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Enhanced Surveillance
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Search for Azcanta
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Gossip's Talent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Rooftop Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Dance of Many
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mirrormade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Think Tank
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dress Down
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Mistrise Village
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Nesting Grounds
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Drownyard Temple
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Whispers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Echoing Deeps
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Seat of the Synod
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Field of the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Grotto
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Swamp
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Island
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Watery Grave
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Isle
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Conduit Pylons
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Hidden Grotto
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Ruins
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Fetid Pools
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Underground Sea
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cavern of Souls
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Deceit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-25%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Opal Palace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Murky Sewer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Port of Karfell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy