Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Self-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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MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Agna Qel'a
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Moonshadow
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Foraging Wickermaw
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
81%inclusion209 decks257 decks
76%synergy
Sinister Starfish
70%inclusion179 decks257 decks
67%synergy
Pile On
67%inclusion171 decks257 decks
63%synergy
Soul Diviner
65%inclusion167 decks257 decks
63%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
69%inclusion177 decks257 decks
63%synergy
Consider
75%inclusion192 decks257 decks
61%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
70%inclusion179 decks257 decks
60%synergy
Dogged Detective
61%inclusion156 decks257 decks
58%synergy
Nesting Grounds
58%inclusion149 decks257 decks
56%synergy
Unshakable Tail
60%inclusion152 decks255 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
79%inclusion202 decks257 decks
54%synergy
Toxic Deluge
66%inclusion170 decks257 decks
40%synergy
Animate Dead
60%inclusion153 decks257 decks
48%synergy
Curate
57%inclusion146 decks257 decks
54%synergy
Spark Double
55%inclusion142 decks257 decks
45%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
54%inclusion140 decks257 decks
50%synergy
Hexavus
54%inclusion140 decks257 decks
53%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
53%inclusion134 decks255 decks
49%synergy
Baleful Strix
53%inclusion135 decks257 decks
30%synergy
Necromancy
52%inclusion134 decks257 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion48 decks257 decks
-5%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion40 decks257 decks
-9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion29 decks257 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion25 decks257 decks
-7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion25 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.6%inclusion22 decks257 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
5.4%inclusion14 decks257 decks
-2%synergy
Notion Thief
5.4%inclusion14 decks257 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.4%inclusion14 decks257 decks
-9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Matoya, Archon Elder
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Massacre Wurm
47%inclusion120 decks257 decks
38%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
45%inclusion116 decks257 decks
37%synergy
Fain, the Broker
45%inclusion115 decks257 decks
43%synergy
Mulldrifter
42%inclusion109 decks257 decks
38%synergy
Master of Death
42%inclusion108 decks257 decks
38%synergy
Auton Soldier
39%inclusion100 decks257 decks
35%synergy
Clever Impersonator
39%inclusion99 decks257 decks
34%synergy
Likeness Looter
38%inclusion98 decks257 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion96 decks257 decks
24%synergy
Body Double
37%inclusion95 decks257 decks
35%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
37%inclusion94 decks257 decks
33%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
36%inclusion92 decks257 decks
30%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
35%inclusion90 decks255 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
35%inclusion89 decks257 decks
21%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
34%inclusion87 decks257 decks
31%synergy
Copycrook
34%inclusion59 decks176 decks
32%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
31%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion77 decks257 decks
18%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
30%inclusion76 decks256 decks
28%synergy
Ledger Shredder
29%inclusion74 decks257 decks
25%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
28%inclusion58 decks207 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
28%inclusion72 decks257 decks
23%synergy
Twilight Prophet
28%inclusion71 decks257 decks
25%synergy
Evil Twin
27%inclusion69 decks257 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
26%inclusion68 decks257 decks
24%synergy
Vile Entomber
26%inclusion66 decks257 decks
23%synergy
Starving Revenant
25%inclusion65 decks257 decks
23%synergy
Dream Eater
25%inclusion64 decks257 decks
23%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
25%inclusion63 decks257 decks
22%synergy
Watcher of Hours
23%inclusion59 decks255 decks
21%synergy
Thrull Parasite
23%inclusion58 decks257 decks
22%synergy
Shriekmaw
21%inclusion55 decks257 decks
19%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
21%inclusion55 decks257 decks
16%synergy
Agent of Treachery
21%inclusion54 decks257 decks
18%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
20%inclusion52 decks257 decks
16%synergy
Millikin
20%inclusion51 decks257 decks
17%synergy
Mindwhisker
19%inclusion29 decks155 decks
17%synergy
Phantasmal Image
19%inclusion48 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Frog
18%inclusion40 decks223 decks
16%synergy
Deranged Assistant
18%inclusion46 decks257 decks
15%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
18%inclusion46 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
17%inclusion44 decks257 decks
15%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
17%inclusion43 decks257 decks
16%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
16%inclusion40 decks257 decks
13%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
16%inclusion40 decks257 decks
12%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
15%inclusion39 decks257 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Mission Briefing
51%inclusion130 decks257 decks
47%synergy
Price of Fame
50%inclusion128 decks257 decks
44%synergy
Frantic Search
49%inclusion125 decks257 decks
30%synergy
Entomb
36%inclusion92 decks257 decks
28%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
33%inclusion84 decks257 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion81 decks257 decks
-24%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
29%inclusion74 decks255 decks
28%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
29%inclusion74 decks257 decks
27%synergy
Lethal Scheme
28%inclusion73 decks257 decks
26%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
25%inclusion65 decks257 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
24%inclusion62 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Bitter Triumph
23%inclusion59 decks257 decks
18%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion38 decks177 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion52 decks257 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion48 decks257 decks
-16%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion32 decks177 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
15%inclusion38 decks257 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion38 decks257 decks
-16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion37 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
14%inclusion36 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion34 decks257 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion23 decks176 decks
2%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion31 decks257 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion31 decks257 decks
-14%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
11%inclusion29 decks257 decks
11%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion27 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion27 decks257 decks
-8%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10%inclusion13 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion26 decks257 decks
-7%synergy
Spellgyre
10%inclusion15 decks153 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.3%inclusion24 decks257 decks
-10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.1%inclusion19 decks208 decks
6%synergy
Counterpoint
9.0%inclusion23 decks255 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.9%inclusion23 decks257 decks
-9%synergy
Cruel Truths
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Eat to Extinction
6.6%inclusion17 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Will
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
-6%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
48%inclusion124 decks257 decks
45%synergy
Buried Alive
42%inclusion109 decks257 decks
35%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion83 decks257 decks
-3%synergy
Diresight
31%inclusion48 decks155 decks
29%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
30%inclusion78 decks257 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion71 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
27%inclusion70 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Charnel Serenade
24%inclusion61 decks255 decks
22%synergy
Unmarked Grave
20%inclusion51 decks257 decks
17%synergy
Connive // Concoct
19%inclusion50 decks257 decks
16%synergy
Start the TARDIS
17%inclusion44 decks257 decks
17%synergy
Persist
17%inclusion43 decks257 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion41 decks257 decks
11%synergy
Careful Study
15%inclusion38 decks257 decks
13%synergy
Singularity Rupture
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion35 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
10%synergy
Contingency Plan
12%inclusion31 decks257 decks
11%synergy
Will of the Abzan
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Winternight Stories
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Chart a Course
11%inclusion28 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion28 decks257 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion25 decks257 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
8.6%inclusion22 decks257 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.6%inclusion22 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
8.6%inclusion22 decks257 decks
8%synergy
Final Parting
8.2%inclusion21 decks257 decks
7%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
7.4%inclusion19 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.6%inclusion17 decks257 decks
-2%synergy
Terror Tide
6.6%inclusion17 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
6.6%inclusion17 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Restart Sequence
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
6.2%inclusion16 decks257 decks
-4%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
4%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.4%inclusion14 decks257 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
49%inclusion127 decks257 decks
48%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
38%inclusion97 decks257 decks
36%synergy
Essence Anchor
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
30%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
30%inclusion78 decks257 decks
29%synergy
Candlestick
30%inclusion76 decks257 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion62 decks257 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion57 decks257 decks
-5%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
14%inclusion36 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion35 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion32 decks257 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
12%inclusion32 decks257 decks
11%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
11%inclusion29 decks257 decks
10%synergy
Mask of Memory
10%inclusion25 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.9%inclusion23 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.2%inclusion21 decks257 decks
7%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
6.6%inclusion17 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
6.3%inclusion14 decks223 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Blade
5.8%inclusion15 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Search for Azcanta
48%inclusion123 decks257 decks
45%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
39%inclusion100 decks257 decks
35%synergy
Gossip's Talent
34%inclusion53 decks155 decks
31%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
26%inclusion46 decks175 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion49 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
12%inclusion32 decks257 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion28 decks257 decks
-5%synergy
Think Tank
8.2%inclusion21 decks257 decks
8%synergy
Stillness in Motion
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.8%inclusion15 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion155 decks257 decks
21%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
55%inclusion142 decks257 decks
53%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
52%inclusion134 decks257 decks
35%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion90 decks257 decks
8%synergy
Drownyard Temple
31%inclusion80 decks257 decks
28%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion71 decks257 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion63 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
24%inclusion62 decks257 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion62 decks257 decks
-12%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion50 decks257 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
19%inclusion34 decks177 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion38 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion25 decks257 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.2%inclusion21 decks257 decks
-12%synergy
High Market
8.2%inclusion21 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.4%inclusion14 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
5.4%inclusion14 decks257 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion222 decks257 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion221 decks257 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
72%inclusion186 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
65%inclusion168 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion97 decks257 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion71 decks257 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion65 decks257 decks
-6%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
12%inclusion32 decks257 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion25 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion254 decks257 decks
2%synergy
Island
98%inclusion253 decks257 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion234 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
77%inclusion198 decks257 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
61%inclusion157 decks257 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
60%inclusion154 decks257 decks
20%synergy
Choked Estuary
60%inclusion153 decks257 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
59%inclusion152 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
56%inclusion144 decks257 decks
17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
55%inclusion142 decks257 decks
35%synergy
Watery Grave
54%inclusion138 decks257 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
51%inclusion131 decks257 decks
34%synergy
Port of Karfell
46%inclusion117 decks257 decks
39%synergy
Hidden Grotto
43%inclusion66 decks155 decks
40%synergy
Conduit Pylons
43%inclusion88 decks207 decks
41%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion109 decks257 decks
3%synergy
River of Tears
42%inclusion109 decks257 decks
32%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion107 decks257 decks
2%synergy
Morphic Pool
37%inclusion95 decks257 decks
0%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
36%inclusion92 decks257 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion90 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion72 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion71 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion65 decks257 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion38 decks177 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
21%inclusion54 decks257 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion32 decks177 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion37 decks257 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion37 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion23 decks176 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion31 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion31 decks257 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion30 decks257 decks
-25%synergy
Sinister Hideout
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
11%inclusion27 decks257 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.9%inclusion23 decks257 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.6%inclusion22 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
8.2%inclusion21 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.2%inclusion21 decks257 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.8%inclusion20 decks257 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.6%inclusion17 decks257 decks
-10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.6%inclusion17 decks257 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Sea
6.2%inclusion16 decks257 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.4%inclusion14 decks257 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
5.4%inclusion14 decks257 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
-2%synergy