Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Expensive Surveil

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Cooper Gottfried
Feb 9, 2026
The Top 40 Three-Mana Commanders
It's another Top 40 list from EDHREC! This time we're looking at the most popular commanders that you can play for just three mana.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
64%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dimension X Pizzasaur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
88%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
76%synergy
Unshakable Tail
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Consider
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
65%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Price of Fame
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Soul Diviner
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Dogged Detective
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Curate
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Baleful Strix
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Animate Dead
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Sinister Starfish
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Buried Alive
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Power Conduit
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Search for Azcanta
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Fain, the Broker
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Spark Double
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Spybug
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Watcher of Hours
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Mulldrifter
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Auton Soldier
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Hexavus
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Mindwhisker
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Massacre Wurm
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Ledger Shredder
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Master of Death
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Clever Impersonator
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Body Double
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Likeness Looter
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Psychic Frog
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Whispering Snitch
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Displacer Kitten
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Starving Revenant
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Dream Eater
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Thrull Parasite
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Shriekmaw
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Spider-Man Noir
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Prophet
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Copycrook
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Pile On
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Deadly Rollick
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Entomb
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Mission Briefing
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Mana Drain
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-34%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Flare of Denial
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Disallow
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Cruel Truths
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Eat to Extinction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Desynchronization
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Counterpoint
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Charnel Serenade
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Diresight
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Abzan
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Risky Research
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Thought Erasure
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Start the TARDIS
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Persist
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Connive // Concoct
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Contingency Plan
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Essence Anchor
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Candlestick
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
The Ozolith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ransom Note
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
The Ooze
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Gossip's Talent
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Necromancy
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Teval's Judgment
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Think Tank
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Tortured Existence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Nesting Grounds
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Drownyard Temple
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Tomb Fortress
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Watery Grave
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Morphic Pool
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Polluted Delta
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Underground Sea
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Conduit Pylons
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Hidden Grotto
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
River of Tears
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Port of Karfell
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sinister Hideout
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-25%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Horizon of Progress
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy