Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
Twilight Diviner
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
17%inclusion41 decks235 decks
15%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
10%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
89%inclusion554 decks622 decks
84%synergy
Unshakable Tail
77%inclusion476 decks622 decks
73%synergy
Pile On
72%inclusion447 decks622 decks
68%synergy
Sinister Starfish
71%inclusion439 decks622 decks
68%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
73%inclusion457 decks622 decks
67%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
77%inclusion479 decks622 decks
67%synergy
Consider
79%inclusion489 decks622 decks
65%synergy
Animate Dead
75%inclusion465 decks622 decks
63%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
64%inclusion400 decks622 decks
61%synergy
Nesting Grounds
63%inclusion389 decks622 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
85%inclusion529 decks622 decks
61%synergy
Toxic Deluge
74%inclusion458 decks622 decks
48%synergy
Massacre Wurm
66%inclusion410 decks622 decks
57%synergy
Necromancy
64%inclusion401 decks622 decks
60%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
64%inclusion400 decks622 decks
61%synergy
Baleful Strix
63%inclusion394 decks622 decks
40%synergy
Price of Fame
63%inclusion390 decks622 decks
57%synergy
Curate
63%inclusion389 decks622 decks
59%synergy
Dogged Detective
62%inclusion384 decks622 decks
59%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
60%inclusion376 decks622 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion105 decks622 decks
-7%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion89 decks622 decks
-10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion69 decks622 decks
-8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion63 decks622 decks
7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.7%inclusion54 decks622 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
7.4%inclusion46 decks622 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Soul Diviner
60%inclusion375 decks622 decks
58%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
56%inclusion350 decks622 decks
54%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
56%inclusion350 decks622 decks
48%synergy
Mulldrifter
54%inclusion337 decks622 decks
50%synergy
Master of Death
52%inclusion326 decks622 decks
48%synergy
Hexavus
51%inclusion317 decks622 decks
50%synergy
Spark Double
50%inclusion313 decks622 decks
40%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
49%inclusion232 decks475 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion297 decks622 decks
35%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion269 decks622 decks
30%synergy
Fain, the Broker
43%inclusion266 decks622 decks
41%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
41%inclusion254 decks622 decks
38%synergy
Watcher of Hours
40%inclusion247 decks622 decks
38%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
39%inclusion244 decks622 decks
36%synergy
Twilight Prophet
38%inclusion236 decks622 decks
35%synergy
Dream Eater
36%inclusion223 decks622 decks
34%synergy
Auton Soldier
34%inclusion213 decks622 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion207 decks622 decks
28%synergy
Clever Impersonator
33%inclusion207 decks622 decks
29%synergy
Shriekmaw
33%inclusion206 decks622 decks
31%synergy
Body Double
33%inclusion205 decks622 decks
31%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
29%inclusion183 decks622 decks
24%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
29%inclusion182 decks622 decks
28%synergy
Likeness Looter
29%inclusion180 decks622 decks
21%synergy
Copycrook
27%inclusion170 decks620 decks
26%synergy
Starving Revenant
27%inclusion170 decks622 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Spybug
27%inclusion170 decks622 decks
26%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
26%inclusion164 decks622 decks
20%synergy
Grave Titan
26%inclusion163 decks622 decks
20%synergy
Mindwhisker
25%inclusion156 decks619 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion149 decks622 decks
12%synergy
Ledger Shredder
23%inclusion146 decks622 decks
19%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
23%inclusion141 decks622 decks
19%synergy
Vile Entomber
22%inclusion139 decks622 decks
19%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
22%inclusion138 decks622 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
22%inclusion135 decks622 decks
21%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
21%inclusion133 decks622 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
21%inclusion130 decks617 decks
20%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
21%inclusion98 decks475 decks
20%synergy
Agent of Treachery
20%inclusion127 decks622 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
20%inclusion126 decks622 decks
17%synergy
Evil Twin
20%inclusion123 decks622 decks
17%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
19%inclusion120 decks620 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Frog
19%inclusion116 decks621 decks
17%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
17%inclusion103 decks622 decks
13%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
16%inclusion78 decks478 decks
13%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
16%inclusion71 decks458 decks
14%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
14%inclusion78 decks539 decks
12%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
14%inclusion87 decks622 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
14%inclusion86 decks622 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Mission Briefing
58%inclusion358 decks622 decks
54%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
43%inclusion267 decks622 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion253 decks622 decks
-15%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion236 decks622 decks
30%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
34%inclusion209 decks622 decks
30%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
32%inclusion198 decks622 decks
29%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
32%inclusion197 decks622 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion193 decks622 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion174 decks622 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion135 decks622 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion115 decks620 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion113 decks622 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion107 decks620 decks
2%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion101 decks622 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion99 decks622 decks
-10%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion97 decks619 decks
-1%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
15%inclusion73 decks472 decks
14%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
13%inclusion60 decks458 decks
11%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
13%inclusion80 decks619 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion77 decks622 decks
-6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
12%inclusion76 decks622 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion72 decks622 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion68 decks620 decks
0%synergy
Counterpoint
11%inclusion68 decks622 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion64 decks622 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion62 decks622 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion61 decks622 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.5%inclusion53 decks622 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.2%inclusion45 decks622 decks
-3%synergy
Drag the Canal
6.6%inclusion41 decks622 decks
6%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
6.6%inclusion41 decks622 decks
6%synergy
Spellgyre
6.1%inclusion38 decks619 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.1%inclusion38 decks620 decks
3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.1%inclusion38 decks622 decks
-12%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.0%inclusion37 decks620 decks
0%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
5.9%inclusion37 decks622 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
50%inclusion309 decks622 decks
46%synergy
Buried Alive
47%inclusion291 decks622 decks
39%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
43%inclusion270 decks622 decks
34%synergy
Charnel Serenade
40%inclusion248 decks622 decks
38%synergy
Victimize
32%inclusion197 decks622 decks
18%synergy
Connive // Concoct
28%inclusion175 decks622 decks
25%synergy
Diresight
26%inclusion164 decks619 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion135 decks622 decks
-14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion126 decks622 decks
18%synergy
Unmarked Grave
17%inclusion107 decks622 decks
14%synergy
Persist
15%inclusion93 decks622 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion75 decks622 decks
3%synergy
Start the TARDIS
12%inclusion74 decks622 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion72 decks622 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion70 decks622 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion67 decks622 decks
7%synergy
Contingency Plan
10%inclusion64 decks622 decks
9%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.6%inclusion47 decks622 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.0%inclusion28 decks401 decks
-5%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.8%inclusion42 decks620 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
6.4%inclusion40 decks622 decks
3%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
6.3%inclusion25 decks394 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
6.3%inclusion39 decks622 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.1%inclusion38 decks622 decks
-5%synergy
Risky Research
6.0%inclusion23 decks384 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
45%inclusion280 decks622 decks
44%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
43%inclusion267 decks622 decks
41%synergy
Candlestick
35%inclusion220 decks622 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion190 decks622 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion190 decks622 decks
6%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
25%inclusion158 decks622 decks
24%synergy
Essence Anchor
25%inclusion135 decks540 decks
24%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
10%inclusion63 decks622 decks
9%synergy
Champion's Helm
9.3%inclusion58 decks622 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.9%inclusion49 decks622 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.8%inclusion42 decks622 decks
-7%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.3%inclusion33 decks622 decks
4%synergy
Ransom Note
5.1%inclusion32 decks622 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Search for Azcanta
45%inclusion281 decks622 decks
42%synergy
Gossip's Talent
42%inclusion257 decks619 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion179 decks622 decks
16%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
23%inclusion140 decks622 decks
21%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
18%inclusion111 decks620 decks
14%synergy
Think Tank
8.2%inclusion51 decks622 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.2%inclusion45 decks622 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
6.6%inclusion41 decks619 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion416 decks622 decks
28%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
63%inclusion389 decks622 decks
60%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
57%inclusion355 decks622 decks
40%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion309 decks622 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion227 decks622 decks
0%synergy
Drownyard Temple
30%inclusion189 decks622 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion101 decks622 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion97 decks622 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion81 decks622 decks
-6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion78 decks620 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion75 decks622 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion75 decks622 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion74 decks622 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion67 decks622 decks
4%synergy
Hostile Desert
7.6%inclusion47 decks622 decks
7%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion578 decks622 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion575 decks622 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
78%inclusion484 decks622 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
66%inclusion408 decks622 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion222 decks622 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion199 decks622 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion117 decks622 decks
-12%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
14%inclusion84 decks622 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.9%inclusion49 decks622 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion617 decks622 decks
3%synergy
Island
99%inclusion615 decks622 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion605 decks622 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
86%inclusion534 decks622 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
76%inclusion474 decks622 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
69%inclusion430 decks622 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
66%inclusion409 decks622 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
58%inclusion360 decks622 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Sewers
54%inclusion338 decks622 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion334 decks622 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
53%inclusion332 decks622 decks
37%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion331 decks622 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
46%inclusion288 decks622 decks
36%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion268 decks622 decks
3%synergy
Conduit Pylons
43%inclusion266 decks620 decks
41%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion262 decks622 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Grotto
41%inclusion254 decks619 decks
39%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion255 decks622 decks
9%synergy
Port of Karfell
40%inclusion248 decks622 decks
33%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion218 decks619 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion217 decks622 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion212 decks622 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion167 decks622 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
26%inclusion164 decks622 decks
20%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion121 decks622 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion117 decks622 decks
-14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion115 decks620 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion109 decks622 decks
-19%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion107 decks620 decks
2%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion92 decks622 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion78 decks622 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion72 decks622 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion71 decks620 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion68 decks620 decks
0%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
10%inclusion63 decks622 decks
10%synergy
Sinister Hideout
10%inclusion33 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.5%inclusion59 decks622 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.0%inclusion56 decks620 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
7.7%inclusion48 decks622 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.9%inclusion43 decks622 decks
-10%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.6%inclusion41 decks622 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.8%inclusion36 decks622 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.5%inclusion34 decks622 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.3%inclusion33 decks622 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.1%inclusion32 decks622 decks
-3%synergy