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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Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
16%inclusion27 decks170 decks
14%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
7.5%inclusion12 decks159 decks
7%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
3.9%inclusion6 decks155 decks
3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
3.8%inclusion6 decks159 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
90%inclusion533 decks594 decks
85%synergy
Unshakable Tail
78%inclusion463 decks594 decks
74%synergy
Sinister Starfish
71%inclusion424 decks594 decks
69%synergy
Pile On
72%inclusion427 decks594 decks
68%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
73%inclusion436 decks594 decks
67%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
77%inclusion457 decks594 decks
67%synergy
Consider
78%inclusion466 decks594 decks
65%synergy
Animate Dead
75%inclusion443 decks594 decks
63%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
65%inclusion386 decks594 decks
62%synergy
Nesting Grounds
63%inclusion376 decks594 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
85%inclusion504 decks594 decks
61%synergy
Toxic Deluge
74%inclusion441 decks594 decks
48%synergy
Massacre Wurm
66%inclusion395 decks594 decks
58%synergy
Necromancy
65%inclusion387 decks594 decks
60%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
64%inclusion383 decks594 decks
61%synergy
Baleful Strix
63%inclusion373 decks594 decks
40%synergy
Price of Fame
63%inclusion373 decks594 decks
57%synergy
Curate
62%inclusion368 decks594 decks
59%synergy
Dogged Detective
62%inclusion366 decks594 decks
59%synergy
Soul Diviner
61%inclusion360 decks594 decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion103 decks594 decks
-7%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion85 decks594 decks
-10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion64 decks594 decks
-8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion59 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
9.1%inclusion54 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Notion Thief
6.4%inclusion38 decks594 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Nightveil Sprite
60%inclusion356 decks594 decks
55%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
57%inclusion337 decks594 decks
54%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
57%inclusion337 decks594 decks
48%synergy
Mulldrifter
54%inclusion323 decks594 decks
50%synergy
Master of Death
53%inclusion315 decks594 decks
49%synergy
Hexavus
51%inclusion303 decks594 decks
50%synergy
Spark Double
50%inclusion295 decks594 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion287 decks594 decks
35%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
48%inclusion213 decks447 decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion256 decks594 decks
30%synergy
Fain, the Broker
43%inclusion253 decks594 decks
41%synergy
Watcher of Hours
42%inclusion247 decks594 decks
40%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
42%inclusion247 decks594 decks
39%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
40%inclusion236 decks594 decks
36%synergy
Twilight Prophet
39%inclusion230 decks594 decks
36%synergy
Dream Eater
37%inclusion219 decks594 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
34%inclusion200 decks594 decks
28%synergy
Shriekmaw
34%inclusion199 decks594 decks
31%synergy
Body Double
33%inclusion197 decks594 decks
31%synergy
Auton Soldier
33%inclusion196 decks594 decks
29%synergy
Clever Impersonator
33%inclusion194 decks594 decks
28%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
29%inclusion172 decks594 decks
24%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
29%inclusion170 decks594 decks
27%synergy
Likeness Looter
28%inclusion169 decks594 decks
21%synergy
Starving Revenant
28%inclusion166 decks594 decks
26%synergy
Copycrook
27%inclusion160 decks592 decks
25%synergy
Grave Titan
27%inclusion159 decks594 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Spybug
27%inclusion159 decks594 decks
25%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
27%inclusion158 decks594 decks
20%synergy
Mindwhisker
25%inclusion150 decks591 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion141 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Vile Entomber
23%inclusion138 decks594 decks
20%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
23%inclusion138 decks594 decks
20%synergy
Ledger Shredder
23%inclusion136 decks594 decks
19%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
23%inclusion134 decks594 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
21%inclusion127 decks594 decks
20%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
21%inclusion125 decks589 decks
20%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
21%inclusion126 decks594 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
21%inclusion124 decks594 decks
18%synergy
Agent of Treachery
20%inclusion121 decks594 decks
18%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
20%inclusion89 decks447 decks
19%synergy
Evil Twin
19%inclusion115 decks594 decks
16%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
19%inclusion114 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Frog
19%inclusion113 decks593 decks
17%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
17%inclusion100 decks594 decks
14%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
17%inclusion75 decks450 decks
13%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
15%inclusion63 decks429 decks
13%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
14%inclusion72 decks511 decks
12%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
14%inclusion82 decks594 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
14%inclusion82 decks594 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Mission Briefing
58%inclusion344 decks594 decks
54%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
43%inclusion255 decks594 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion240 decks594 decks
-15%synergy
Entomb
37%inclusion221 decks594 decks
29%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
35%inclusion205 decks594 decks
31%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
32%inclusion192 decks594 decks
29%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
32%inclusion191 decks594 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
30%inclusion181 decks594 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion166 decks594 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion129 decks594 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion108 decks594 decks
-17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion105 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion104 decks594 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion99 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion90 decks594 decks
-10%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
15%inclusion67 decks444 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion88 decks591 decks
-1%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
13%inclusion79 decks591 decks
11%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
13%inclusion57 decks429 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion75 decks594 decks
-5%synergy
Lethal Scheme
12%inclusion72 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Counterpoint
12%inclusion69 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion66 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion64 decks594 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion61 decks594 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion57 decks594 decks
-10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.3%inclusion55 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.9%inclusion53 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.7%inclusion46 decks594 decks
-3%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
6.6%inclusion39 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Drag the Canal
6.6%inclusion39 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Spellgyre
6.4%inclusion38 decks591 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.1%inclusion36 decks594 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.9%inclusion35 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.9%inclusion35 decks594 decks
-13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.7%inclusion34 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Eat to Extinction
5.4%inclusion32 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
49%inclusion292 decks594 decks
46%synergy
Buried Alive
47%inclusion279 decks594 decks
39%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
43%inclusion258 decks594 decks
34%synergy
Charnel Serenade
40%inclusion240 decks594 decks
38%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion183 decks594 decks
17%synergy
Connive // Concoct
29%inclusion171 decks594 decks
25%synergy
Diresight
27%inclusion157 decks591 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion129 decks594 decks
-14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
21%inclusion124 decks594 decks
18%synergy
Unmarked Grave
18%inclusion107 decks594 decks
15%synergy
Persist
15%inclusion87 decks594 decks
11%synergy
Start the TARDIS
12%inclusion74 decks594 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion69 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion68 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion65 decks594 decks
-3%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion62 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Contingency Plan
10%inclusion59 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.9%inclusion47 decks594 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.7%inclusion28 decks366 decks
-4%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
7.0%inclusion25 decks359 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.8%inclusion40 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
6.4%inclusion38 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
6.2%inclusion37 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
5.9%inclusion35 decks594 decks
-5%synergy
Risky Research
5.8%inclusion20 decks347 decks
4%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.3%inclusion27 decks514 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
45%inclusion267 decks594 decks
44%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
43%inclusion257 decks594 decks
42%synergy
Candlestick
36%inclusion213 decks594 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion181 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion181 decks594 decks
3%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
26%inclusion156 decks594 decks
25%synergy
Essence Anchor
25%inclusion129 decks512 decks
24%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
10%inclusion61 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Champion's Helm
9.3%inclusion55 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.2%inclusion49 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion36 decks594 decks
-8%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.7%inclusion34 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Ransom Note
5.1%inclusion30 decks594 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Search for Azcanta
44%inclusion263 decks594 decks
42%synergy
Gossip's Talent
41%inclusion244 decks591 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion174 decks594 decks
16%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
22%inclusion132 decks594 decks
21%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
18%inclusion106 decks592 decks
15%synergy
Think Tank
8.4%inclusion50 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.7%inclusion40 decks594 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
6.4%inclusion38 decks591 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion400 decks594 decks
28%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
63%inclusion375 decks594 decks
60%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
57%inclusion340 decks594 decks
40%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion298 decks594 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion218 decks594 decks
0%synergy
Drownyard Temple
30%inclusion181 decks594 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion97 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion95 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion75 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion74 decks594 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion72 decks594 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion72 decks594 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion70 decks594 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion63 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Hostile Desert
7.7%inclusion46 decks594 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion554 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion549 decks594 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
77%inclusion460 decks594 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
66%inclusion390 decks594 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion220 decks594 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion196 decks594 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion106 decks594 decks
-13%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
14%inclusion85 decks594 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.8%inclusion52 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion589 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Island
99%inclusion588 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion580 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
87%inclusion514 decks594 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Isle
76%inclusion454 decks594 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
69%inclusion412 decks594 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
66%inclusion390 decks594 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
59%inclusion352 decks594 decks
20%synergy
Fetid Pools
54%inclusion320 decks594 decks
37%synergy
Undercity Sewers
54%inclusion319 decks594 decks
34%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
53%inclusion314 decks594 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion309 decks594 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
47%inclusion281 decks594 decks
36%synergy
Conduit Pylons
43%inclusion256 decks592 decks
41%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion255 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion249 decks594 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Grotto
41%inclusion242 decks591 decks
39%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion242 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Port of Karfell
40%inclusion239 decks594 decks
33%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion207 decks594 decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion202 decks591 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion200 decks594 decks
-3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion158 decks594 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
27%inclusion158 decks594 decks
20%synergy
Ash Barrens
20%inclusion119 decks594 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion111 decks594 decks
-14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion105 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion105 decks594 decks
-19%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion99 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion85 decks594 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion74 decks594 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion66 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion65 decks592 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion64 decks594 decks
1%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
10%inclusion62 decks594 decks
10%synergy
Sinister Hideout
10%inclusion28 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion57 decks594 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.4%inclusion50 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
7.6%inclusion45 decks594 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.2%inclusion43 decks594 decks
-10%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.4%inclusion38 decks594 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.7%inclusion34 decks594 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.6%inclusion33 decks594 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.4%inclusion32 decks594 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.2%inclusion31 decks594 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.1%inclusion30 decks594 decks
-4%synergy