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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
17%inclusion38 decks221 decks
15%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
89%inclusion549 decks616 decks
84%synergy
Unshakable Tail
77%inclusion476 decks616 decks
74%synergy
Pile On
72%inclusion442 decks616 decks
68%synergy
Sinister Starfish
71%inclusion435 decks616 decks
68%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
74%inclusion453 decks616 decks
67%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
77%inclusion474 decks616 decks
67%synergy
Consider
79%inclusion485 decks616 decks
65%synergy
Animate Dead
74%inclusion457 decks616 decks
63%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
65%inclusion398 decks616 decks
61%synergy
Nesting Grounds
63%inclusion386 decks616 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
85%inclusion524 decks616 decks
61%synergy
Toxic Deluge
74%inclusion453 decks616 decks
48%synergy
Massacre Wurm
66%inclusion405 decks616 decks
57%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
64%inclusion396 decks616 decks
61%synergy
Necromancy
64%inclusion394 decks616 decks
59%synergy
Baleful Strix
63%inclusion387 decks616 decks
40%synergy
Price of Fame
63%inclusion385 decks616 decks
57%synergy
Curate
62%inclusion383 decks616 decks
59%synergy
Dogged Detective
61%inclusion378 decks616 decks
59%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
61%inclusion373 decks616 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion105 decks616 decks
-7%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion90 decks616 decks
-10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion69 decks616 decks
-8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion63 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.9%inclusion55 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Notion Thief
7.3%inclusion45 decks616 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Soul Diviner
60%inclusion371 decks616 decks
58%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
57%inclusion351 decks616 decks
49%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
56%inclusion348 decks616 decks
54%synergy
Mulldrifter
54%inclusion332 decks616 decks
50%synergy
Master of Death
52%inclusion323 decks616 decks
48%synergy
Hexavus
51%inclusion313 decks616 decks
49%synergy
Spark Double
50%inclusion311 decks616 decks
40%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
48%inclusion225 decks469 decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion294 decks616 decks
35%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion266 decks616 decks
30%synergy
Fain, the Broker
43%inclusion262 decks616 decks
41%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
41%inclusion252 decks616 decks
38%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
39%inclusion243 decks616 decks
36%synergy
Watcher of Hours
39%inclusion243 decks616 decks
38%synergy
Twilight Prophet
38%inclusion235 decks616 decks
35%synergy
Dream Eater
36%inclusion221 decks616 decks
34%synergy
Auton Soldier
34%inclusion211 decks616 decks
30%synergy
Clever Impersonator
34%inclusion207 decks616 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion206 decks616 decks
28%synergy
Shriekmaw
33%inclusion204 decks616 decks
31%synergy
Body Double
33%inclusion203 decks616 decks
31%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
29%inclusion180 decks616 decks
24%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
29%inclusion179 decks616 decks
28%synergy
Likeness Looter
29%inclusion177 decks616 decks
21%synergy
Starving Revenant
28%inclusion170 decks616 decks
26%synergy
Copycrook
27%inclusion167 decks614 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Spybug
27%inclusion167 decks616 decks
25%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
27%inclusion164 decks616 decks
20%synergy
Grave Titan
26%inclusion161 decks616 decks
20%synergy
Mindwhisker
25%inclusion155 decks613 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion148 decks616 decks
12%synergy
Ledger Shredder
24%inclusion145 decks616 decks
19%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
23%inclusion141 decks616 decks
19%synergy
Vile Entomber
22%inclusion138 decks616 decks
19%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
22%inclusion137 decks616 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
22%inclusion134 decks616 decks
21%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
21%inclusion132 decks616 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
21%inclusion130 decks611 decks
20%synergy
Agent of Treachery
20%inclusion126 decks616 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
20%inclusion125 decks616 decks
17%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
20%inclusion95 decks469 decks
20%synergy
Evil Twin
20%inclusion121 decks616 decks
17%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
20%inclusion120 decks614 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Frog
19%inclusion114 decks615 decks
16%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
17%inclusion102 decks616 decks
13%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
16%inclusion77 decks472 decks
13%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
15%inclusion70 decks452 decks
14%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
14%inclusion77 decks533 decks
12%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
14%inclusion85 decks616 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
14%inclusion85 decks616 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Mission Briefing
57%inclusion354 decks616 decks
54%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
43%inclusion265 decks616 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion249 decks616 decks
-15%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion232 decks616 decks
30%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
34%inclusion209 decks616 decks
31%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
32%inclusion198 decks616 decks
31%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
32%inclusion197 decks616 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion191 decks616 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion170 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion133 decks616 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion113 decks614 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion111 decks616 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion108 decks614 decks
2%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion101 decks616 decks
-16%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion95 decks613 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion95 decks616 decks
-10%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
15%inclusion71 decks466 decks
14%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
13%inclusion80 decks613 decks
11%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
13%inclusion58 decks452 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion76 decks616 decks
-6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
12%inclusion75 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion70 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Counterpoint
11%inclusion69 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion68 decks614 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion64 decks616 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion60 decks616 decks
-10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion60 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.8%inclusion54 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.3%inclusion45 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
6.8%inclusion42 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Drag the Canal
6.5%inclusion40 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.3%inclusion39 decks616 decks
-12%synergy
Spellgyre
6.2%inclusion38 decks613 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.0%inclusion37 decks614 decks
0%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.0%inclusion37 decks616 decks
1%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.9%inclusion36 decks614 decks
2%synergy
Eat to Extinction
5.2%inclusion32 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
49%inclusion304 decks616 decks
46%synergy
Buried Alive
47%inclusion287 decks616 decks
39%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
43%inclusion266 decks616 decks
34%synergy
Charnel Serenade
40%inclusion244 decks616 decks
37%synergy
Victimize
32%inclusion195 decks616 decks
18%synergy
Connive // Concoct
28%inclusion173 decks616 decks
25%synergy
Diresight
26%inclusion162 decks613 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion134 decks616 decks
-14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion126 decks616 decks
18%synergy
Unmarked Grave
17%inclusion107 decks616 decks
14%synergy
Persist
15%inclusion91 decks616 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion75 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Start the TARDIS
12%inclusion72 decks616 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion70 decks616 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion69 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion66 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Contingency Plan
10%inclusion63 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.8%inclusion48 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.9%inclusion27 decks393 decks
-5%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.8%inclusion42 decks614 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
6.5%inclusion40 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
6.5%inclusion25 decks386 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
6.3%inclusion39 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Risky Research
6.1%inclusion23 decks376 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.8%inclusion36 decks616 decks
-5%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.0%inclusion27 decks536 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
45%inclusion277 decks616 decks
44%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
43%inclusion263 decks616 decks
41%synergy
Candlestick
36%inclusion220 decks616 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion189 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion188 decks616 decks
3%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
26%inclusion159 decks616 decks
24%synergy
Essence Anchor
25%inclusion133 decks534 decks
23%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
10%inclusion63 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Champion's Helm
9.4%inclusion58 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.0%inclusion49 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion40 decks616 decks
-7%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.4%inclusion33 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Ransom Note
5.2%inclusion32 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Search for Azcanta
45%inclusion278 decks616 decks
42%synergy
Gossip's Talent
41%inclusion254 decks613 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion177 decks616 decks
15%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
23%inclusion139 decks616 decks
21%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
18%inclusion108 decks614 decks
14%synergy
Think Tank
8.3%inclusion51 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.1%inclusion44 decks616 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
7.2%inclusion44 decks613 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
66%inclusion408 decks616 decks
27%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
62%inclusion384 decks616 decks
60%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
57%inclusion349 decks616 decks
39%synergy
Rogue's Passage
49%inclusion304 decks616 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion224 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Drownyard Temple
30%inclusion186 decks616 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion100 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion98 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion79 decks616 decks
-6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion78 decks614 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion75 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion74 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion74 decks616 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion65 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Hostile Desert
7.3%inclusion45 decks616 decks
7%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion573 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion569 decks616 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
78%inclusion479 decks616 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
66%inclusion404 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion219 decks616 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion198 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion116 decks616 decks
-12%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
14%inclusion86 decks616 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.0%inclusion49 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion611 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Island
99%inclusion609 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion600 decks616 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
86%inclusion530 decks616 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
76%inclusion469 decks616 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
69%inclusion427 decks616 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
66%inclusion404 decks616 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
59%inclusion361 decks616 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Sewers
54%inclusion333 decks616 decks
34%synergy
Fetid Pools
54%inclusion330 decks616 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
53%inclusion329 decks616 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion327 decks616 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
46%inclusion285 decks616 decks
35%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion264 decks616 decks
3%synergy
Conduit Pylons
43%inclusion263 decks614 decks
41%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion257 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion253 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Grotto
41%inclusion251 decks613 decks
39%synergy
Port of Karfell
40%inclusion248 decks616 decks
33%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion216 decks613 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion214 decks616 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion210 decks616 decks
12%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion164 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
27%inclusion164 decks616 decks
20%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion119 decks616 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion116 decks616 decks
-14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion113 decks614 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion108 decks614 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion108 decks616 decks
-19%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion90 decks616 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion76 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion70 decks614 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion70 decks616 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion68 decks614 decks
0%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
10%inclusion62 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Sinister Hideout
10%inclusion32 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion58 decks616 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.8%inclusion54 decks614 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
8.0%inclusion49 decks616 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion43 decks616 decks
-10%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.5%inclusion40 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.8%inclusion36 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.5%inclusion34 decks616 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.2%inclusion32 decks616 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.2%inclusion32 decks616 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.0%inclusion31 decks616 decks
-4%synergy