Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Expensive 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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The Walls of Ba Sing Se
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Princess Yue
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
78%inclusion46 decks59 decks
73%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
76%inclusion45 decks59 decks
66%synergy
Nesting Grounds
68%inclusion40 decks59 decks
66%synergy
Animate Dead
75%inclusion44 decks59 decks
63%synergy
Unshakable Tail
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
62%synergy
Power Conduit
63%inclusion37 decks59 decks
61%synergy
Soul Diviner
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
56%synergy
Reanimate
80%inclusion47 decks59 decks
56%synergy
Necromancy
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
55%synergy
Spark Double
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
76%inclusion45 decks59 decks
50%synergy
Consider
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
51%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
53%synergy
Pile On
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
52%synergy
Baleful Strix
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Sinister Starfish
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
53%synergy
Entomb
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Buried Alive
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Search for Azcanta
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
53%synergy
Auton Soldier
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Rhystic Study
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Clever Impersonator
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
50%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Massacre Wurm
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Mulldrifter
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
43%synergy
Fain, the Broker
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
46%synergy
Hexavus
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
46%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
43%synergy
Dogged Detective
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Agent of Treachery
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Body Double
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Ledger Shredder
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
30%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Copycrook
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Master of Death
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Frog
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Watcher of Hours
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Likeness Looter
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Starving Revenant
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Shriekmaw
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Evil Twin
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Twilight Prophet
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Phantasmal Image
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Displacer Kitten
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Mindwhisker
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Vile Entomber
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Dream Eater
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Spybug
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Curate
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
44%synergy
Mana Drain
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Price of Fame
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Swan Song
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
-19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Mission Briefing
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Denial
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-21%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Saw in Half
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Drag the Canal
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Essence Flux
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Spellgyre
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Wash Away
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Unmarked Grave
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Charnel Serenade
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Diresight
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Persist
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Deep Analysis
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Connive // Concoct
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Stitch Together
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Contingency Plan
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Winternight Stories
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Start the TARDIS
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Terror Tide
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Erasure
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Final Parting
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Risky Research
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Candlestick
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Essence Anchor
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Champion's Helm
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Ransom Note
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Shifting Visage
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
46%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
44%synergy
Gossip's Talent
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Think Tank
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
The Clone Saga
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Criminal Past
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
50%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Drownyard Temple
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion52 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion46 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion42 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-17%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Island
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion54 decks59 decks
45%synergy
Polluted Delta
92%inclusion54 decks59 decks
60%synergy
Undercity Sewers
86%inclusion51 decks59 decks
67%synergy
Morphic Pool
76%inclusion45 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Underground Sea
76%inclusion45 decks59 decks
63%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Grotto
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
42%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Conduit Pylons
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Fetid Pools
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Strand
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Ruins
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
12%synergy
River of Tears
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-20%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Port of Karfell
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1%synergy