Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Upgraded Surveil

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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
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Callous Inspector
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Nyla, Shirshu Sleuth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
88%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Nesting Grounds
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
71%synergy
Sinister Starfish
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Unshakable Tail
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
69%synergy
Soul Diviner
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Price of Fame
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Consider
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Reanimate
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Toxic Deluge
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Baleful Strix
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Pile On
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Massacre Wurm
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Animate Dead
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Gossip's Talent
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Gifts Ungiven
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Will
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Notion Thief
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Mulldrifter
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Dogged Detective
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Hexavus
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Master of Death
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Spark Double
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Fain, the Broker
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Spybug
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Auton Soldier
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Watcher of Hours
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Dream Eater
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Starving Revenant
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Body Double
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Mindwhisker
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Shriekmaw
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Prophet
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Whispering Snitch
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Psychic Frog
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Spider-Man Noir
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Evil Twin
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Ledger Shredder
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Clever Impersonator
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Likeness Looter
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Vile Entomber
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Copycrook
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Meteor Golem
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Agent of Treachery
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Curate
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Mission Briefing
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Entomb
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Slip Out the Back
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Lethal Scheme
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Counterpoint
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Cerebral Download
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Drag the Canal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-26%synergy
Spellgyre
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Neutralize the Guards
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Dark Realms
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Notion Rain
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Buried Alive
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Charnel Serenade
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Diresight
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Connive // Concoct
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Risky Research
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Winternight Stories
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Terror Tide
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thought Erasure
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Contingency Plan
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Start the TARDIS
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Power Conduit
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Essence Anchor
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Candlestick
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
3%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Champion's Helm
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Mask of Memory
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Search for Azcanta
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Think Tank
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Rogue's Passage
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Tomb Fortress
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Isle
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Choked Estuary
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Conduit Pylons
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Undercity Sewers
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Hidden Grotto
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Polluted Delta
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
18%synergy
River of Tears
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Ruins
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Sinister Hideout
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-23%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Murky Sewer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy