The Mindskinner (Commander) - Counterspells

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Jeremy Rowe
Oct 24, 2025
Building Horror Typal with Captain N'ghathrod
It's spooky season, so that means it's time for some Horror in your Commander decks. Let's see what Captain N'ghathrod can do.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Waterbending Scroll
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Agna Qel'a
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Water Crystal
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
63%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Ruin Crab
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Fractured Sanity
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Cut Your Losses
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Fraying Sanity
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Bonehoard
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Fleet Swallower
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Negate
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Fireshrieker
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
42%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
The One Ring
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Creatures
Terisian Mindbreaker
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Undead Alchemist
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Spark Double
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Auton Soldier
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Soulless Jailer
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Stuffy Doll
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Transit Mage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Chasm Skulker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Riddlekeeper
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Veteran Ice Climber
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx Mindbreaker
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Tempest Djinn
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sealock Monster
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Reservoir Kraken
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Thought Collapse
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
High Tide
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Visions of Beyond
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Opt
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Archmage's Charm
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Drown in Dreams
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Archive Trap
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Stubborn Denial
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Spell Rupture
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Get Out
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Essence Capture
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Strix Serenade
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Commandeer
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Refute
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Deprive
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Essence Scatter
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Not of This World
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Bane's Contingency
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Think Twice
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
School Daze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Spider-Sense
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Run Away Together
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Brainsurge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Dissipate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Consider
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Keep Safe
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Defabricate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Combat Tutorial
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Void Snare
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tranquilize
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Fascination
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Divination
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Tome Scour
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Enter the Enigma
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Dreadwaters
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Eagle Vision
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blackblade Reforged
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Helm of the Host
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Champion's Helm
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Leyline Axe
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Genji Glove
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Plate
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Keening Stone
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Strata Scythe
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Trepanation Blade
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Gavel of the Righteous
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Millstone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Colossus Hammer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Grindstone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Winter Moon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Insight Engine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
The Dominion Bracelet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Nettlecyst
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Forge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Winged Boots
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Explorer's Scope
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Empyrial Plate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Secrets
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Wizard Class
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Court of Cunning
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Eel Umbra
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Forced Fruition
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Dissipation Field
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Favorable Winds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Frogify
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mechanized Production
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Omen of the Sea
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Nerd Rage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Military Intelligence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Collective Restraint
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mirrormade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Curator's Ward
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Fae Flight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cradle of Safety
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Jace Beleren
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Jace Reawakened
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Castle Vantress
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Academy Ruins
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
0%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Skyline Cascade
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Terrain Generator
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Archway of Innovation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Shelldock Isle
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Remote Isle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Seat of the Synod
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
-26%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-24%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Heraldic Banner
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Caged Sun
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Command Tower
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy