The Mindskinner (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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Arnaud Gompertz
Jan 28, 2026
Flay Your Opponents Alive With This Mindskinner Trimmed Deck
Arnaud digs into mono-blue mill and trimming opponents' decks on a budget, with The Mindskinner from Duskmourn.
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Irma, Part-Time Mutant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
92%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
76%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
70%synergy
Fractured Sanity
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
64%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
57%synergy
Ruin Crab
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
56%synergy
Mana Drain
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
54%synergy
Force of Negation
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Visions of Beyond
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Fireshrieker
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Swan Song
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Windfall
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Remora
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Pongify
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Spark Double
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
94%inclusion45 decks48 decks
61%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
63%synergy
Force of Will
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
64%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Mystical Tutor
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
46%synergy
The One Ring
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
48%synergy
Chrome Mox
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Ancient Tomb
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Mox Diamond
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
48%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
47%synergy
Soulless Jailer
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Hedron Crab
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Auton Soldier
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Spellskite
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Undead Alchemist
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Silent Arbiter
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Riddlekeeper
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Painter's Servant
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Archivist
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
The Reality Chip
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Brass Squire
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Trinket Mage
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Tribute Mage
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Stuffy Doll
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Drake
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Ledger Shredder
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
3%synergy
High Tide
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Strix Serenade
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Slip Out the Back
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Archive Trap
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Flare of Denial
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Flusterstorm
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-16%synergy
Mental Misstep
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Reenact the Crime
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Stifle
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Didn't Say Please
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Whir of Invention
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Story
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Trickbind
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Cyber Conversion
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Opt
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Resculpt
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Waterbender's Restoration
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Tale's End
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Fabricate
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Traumatize
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Ponder
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Transmute Artifact
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Time Warp
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Anchor to Reality
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Expropriate
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Commander's Plate
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
48%synergy
The Water Crystal
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
41%synergy
Mindcrank
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Helm of the Host
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Bonehoard
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Mithril Coat
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Altar of the Brood
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Sword of the Animist
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Leyline Axe
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Trepanation Blade
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Grindstone
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Genji Glove
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Winter Moon
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Nettlecyst
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Champion's Helm
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Colossus Hammer
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Strata Scythe
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Brass Knuckles
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Thran Power Suit
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Memory Erosion
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Fraying Sanity
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Court of Cunning
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Back to Basics
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Unable to Scream
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Secrets
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Counterbalance
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Forced Fruition
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Academy Ruins
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Archway of Innovation
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Seat of the Synod
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Tolaria West
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion45 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Mox Amber
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Mox Opal
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Mana Vault
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-29%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy