Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander)

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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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Umbral Collar Zealot
9% of 1300 decks +8% synergy
Singularity Rupture
6% of 1323 decks -4% synergy
Hymn of the Faller
5% of 1217 decks +4% synergy
Starbreach Whale
4% of 1323 decks +4% synergy
Spider-Man Noir
2% of 1098 decks +2% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
90% of 8557 decks +85% synergy
Unshakable Tail
85% of 8527 decks +81% synergy
Sinister Starfish
80% of 8557 decks +77% synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
79% of 8527 decks +76% synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
80% of 8557 decks +74% synergy
Pile On
77% of 8557 decks +73% synergy
Dogged Detective
76% of 8557 decks +73% synergy
Curate
75% of 8557 decks +72% synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
74% of 8557 decks +71% synergy
Consider
84% of 8557 decks +70% synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
79% of 8557 decks +56% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
74% of 8557 decks +64% synergy
Toxic Deluge
74% of 8557 decks +48% synergy
Nightveil Sprite
73% of 8557 decks +69% synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
72% of 8527 decks +70% synergy
Price of Fame
71% of 8557 decks +66% synergy
Mission Briefing
71% of 8557 decks +67% synergy
Animate Dead
70% of 8557 decks +59% synergy
Notion Rain
68% of 8557 decks +65% synergy
Baleful Strix
68% of 8557 decks +46% synergy
Game Changers
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
15% of 8557 decks +11% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14% of 8557 decks -11% synergy
Rhystic Study
13% of 8557 decks -12% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11% of 8557 decks -9% synergy
Demonic Tutor
8% of 8557 decks -13% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7% of 8557 decks +4% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6% of 8557 decks -11% synergy
Creatures
Massacre Wurm
68% of 8557 decks +59% synergy
Master of Death
67% of 8557 decks +63% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
64% of 8557 decks +56% synergy
Mulldrifter
60% of 8557 decks +56% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
60% of 8557 decks +47% synergy
Watcher of Hours
58% of 8520 decks +56% synergy
Soul Diviner
57% of 8557 decks +55% synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
57% of 8557 decks +54% synergy
Dream Eater
52% of 8557 decks +50% synergy
Twilight Prophet
49% of 8557 decks +46% synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
49% of 8557 decks +45% synergy
Fain, the Broker
46% of 8557 decks +44% synergy
Dimir Spybug
44% of 8557 decks +43% synergy
Hexavus
44% of 8557 decks +43% synergy
Shriekmaw
43% of 8557 decks +41% synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
43% of 2223 decks +37% synergy
Spark Double
41% of 8557 decks +30% synergy
Grave Titan
37% of 8557 decks +31% synergy
Overseer of the Damned
34% of 8557 decks +30% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33% of 8557 decks +20% synergy
Starving Revenant
33% of 8557 decks +31% synergy
Mindwhisker
32% of 5770 decks +30% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
29% of 8557 decks +24% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27% of 8557 decks +14% synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
26% of 8557 decks +24% synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
26% of 8557 decks +25% synergy
Body Double
26% of 8557 decks +23% synergy
Snarling Gorehound
25% of 8530 decks +24% synergy
Amphin Mutineer
25% of 8557 decks +23% synergy
Auton Soldier
24% of 8557 decks +20% synergy
Clever Impersonator
24% of 8557 decks +20% synergy
Whispering Snitch
23% of 8557 decks +22% synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
22% of 4638 decks +21% synergy
Likeness Looter
21% of 8557 decks +13% synergy
Copycrook
21% of 6301 decks +19% synergy
Copy Catchers
20% of 8520 decks +19% synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
20% of 8537 decks +19% synergy
Final-Word Phantom
19% of 8527 decks +18% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
19% of 8557 decks +14% synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
18% of 8527 decks +17% synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
18% of 2223 decks +17% synergy
Thrull Parasite
18% of 8557 decks +17% synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
17% of 8557 decks +14% synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
17% of 1981 decks +16% synergy
Vile Entomber
17% of 8557 decks +14% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17% of 8557 decks +11% synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
17% of 6956 decks +9% synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
15% of 8557 decks +12% synergy
Evil Twin
15% of 8557 decks +12% synergy
Agent of Treachery
15% of 8557 decks +12% synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
55% of 8557 decks +54% synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
50% of 8557 decks +47% synergy
Brainstorm
38% of 8557 decks +7% synergy
Sinister Sabotage
38% of 8557 decks +35% synergy
Counterspell
35% of 8557 decks -21% synergy
Unauthorized Exit
28% of 8520 decks +27% synergy
Frantic Search
25% of 8557 decks +6% synergy
Entomb
25% of 8557 decks +17% synergy
Counterpoint
25% of 8520 decks +23% synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
18% of 1981 decks +16% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
18% of 5095 decks +15% synergy
Dreams of Laguna
15% of 2192 decks +14% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15% of 8557 decks -14% synergy
Negate
14% of 8557 decks -18% synergy
Lethal Scheme
13% of 8557 decks +11% synergy
Arcane Denial
12% of 8557 decks -13% synergy
Withering Torment
12% of 5161 decks -4% synergy
Dark Ritual
12% of 8557 decks -22% synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
11% of 8557 decks +10% synergy
Sink into Stupor
11% of 6327 decks -4% synergy
Spellgyre
11% of 5752 decks +10% synergy
Fell the Profane
11% of 6327 decks -5% synergy
Drag the Canal
10% of 8543 decks +9% synergy
Bitter Triumph
9% of 8557 decks +4% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8% of 6317 decks -3% synergy
Deadly Rollick
8% of 8557 decks -11% synergy
Swan Song
8% of 8557 decks -10% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8% of 8557 decks -1% synergy
Fact or Fiction
8% of 8557 decks -4% synergy
Mana Drain
7% of 8557 decks -10% synergy
Drown in the Loch
6% of 8557 decks -13% synergy
Slip Out the Back
6% of 8557 decks +3% synergy
Eat to Extinction
6% of 8557 decks +5% synergy
Cruel Truths
5% of 2999 decks +5% synergy
Tainted Indulgence
5% of 8557 decks +3% synergy
Ghostly Flicker
5% of 8557 decks +1% synergy
Sorceries
Charnel Serenade
57% of 8527 decks +54% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
53% of 8557 decks +44% synergy
Connive // Concoct
47% of 8557 decks +44% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
33% of 8557 decks +30% synergy
Buried Alive
31% of 8557 decks +24% synergy
Diresight
31% of 5795 decks +29% synergy
Deep Analysis
22% of 8557 decks +19% synergy
Victimize
22% of 8557 decks +9% synergy
Feed the Swarm
20% of 8557 decks -17% synergy
Windfall
13% of 8557 decks -1% synergy
Start the TARDIS
11% of 8557 decks +10% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11% of 8557 decks +1% synergy
Unmarked Grave
10% of 8557 decks +7% synergy
Contingency Plan
9% of 8557 decks +8% synergy
Persist
8% of 8557 decks +4% synergy
Living Death
8% of 8557 decks +3% synergy
Taigam's Scheming
8% of 8557 decks +7% synergy
Thought Erasure
7% of 8557 decks +6% synergy
Damnation
7% of 8557 decks -4% synergy
Lively Dirge
7% of 6956 decks +5% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6% of 4644 decks -2% synergy
Terror Tide
5% of 8557 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
45% of 8557 decks +43% synergy
Sword of Once and Future
38% of 8557 decks +37% synergy
Candlestick
36% of 8537 decks +35% synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
30% of 8557 decks +29% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29% of 8557 decks +4% synergy
Essence Anchor
26% of 2956 decks +25% synergy
Lightning Greaves
24% of 8557 decks -3% synergy
Ransom Note
14% of 8520 decks +14% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9% of 8557 decks -7% synergy
Altar of Dementia
7% of 8557 decks +3% synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7% of 8557 decks +7% synergy
Champion's Helm
7% of 8557 decks +6% synergy
Foreboding Steamboat
7% of 8520 decks +6% synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6% of 8557 decks +5% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
6% of 8557 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
63% of 8557 decks +58% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
43% of 8557 decks +30% synergy
Search for Azcanta
40% of 8557 decks +37% synergy
Gossip's Talent
38% of 5795 decks +35% synergy
Disinformation Campaign
38% of 8557 decks +37% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11% of 6288 decks +8% synergy
Think Tank
11% of 8557 decks +10% synergy
Mystic Remora
8% of 8557 decks -9% synergy
Criminal Past
6% of 8557 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5% of 5252 decks -1% synergy
Utility Lands
Tocasia's Dig Site
72% of 8557 decks +69% synergy
Bojuka Bog
72% of 8557 decks +32% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
64% of 8557 decks +46% synergy
Rogue's Passage
58% of 8557 decks +30% synergy
Reliquary Tower
51% of 8557 decks +15% synergy
Nesting Grounds
47% of 8557 decks +45% synergy
Drownyard Temple
42% of 8557 decks +38% synergy
Temple of the False God
26% of 8557 decks +16% synergy
Hostile Desert
17% of 8557 decks +17% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14% of 8557 decks +0% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11% of 8557 decks -8% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10% of 8557 decks +6% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10% of 8557 decks -10% synergy
Restless Reef
10% of 8557 decks +2% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8% of 6327 decks +5% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5% of 8557 decks -0% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93% of 8557 decks +9% synergy
Sol Ring
92% of 8557 decks +4% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
80% of 8557 decks +21% synergy
Dimir Signet
77% of 8557 decks +15% synergy
Mind Stone
53% of 8557 decks +22% synergy
Thought Vessel
49% of 8557 decks +17% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
19% of 8557 decks +12% synergy
Fellwar Stone
18% of 8557 decks -14% synergy
Laser Screwdriver
17% of 8557 decks +16% synergy
Lands
Swamp
99% of 8557 decks +3% synergy
Island
99% of 8557 decks +3% synergy
Command Tower
95% of 8557 decks +7% synergy
Sunken Hollow
86% of 8557 decks +19% synergy
Tainted Isle
76% of 8557 decks +32% synergy
Choked Estuary
72% of 8557 decks +23% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
69% of 8557 decks +28% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
63% of 8557 decks +22% synergy
Fetid Pools
60% of 8557 decks +44% synergy
River of Tears
51% of 8557 decks +40% synergy
Port of Karfell
50% of 8557 decks +43% synergy
Myriad Landscape
46% of 8557 decks +21% synergy
Undercity Sewers
46% of 8557 decks +26% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41% of 8557 decks -10% synergy
Watery Grave
37% of 8557 decks -8% synergy
Hidden Grotto
36% of 5803 decks +34% synergy
Conduit Pylons
35% of 6941 decks +34% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31% of 8557 decks -8% synergy
Ash Barrens
31% of 8557 decks +25% synergy
Underground River
30% of 8557 decks -9% synergy
Morphic Pool
28% of 8557 decks -9% synergy
Polluted Delta
25% of 8557 decks -6% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
21% of 5205 decks -1% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19% of 8557 decks -6% synergy
Exotic Orchard
17% of 8557 decks -17% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17% of 8557 decks +11% synergy
Temple of Deceit
14% of 8557 decks -23% synergy
Sink into Stupor
11% of 6327 decks -4% synergy
Fell the Profane
11% of 6327 decks -5% synergy
Darkslick Shores
10% of 8557 decks -4% synergy
Sunken Ruins
9% of 8557 decks -5% synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
9% of 8557 decks +8% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8% of 6317 decks -3% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8% of 8557 decks -1% synergy
Evolving Wilds
7% of 8557 decks -10% synergy
Fabled Passage
7% of 8557 decks -1% synergy
Underground Sea
7% of 8557 decks -6% synergy
Boggart Trawler
6% of 6268 decks -1% synergy
Dismal Backwater
6% of 8557 decks -11% synergy