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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sinister Hideout
10%inclusion115 decks1.21K decks
6%synergy
Spider-Man Noir
9.3%inclusion178 decks1.92K decks
9%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
5.7%inclusion71 decks1.25K decks
1%synergy
Risky Research
4.2%inclusion80 decks1.92K decks
3%synergy
The Clone Saga
3.2%inclusion42 decks1.33K decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
90%inclusion8.18K decks9.13K decks
85%synergy
Unshakable Tail
84%inclusion7.65K decks9.10K decks
80%synergy
Sinister Starfish
79%inclusion7.23K decks9.13K decks
77%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
79%inclusion7.16K decks9.10K decks
75%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
79%inclusion7.23K decks9.13K decks
73%synergy
Pile On
76%inclusion6.95K decks9.13K decks
73%synergy
Dogged Detective
75%inclusion6.86K decks9.13K decks
72%synergy
Curate
74%inclusion6.74K decks9.13K decks
71%synergy
Consider
84%inclusion7.65K decks9.13K decks
70%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
73%inclusion6.71K decks9.13K decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
79%inclusion7.18K decks9.13K decks
55%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
74%inclusion6.73K decks9.13K decks
64%synergy
Toxic Deluge
73%inclusion6.66K decks9.13K decks
47%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
73%inclusion6.63K decks9.13K decks
68%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
71%inclusion6.47K decks9.10K decks
69%synergy
Price of Fame
71%inclusion6.46K decks9.13K decks
65%synergy
Mission Briefing
70%inclusion6.40K decks9.13K decks
67%synergy
Animate Dead
69%inclusion6.30K decks9.13K decks
58%synergy
Baleful Strix
68%inclusion6.20K decks9.13K decks
46%synergy
Notion Rain
68%inclusion6.17K decks9.13K decks
64%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion1.29K decks9.13K decks
-11%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion1.22K decks9.13K decks
-12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion959 decks9.13K decks
-9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.8%inclusion710 decks9.13K decks
-13%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.0%inclusion636 decks9.13K decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.2%inclusion569 decks9.13K decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Massacre Wurm
67%inclusion6.09K decks9.13K decks
58%synergy
Master of Death
67%inclusion6.07K decks9.13K decks
62%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
63%inclusion5.78K decks9.13K decks
55%synergy
Mulldrifter
59%inclusion5.40K decks9.13K decks
55%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion5.38K decks9.13K decks
46%synergy
Soul Diviner
57%inclusion5.23K decks9.13K decks
55%synergy
Watcher of Hours
57%inclusion5.18K decks9.09K decks
55%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
56%inclusion5.12K decks9.13K decks
53%synergy
Dream Eater
51%inclusion4.63K decks9.13K decks
49%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
48%inclusion4.42K decks9.13K decks
45%synergy
Twilight Prophet
48%inclusion4.34K decks9.13K decks
45%synergy
Fain, the Broker
46%inclusion4.16K decks9.13K decks
44%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
45%inclusion1.32K decks2.92K decks
40%synergy
Hexavus
44%inclusion4.04K decks9.13K decks
43%synergy
Dimir Spybug
44%inclusion4.01K decks9.13K decks
42%synergy
Shriekmaw
43%inclusion3.89K decks9.13K decks
40%synergy
Spark Double
41%inclusion3.78K decks9.13K decks
31%synergy
Grave Titan
36%inclusion3.29K decks9.13K decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion3.05K decks9.13K decks
20%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
33%inclusion3.03K decks9.13K decks
30%synergy
Starving Revenant
33%inclusion2.98K decks9.13K decks
31%synergy
Mindwhisker
32%inclusion2.03K decks6.35K decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
29%inclusion2.63K decks9.13K decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion2.41K decks9.13K decks
14%synergy
Body Double
26%inclusion2.40K decks9.13K decks
24%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
26%inclusion2.38K decks9.13K decks
25%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
26%inclusion2.36K decks9.13K decks
23%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
25%inclusion2.27K decks9.10K decks
24%synergy
Auton Soldier
25%inclusion2.27K decks9.13K decks
21%synergy
Clever Impersonator
25%inclusion2.27K decks9.13K decks
21%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
24%inclusion2.21K decks9.13K decks
23%synergy
Whispering Snitch
23%inclusion2.07K decks9.13K decks
22%synergy
Copycrook
22%inclusion1.52K decks6.88K decks
20%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
22%inclusion1.14K decks5.24K decks
21%synergy
Likeness Looter
21%inclusion1.96K decks9.13K decks
14%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
20%inclusion1.82K decks9.11K decks
19%synergy
Copy Catchers
20%inclusion1.77K decks9.09K decks
19%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
19%inclusion558 decks2.92K decks
19%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
19%inclusion1.72K decks9.13K decks
14%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
18%inclusion1.64K decks9.10K decks
17%synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
18%inclusion1.64K decks9.10K decks
16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion1.63K decks9.13K decks
12%synergy
Thrull Parasite
18%inclusion1.61K decks9.13K decks
17%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
17%inclusion1.59K decks9.13K decks
14%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
17%inclusion467 decks2.69K decks
16%synergy
Vile Entomber
17%inclusion1.54K decks9.13K decks
14%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
17%inclusion1.25K decks7.53K decks
9%synergy
Evil Twin
16%inclusion1.44K decks9.13K decks
13%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
15%inclusion530 decks3.59K decks
13%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
15%inclusion1.35K decks9.13K decks
12%synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
55%inclusion5.02K decks9.13K decks
53%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
49%inclusion4.51K decks9.13K decks
46%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
38%inclusion3.48K decks9.13K decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion3.45K decks9.13K decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion3.25K decks9.13K decks
-20%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
29%inclusion2.61K decks9.09K decks
27%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion2.31K decks9.13K decks
7%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion2.24K decks9.13K decks
16%synergy
Counterpoint
24%inclusion2.17K decks9.09K decks
22%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
19%inclusion504 decks2.69K decks
17%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
17%inclusion989 decks5.69K decks
15%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
16%inclusion474 decks2.87K decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion1.42K decks9.13K decks
-14%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion1.30K decks9.13K decks
-18%synergy
Lethal Scheme
13%inclusion1.20K decks9.13K decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1.14K decks9.13K decks
-13%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion1.12K decks9.13K decks
-22%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion698 decks5.75K decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion762 decks6.91K decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion743 decks6.91K decks
-5%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
11%inclusion972 decks9.13K decks
10%synergy
Spellgyre
10%inclusion664 decks6.33K decks
10%synergy
Drag the Canal
10%inclusion905 decks9.11K decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.2%inclusion839 decks9.13K decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.5%inclusion774 decks9.13K decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.4%inclusion770 decks9.13K decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
8.3%inclusion754 decks9.13K decks
-10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.2%inclusion563 decks6.89K decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.4%inclusion676 decks9.13K decks
-3%synergy
Mana Drain
7.4%inclusion676 decks9.13K decks
-10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.4%inclusion585 decks9.13K decks
-12%synergy
Slip Out the Back
6.4%inclusion584 decks9.13K decks
3%synergy
Eat to Extinction
5.4%inclusion495 decks9.13K decks
5%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
5.4%inclusion493 decks9.13K decks
3%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
5.1%inclusion469 decks9.13K decks
1%synergy
Cruel Truths
5.1%inclusion187 decks3.64K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Charnel Serenade
55%inclusion5.04K decks9.10K decks
53%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
52%inclusion4.77K decks9.13K decks
43%synergy
Connive // Concoct
46%inclusion4.19K decks9.13K decks
43%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
32%inclusion2.91K decks9.13K decks
29%synergy
Buried Alive
32%inclusion2.91K decks9.13K decks
25%synergy
Diresight
31%inclusion1.98K decks6.38K decks
29%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion2.04K decks9.13K decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
22%inclusion1.98K decks9.13K decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion1.80K decks9.13K decks
-17%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion1.21K decks9.13K decks
-1%synergy
Start the TARDIS
11%inclusion974 decks9.13K decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion973 decks9.13K decks
1%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion944 decks9.13K decks
7%synergy
Contingency Plan
9.2%inclusion838 decks9.13K decks
8%synergy
Persist
8.3%inclusion759 decks9.13K decks
4%synergy
Living Death
8.1%inclusion737 decks9.13K decks
3%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.6%inclusion160 decks2.10K decks
-3%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.5%inclusion682 decks9.13K decks
7%synergy
Thought Erasure
7.1%inclusion647 decks9.13K decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.0%inclusion637 decks9.13K decks
-4%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.3%inclusion475 decks7.53K decks
4%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
6.3%inclusion127 decks2.02K decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.8%inclusion304 decks5.24K decks
-1%synergy
Terror Tide
5.2%inclusion473 decks9.13K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
44%inclusion4.05K decks9.13K decks
43%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
38%inclusion3.47K decks9.13K decks
36%synergy
Candlestick
36%inclusion3.29K decks9.11K decks
35%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
30%inclusion2.73K decks9.13K decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion2.61K decks9.13K decks
4%synergy
Essence Anchor
27%inclusion978 decks3.60K decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion2.20K decks9.13K decks
-3%synergy
Ransom Note
14%inclusion1.29K decks9.09K decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion783 decks9.13K decks
-6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.3%inclusion666 decks9.13K decks
3%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.3%inclusion663 decks9.13K decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.1%inclusion649 decks9.13K decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Steamboat
6.3%inclusion577 decks9.09K decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.3%inclusion574 decks9.13K decks
5%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
6.1%inclusion554 decks9.13K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
61%inclusion5.58K decks9.13K decks
56%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion3.80K decks9.13K decks
29%synergy
Search for Azcanta
39%inclusion3.59K decks9.13K decks
37%synergy
Gossip's Talent
38%inclusion2.44K decks6.38K decks
35%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
38%inclusion3.44K decks9.13K decks
36%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion791 decks6.87K decks
8%synergy
Think Tank
10%inclusion957 decks9.13K decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.5%inclusion681 decks9.13K decks
-9%synergy
Criminal Past
5.5%inclusion500 decks9.13K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.2%inclusion303 decks5.84K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
71%inclusion6.49K decks9.13K decks
32%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
71%inclusion6.47K decks9.13K decks
68%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
63%inclusion5.75K decks9.13K decks
45%synergy
Rogue's Passage
57%inclusion5.17K decks9.13K decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion4.61K decks9.13K decks
14%synergy
Nesting Grounds
47%inclusion4.31K decks9.13K decks
46%synergy
Drownyard Temple
41%inclusion3.73K decks9.13K decks
37%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion2.35K decks9.13K decks
16%synergy
Hostile Desert
17%inclusion1.54K decks9.13K decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion1.26K decks9.13K decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion1.06K decks9.13K decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion897 decks9.13K decks
-10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion895 decks9.13K decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
9.4%inclusion862 decks9.13K decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.9%inclusion544 decks6.91K decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.5%inclusion503 decks9.13K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion8.46K decks9.13K decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion8.41K decks9.13K decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
79%inclusion7.24K decks9.13K decks
20%synergy
Dimir Signet
76%inclusion6.96K decks9.13K decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion4.75K decks9.13K decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion4.36K decks9.13K decks
16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
18%inclusion1.65K decks9.13K decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion1.63K decks9.13K decks
-13%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
17%inclusion1.53K decks9.13K decks
16%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion9.05K decks9.13K decks
3%synergy
Island
99%inclusion9.04K decks9.13K decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion8.69K decks9.13K decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
85%inclusion7.76K decks9.13K decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
75%inclusion6.88K decks9.13K decks
31%synergy
Choked Estuary
71%inclusion6.47K decks9.13K decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
68%inclusion6.19K decks9.13K decks
28%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
62%inclusion5.69K decks9.13K decks
22%synergy
Fetid Pools
59%inclusion5.38K decks9.13K decks
43%synergy
River of Tears
50%inclusion4.57K decks9.13K decks
39%synergy
Port of Karfell
49%inclusion4.51K decks9.13K decks
42%synergy
Undercity Sewers
46%inclusion4.18K decks9.13K decks
26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
45%inclusion4.08K decks9.13K decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion3.82K decks9.13K decks
-10%synergy
Watery Grave
38%inclusion3.51K decks9.13K decks
-7%synergy
Hidden Grotto
36%inclusion2.31K decks6.39K decks
34%synergy
Conduit Pylons
36%inclusion2.68K decks7.52K decks
34%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion2.87K decks9.13K decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion2.75K decks9.13K decks
-9%synergy
Ash Barrens
30%inclusion2.73K decks9.13K decks
24%synergy
Morphic Pool
28%inclusion2.56K decks9.13K decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion2.30K decks9.13K decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
21%inclusion1.24K decks5.79K decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion1.78K decks9.13K decks
-6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion1.63K decks9.13K decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion1.58K decks9.13K decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion1.33K decks9.13K decks
-22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion762 decks6.91K decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion743 decks6.91K decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion913 decks9.13K decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.0%inclusion823 decks9.13K decks
-5%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
8.6%inclusion788 decks9.13K decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.4%inclusion770 decks9.13K decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.2%inclusion563 decks6.89K decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.1%inclusion646 decks9.13K decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.1%inclusion645 decks9.13K decks
-10%synergy
Underground Sea
6.8%inclusion622 decks9.13K decks
-6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.7%inclusion387 decks6.85K decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.6%inclusion510 decks9.13K decks
-10%synergy