Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Core

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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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Twilight Diviner
51%inclusion76 decks150 decks
48%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Omni-Changeling
3.8%inclusion6 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Moonshadow
3.3%inclusion5 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
2.7%inclusion4 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
90%inclusion1.71K decks1.90K decks
85%synergy
Unshakable Tail
86%inclusion1.64K decks1.90K decks
83%synergy
Sinister Starfish
83%inclusion1.58K decks1.90K decks
81%synergy
Pile On
82%inclusion1.56K decks1.90K decks
79%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
82%inclusion1.55K decks1.90K decks
79%synergy
Dogged Detective
81%inclusion1.54K decks1.90K decks
79%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
82%inclusion1.56K decks1.90K decks
76%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
78%inclusion1.49K decks1.90K decks
76%synergy
Price of Fame
79%inclusion1.50K decks1.90K decks
74%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
76%inclusion1.44K decks1.90K decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Consider
85%inclusion1.62K decks1.90K decks
72%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
78%inclusion1.48K decks1.90K decks
73%synergy
Reanimate
77%inclusion1.46K decks1.90K decks
53%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
77%inclusion1.45K decks1.90K decks
73%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
77%inclusion1.45K decks1.90K decks
67%synergy
Curate
76%inclusion1.44K decks1.90K decks
73%synergy
Baleful Strix
75%inclusion1.42K decks1.90K decks
52%synergy
Mission Briefing
73%inclusion1.39K decks1.90K decks
70%synergy
Toxic Deluge
73%inclusion1.38K decks1.90K decks
47%synergy
Notion Rain
73%inclusion1.38K decks1.90K decks
69%synergy
Creatures
Master of Death
72%inclusion1.37K decks1.90K decks
68%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
71%inclusion1.34K decks1.90K decks
62%synergy
Massacre Wurm
70%inclusion1.33K decks1.90K decks
62%synergy
Mulldrifter
64%inclusion1.22K decks1.90K decks
60%synergy
Watcher of Hours
63%inclusion1.20K decks1.90K decks
62%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
63%inclusion1.20K decks1.90K decks
50%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
59%inclusion1.12K decks1.90K decks
56%synergy
Soul Diviner
58%inclusion1.10K decks1.90K decks
56%synergy
Dream Eater
58%inclusion1.09K decks1.90K decks
56%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
57%inclusion1.09K decks1.90K decks
54%synergy
Twilight Prophet
53%inclusion1K decks1.90K decks
50%synergy
Shriekmaw
51%inclusion958 decks1.90K decks
48%synergy
Dimir Spybug
48%inclusion914 decks1.90K decks
47%synergy
Hexavus
45%inclusion844 decks1.90K decks
43%synergy
Fain, the Broker
44%inclusion833 decks1.90K decks
42%synergy
Grave Titan
43%inclusion809 decks1.90K decks
36%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
42%inclusion318 decks755 decks
37%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
40%inclusion752 decks1.90K decks
36%synergy
Spark Double
38%inclusion716 decks1.90K decks
27%synergy
Starving Revenant
34%inclusion645 decks1.90K decks
32%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
32%inclusion600 decks1.90K decks
30%synergy
Mindwhisker
31%inclusion457 decks1.46K decks
29%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
31%inclusion579 decks1.90K decks
28%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
30%inclusion561 decks1.90K decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion551 decks1.90K decks
16%synergy
Whispering Snitch
27%inclusion513 decks1.90K decks
26%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
26%inclusion499 decks1.90K decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion492 decks1.90K decks
14%synergy
Copy Catchers
25%inclusion474 decks1.90K decks
24%synergy
Copycrook
25%inclusion385 decks1.56K decks
23%synergy
Body Double
22%inclusion426 decks1.90K decks
20%synergy
Clever Impersonator
22%inclusion418 decks1.90K decks
18%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
21%inclusion264 decks1.23K decks
20%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
21%inclusion401 decks1.90K decks
20%synergy
Likeness Looter
21%inclusion393 decks1.90K decks
13%synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
21%inclusion392 decks1.90K decks
19%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
21%inclusion389 decks1.90K decks
20%synergy
Auton Soldier
20%inclusion382 decks1.90K decks
16%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
20%inclusion149 decks755 decks
19%synergy
Thrull Parasite
19%inclusion369 decks1.90K decks
19%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion367 decks1.90K decks
13%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
19%inclusion365 decks1.90K decks
16%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
19%inclusion169 decks891 decks
17%synergy
Evil Twin
18%inclusion347 decks1.90K decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion346 decks1.90K decks
13%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
16%inclusion270 decks1.67K decks
9%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
16%inclusion113 decks709 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
14%inclusion258 decks1.90K decks
11%synergy
Spider-Man Noir
13%inclusion77 decks574 decks
13%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion246 decks1.90K decks
8%synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
60%inclusion1.14K decks1.90K decks
58%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
56%inclusion1.07K decks1.90K decks
53%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion757 decks1.90K decks
9%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
39%inclusion747 decks1.90K decks
36%synergy
Counterpoint
29%inclusion552 decks1.90K decks
27%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
29%inclusion548 decks1.90K decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion548 decks1.90K decks
-27%synergy
Frantic Search
20%inclusion379 decks1.90K decks
1%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
16%inclusion215 decks1.33K decks
14%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
16%inclusion112 decks709 decks
14%synergy
Lethal Scheme
15%inclusion291 decks1.90K decks
13%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
14%inclusion106 decks745 decks
13%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion224 decks1.90K decks
-21%synergy
Spellgyre
12%inclusion170 decks1.45K decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion151 decks1.35K decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion204 decks1.90K decks
-20%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion201 decks1.90K decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion186 decks1.90K decks
-16%synergy
Drag the Canal
10%inclusion184 decks1.90K decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion143 decks1.57K decks
-6%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
8.5%inclusion161 decks1.90K decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.4%inclusion160 decks1.90K decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion157 decks1.90K decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.9%inclusion125 decks1.57K decks
-8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.8%inclusion129 decks1.90K decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.7%inclusion105 decks1.57K decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
6.2%inclusion118 decks1.90K decks
4%synergy
Eat to Extinction
6.2%inclusion118 decks1.90K decks
6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
5.7%inclusion108 decks1.90K decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.2%inclusion99 decks1.90K decks
-13%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.2%inclusion98 decks1.90K decks
-30%synergy
Cruel Truths
5.1%inclusion46 decks900 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Charnel Serenade
63%inclusion1.19K decks1.90K decks
61%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
56%inclusion1.05K decks1.90K decks
46%synergy
Connive // Concoct
55%inclusion1.04K decks1.90K decks
51%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
41%inclusion771 decks1.90K decks
38%synergy
Diresight
32%inclusion473 decks1.47K decks
30%synergy
Deep Analysis
28%inclusion529 decks1.90K decks
25%synergy
Buried Alive
20%inclusion381 decks1.90K decks
13%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion342 decks1.90K decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion334 decks1.90K decks
-18%synergy
Start the TARDIS
10%inclusion183 decks1.90K decks
9%synergy
Windfall
8.4%inclusion160 decks1.90K decks
-5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.4%inclusion159 decks1.90K decks
-1%synergy
Contingency Plan
7.2%inclusion136 decks1.90K decks
6%synergy
Risky Research
7.1%inclusion41 decks574 decks
6%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.0%inclusion133 decks1.90K decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.9%inclusion42 decks605 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
6.5%inclusion123 decks1.90K decks
2%synergy
Thought Erasure
6.2%inclusion117 decks1.90K decks
6%synergy
Persist
5.6%inclusion106 decks1.90K decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.5%inclusion68 decks1.23K decks
-1%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.4%inclusion91 decks1.67K decks
4%synergy
Terror Tide
5.3%inclusion100 decks1.90K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
44%inclusion835 decks1.90K decks
43%synergy
Candlestick
37%inclusion696 decks1.90K decks
35%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
33%inclusion631 decks1.90K decks
32%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
28%inclusion534 decks1.90K decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion467 decks1.90K decks
0%synergy
Essence Anchor
23%inclusion207 decks892 decks
22%synergy
Ransom Note
18%inclusion348 decks1.90K decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion307 decks1.90K decks
-11%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
16%inclusion58 decks362 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion176 decks1.90K decks
-5%synergy
Foreboding Steamboat
8.9%inclusion169 decks1.90K decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.0%inclusion114 decks1.90K decks
2%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.0%inclusion113 decks1.90K decks
6%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.5%inclusion104 decks1.90K decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.3%inclusion100 decks1.90K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
68%inclusion1.29K decks1.90K decks
57%synergy
Necromancy
62%inclusion1.17K decks1.90K decks
57%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
46%inclusion874 decks1.90K decks
33%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
44%inclusion827 decks1.90K decks
42%synergy
Gossip's Talent
38%inclusion562 decks1.47K decks
35%synergy
Search for Azcanta
36%inclusion674 decks1.90K decks
33%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9.5%inclusion148 decks1.56K decks
6%synergy
Think Tank
9.0%inclusion171 decks1.90K decks
9%synergy
Criminal Past
5.1%inclusion97 decks1.90K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
77%inclusion1.46K decks1.90K decks
38%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
69%inclusion1.30K decks1.90K decks
51%synergy
Rogue's Passage
64%inclusion1.22K decks1.90K decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion987 decks1.90K decks
16%synergy
Drownyard Temple
49%inclusion938 decks1.90K decks
46%synergy
Nesting Grounds
47%inclusion900 decks1.90K decks
46%synergy
Temple of the False God
29%inclusion549 decks1.90K decks
19%synergy
Hostile Desert
23%inclusion431 decks1.90K decks
22%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion214 decks1.90K decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.0%inclusion170 decks1.90K decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.4%inclusion160 decks1.90K decks
-4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.9%inclusion109 decks1.57K decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.4%inclusion121 decks1.90K decks
-12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.4%inclusion103 decks1.90K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion1.75K decks1.90K decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion1.70K decks1.90K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
80%inclusion1.51K decks1.90K decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
79%inclusion1.50K decks1.90K decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
59%inclusion1.12K decks1.90K decks
30%synergy
Thought Vessel
51%inclusion966 decks1.90K decks
19%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
22%inclusion424 decks1.90K decks
16%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
16%inclusion305 decks1.90K decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion263 decks1.90K decks
-17%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion1.89K decks1.90K decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion1.89K decks1.90K decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion1.82K decks1.90K decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
90%inclusion1.71K decks1.90K decks
24%synergy
Tainted Isle
80%inclusion1.51K decks1.90K decks
35%synergy
Choked Estuary
77%inclusion1.45K decks1.90K decks
29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
74%inclusion1.39K decks1.90K decks
34%synergy
Fetid Pools
69%inclusion1.30K decks1.90K decks
52%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
68%inclusion1.30K decks1.90K decks
29%synergy
Port of Karfell
60%inclusion1.14K decks1.90K decks
53%synergy
River of Tears
57%inclusion1.08K decks1.90K decks
46%synergy
Myriad Landscape
53%inclusion1K decks1.90K decks
31%synergy
Undercity Sewers
40%inclusion753 decks1.90K decks
20%synergy
Ash Barrens
37%inclusion704 decks1.90K decks
32%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion680 decks1.90K decks
-17%synergy
Hidden Grotto
36%inclusion522 decks1.47K decks
34%synergy
Conduit Pylons
34%inclusion560 decks1.66K decks
32%synergy
Watery Grave
30%inclusion563 decks1.90K decks
-17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
26%inclusion491 decks1.90K decks
-14%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion463 decks1.90K decks
-15%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion388 decks1.90K decks
-16%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion367 decks1.90K decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion315 decks1.90K decks
-15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion223 decks1.36K decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion290 decks1.90K decks
-21%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
15%inclusion281 decks1.90K decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion271 decks1.90K decks
-19%synergy
Sinister Hideout
12%inclusion59 decks487 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion143 decks1.57K decks
-6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
8.4%inclusion159 decks1.90K decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion157 decks1.90K decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.9%inclusion125 decks1.57K decks
-8%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
7.9%inclusion150 decks1.90K decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.7%inclusion105 decks1.57K decks
-5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.1%inclusion115 decks1.90K decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.1%inclusion115 decks1.90K decks
-11%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.0%inclusion113 decks1.90K decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
5.8%inclusion109 decks1.90K decks
-9%synergy