Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Expensive 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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Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Plea
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Ember Island Production
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
4%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
88%inclusion162 decks185 decks
83%synergy
Unshakable Tail
80%inclusion148 decks185 decks
76%synergy
Pile On
78%inclusion145 decks185 decks
75%synergy
Sinister Starfish
76%inclusion140 decks185 decks
73%synergy
Dogged Detective
73%inclusion135 decks185 decks
70%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
74%inclusion137 decks185 decks
68%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
71%inclusion131 decks185 decks
68%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
77%inclusion142 decks185 decks
67%synergy
Soul Diviner
68%inclusion125 decks185 decks
66%synergy
Consider
79%inclusion146 decks185 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
79%inclusion146 decks185 decks
55%synergy
Toxic Deluge
74%inclusion137 decks185 decks
48%synergy
Baleful Strix
67%inclusion124 decks185 decks
44%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
66%inclusion123 decks185 decks
62%synergy
Spark Double
64%inclusion118 decks185 decks
53%synergy
Price of Fame
64%inclusion118 decks185 decks
58%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
63%inclusion117 decks185 decks
61%synergy
Power Conduit
62%inclusion115 decks185 decks
61%synergy
Curate
62%inclusion115 decks185 decks
59%synergy
Notion Rain
62%inclusion114 decks185 decks
58%synergy
Creatures
Ravenous Chupacabra
61%inclusion113 decks185 decks
53%synergy
Massacre Wurm
58%inclusion108 decks185 decks
50%synergy
Master of Death
57%inclusion105 decks185 decks
53%synergy
Hexavus
52%inclusion97 decks185 decks
51%synergy
Mulldrifter
50%inclusion93 decks185 decks
46%synergy
Auton Soldier
50%inclusion92 decks185 decks
46%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
49%inclusion39 decks79 decks
44%synergy
Fain, the Broker
49%inclusion91 decks185 decks
48%synergy
Clever Impersonator
46%inclusion85 decks185 decks
42%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
45%inclusion84 decks185 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion78 decks185 decks
29%synergy
Watcher of Hours
42%inclusion78 decks185 decks
40%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion74 decks185 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
40%inclusion74 decks185 decks
27%synergy
Dream Eater
37%inclusion69 decks185 decks
35%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
36%inclusion66 decks185 decks
33%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
35%inclusion65 decks185 decks
32%synergy
Twilight Prophet
35%inclusion64 decks185 decks
32%synergy
Starving Revenant
34%inclusion62 decks185 decks
32%synergy
Ledger Shredder
33%inclusion61 decks185 decks
29%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
32%inclusion60 decks185 decks
29%synergy
Likeness Looter
32%inclusion59 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Mindwhisker
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
30%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
32%inclusion25 decks79 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
31%inclusion58 decks185 decks
30%synergy
Shriekmaw
31%inclusion57 decks185 decks
29%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
29%inclusion54 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Body Double
28%inclusion51 decks185 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
28%inclusion51 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
27%inclusion50 decks185 decks
26%synergy
Copycrook
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
25%synergy
Thrull Parasite
25%inclusion47 decks185 decks
25%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
25%inclusion32 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
24%inclusion44 decks185 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Spybug
24%inclusion44 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Evil Twin
23%inclusion43 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
23%inclusion37 decks160 decks
16%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
21%synergy
Agent of Treachery
22%inclusion41 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
21%inclusion39 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Grave Titan
19%inclusion36 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Frog
19%inclusion32 decks170 decks
17%synergy
Hex Parasite
17%inclusion32 decks185 decks
17%synergy
Phantasmal Image
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Mission Briefing
58%inclusion107 decks185 decks
54%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
38%inclusion71 decks185 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion68 decks185 decks
-19%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
36%inclusion67 decks185 decks
34%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
34%inclusion63 decks185 decks
31%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
31%inclusion58 decks185 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion47 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion53 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion52 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Lethal Scheme
25%inclusion47 decks185 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion34 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
24%inclusion44 decks185 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
-7%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
22%inclusion16 decks72 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion35 decks185 decks
-12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion30 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
-6%synergy
Counterpoint
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
-10%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Cruel Truths
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
-3%synergy
Drag the Canal
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
-27%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Negate
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
-25%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
-12%synergy
Spellgyre
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Charnel Serenade
39%inclusion73 decks185 decks
37%synergy
Diresight
37%inclusion53 decks144 decks
35%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
34%inclusion62 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Connive // Concoct
28%inclusion51 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Buried Alive
25%inclusion47 decks185 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion39 decks185 decks
-15%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion30 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Start the TARDIS
16%inclusion30 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion19 decks129 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion27 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Singularity Rupture
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Persist
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Contingency Plan
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Careful Study
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Wave Goodbye
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Risky Research
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
44%inclusion81 decks185 decks
42%synergy
Candlestick
43%inclusion79 decks185 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion48 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Anchor
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion44 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
21%inclusion39 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Altar of Dementia
18%inclusion33 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion25 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Memory
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Ransom Note
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
1%synergy
The Ozolith
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
59%inclusion109 decks185 decks
48%synergy
Search for Azcanta
58%inclusion107 decks185 decks
55%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
56%inclusion103 decks185 decks
52%synergy
Necromancy
49%inclusion91 decks185 decks
45%synergy
Gossip's Talent
44%inclusion63 decks144 decks
41%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
25%inclusion46 decks185 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Think Tank
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
-10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
68%inclusion125 decks185 decks
29%synergy
Nesting Grounds
61%inclusion112 decks185 decks
59%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
59%inclusion109 decks185 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
56%inclusion104 decks185 decks
39%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
42%inclusion77 decks185 decks
29%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
41%inclusion76 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion62 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion59 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion58 decks185 decks
-5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
15%synergy
High Market
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion25 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion25 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion19 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
-2%synergy
Hostile Desert
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion167 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion156 decks185 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
79%inclusion147 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Signet
70%inclusion129 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion82 decks185 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion65 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion56 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
19%inclusion36 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion183 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Island
99%inclusion183 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion179 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion170 decks185 decks
46%synergy
Undercity Sewers
90%inclusion167 decks185 decks
70%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion142 decks185 decks
40%synergy
Polluted Delta
75%inclusion138 decks185 decks
43%synergy
Sunken Hollow
74%inclusion136 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion126 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
63%inclusion117 decks185 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion101 decks185 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
52%inclusion97 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
51%inclusion71 decks139 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion91 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
46%inclusion86 decks185 decks
22%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
45%inclusion84 decks185 decks
39%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion81 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
39%inclusion72 decks185 decks
23%synergy
Hidden Grotto
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Conduit Pylons
34%inclusion54 decks158 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
34%inclusion62 decks185 decks
-15%synergy
Underground Sea
31%inclusion58 decks185 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion47 decks154 decks
15%synergy
Port of Karfell
30%inclusion56 decks185 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion53 decks185 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion52 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion43 decks154 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion47 decks185 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion41 decks185 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
22%inclusion40 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Sinister Hideout
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion31 decks185 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion23 decks185 decks
-24%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
2%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion18 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
-4%synergy
Demolition Field
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
-1%synergy