Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Expensive Core Reanimator

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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
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
73%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Omni-Changeling
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
91%synergy
Dogged Detective
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
79%synergy
Soul Diviner
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Sinister Starfish
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Pile On
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
69%synergy
Hexavus
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
67%synergy
Unshakable Tail
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Consider
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
64%synergy
Power Conduit
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Price of Fame
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Clever Impersonator
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Baleful Strix
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Spark Double
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Auton Soldier
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Search for Azcanta
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
57%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
56%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Massacre Wurm
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Ledger Shredder
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
39%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Copycrook
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Evil Twin
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Likeness Looter
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Psychic Frog
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Fain, the Broker
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Master of Death
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Starving Revenant
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Phantasmal Image
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Dream Eater
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Undercover Operative
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Mulldrifter
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Spybug
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Thrull Parasite
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Body Double
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Twilight Prophet
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Watcher of Hours
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Duplicant
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Mindwhisker
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Agent of Treachery
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Spellskite
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Pirated Copy
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Gigantoplasm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Curate
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Mission Briefing
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Lethal Scheme
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Bitter Triumph
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-26%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Eat to Extinction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Truths
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Spellgyre
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Long River's Pull
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Diresight
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
33%synergy
Charnel Serenade
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Buried Alive
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Contingency Plan
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Chart a Course
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Connive // Concoct
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Start the TARDIS
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Counsel
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Persist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Thought Erasure
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Make an Example
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Stock Up
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Candlestick
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Altar of Dementia
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Essence Anchor
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Memory
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
World Map
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Enhanced Surveillance
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Necromancy
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Animate Dead
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Gossip's Talent
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
37%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Stillness in Motion
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Nesting Grounds
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
High Market
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Restless Reef
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Clinic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Arid Archway
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-27%synergy
Drownyard Temple
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Polluted Delta
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Underground River
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
55%inclusion11 decks20 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Conduit Pylons
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Fell the Profane
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Grotto
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Isle
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Port of Karfell
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Fabled Passage
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Underground Sea
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Ruins
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-25%synergy
Demolition Field
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-27%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Hideout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy