Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Optimized 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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Otherworldly Gaze
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
84%synergy
Buried Alive
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
83%synergy
Doom Whisperer
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
81%synergy
Animate Dead
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
79%synergy
Necromancy
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
76%synergy
Consider
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
72%synergy
Reanimate
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
72%synergy
Curate
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
68%synergy
Entomb
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
68%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Pile On
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
63%synergy
Victimize
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Baleful Strix
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Body Double
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
60%synergy
Massacre Wurm
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
53%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Frantic Search
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Unshakable Tail
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
53%synergy
Vile Entomber
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Force of Will
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Dogged Detective
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Spark Double
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Clever Impersonator
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Auton Soldier
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Master of Death
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Sinister Starfish
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Soul Diviner
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Hexavus
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Displacer Kitten
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Fain, the Broker
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Archaeomancer
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
32%synergy
Agent of Treachery
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Mulldrifter
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Watcher of Hours
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Ledger Shredder
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Starving Revenant
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Spybug
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Copycrook
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Frog
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Phantasmal Image
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Evil Twin
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Mindwhisker
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Dream Eater
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Astral Dragon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Likeness Looter
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Price of Fame
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mission Briefing
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Mana Drain
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Brainstorm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Unmarked Grave
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Notion Rain
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
49%synergy
Persist
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Diresight
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Lively Dirge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Connive // Concoct
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Start the TARDIS
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Charnel Serenade
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Contingency Plan
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
51%synergy
Essence Anchor
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Power Conduit
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Candlestick
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Shifting Visage
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Search for Azcanta
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Gossip's Talent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Think Tank
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Nesting Grounds
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Drownyard Temple
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Undercity Sewers
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Conduit Pylons
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Hidden Grotto
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Pools
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
19%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-21%synergy
River of Tears
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Port of Karfell
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Murky Sewer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy