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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The Soul Stone
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Starfield Vocalist
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Consult the Star Charts
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Hymn of the Faller
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
90% of 20 decks +85% synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
90% of 20 decks +84% synergy
Buried Alive
90% of 20 decks +83% synergy
Animate Dead
90% of 20 decks +79% synergy
Curate
75% of 20 decks +72% synergy
Consider
85% of 20 decks +71% synergy
Reanimate
90% of 20 decks +67% synergy
Entomb
75% of 20 decks +67% synergy
Necromancy
70% of 20 decks +65% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
75% of 20 decks +65% synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
75% of 20 decks +49% synergy
Pile On
65% of 20 decks +62% synergy
Baleful Strix
65% of 20 decks +43% synergy
Frantic Search
60% of 20 decks +41% synergy
Massacre Wurm
60% of 20 decks +52% synergy
Mission Briefing
60% of 20 decks +56% synergy
Victimize
55% of 20 decks +42% synergy
Unshakable Tail
55% of 20 decks +51% synergy
Price of Fame
55% of 20 decks +50% synergy
Body Double
55% of 20 decks +53% synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
65% of 20 decks +44% synergy
Rhystic Study
65% of 20 decks +39% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
60% of 20 decks +40% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
60% of 20 decks +34% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45% of 20 decks +27% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
40% of 20 decks +36% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
35% of 20 decks +32% synergy
Force of Will
35% of 20 decks +24% synergy
The One Ring
30% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
25% of 20 decks +24% synergy
Creatures
Dogged Detective
55% of 20 decks +52% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50% of 20 decks +36% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
50% of 20 decks +45% synergy
Auton Soldier
50% of 20 decks +46% synergy
Vile Entomber
45% of 20 decks +42% synergy
Spark Double
45% of 20 decks +34% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
45% of 20 decks +40% synergy
Clever Impersonator
45% of 20 decks +41% synergy
Displacer Kitten
40% of 20 decks +36% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40% of 20 decks +27% synergy
Fain, the Broker
40% of 20 decks +38% synergy
Master of Death
40% of 20 decks +36% synergy
Sinister Starfish
40% of 20 decks +37% synergy
Nightveil Sprite
40% of 20 decks +35% synergy
Archaeomancer
40% of 20 decks +37% synergy
Hexavus
40% of 20 decks +39% synergy
Starving Revenant
35% of 20 decks +33% synergy
Agent of Treachery
35% of 20 decks +32% synergy
Soul Diviner
35% of 20 decks +33% synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
35% of 20 decks +32% synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
30% of 20 decks +27% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
30% of 20 decks +21% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
30% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
27% of 15 decks +21% synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
25% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Mulldrifter
25% of 20 decks +21% synergy
Dimir Spybug
25% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Watcher of Hours
25% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
25% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Ledger Shredder
25% of 20 decks +21% synergy
Mindwhisker
25% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20% of 20 decks +15% synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
20% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
20% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Phantasmal Image
20% of 20 decks +15% synergy
Copycrook
20% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Snarling Gorehound
20% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
20% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Psychic Frog
20% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Spellseeker
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Dream Eater
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Fatespinner
15% of 20 decks +15% synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
15% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Phyrexian Delver
15% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
15% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
50% of 20 decks +16% synergy
Counterspell
50% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
45% of 20 decks +43% synergy
Unauthorized Exit
40% of 20 decks +39% synergy
Deadly Rollick
35% of 20 decks +16% synergy
Mana Drain
35% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Sink into Stupor
35% of 20 decks +20% synergy
Negate
25% of 20 decks -8% synergy
Brainstorm
25% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Cabal Ritual
25% of 20 decks +20% synergy
Sinister Sabotage
25% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Force of Negation
25% of 20 decks +15% synergy
Mystical Tutor
25% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
20% of 20 decks +20% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20% of 20 decks -9% synergy
Swan Song
20% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
20% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Withering Torment
20% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Fell the Profane
15% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Arcane Denial
15% of 20 decks -11% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Heartless Act
10% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Flare of Denial
10% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Strix Serenade
10% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Demonic Consultation
10% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Ghostly Flicker
10% of 20 decks +6% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Pact of Negation
10% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Drown in the Loch
5% of 20 decks -14% synergy
Geistwave
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Mental Misstep
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Tainted Pact
5% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Refute
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Displace
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Flare of Malice
5% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Outrageous Robbery
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Make Disappear
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Culling the Weak
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Tainted Indulgence
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Reality Shift
5% of 20 decks -10% synergy
Ertai's Scorn
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Bitter Triumph
5% of 20 decks +0% synergy
Slip Out the Back
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Disallow
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Delay
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Long Goodbye
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Snap
5% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Memory Lapse
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
50% of 20 decks +46% synergy
Unmarked Grave
40% of 20 decks +37% synergy
Persist
35% of 20 decks +31% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
30% of 20 decks +21% synergy
Imperial Seal
25% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Diresight
25% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25% of 20 decks +16% synergy
Connive // Concoct
20% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Windfall
15% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Lively Dirge
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Feed the Swarm
15% of 20 decks -22% synergy
Grim Tutor
15% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Will of the Abzan
13% of 15 decks +12% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Start the TARDIS
10% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Dread Return
10% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Charnel Serenade
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Night's Whisper
10% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Living Death
10% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Damnation
10% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Wave Goodbye
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Stock Up
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Consuming Tide
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Careful Study
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
5% of 20 decks +0% synergy
Contingency Plan
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Exsanguinate
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
5% of 20 decks -3% synergy
Stitch Together
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Eagle Vision
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Exhume
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
50% of 20 decks +48% synergy
Essence Anchor
33% of 15 decks +32% synergy
Power Conduit
30% of 20 decks +29% synergy
Candlestick
25% of 20 decks +24% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Lightning Greaves
20% of 20 decks -7% synergy
Mithril Coat
15% of 20 decks +11% synergy
The Ozolith
10% of 20 decks +9% synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Conjurer's Closet
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Altar of Dementia
10% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Dowsing Dagger
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Lunatic Pandora
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5% of 20 decks +0% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Crawlspace
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5% of 20 decks -10% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5% of 20 decks -3% synergy
Panharmonicon
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Bonehoard
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Shadowspear
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Wand of Orcus
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Key to the City
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Winter Moon
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Champion's Helm
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Foreboding Steamboat
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Enhanced Surveillance
55% of 20 decks +52% synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
40% of 20 decks +37% synergy
Search for Azcanta
35% of 20 decks +32% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25% of 20 decks +12% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Disinformation Campaign
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
15% of 20 decks +12% synergy
Mystic Remora
15% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Gossip's Talent
15% of 20 decks +12% synergy
Propaganda
15% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Think Tank
10% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Underwater Tunnel // Slimy Aquarium
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Criminal Past
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Rooftop Storm
5% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Grave Pact
5% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Mirrormade
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Treachery
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Necropotence
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Black Market Connections
5% of 20 decks -5% synergy
As Foretold
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Tortured Existence
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Combat Research
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
10% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
60% of 20 decks +21% synergy
Nesting Grounds
50% of 20 decks +48% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50% of 20 decks +30% synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
40% of 20 decks +37% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40% of 20 decks +26% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
35% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
35% of 20 decks +16% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
25% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
25% of 20 decks +21% synergy
Rogue's Passage
25% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
20% of 20 decks +16% synergy
Ancient Tomb
20% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Drownyard Temple
20% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Reliquary Tower
15% of 20 decks -21% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Castle Vantress
15% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Mistrise Village
13% of 15 decks +10% synergy
Rivendell
10% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Urza's Saga
10% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Sunken Palace
10% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Homeward Path
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Temple of the False God
10% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Vault of Whispers
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Echoing Deeps
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Barren Moor
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Seat of the Synod
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Cabal Coffers
5% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Tomb Fortress
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Field of the Dead
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Castle Locthwain
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Unholy Grotto
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Restless Reef
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100% of 20 decks +15% synergy
Sol Ring
100% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
85% of 20 decks +25% synergy
Dimir Signet
50% of 20 decks -12% synergy
Mana Vault
25% of 20 decks +20% synergy
Fellwar Stone
20% of 20 decks -12% synergy
Lotus Petal
15% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Mox Amber
15% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Mind Stone
15% of 20 decks -16% synergy
Grim Monolith
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Thought Vessel
10% of 20 decks -22% synergy
Commander's Sphere
5% of 20 decks -14% synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Chrome Mox
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100% of 20 decks +12% synergy
Swamp
95% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Island
95% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Watery Grave
90% of 20 decks +45% synergy
Undercity Sewers
80% of 20 decks +61% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75% of 20 decks +24% synergy
Sunken Hollow
70% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Morphic Pool
60% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Polluted Delta
60% of 20 decks +30% synergy
Underground River
55% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Tainted Isle
50% of 20 decks +6% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
50% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Hidden Grotto
45% of 20 decks +43% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
45% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Choked Estuary
45% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Conduit Pylons
40% of 20 decks +38% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
35% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Fetid Pools
35% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Sink into Stupor
35% of 20 decks +20% synergy
Sunken Ruins
35% of 20 decks +21% synergy
City of Brass
30% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Temple of Deceit
20% of 20 decks -17% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20% of 20 decks -20% synergy
River of Tears
20% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Mana Confluence
20% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Fell the Profane
15% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Exotic Orchard
15% of 20 decks -19% synergy
Underground Sea
15% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Darkslick Shores
15% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Forbidden Orchard
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Port of Karfell
15% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Fabled Passage
10% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Myriad Landscape
10% of 20 decks -14% synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
10% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Reflecting Pool
10% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Dismal Backwater
10% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Cavern of Souls
10% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Murky Sewer
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Prismatic Vista
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Gemstone Mine
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Waterfront District
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5% of 20 decks -3% synergy
Ash Barrens
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Evolving Wilds
5% of 20 decks -12% synergy
Opal Palace
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy