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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Agna Qel'a
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Otherworldly Gaze
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
85%synergy
Doom Whisperer
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
83%synergy
Buried Alive
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
80%synergy
Animate Dead
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
76%synergy
Necromancy
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
75%synergy
Consider
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
74%synergy
Reanimate
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
72%synergy
Curate
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
72%synergy
Entomb
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Pile On
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
63%synergy
Unshakable Tail
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
63%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
63%synergy
Baleful Strix
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Massacre Wurm
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Dogged Detective
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
60%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Notion Rain
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Frantic Search
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Force of Will
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Vile Entomber
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Body Double
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Soul Diviner
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Master of Death
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Sinister Starfish
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Hexavus
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Clever Impersonator
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Fain, the Broker
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Spark Double
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
37%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Auton Soldier
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Mulldrifter
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Spybug
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Archaeomancer
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Watcher of Hours
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Displacer Kitten
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Starving Revenant
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Agent of Treachery
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Dream Eater
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Psychic Frog
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Ledger Shredder
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mindwhisker
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Spellseeker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Astral Dragon
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Copycrook
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Likeness Looter
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Shriekmaw
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Mission Briefing
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Price of Fame
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Consultation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Unmarked Grave
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Diresight
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Persist
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Charnel Serenade
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Lively Dirge
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Start the TARDIS
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Connive // Concoct
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Careful Study
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Contingency Plan
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Risky Research
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Candlestick
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Essence Anchor
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Shifting Visage
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Search for Azcanta
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Gossip's Talent
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Think Tank
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Nesting Grounds
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Drownyard Temple
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Undercity Sewers
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
59%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Delta
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Underground River
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Conduit Pylons
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Hidden Grotto
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Pools
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
River of Tears
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Port of Karfell
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Murky Sewer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy