Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Self-Mill

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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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Singularity Rupture
17% of 18 decks +7% synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Mental Modulation
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
81% of 278 decks +76% synergy
Sinister Starfish
68% of 278 decks +65% synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
69% of 278 decks +63% synergy
Soul Diviner
64% of 278 decks +62% synergy
Pile On
65% of 278 decks +62% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
71% of 278 decks +61% synergy
Consider
75% of 278 decks +61% synergy
Dogged Detective
62% of 278 decks +59% synergy
Reanimate
79% of 278 decks +56% synergy
Unshakable Tail
59% of 273 decks +55% synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
67% of 278 decks +41% synergy
Animate Dead
59% of 278 decks +47% synergy
Curate
56% of 278 decks +53% synergy
Necromancy
54% of 278 decks +49% synergy
Nightveil Sprite
54% of 278 decks +49% synergy
Spark Double
53% of 278 decks +42% synergy
Hexavus
53% of 278 decks +52% synergy
Baleful Strix
51% of 278 decks +29% synergy
Power Conduit
50% of 278 decks +49% synergy
Mission Briefing
50% of 278 decks +47% synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
19% of 278 decks -6% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
17% of 278 decks +13% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13% of 278 decks -7% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11% of 278 decks -7% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10% of 278 decks +6% synergy
Force of Will
6% of 278 decks -5% synergy
The One Ring
6% of 278 decks -2% synergy
Ancient Tomb
6% of 278 decks -3% synergy
Notion Thief
6% of 278 decks -6% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5% of 278 decks -3% synergy
Creatures
Matoya, Archon Elder
50% of 28 decks +44% synergy
Fain, the Broker
47% of 278 decks +45% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
46% of 278 decks +37% synergy
Massacre Wurm
45% of 278 decks +37% synergy
Mulldrifter
43% of 278 decks +39% synergy
Master of Death
42% of 278 decks +38% synergy
Clever Impersonator
40% of 278 decks +35% synergy
Auton Soldier
39% of 278 decks +35% synergy
Body Double
38% of 278 decks +36% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
38% of 278 decks +24% synergy
Likeness Looter
36% of 278 decks +28% synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
36% of 273 decks +34% synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
36% of 278 decks +32% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
35% of 278 decks +29% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34% of 278 decks +21% synergy
Copycrook
33% of 187 decks +31% synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
33% of 278 decks +30% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30% of 278 decks +18% synergy
Ledger Shredder
30% of 278 decks +26% synergy
Snarling Gorehound
29% of 274 decks +27% synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
29% of 28 decks +28% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
27% of 278 decks +22% synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
27% of 278 decks +24% synergy
Twilight Prophet
26% of 278 decks +23% synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
26% of 220 decks +18% synergy
Vile Entomber
26% of 278 decks +23% synergy
Evil Twin
26% of 278 decks +23% synergy
Starving Revenant
26% of 278 decks +24% synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
25% of 28 decks +23% synergy
Dream Eater
24% of 278 decks +22% synergy
Thrull Parasite
24% of 278 decks +23% synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
24% of 278 decks +21% synergy
Agent of Treachery
22% of 278 decks +20% synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
21% of 28 decks +18% synergy
Watcher of Hours
21% of 273 decks +19% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
21% of 278 decks +16% synergy
Shriekmaw
21% of 278 decks +19% synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
20% of 278 decks +16% synergy
Millikin
20% of 278 decks +17% synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
18% of 278 decks +16% synergy
Deranged Assistant
18% of 278 decks +15% synergy
Phantasmal Image
18% of 278 decks +13% synergy
Psychic Frog
17% of 238 decks +15% synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
16% of 278 decks +13% synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
16% of 278 decks +15% synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
16% of 278 decks +13% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
15% of 278 decks +11% synergy
Archaeomancer
15% of 278 decks +12% synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
15% of 278 decks +11% synergy
Mindwhisker
15% of 160 decks +13% synergy
Instants
Price of Fame
49% of 278 decks +43% synergy
Frantic Search
46% of 278 decks +28% synergy
Entomb
37% of 278 decks +29% synergy
Counterspell
34% of 278 decks -22% synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
33% of 278 decks +30% synergy
Lethal Scheme
31% of 278 decks +29% synergy
Unauthorized Exit
29% of 273 decks +28% synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
27% of 278 decks +25% synergy
Sinister Sabotage
26% of 278 decks +23% synergy
Fact or Fiction
24% of 278 decks +12% synergy
Bitter Triumph
23% of 278 decks +18% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22% of 278 decks -7% synergy
Sink into Stupor
21% of 188 decks +6% synergy
Dark Ritual
20% of 278 decks -14% synergy
Fell the Profane
18% of 188 decks +2% synergy
Withering Torment
16% of 134 decks +0% synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
15% of 26 decks +13% synergy
Brainstorm
15% of 278 decks -16% synergy
Tainted Indulgence
15% of 278 decks +13% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15% of 278 decks +6% synergy
Ghostly Flicker
14% of 278 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Denial
14% of 278 decks -12% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14% of 187 decks +3% synergy
Slip Out the Back
13% of 278 decks +10% synergy
Swan Song
13% of 278 decks -5% synergy
Negate
12% of 278 decks -20% synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
12% of 278 decks +11% synergy
Deadly Rollick
10% of 278 decks -9% synergy
Resculpt
10% of 278 decks +3% synergy
Drown in the Loch
10% of 278 decks -9% synergy
Counterpoint
10% of 273 decks +8% synergy
Spellgyre
9% of 158 decks +9% synergy
Mana Drain
9% of 278 decks -8% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9% of 221 decks +6% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8% of 130 decks +6% synergy
Dreams of Laguna
7% of 28 decks +5% synergy
Cruel Truths
7% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Flare of Denial
7% of 199 decks +1% synergy
Eat to Extinction
6% of 278 decks +6% synergy
Mystical Tutor
6% of 278 decks -9% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6% of 278 decks -4% synergy
Consult the Star Charts
6% of 18 decks +4% synergy
Cabal Ritual
5% of 278 decks +1% synergy
Hostile Negotiations
5% of 278 decks +4% synergy
Soul Shatter
5% of 278 decks +1% synergy
Saw in Half
5% of 278 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
49% of 278 decks +45% synergy
Buried Alive
42% of 278 decks +35% synergy
Diresight
34% of 160 decks +32% synergy
Feed the Swarm
32% of 278 decks -5% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
31% of 278 decks +22% synergy
Windfall
29% of 278 decks +16% synergy
Victimize
26% of 278 decks +13% synergy
Charnel Serenade
23% of 273 decks +21% synergy
Unmarked Grave
21% of 278 decks +17% synergy
Connive // Concoct
18% of 278 decks +15% synergy
Will of the Abzan
18% of 28 decks +16% synergy
Start the TARDIS
18% of 278 decks +17% synergy
Persist
17% of 278 decks +13% synergy
Careful Study
15% of 278 decks +14% synergy
Living Death
15% of 278 decks +10% synergy
Contingency Plan
14% of 278 decks +13% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14% of 278 decks +4% synergy
Deep Analysis
11% of 278 decks +8% synergy
Chart a Course
11% of 278 decks +9% synergy
Lively Dirge
10% of 220 decks +9% synergy
Demonic Tutor
10% of 278 decks -10% synergy
Winternight Stories
10% of 29 decks +9% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
9% of 278 decks +7% synergy
Taigam's Scheming
9% of 278 decks +9% synergy
Incarnation Technique
8% of 278 decks +6% synergy
Final Parting
8% of 278 decks +7% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8% of 278 decks +2% synergy
Restart Sequence
7% of 175 decks +5% synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
7% of 278 decks +5% synergy
Terror Tide
7% of 278 decks +5% synergy
Treasure Cruise
7% of 278 decks -2% synergy
Stitch Together
7% of 278 decks +4% synergy
Damnation
6% of 278 decks -5% synergy
Whispering Madness
6% of 278 decks +3% synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6% of 158 decks +4% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5% of 97 decks -2% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5% of 278 decks -2% synergy
Lórien Revealed
5% of 278 decks +1% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
37% of 278 decks +35% synergy
Essence Anchor
36% of 28 decks +34% synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
29% of 278 decks +27% synergy
Candlestick
29% of 275 decks +27% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25% of 278 decks +1% synergy
Lightning Greaves
22% of 278 decks -5% synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
14% of 278 decks +14% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14% of 278 decks -1% synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
13% of 278 decks +12% synergy
Altar of Dementia
13% of 278 decks +8% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
12% of 278 decks +11% synergy
Mask of Memory
11% of 278 decks +10% synergy
Champion's Helm
9% of 278 decks +8% synergy
Sword of the Animist
8% of 278 decks +5% synergy
Dowsing Dagger
6% of 278 decks +4% synergy
Hero's Blade
6% of 278 decks +6% synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
6% of 240 decks +6% synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
5% of 278 decks +3% synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Shifting Visage
50% of 273 decks +47% synergy
Search for Azcanta
47% of 278 decks +45% synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
36% of 278 decks +33% synergy
Gossip's Talent
32% of 160 decks +29% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
26% of 186 decks +23% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18% of 278 decks +5% synergy
Rhystic Study
16% of 278 decks -10% synergy
Mystic Remora
13% of 278 decks -3% synergy
Disinformation Campaign
10% of 278 decks +9% synergy
Think Tank
9% of 278 decks +8% synergy
Teval's Judgment
7% of 28 decks +5% synergy
Stillness in Motion
7% of 28 decks +6% synergy
Cemetery Tampering
6% of 278 decks +5% synergy
Witness Protection
5% of 278 decks +4% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5% of 278 decks +2% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
63% of 278 decks +23% synergy
Nesting Grounds
56% of 278 decks +55% synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
55% of 278 decks +52% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
53% of 278 decks +35% synergy
Rogue's Passage
34% of 278 decks +6% synergy
Drownyard Temple
33% of 278 decks +29% synergy
Reliquary Tower
27% of 278 decks -10% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26% of 278 decks +13% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25% of 278 decks +6% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
23% of 278 decks +20% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
21% of 188 decks +19% synergy
Restless Reef
19% of 278 decks +11% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15% of 278 decks +9% synergy
Temple of the False God
10% of 278 decks +0% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9% of 278 decks -11% synergy
High Market
8% of 278 decks +6% synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
6% of 278 decks -3% synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6% of 278 decks +5% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5% of 278 decks -4% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5% of 278 decks -1% synergy
Hostile Desert
5% of 278 decks +4% synergy
Castle Locthwain
5% of 278 decks +1% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88% of 278 decks -1% synergy
Arcane Signet
87% of 278 decks +2% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
76% of 278 decks +16% synergy
Dimir Signet
68% of 278 decks +6% synergy
Mind Stone
39% of 278 decks +8% synergy
Thought Vessel
28% of 278 decks -4% synergy
Fellwar Stone
26% of 278 decks -5% synergy
Laser Screwdriver
12% of 278 decks +11% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10% of 278 decks +4% synergy
Lands
Swamp
98% of 278 decks +2% synergy
Island
98% of 278 decks +1% synergy
Command Tower
92% of 278 decks +4% synergy
Sunken Hollow
77% of 278 decks +11% synergy
Tainted Isle
62% of 278 decks +18% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
61% of 278 decks +21% synergy
Choked Estuary
59% of 278 decks +11% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
59% of 278 decks +8% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
58% of 278 decks +17% synergy
Undercity Sewers
56% of 278 decks +37% synergy
Watery Grave
51% of 278 decks +6% synergy
Fetid Pools
50% of 278 decks +34% synergy
Port of Karfell
46% of 278 decks +39% synergy
River of Tears
44% of 278 decks +33% synergy
Conduit Pylons
43% of 220 decks +41% synergy
Underground River
43% of 278 decks +4% synergy
Hidden Grotto
42% of 160 decks +40% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40% of 278 decks +1% synergy
Morphic Pool
37% of 278 decks -0% synergy
Polluted Delta
36% of 278 decks +5% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
35% of 278 decks +29% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29% of 278 decks +4% synergy
Myriad Landscape
28% of 278 decks +4% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
26% of 137 decks +3% synergy
Exotic Orchard
26% of 278 decks -8% synergy
Ash Barrens
22% of 278 decks +16% synergy
Sink into Stupor
21% of 188 decks +6% synergy
Fell the Profane
18% of 188 decks +2% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15% of 278 decks +6% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14% of 187 decks +3% synergy
Boggart Trawler
14% of 184 decks +7% synergy
Darkslick Shores
13% of 278 decks -1% synergy
Sunken Ruins
12% of 278 decks -2% synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
11% of 278 decks +10% synergy
Fabled Passage
10% of 278 decks +2% synergy
Temple of Deceit
10% of 278 decks -28% synergy
Flooded Strand
10% of 278 decks +0% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10% of 278 decks +1% synergy
Misty Rainforest
9% of 278 decks -0% synergy
Demolition Field
9% of 278 decks +6% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8% of 184 decks -1% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8% of 278 decks +2% synergy
Scalding Tarn
8% of 278 decks -1% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7% of 278 decks -1% synergy
Underground Sea
6% of 278 decks -6% synergy
Evolving Wilds
6% of 278 decks -11% synergy
Marsh Flats
6% of 278 decks -3% synergy
City of Brass
6% of 278 decks -1% synergy
Reflecting Pool
5% of 278 decks +0% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5% of 278 decks -2% synergy