Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Budget 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sinister Starfish
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
75%synergy
Unshakable Tail
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
74%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Curate
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Fain, the Broker
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Soul Diviner
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
68%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
68%synergy
Consider
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
68%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
67%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Eye of Duskmantle
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Doom Whisperer
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Dogged Detective
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Notion Rain
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Price of Fame
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Charnel Serenade
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Hexavus
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Mulldrifter
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Candlestick
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Matoya, Archon Elder
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Baleful Strix
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Master of Death
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Watcher of Hours
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Massacre Wurm
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Likeness Looter
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Dream Eater
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Evil Twin
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Copycrook
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Thrull Parasite
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Starving Revenant
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Spybug
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Vile Entomber
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Shriekmaw
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Prophet
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Copy Catchers
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Grave Titan
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Body Double
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Mindwhisker
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Undercover Operative
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Oriq Loremage
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Appendage Amalgam
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Waxen Shapethief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Shoreline Looter
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
The Ancient One
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Spark Double
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Deranged Assistant
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Looter il-Kor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Clever Impersonator
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Millikin
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Pentavus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Pile On
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Mission Briefing
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-26%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
27%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Counterpoint
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Spellgyre
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Truths
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Lethal Scheme
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Drag the Canal
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Reenact the Crime
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Refute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Excavation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Charm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Slip Out the Back
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Tale's End
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Wash Away
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Dihada's Ploy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Vanish from Sight
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Long River's Pull
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Connive // Concoct
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Diresight
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
35%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Alive
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Start the TARDIS
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Winternight Stories
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Chart a Course
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Unmarked Grave
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Contingency Plan
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Terror Tide
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Erasure
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Stitch Together
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Commune with Evil
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Portent of Calamity
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Stargaze
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
51%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Essence Anchor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Champion's Helm
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Cranial Plating
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Bonehoard
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mask of Memory
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Hero's Blade
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Key to the City
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Search for Azcanta
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Gossip's Talent
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
34%synergy
Necromancy
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Think Tank
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Criminal Past
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Underwater Tunnel // Slimy Aquarium
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Tocasia's Dig Site
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Drownyard Temple
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Nesting Grounds
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Hostile Desert
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Restless Reef
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Pit of Offerings
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Choked Estuary
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Conduit Pylons
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
68%synergy
Fetid Pools
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
50%synergy
River of Tears
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Port of Karfell
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Myriad Landscape
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Ash Barrens
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Hidden Grotto
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
45%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-35%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Soured Springs
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Waterfront District
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy