Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Topdeck

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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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Doom Whisperer
95% of 3409 decks +90% synergy
Unshakable Tail
91% of 3390 decks +88% synergy
Sinister Starfish
86% of 3409 decks +84% synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
87% of 3390 decks +84% synergy
Dogged Detective
83% of 3409 decks +81% synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
84% of 3409 decks +78% synergy
Curate
81% of 3409 decks +78% synergy
Pile On
81% of 3409 decks +78% synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
81% of 3409 decks +78% synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
80% of 3390 decks +78% synergy
Top Cards
Consider
89% of 3409 decks +75% synergy
Reanimate
83% of 3409 decks +60% synergy
Nightveil Sprite
81% of 3409 decks +76% synergy
Toxic Deluge
79% of 3409 decks +53% synergy
Mission Briefing
78% of 3409 decks +74% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
76% of 3409 decks +66% synergy
Animate Dead
76% of 3409 decks +65% synergy
Master of Death
76% of 3409 decks +71% synergy
Notion Rain
75% of 3409 decks +72% synergy
Price of Fame
74% of 3409 decks +69% synergy
Game Changers
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
20% of 3409 decks +16% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18% of 3409 decks -8% synergy
Rhystic Study
17% of 3409 decks -8% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13% of 3409 decks -6% synergy
Demonic Tutor
10% of 3409 decks -11% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8% of 3409 decks +4% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7% of 3409 decks -10% synergy
Creatures
Massacre Wurm
72% of 3409 decks +63% synergy
Baleful Strix
71% of 3409 decks +49% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
69% of 3409 decks +61% synergy
Mulldrifter
66% of 3409 decks +62% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
66% of 3409 decks +53% synergy
Watcher of Hours
66% of 3385 decks +64% synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
64% of 3409 decks +61% synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
60% of 5 decks +54% synergy
Dream Eater
59% of 3409 decks +57% synergy
Soul Diviner
57% of 3409 decks +55% synergy
Twilight Prophet
54% of 3409 decks +51% synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
50% of 3409 decks +47% synergy
Dimir Spybug
50% of 3409 decks +48% synergy
Shriekmaw
49% of 3409 decks +47% synergy
Fain, the Broker
48% of 3409 decks +46% synergy
Hexavus
43% of 3409 decks +42% synergy
Grave Titan
42% of 3409 decks +35% synergy
Spark Double
41% of 3409 decks +30% synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Starving Revenant
37% of 3409 decks +35% synergy
Overseer of the Damned
37% of 3409 decks +33% synergy
Mindwhisker
35% of 1381 decks +33% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
35% of 3409 decks +30% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33% of 3409 decks +19% synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
29% of 3409 decks +26% synergy
Amphin Mutineer
29% of 3409 decks +27% synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
29% of 3409 decks +28% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28% of 3409 decks +15% synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
27% of 603 decks +26% synergy
Whispering Snitch
25% of 3409 decks +24% synergy
Final-Word Phantom
24% of 3390 decks +23% synergy
Snarling Gorehound
24% of 3391 decks +23% synergy
Copy Catchers
23% of 3385 decks +22% synergy
Auton Soldier
22% of 3409 decks +18% synergy
Body Double
22% of 3409 decks +19% synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
21% of 3390 decks +19% synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
21% of 3397 decks +20% synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Locke Cole
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Clever Impersonator
20% of 3409 decks +16% synergy
Likeness Looter
20% of 3409 decks +12% synergy
Thrull Parasite
19% of 3409 decks +18% synergy
Copycrook
18% of 1733 decks +16% synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
18% of 3409 decks +14% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
17% of 3409 decks +13% synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
17% of 3409 decks +14% synergy
Vile Entomber
17% of 3409 decks +14% synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
16% of 2210 decks +9% synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
59% of 3409 decks +57% synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
55% of 3409 decks +52% synergy
Brainstorm
44% of 3409 decks +13% synergy
Sinister Sabotage
39% of 3409 decks +36% synergy
Counterspell
36% of 3409 decks -20% synergy
Counterpoint
29% of 3385 decks +27% synergy
Entomb
27% of 3409 decks +19% synergy
Unauthorized Exit
27% of 3385 decks +25% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
22% of 900 decks +19% synergy
Frantic Search
22% of 3409 decks +3% synergy
Dreams of Laguna
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Withering Torment
14% of 943 decks -2% synergy
Spellgyre
14% of 1366 decks +13% synergy
Negate
13% of 3409 decks -20% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12% of 3409 decks -17% synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
12% of 3409 decks +12% synergy
Drag the Canal
12% of 3402 decks +11% synergy
Lethal Scheme
11% of 3409 decks +10% synergy
Dark Ritual
11% of 3409 decks -23% synergy
Arcane Denial
11% of 3409 decks -15% synergy
Fell the Profane
10% of 1747 decks -6% synergy
Deadly Rollick
10% of 3409 decks -10% synergy
Sink into Stupor
9% of 1747 decks -6% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9% of 1743 decks -3% synergy
Bitter Triumph
9% of 3409 decks +4% synergy
Swan Song
8% of 3409 decks -10% synergy
Mana Drain
7% of 3409 decks -10% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7% of 3409 decks -2% synergy
Drown in the Loch
7% of 3409 decks -12% synergy
Fact or Fiction
7% of 3409 decks -5% synergy
Eat to Extinction
6% of 3409 decks +6% synergy
Sorceries
Charnel Serenade
65% of 3390 decks +62% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
59% of 3409 decks +50% synergy
Connive // Concoct
53% of 3409 decks +49% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
37% of 3409 decks +35% synergy
Diresight
33% of 1392 decks +31% synergy
Buried Alive
29% of 3409 decks +22% synergy
Deep Analysis
26% of 3409 decks +22% synergy
Victimize
21% of 3409 decks +8% synergy
Feed the Swarm
20% of 3409 decks -17% synergy
Windfall
14% of 3409 decks +0% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11% of 3409 decks +2% synergy
Start the TARDIS
11% of 3409 decks +10% synergy
Unmarked Grave
10% of 3409 decks +7% synergy
Contingency Plan
10% of 3409 decks +9% synergy
Taigam's Scheming
9% of 3409 decks +8% synergy
Damnation
8% of 3409 decks -3% synergy
Thought Erasure
8% of 3409 decks +7% synergy
Living Death
8% of 3409 decks +3% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7% of 606 decks -1% synergy
Persist
7% of 3409 decks +3% synergy
Lively Dirge
6% of 2210 decks +4% synergy
Terror Tide
6% of 3409 decks +4% synergy
Dread Return
5% of 3409 decks -1% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Essence Anchor
57% of 7 decks +56% synergy
Power Conduit
47% of 3409 decks +45% synergy
Sword of Once and Future
43% of 3409 decks +41% synergy
Candlestick
36% of 3397 decks +35% synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
35% of 3409 decks +33% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31% of 3409 decks +6% synergy
Lightning Greaves
26% of 3409 decks -2% synergy
Ransom Note
18% of 3385 decks +17% synergy
Altar of Dementia
9% of 3409 decks +4% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9% of 3409 decks -6% synergy
Foreboding Steamboat
9% of 3385 decks +8% synergy
Champion's Helm
7% of 3409 decks +6% synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
7% of 3409 decks +5% synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7% of 3409 decks +6% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
6% of 3409 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
69% of 3409 decks +64% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
49% of 3409 decks +36% synergy
Disinformation Campaign
43% of 3409 decks +42% synergy
Search for Azcanta
42% of 3409 decks +39% synergy
Gossip's Talent
38% of 1392 decks +35% synergy
Stillness in Motion
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Think Tank
14% of 3409 decks +13% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9% of 1726 decks +6% synergy
Mystic Remora
8% of 3409 decks -9% synergy
Criminal Past
6% of 3409 decks +6% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6% of 3409 decks +2% synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
6% of 1002 decks -0% synergy
Utility Lands
Tocasia's Dig Site
77% of 3409 decks +75% synergy
Bojuka Bog
76% of 3409 decks +36% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
69% of 3409 decks +51% synergy
Rogue's Passage
62% of 3409 decks +35% synergy
Reliquary Tower
59% of 3409 decks +23% synergy
Drownyard Temple
45% of 3409 decks +42% synergy
Nesting Grounds
42% of 3409 decks +41% synergy
Temple of the False God
29% of 3409 decks +18% synergy
Hostile Desert
21% of 3409 decks +20% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15% of 3409 decks +1% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11% of 3409 decks -8% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11% of 3409 decks -8% synergy
Restless Reef
9% of 3409 decks +2% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9% of 3409 decks +5% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6% of 1747 decks +4% synergy
Cabal Coffers
6% of 3409 decks -5% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5% of 3409 decks -4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96% of 3409 decks +11% synergy
Sol Ring
95% of 3409 decks +6% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
84% of 3409 decks +25% synergy
Dimir Signet
81% of 3409 decks +19% synergy
Mind Stone
59% of 3409 decks +28% synergy
Thought Vessel
55% of 3409 decks +23% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
22% of 3409 decks +15% synergy
Laser Screwdriver
21% of 3409 decks +20% synergy
Fellwar Stone
18% of 3409 decks -14% synergy
Lands
Swamp
99% of 3409 decks +3% synergy
Island
99% of 3409 decks +3% synergy
Command Tower
96% of 3409 decks +8% synergy
Sunken Hollow
88% of 3409 decks +22% synergy
Tainted Isle
77% of 3409 decks +33% synergy
Choked Estuary
74% of 3409 decks +25% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
70% of 3409 decks +29% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
63% of 3409 decks +23% synergy
Fetid Pools
63% of 3409 decks +47% synergy
River of Tears
53% of 3409 decks +42% synergy
Port of Karfell
53% of 3409 decks +45% synergy
Myriad Landscape
50% of 3409 decks +26% synergy
Undercity Sewers
48% of 3409 decks +28% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41% of 3409 decks -10% synergy
Watery Grave
38% of 3409 decks -7% synergy
Hidden Grotto
35% of 1398 decks +33% synergy
Ash Barrens
33% of 3409 decks +28% synergy
Conduit Pylons
33% of 2202 decks +31% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31% of 3409 decks -8% synergy
Morphic Pool
29% of 3409 decks -8% synergy
Underground River
27% of 3409 decks -11% synergy
Polluted Delta
23% of 3409 decks -7% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19% of 970 decks -3% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18% of 3409 decks -7% synergy
Exotic Orchard
16% of 3409 decks -18% synergy
Temple of Deceit
14% of 3409 decks -24% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12% of 3409 decks +6% synergy
Fell the Profane
10% of 1747 decks -6% synergy
Darkslick Shores
10% of 3409 decks -4% synergy
Sink into Stupor
9% of 1747 decks -6% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9% of 1743 decks -3% synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
8% of 3409 decks +8% synergy
Sunken Ruins
8% of 3409 decks -6% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7% of 3409 decks -2% synergy
Evolving Wilds
7% of 3409 decks -10% synergy
Underground Sea
7% of 3409 decks -6% synergy
Fabled Passage
7% of 3409 decks -1% synergy
Boggart Trawler
5% of 1712 decks -1% synergy