Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Umbral Collar Zealot
10% of 178 decks +9% synergy
Hymn of the Faller
7% of 166 decks +7% synergy
Singularity Rupture
6% of 180 decks -4% synergy
Starbreach Whale
3% of 180 decks +2% synergy
Spider-Man Noir
3% of 150 decks +2% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
90% of 461 decks +86% synergy
Unshakable Tail
78% of 461 decks +74% synergy
Sinister Starfish
72% of 461 decks +69% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
78% of 461 decks +68% synergy
Pile On
71% of 461 decks +68% synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
72% of 461 decks +66% synergy
Consider
77% of 461 decks +63% synergy
Animate Dead
75% of 461 decks +63% synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
66% of 461 decks +63% synergy
Necromancy
67% of 461 decks +63% synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
85% of 461 decks +62% synergy
Toxic Deluge
75% of 461 decks +49% synergy
Massacre Wurm
67% of 461 decks +59% synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
66% of 461 decks +63% synergy
Curate
64% of 461 decks +61% synergy
Price of Fame
62% of 461 decks +57% synergy
Nightveil Sprite
62% of 461 decks +57% synergy
Baleful Strix
62% of 461 decks +40% synergy
Soul Diviner
62% of 461 decks +60% synergy
Mission Briefing
60% of 461 decks +56% synergy
Game Changers
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
24% of 461 decks +20% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17% of 461 decks -8% synergy
Rhystic Study
14% of 461 decks -11% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11% of 461 decks -9% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10% of 461 decks +6% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7% of 461 decks +6% synergy
Notion Thief
6% of 461 decks -6% synergy
Creatures
Dogged Detective
60% of 461 decks +57% synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
59% of 461 decks +56% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
57% of 461 decks +48% synergy
Mulldrifter
56% of 461 decks +52% synergy
Master of Death
55% of 461 decks +50% synergy
Hexavus
52% of 461 decks +51% synergy
Spark Double
49% of 461 decks +38% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49% of 461 decks +36% synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
47% of 285 decks +42% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44% of 461 decks +30% synergy
Fain, the Broker
43% of 461 decks +42% synergy
Watcher of Hours
42% of 461 decks +40% synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
41% of 461 decks +38% synergy
Twilight Prophet
40% of 461 decks +38% synergy
Dream Eater
38% of 461 decks +36% synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
38% of 461 decks +34% synergy
Shriekmaw
37% of 461 decks +34% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
36% of 461 decks +30% synergy
Clever Impersonator
32% of 461 decks +28% synergy
Body Double
31% of 461 decks +29% synergy
Starving Revenant
31% of 461 decks +29% synergy
Auton Soldier
31% of 461 decks +27% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
29% of 461 decks +24% synergy
Snarling Gorehound
29% of 461 decks +27% synergy
Likeness Looter
28% of 461 decks +20% synergy
Grave Titan
28% of 461 decks +21% synergy
Dimir Spybug
27% of 461 decks +26% synergy
Overseer of the Damned
26% of 461 decks +23% synergy
Mindwhisker
26% of 458 decks +23% synergy
Copycrook
25% of 459 decks +24% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24% of 461 decks +12% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24% of 461 decks +18% synergy
Vile Entomber
23% of 461 decks +20% synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
23% of 461 decks +20% synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
23% of 461 decks +22% synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
22% of 455 decks +21% synergy
Agent of Treachery
21% of 461 decks +19% synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
21% of 459 decks +13% synergy
Ledger Shredder
20% of 461 decks +16% synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
19% of 461 decks +16% synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
19% of 461 decks +16% synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
18% of 261 decks +17% synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
16% of 285 decks +16% synergy
Evil Twin
16% of 461 decks +13% synergy
Psychic Frog
15% of 460 decks +14% synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
15% of 290 decks +12% synergy
Thrull Parasite
15% of 461 decks +14% synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
14% of 461 decks +13% synergy
Amphin Mutineer
14% of 461 decks +12% synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
14% of 364 decks +12% synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
43% of 461 decks +41% synergy
Counterspell
41% of 461 decks -15% synergy
Entomb
38% of 461 decks +30% synergy
Sinister Sabotage
36% of 461 decks +33% synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
33% of 461 decks +30% synergy
Frantic Search
32% of 461 decks +13% synergy
Unauthorized Exit
30% of 461 decks +28% synergy
Brainstorm
27% of 461 decks -4% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21% of 461 decks -8% synergy
Sink into Stupor
18% of 459 decks +3% synergy
Dark Ritual
17% of 461 decks -17% synergy
Dreams of Laguna
17% of 282 decks +15% synergy
Negate
16% of 461 decks -16% synergy
Arcane Denial
16% of 461 decks -10% synergy
Withering Torment
16% of 457 decks -0% synergy
Fell the Profane
15% of 459 decks -0% synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
14% of 261 decks +12% synergy
Lethal Scheme
14% of 461 decks +12% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
14% of 457 decks +11% synergy
Counterpoint
12% of 461 decks +10% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12% of 459 decks +0% synergy
Swan Song
11% of 461 decks -7% synergy
Mana Drain
11% of 461 decks -7% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10% of 461 decks +0% synergy
Fact or Fiction
9% of 461 decks -2% synergy
Bitter Triumph
9% of 461 decks +4% synergy
Slip Out the Back
9% of 461 decks +6% synergy
Deadly Rollick
8% of 461 decks -11% synergy
Spellgyre
7% of 458 decks +6% synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
7% of 461 decks +6% synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7% of 461 decks +2% synergy
Eat to Extinction
6% of 461 decks +6% synergy
Drag the Canal
6% of 461 decks +5% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6% of 459 decks +3% synergy
Drown in the Loch
6% of 461 decks -13% synergy
Flare of Denial
5% of 459 decks -1% synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
51% of 461 decks +48% synergy
Buried Alive
47% of 461 decks +40% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
47% of 461 decks +38% synergy
Charnel Serenade
41% of 461 decks +39% synergy
Connive // Concoct
29% of 461 decks +25% synergy
Diresight
26% of 458 decks +24% synergy
Victimize
26% of 461 decks +13% synergy
Feed the Swarm
23% of 461 decks -14% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
21% of 461 decks +19% synergy
Unmarked Grave
18% of 461 decks +15% synergy
Persist
14% of 461 decks +10% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12% of 461 decks +3% synergy
Deep Analysis
12% of 461 decks +8% synergy
Start the TARDIS
12% of 461 decks +11% synergy
Windfall
11% of 461 decks -3% synergy
Living Death
11% of 461 decks +6% synergy
Contingency Plan
10% of 461 decks +9% synergy
Taigam's Scheming
8% of 461 decks +8% synergy
Careful Study
8% of 461 decks +6% synergy
Lively Dirge
7% of 459 decks +5% synergy
Winternight Stories
6% of 368 decks +5% synergy
Damnation
6% of 461 decks -5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
46% of 461 decks +45% synergy
Sword of Once and Future
44% of 461 decks +42% synergy
Candlestick
34% of 461 decks +33% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32% of 461 decks +8% synergy
Lightning Greaves
30% of 461 decks +2% synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
27% of 461 decks +25% synergy
Essence Anchor
25% of 365 decks +24% synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
10% of 461 decks +9% synergy
Champion's Helm
10% of 461 decks +9% synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
9% of 461 decks +9% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7% of 461 decks +5% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6% of 461 decks -9% synergy
Enchantments
Search for Azcanta
44% of 461 decks +41% synergy
Gossip's Talent
43% of 458 decks +39% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28% of 461 decks +16% synergy
Disinformation Campaign
23% of 461 decks +21% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17% of 459 decks +13% synergy
Think Tank
9% of 461 decks +9% synergy
Mystic Remora
7% of 461 decks -9% synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
6% of 457 decks -0% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
69% of 461 decks +30% synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
63% of 461 decks +61% synergy
Nesting Grounds
62% of 461 decks +60% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
58% of 461 decks +40% synergy
Rogue's Passage
50% of 461 decks +23% synergy
Reliquary Tower
39% of 461 decks +3% synergy
Drownyard Temple
31% of 461 decks +28% synergy
Temple of the False God
16% of 461 decks +6% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16% of 461 decks +2% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13% of 461 decks +10% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13% of 459 decks +10% synergy
Restless Reef
13% of 461 decks +5% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12% of 461 decks +6% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11% of 461 decks -8% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11% of 461 decks -9% synergy
Hostile Desert
7% of 461 decks +7% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94% of 461 decks +5% synergy
Arcane Signet
92% of 461 decks +8% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
77% of 461 decks +18% synergy
Dimir Signet
70% of 461 decks +8% synergy
Mind Stone
40% of 461 decks +9% synergy
Thought Vessel
34% of 461 decks +2% synergy
Fellwar Stone
18% of 461 decks -14% synergy
Laser Screwdriver
15% of 461 decks +14% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9% of 461 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Swamp
99% of 461 decks +3% synergy
Island
99% of 461 decks +2% synergy
Command Tower
98% of 461 decks +10% synergy
Sunken Hollow
86% of 461 decks +20% synergy
Tainted Isle
77% of 461 decks +33% synergy
Choked Estuary
69% of 461 decks +21% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
67% of 461 decks +26% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
61% of 461 decks +20% synergy
Undercity Sewers
55% of 461 decks +36% synergy
Fetid Pools
54% of 461 decks +38% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
53% of 461 decks +2% synergy
River of Tears
48% of 461 decks +37% synergy
Watery Grave
46% of 461 decks +1% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44% of 461 decks +5% synergy
Port of Karfell
43% of 461 decks +35% synergy
Conduit Pylons
42% of 459 decks +40% synergy
Underground River
41% of 461 decks +2% synergy
Hidden Grotto
40% of 458 decks +38% synergy
Polluted Delta
39% of 461 decks +8% synergy
Myriad Landscape
36% of 461 decks +12% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34% of 457 decks +12% synergy
Morphic Pool
33% of 461 decks -4% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27% of 461 decks +2% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
24% of 461 decks +18% synergy
Ash Barrens
21% of 461 decks +15% synergy
Exotic Orchard
20% of 461 decks -14% synergy
Temple of Deceit
18% of 461 decks -19% synergy
Sink into Stupor
18% of 459 decks +3% synergy
Darkslick Shores
15% of 461 decks +1% synergy
Fell the Profane
15% of 459 decks -0% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12% of 459 decks +0% synergy
Sunken Ruins
11% of 461 decks -3% synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
11% of 461 decks +10% synergy
Boggart Trawler
10% of 459 decks +4% synergy
Fabled Passage
10% of 461 decks +1% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10% of 461 decks +0% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8% of 459 decks -1% synergy
Evolving Wilds
7% of 461 decks -10% synergy
Dismal Backwater
6% of 461 decks -10% synergy
Underground Sea
6% of 461 decks -7% synergy
Flooded Strand
6% of 461 decks -3% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5% of 461 decks -3% synergy
Reflecting Pool
5% of 461 decks +0% synergy