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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Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
15%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Agna Qel'a
4.3%inclusion6 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
3.7%inclusion5 decks134 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
90%inclusion526 decks586 decks
85%synergy
Unshakable Tail
78%inclusion456 decks586 decks
74%synergy
Sinister Starfish
72%inclusion420 decks586 decks
69%synergy
Pile On
72%inclusion421 decks586 decks
68%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
77%inclusion450 decks586 decks
67%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
73%inclusion427 decks586 decks
67%synergy
Consider
78%inclusion460 decks586 decks
65%synergy
Animate Dead
75%inclusion437 decks586 decks
63%synergy
Nesting Grounds
63%inclusion368 decks586 decks
61%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
64%inclusion377 decks586 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
85%inclusion497 decks586 decks
61%synergy
Toxic Deluge
74%inclusion433 decks586 decks
48%synergy
Massacre Wurm
66%inclusion388 decks586 decks
58%synergy
Necromancy
66%inclusion384 decks586 decks
61%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
64%inclusion376 decks586 decks
61%synergy
Price of Fame
63%inclusion367 decks586 decks
57%synergy
Baleful Strix
62%inclusion366 decks586 decks
40%synergy
Curate
62%inclusion365 decks586 decks
59%synergy
Dogged Detective
62%inclusion363 decks586 decks
59%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
60%inclusion354 decks586 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion101 decks586 decks
-7%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion82 decks586 decks
-11%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion66 decks586 decks
-8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion59 decks586 decks
7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.9%inclusion52 decks586 decks
8%synergy
Notion Thief
6.1%inclusion36 decks586 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Soul Diviner
60%inclusion354 decks586 decks
58%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
56%inclusion330 decks586 decks
54%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
56%inclusion328 decks586 decks
47%synergy
Mulldrifter
54%inclusion319 decks586 decks
50%synergy
Master of Death
53%inclusion313 decks586 decks
49%synergy
Hexavus
51%inclusion297 decks586 decks
49%synergy
Spark Double
50%inclusion293 decks586 decks
39%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion283 decks586 decks
35%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
47%inclusion207 decks436 decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion254 decks586 decks
30%synergy
Fain, the Broker
42%inclusion249 decks586 decks
41%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
42%inclusion244 decks586 decks
39%synergy
Watcher of Hours
41%inclusion241 decks586 decks
39%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
39%inclusion231 decks586 decks
36%synergy
Twilight Prophet
39%inclusion227 decks586 decks
36%synergy
Dream Eater
37%inclusion216 decks586 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
34%inclusion197 decks586 decks
28%synergy
Auton Soldier
33%inclusion195 decks586 decks
29%synergy
Shriekmaw
33%inclusion193 decks586 decks
31%synergy
Clever Impersonator
33%inclusion192 decks586 decks
29%synergy
Body Double
33%inclusion191 decks586 decks
30%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
28%inclusion167 decks586 decks
24%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
28%inclusion167 decks586 decks
27%synergy
Likeness Looter
28%inclusion164 decks586 decks
20%synergy
Starving Revenant
28%inclusion164 decks586 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Spybug
27%inclusion161 decks586 decks
26%synergy
Copycrook
27%inclusion158 decks584 decks
25%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
26%inclusion154 decks586 decks
20%synergy
Grave Titan
26%inclusion153 decks586 decks
20%synergy
Mindwhisker
25%inclusion147 decks583 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion137 decks586 decks
11%synergy
Vile Entomber
23%inclusion137 decks586 decks
20%synergy
Ledger Shredder
23%inclusion134 decks586 decks
19%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
23%inclusion133 decks586 decks
19%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
23%inclusion133 decks586 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
22%inclusion129 decks586 decks
21%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
22%inclusion129 decks586 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
20%inclusion119 decks581 decks
20%synergy
Agent of Treachery
20%inclusion120 decks586 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
20%inclusion119 decks586 decks
17%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
19%inclusion85 decks436 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Frog
19%inclusion113 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
19%inclusion111 decks584 decks
11%synergy
Evil Twin
18%inclusion108 decks586 decks
15%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
17%inclusion100 decks586 decks
14%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
17%inclusion74 decks439 decks
13%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
16%inclusion66 decks417 decks
14%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
14%inclusion72 decks502 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
14%inclusion84 decks586 decks
13%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
14%inclusion83 decks586 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Mission Briefing
58%inclusion341 decks586 decks
55%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
43%inclusion250 decks586 decks
41%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion236 decks586 decks
-16%synergy
Entomb
36%inclusion213 decks586 decks
28%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
34%inclusion200 decks586 decks
31%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
32%inclusion190 decks586 decks
29%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
31%inclusion183 decks586 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion180 decks586 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
28%inclusion164 decks586 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion127 decks586 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion105 decks584 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion105 decks586 decks
-17%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion98 decks584 decks
1%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion98 decks586 decks
-16%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
16%inclusion67 decks432 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion90 decks586 decks
-10%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion89 decks583 decks
-1%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
13%inclusion78 decks583 decks
11%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
13%inclusion54 decks417 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion75 decks586 decks
-5%synergy
Lethal Scheme
12%inclusion73 decks586 decks
10%synergy
Counterpoint
12%inclusion68 decks586 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion67 decks584 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion62 decks586 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion62 decks586 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion56 decks586 decks
-10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.4%inclusion55 decks586 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
9.0%inclusion53 decks586 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.7%inclusion45 decks586 decks
-3%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
6.7%inclusion39 decks586 decks
6%synergy
Drag the Canal
6.7%inclusion39 decks586 decks
6%synergy
Spellgyre
6.3%inclusion37 decks583 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.3%inclusion37 decks586 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.8%inclusion34 decks584 decks
0%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.8%inclusion34 decks586 decks
-13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.7%inclusion33 decks584 decks
2%synergy
Eat to Extinction
5.5%inclusion32 decks586 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
5.1%inclusion30 decks586 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
49%inclusion289 decks586 decks
46%synergy
Buried Alive
48%inclusion280 decks586 decks
40%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
44%inclusion255 decks586 decks
34%synergy
Charnel Serenade
40%inclusion235 decks586 decks
38%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion179 decks586 decks
17%synergy
Connive // Concoct
29%inclusion168 decks586 decks
25%synergy
Diresight
26%inclusion153 decks583 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion129 decks586 decks
-14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
21%inclusion122 decks586 decks
18%synergy
Unmarked Grave
18%inclusion104 decks586 decks
15%synergy
Persist
15%inclusion86 decks586 decks
11%synergy
Start the TARDIS
12%inclusion73 decks586 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion69 decks586 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion67 decks586 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion66 decks586 decks
-3%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion61 decks586 decks
6%synergy
Contingency Plan
10%inclusion58 decks586 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.9%inclusion28 decks354 decks
-4%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.8%inclusion46 decks586 decks
7%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
6.9%inclusion24 decks347 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.7%inclusion39 decks584 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
6.5%inclusion38 decks586 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
6.1%inclusion36 decks586 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
6.1%inclusion36 decks586 decks
-5%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.3%inclusion27 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Risky Research
5.1%inclusion17 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
45%inclusion264 decks586 decks
44%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
43%inclusion252 decks586 decks
41%synergy
Candlestick
35%inclusion207 decks586 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion181 decks586 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion180 decks586 decks
3%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
26%inclusion154 decks586 decks
25%synergy
Essence Anchor
25%inclusion127 decks503 decks
24%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
10%inclusion60 decks586 decks
9%synergy
Champion's Helm
9.2%inclusion54 decks586 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.2%inclusion48 decks586 decks
8%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
6.0%inclusion35 decks586 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.8%inclusion34 decks586 decks
-8%synergy
Ransom Note
5.3%inclusion31 decks586 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Search for Azcanta
44%inclusion259 decks586 decks
41%synergy
Gossip's Talent
42%inclusion242 decks583 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion172 decks586 decks
16%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
23%inclusion132 decks586 decks
21%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion102 decks584 decks
14%synergy
Think Tank
8.5%inclusion50 decks586 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.5%inclusion38 decks586 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
6.5%inclusion38 decks583 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion392 decks586 decks
28%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
64%inclusion373 decks586 decks
61%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
56%inclusion331 decks586 decks
39%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion291 decks586 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion216 decks586 decks
1%synergy
Drownyard Temple
30%inclusion178 decks586 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion97 decks586 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion95 decks586 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion75 decks584 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion74 decks586 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion73 decks586 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion72 decks586 decks
-6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion68 decks586 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion66 decks586 decks
4%synergy
Hostile Desert
8.4%inclusion49 decks586 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion547 decks586 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion540 decks586 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
77%inclusion451 decks586 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
65%inclusion380 decks586 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion217 decks586 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion193 decks586 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion103 decks586 decks
-13%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
14%inclusion83 decks586 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.0%inclusion53 decks586 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion581 decks586 decks
3%synergy
Island
99%inclusion580 decks586 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion572 decks586 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
86%inclusion505 decks586 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
76%inclusion448 decks586 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
69%inclusion402 decks586 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
66%inclusion384 decks586 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
59%inclusion346 decks586 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Sewers
54%inclusion314 decks586 decks
34%synergy
Fetid Pools
53%inclusion313 decks586 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
53%inclusion313 decks586 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion303 decks586 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
47%inclusion275 decks586 decks
36%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
43%inclusion252 decks586 decks
3%synergy
Conduit Pylons
43%inclusion251 decks584 decks
41%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion245 decks586 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Grotto
41%inclusion240 decks583 decks
39%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion238 decks586 decks
10%synergy
Port of Karfell
40%inclusion236 decks586 decks
33%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
34%inclusion199 decks583 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion199 decks586 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion199 decks586 decks
-3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
26%inclusion155 decks586 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
26%inclusion154 decks586 decks
20%synergy
Ash Barrens
20%inclusion118 decks586 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion109 decks586 decks
-15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion105 decks584 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion105 decks586 decks
-19%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion98 decks584 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion83 decks586 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
12%inclusion70 decks586 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion67 decks584 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion65 decks584 decks
5%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
11%inclusion64 decks586 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion62 decks586 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion57 decks586 decks
2%synergy
Sinister Hideout
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.2%inclusion48 decks584 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
7.7%inclusion45 decks586 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.5%inclusion44 decks586 decks
-9%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.3%inclusion37 decks586 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.8%inclusion34 decks586 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.6%inclusion33 decks586 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.5%inclusion32 decks586 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.1%inclusion30 decks586 decks
-3%synergy