Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Upgraded +1/+1 Counters

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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
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Nyla, Shirshu Sleuth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
98%inclusion39 decks40 decks
93%synergy
Price of Fame
88%inclusion35 decks40 decks
82%synergy
Pile On
85%inclusion34 decks40 decks
82%synergy
Unshakable Tail
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
79%synergy
Consider
90%inclusion36 decks40 decks
77%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
76%synergy
Sinister Starfish
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
75%synergy
Curate
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
74%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
72%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
75%inclusion30 decks40 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
93%inclusion37 decks40 decks
69%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
70%synergy
Mission Briefing
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
69%synergy
Toxic Deluge
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
44%synergy
Animate Dead
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
59%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
64%synergy
Massacre Wurm
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
59%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
58%synergy
Baleful Strix
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
40%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Notion Thief
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Nightveil Sprite
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
58%synergy
Dogged Detective
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
60%synergy
Soul Diviner
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
58%synergy
Master of Death
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
51%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Hexavus
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
49%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
45%synergy
Mulldrifter
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Watcher of Hours
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
41%synergy
Fain, the Broker
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Dream Eater
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Twilight Prophet
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Spark Double
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Mindwhisker
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Dimir Spybug
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
33%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Shriekmaw
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
33%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Body Double
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Clever Impersonator
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Vile Entomber
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Likeness Looter
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Copycrook
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Grave Titan
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Auton Soldier
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Whispering Snitch
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Spider-Man Noir
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Starving Revenant
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Frog
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Agent of Treachery
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Astral Dragon
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Evil Twin
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
58%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
49%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
-26%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Frantic Search
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Lethal Scheme
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-16%synergy
Counterpoint
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Drag the Canal
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Eat to Extinction
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Cerebral Download
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
50%synergy
Notion Rain
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
54%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Charnel Serenade
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Diresight
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Connive // Concoct
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Unmarked Grave
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Start the TARDIS
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Contingency Plan
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Thought Erasure
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Persist
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Bone Shards
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Replication
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Exhume
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
58%synergy
Lightning Greaves
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Power Conduit
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Candlestick
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Essence Anchor
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
36%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
The Ozolith
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Ransom Note
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
55%synergy
Search for Azcanta
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Gossip's Talent
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Criminal Past
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Think Tank
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Security Bypass
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
70%synergy
Nesting Grounds
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
61%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Rogue's Passage
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Drownyard Temple
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Hostile Desert
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion38 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion36 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-18%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
The Aetherspark
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
85%inclusion34 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Isle
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Choked Estuary
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Fetid Pools
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Conduit Pylons
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
48%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Grotto
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
43%synergy
River of Tears
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Morphic Pool
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Port of Karfell
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Ash Barrens
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Sinister Hideout
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-21%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Soured Springs
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Treno, Dark City
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-23%synergy
Murky Sewer
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy