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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Chameleon, Master of Disguise
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Hymn of the Faller
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Singularity Rupture
13% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Requiem Monolith
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Cerebral Download
7% of 14 decks +7% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
100% of 23 decks +95% synergy
Price of Fame
87% of 23 decks +82% synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
87% of 23 decks +81% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
87% of 23 decks +77% synergy
Pile On
78% of 23 decks +75% synergy
Reanimate
96% of 23 decks +73% synergy
Sinister Starfish
74% of 23 decks +71% synergy
Mission Briefing
74% of 23 decks +70% synergy
Curate
70% of 23 decks +66% synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
70% of 23 decks +66% synergy
Top Cards
Consider
78% of 23 decks +64% synergy
Unshakable Tail
70% of 23 decks +66% synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
70% of 23 decks +66% synergy
Massacre Wurm
70% of 23 decks +61% synergy
Toxic Deluge
70% of 23 decks +44% synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
65% of 23 decks +63% synergy
Animate Dead
65% of 23 decks +54% synergy
Necromancy
61% of 23 decks +56% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
61% of 23 decks +52% synergy
Hexavus
61% of 23 decks +60% synergy
Game Changers
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
22% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22% of 23 decks -4% synergy
Rhystic Study
17% of 23 decks -8% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Creatures
Baleful Strix
57% of 23 decks +35% synergy
Nightveil Sprite
57% of 23 decks +52% synergy
Soul Diviner
57% of 23 decks +55% synergy
Spark Double
52% of 23 decks +41% synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
50% of 20 decks +44% synergy
Fain, the Broker
48% of 23 decks +46% synergy
Master of Death
48% of 23 decks +44% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
43% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Twilight Prophet
43% of 23 decks +41% synergy
Dogged Detective
43% of 23 decks +41% synergy
Mulldrifter
39% of 23 decks +35% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Dimir Spybug
39% of 23 decks +38% synergy
Shriekmaw
39% of 23 decks +37% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39% of 23 decks +34% synergy
Watcher of Hours
39% of 23 decks +37% synergy
Copycrook
39% of 23 decks +37% synergy
Clever Impersonator
39% of 23 decks +35% synergy
Dream Eater
35% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
35% of 23 decks +32% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
35% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Mindwhisker
35% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
30% of 23 decks +26% synergy
Body Double
30% of 23 decks +28% synergy
Auton Soldier
30% of 23 decks +27% synergy
Snarling Gorehound
30% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Likeness Looter
30% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Grave Titan
30% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
27% of 22 decks +25% synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
26% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Agent of Treachery
26% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Astral Dragon
26% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
26% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Overseer of the Damned
26% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
25% of 20 decks +21% synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
22% of 23 decks +19% synergy
Psychic Frog
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Starving Revenant
17% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
17% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Vile Entomber
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Ledger Shredder
17% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
17% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Whispering Snitch
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
48% of 23 decks +46% synergy
Entomb
48% of 23 decks +40% synergy
Unauthorized Exit
43% of 23 decks +42% synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
43% of 23 decks +40% synergy
Dark Ritual
39% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Counterspell
39% of 23 decks -17% synergy
Sinister Sabotage
35% of 23 decks +32% synergy
Frantic Search
30% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
30% of 23 decks +30% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26% of 23 decks -3% synergy
Sink into Stupor
26% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Brainstorm
22% of 23 decks -9% synergy
Swan Song
22% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
22% of 23 decks +19% synergy
Dreams of Laguna
20% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Deadly Rollick
17% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Negate
17% of 23 decks -15% synergy
Mana Drain
13% of 23 decks -4% synergy
Slip Out the Back
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Lethal Scheme
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Withering Torment
13% of 23 decks -3% synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
11% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Astarion's Thirst
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Fell the Profane
9% of 23 decks -7% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Fact or Fiction
9% of 23 decks -3% synergy
Counterpoint
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Scour for Scrap
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
57% of 23 decks +49% synergy
Notion Rain
52% of 23 decks +49% synergy
Feed the Swarm
39% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
39% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Charnel Serenade
35% of 23 decks +32% synergy
Victimize
26% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Diresight
26% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Connive // Concoct
22% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Contingency Plan
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Taigam's Scheming
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Unmarked Grave
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Start the TARDIS
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Windfall
13% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Persist
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Winternight Stories
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Zombify
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Damnation
9% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
57% of 23 decks +55% synergy
Lightning Greaves
57% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Power Conduit
52% of 23 decks +51% synergy
Essence Anchor
41% of 22 decks +39% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Candlestick
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Jet Medallion
13% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Dragonfire Blade
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
The Ozolith
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Champion's Helm
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9% of 23 decks +3% synergy
World Map
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Lunatic Pandora
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Enchantments
Search for Azcanta
43% of 23 decks +41% synergy
Gossip's Talent
30% of 23 decks +27% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
22% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Disinformation Campaign
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Teval's Judgment
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
9% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
74% of 23 decks +35% synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
65% of 23 decks +63% synergy
Nesting Grounds
61% of 23 decks +59% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
48% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Rogue's Passage
48% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Reliquary Tower
30% of 23 decks -6% synergy
Temple of the False God
26% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Drownyard Temple
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Restless Reef
13% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Witch's Clinic
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Ghost Quarter
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Accursed Duneyard
9% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Karn's Bastion
9% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9% of 23 decks -10% synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Sol Ring
91% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
78% of 23 decks +19% synergy
Dimir Signet
57% of 23 decks -5% synergy
Thought Vessel
26% of 23 decks -6% synergy
Laser Screwdriver
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Mind Stone
13% of 23 decks -18% synergy
Fellwar Stone
9% of 23 decks -23% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Swamp
100% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Island
100% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Sunken Hollow
87% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Tainted Isle
83% of 23 decks +39% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
70% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Undercity Sewers
61% of 23 decks +41% synergy
Choked Estuary
61% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Watery Grave
61% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
57% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Fetid Pools
48% of 23 decks +32% synergy
Conduit Pylons
43% of 23 decks +42% synergy
Hidden Grotto
43% of 23 decks +41% synergy
Polluted Delta
43% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Underground River
39% of 23 decks +1% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
39% of 23 decks +17% synergy
River of Tears
35% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
35% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Temple of Deceit
30% of 23 decks -7% synergy
Myriad Landscape
26% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Port of Karfell
26% of 23 decks +19% synergy
Sink into Stupor
26% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Morphic Pool
22% of 23 decks -16% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17% of 23 decks -8% synergy
Exotic Orchard
17% of 23 decks -17% synergy
Fabled Passage
13% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Dismal Backwater
13% of 23 decks -3% synergy
Ash Barrens
13% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Soured Springs
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Fell the Profane
9% of 23 decks -7% synergy
Boggart Trawler
9% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Darkslick Shores
9% of 23 decks -5% synergy
Evolving Wilds
9% of 23 decks -8% synergy
Path of Ancestry
9% of 23 decks -20% synergy
Murky Sewer
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Flooded Strand
9% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Treno, Dark City
6% of 18 decks +3% synergy