Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Upgraded Surveil

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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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Singularity Rupture
27% of 15 decks +17% synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Hymn of the Faller
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Cerebral Download
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Starwinder
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
91% of 23 decks +87% synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
85% of 20 decks +79% synergy
Sinister Starfish
74% of 23 decks +71% synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
74% of 23 decks +71% synergy
Price of Fame
74% of 23 decks +68% synergy
Nesting Grounds
70% of 23 decks +68% synergy
Soul Diviner
70% of 23 decks +68% synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
70% of 23 decks +67% synergy
Curate
70% of 23 decks +66% synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
70% of 23 decks +66% synergy
Top Cards
Consider
78% of 23 decks +64% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
74% of 23 decks +64% synergy
Reanimate
74% of 23 decks +51% synergy
Toxic Deluge
74% of 23 decks +48% synergy
Unshakable Tail
70% of 23 decks +66% synergy
Massacre Wurm
70% of 23 decks +61% synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
70% of 23 decks +64% synergy
Mulldrifter
65% of 23 decks +61% synergy
Baleful Strix
65% of 23 decks +43% synergy
Pile On
61% of 23 decks +57% synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
17% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Demonic Tutor
13% of 23 decks -8% synergy
Rhystic Study
13% of 23 decks -13% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13% of 23 decks -13% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
9% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Force of Will
9% of 23 decks -3% synergy
Creatures
Nightveil Sprite
61% of 23 decks +56% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57% of 23 decks +43% synergy
Dimir Spybug
52% of 23 decks +51% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
52% of 23 decks +44% synergy
Watcher of Hours
52% of 23 decks +50% synergy
Hexavus
52% of 23 decks +51% synergy
Dogged Detective
52% of 23 decks +50% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48% of 23 decks +34% synergy
Master of Death
48% of 23 decks +44% synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
48% of 23 decks +45% synergy
Shriekmaw
43% of 23 decks +41% synergy
Spark Double
43% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
43% of 23 decks +42% synergy
Fain, the Broker
39% of 23 decks +38% synergy
Dream Eater
39% of 23 decks +37% synergy
Auton Soldier
39% of 23 decks +35% synergy
Overseer of the Damned
39% of 23 decks +35% synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
35% of 20 decks +31% synergy
Starving Revenant
35% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Mindwhisker
35% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
35% of 23 decks +27% synergy
Body Double
35% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Twilight Prophet
35% of 23 decks +32% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
30% of 23 decks +26% synergy
Snarling Gorehound
30% of 23 decks +29% synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
30% of 20 decks +29% synergy
Whispering Snitch
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
26% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Meteor Golem
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
25% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
22% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
22% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Clever Impersonator
22% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Copycrook
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
19% of 21 decks +17% synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Vile Entomber
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Thrull Parasite
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Grave Titan
17% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Displacer Kitten
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Callidus Assassin
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Agent of Treachery
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
13% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Evil Twin
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Instants
Mission Briefing
61% of 23 decks +57% synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
48% of 23 decks +46% synergy
Counterspell
35% of 23 decks -21% synergy
Entomb
30% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Sinister Sabotage
26% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Withering Torment
26% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Frantic Search
22% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Unauthorized Exit
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Dark Ritual
22% of 23 decks -12% synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
22% of 23 decks +19% synergy
Dreams of Laguna
20% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
20% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Fell the Profane
17% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Brainstorm
17% of 23 decks -14% synergy
Sink into Stupor
17% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Slip Out the Back
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Deadly Rollick
13% of 23 decks -6% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13% of 23 decks -16% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Counterpoint
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Swan Song
13% of 23 decks -5% synergy
Refute
9% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Reality Shift
9% of 23 decks -6% synergy
Mana Drain
9% of 23 decks -9% synergy
Bitter Triumph
9% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Arcane Denial
9% of 23 decks -17% synergy
Lethal Scheme
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Scour for Scrap
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Bewildering Blizzard
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Dark Realms
52% of 23 decks +43% synergy
Charnel Serenade
48% of 23 decks +45% synergy
Buried Alive
43% of 23 decks +36% synergy
Notion Rain
43% of 23 decks +40% synergy
Feed the Swarm
35% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Connive // Concoct
30% of 23 decks +27% synergy
Diresight
30% of 23 decks +28% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
17% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Victimize
17% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Lively Dirge
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Deep Analysis
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Winternight Stories
10% of 21 decks +8% synergy
Terror Tide
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Thought Erasure
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Start the TARDIS
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Living Death
9% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Contingency Plan
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
9% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Restart Sequence
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Sign in Blood
9% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Rejoin the Fight
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
57% of 23 decks +55% synergy
Sword of Once and Future
48% of 23 decks +46% synergy
Essence Anchor
48% of 21 decks +46% synergy
Candlestick
39% of 23 decks +38% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Lightning Greaves
30% of 23 decks +3% synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Champion's Helm
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
13% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Lunatic Pandora
10% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Crucible of Worlds
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
9% of 23 decks +1% synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Commander's Plate
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Dragonfire Blade
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Wrecking Ball Arm
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Ninja's Blades
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Enchantments
Gossip's Talent
61% of 23 decks +58% synergy
Animate Dead
57% of 23 decks +45% synergy
Necromancy
52% of 23 decks +48% synergy
Search for Azcanta
39% of 23 decks +36% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Disinformation Campaign
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Think Tank
13% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Wingspan Stride
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
70% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
65% of 23 decks +63% synergy
Rogue's Passage
48% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
43% of 23 decks +26% synergy
Reliquary Tower
43% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Drownyard Temple
35% of 23 decks +31% synergy
Temple of the False God
22% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Restless Reef
13% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10% of 20 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Tomb Fortress
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Arcane Signet
87% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
74% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Dimir Signet
70% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Mind Stone
39% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Thought Vessel
35% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Laser Screwdriver
26% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Island
100% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Command Tower
96% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Sunken Hollow
91% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Choked Estuary
83% of 23 decks +34% synergy
Tainted Isle
78% of 23 decks +34% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
74% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Undercity Sewers
65% of 23 decks +46% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
65% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
61% of 23 decks +38% synergy
Conduit Pylons
57% of 23 decks +55% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Myriad Landscape
52% of 23 decks +28% synergy
Fetid Pools
48% of 23 decks +32% synergy
Underground River
43% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Polluted Delta
43% of 23 decks +13% synergy
River of Tears
39% of 23 decks +28% synergy
Hidden Grotto
35% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Watery Grave
35% of 23 decks -10% synergy
Morphic Pool
35% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Port of Karfell
30% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
22% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Fell the Profane
17% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Ash Barrens
17% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Temple of Deceit
17% of 23 decks -20% synergy
Sink into Stupor
17% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Sunken Ruins
17% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13% of 23 decks -12% synergy
Exotic Orchard
13% of 23 decks -21% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Evolving Wilds
13% of 23 decks -4% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9% of 23 decks -3% synergy
Fabled Passage
9% of 23 decks +1% synergy
Darkslick Shores
9% of 23 decks -5% synergy
Underground Sea
9% of 23 decks -4% synergy
Murky Sewer
9% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Treno, Dark City
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy