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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MTGStocks
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Callous Inspector
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
89%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
74%synergy
Sinister Starfish
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Unshakable Tail
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
70%synergy
Nesting Grounds
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
69%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
68%synergy
Pile On
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
68%synergy
Soul Diviner
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Consider
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Toxic Deluge
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Reanimate
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Price of Fame
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Baleful Strix
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Massacre Wurm
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Animate Dead
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Curate
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Will
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Dogged Detective
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Mulldrifter
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Hexavus
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Spark Double
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Fain, the Broker
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Master of Death
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Watcher of Hours
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Dimir Spybug
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Auton Soldier
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Dream Eater
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Mindwhisker
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Starving Revenant
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Body Double
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Twilight Prophet
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Shriekmaw
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Frog
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Whispering Snitch
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Ledger Shredder
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Likeness Looter
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Clever Impersonator
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Vile Entomber
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Thrull Parasite
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Copycrook
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Evil Twin
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Meteor Golem
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Mission Briefing
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Entomb
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Slip Out the Back
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Drag the Canal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Counterpoint
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Lethal Scheme
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Cerebral Download
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Spellgyre
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Rise of the Dark Realms
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Notion Rain
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Buried Alive
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Charnel Serenade
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Diresight
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Connive // Concoct
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Singularity Rupture
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Risky Research
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Winternight Stories
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Terror Tide
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Thought Erasure
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Start the TARDIS
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Contingency Plan
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Persist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Power Conduit
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Essence Anchor
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Candlestick
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Champion's Helm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Mask of Memory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Gossip's Talent
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Necromancy
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Search for Azcanta
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Think Tank
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
65%synergy
Rogue's Passage
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Drownyard Temple
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Tomb Fortress
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Isle
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Choked Estuary
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Undercity Sewers
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Conduit Pylons
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Watery Grave
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Pools
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Hidden Grotto
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
19%synergy
River of Tears
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Sinister Hideout
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Port of Karfell
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Darkslick Shores
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Murky Sewer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy