Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Expensive 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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Umbral Collar Zealot
100% of 1 decks +99% synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Force of Will
50% of 2 decks +39% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50% of 2 decks +30% synergy
Demonic Tutor
50% of 2 decks +29% synergy
Rhystic Study
50% of 2 decks +24% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50% of 2 decks +24% synergy
Creatures
Eye of Duskmantle
100% of 2 decks +97% synergy
Mulldrifter
100% of 2 decks +96% synergy
Fain, the Broker
100% of 2 decks +98% synergy
Baleful Strix
100% of 2 decks +78% synergy
Dimir Spybug
100% of 2 decks +98% synergy
Doom Whisperer
100% of 2 decks +95% synergy
Thrull Parasite
100% of 2 decks +99% synergy
Shriekmaw
100% of 2 decks +98% synergy
Spark Double
100% of 2 decks +89% synergy
Massacre Wurm
100% of 2 decks +92% synergy
Soul Diviner
100% of 2 decks +98% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50% of 2 decks +38% synergy
Gravecrawler
50% of 2 decks +39% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
50% of 2 decks +37% synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
50% of 2 decks +46% synergy
Starving Revenant
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
50% of 2 decks +40% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50% of 2 decks +36% synergy
Master of Death
50% of 2 decks +46% synergy
Unshakable Tail
50% of 2 decks +46% synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
50% of 2 decks +49% synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Sinister Starfish
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
50% of 2 decks +49% synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
50% of 2 decks +42% synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
50% of 2 decks +41% synergy
Nightveil Sprite
50% of 2 decks +45% synergy
Auton Soldier
50% of 2 decks +46% synergy
Ferropede
50% of 2 decks +50% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
50% of 2 decks +45% synergy
Big Game Hunter
50% of 2 decks +49% synergy
Malleable Impostor
50% of 2 decks +44% synergy
Watcher of Hours
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
Hexavus
50% of 2 decks +49% synergy
Phantasmal Image
50% of 2 decks +45% synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Dogged Detective
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Copycrook
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
Snarling Gorehound
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
Clever Impersonator
50% of 2 decks +46% synergy
Evil Twin
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Ledger Shredder
50% of 2 decks +46% synergy
Bloodghast
50% of 2 decks +50% synergy
Chisei, Heart of Oceans
50% of 2 decks +50% synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
50% of 2 decks +46% synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
50% of 2 decks +49% synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
50% of 2 decks +44% synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
100% of 2 decks +98% synergy
Price of Fame
100% of 2 decks +95% synergy
Consider
100% of 2 decks +86% synergy
Curate
100% of 2 decks +97% synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
100% of 2 decks +94% synergy
Deadly Rollick
50% of 2 decks +31% synergy
Entomb
50% of 2 decks +42% synergy
Go for the Throat
50% of 2 decks +34% synergy
Pile On
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Brainstorm
50% of 2 decks +19% synergy
Mana Drain
50% of 2 decks +33% synergy
Slip Out the Back
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Sinister Sabotage
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Arcane Denial
50% of 2 decks +24% synergy
Ghostly Flicker
50% of 2 decks +46% synergy
Mission Briefing
50% of 2 decks +46% synergy
Counterspell
50% of 2 decks -6% synergy
Think Twice
50% of 2 decks +49% synergy
Sorceries
Charnel Serenade
100% of 2 decks +98% synergy
Buried Alive
100% of 2 decks +93% synergy
Toxic Deluge
100% of 2 decks +74% synergy
Notion Rain
100% of 2 decks +96% synergy
Deep Analysis
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Feed the Swarm
50% of 2 decks +13% synergy
Living Death
50% of 2 decks +45% synergy
Reanimate
50% of 2 decks +27% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50% of 2 decks +41% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
100% of 2 decks +99% synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
Candlestick
50% of 2 decks +49% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
50% of 2 decks +42% synergy
Lightning Greaves
50% of 2 decks +23% synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
100% of 2 decks +95% synergy
Animate Dead
100% of 2 decks +89% synergy
Wizard Class
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Gossip's Talent
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50% of 2 decks +37% synergy
Search for Azcanta
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Utility Lands
Tocasia's Dig Site
100% of 2 decks +97% synergy
Nesting Grounds
100% of 2 decks +98% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100% of 2 decks +80% synergy
Bojuka Bog
50% of 2 decks +11% synergy
Urza's Saga
50% of 2 decks +44% synergy
Cabal Coffers
50% of 2 decks +39% synergy
Tomb Fortress
50% of 2 decks +49% synergy
Reliquary Tower
50% of 2 decks +14% synergy
Drownyard Temple
50% of 2 decks +47% synergy
Rogue's Passage
50% of 2 decks +23% synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
50% of 2 decks +46% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
50% of 2 decks -35% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50% of 2 decks -10% synergy
Sol Ring
50% of 2 decks -39% synergy
Dimir Signet
50% of 2 decks -12% synergy
Thought Vessel
50% of 2 decks +18% synergy
Mind Stone
50% of 2 decks +19% synergy
Lands
Tainted Isle
100% of 2 decks +56% synergy
Command Tower
100% of 2 decks +12% synergy
Undercity Sewers
100% of 2 decks +81% synergy
Conduit Pylons
100% of 2 decks +98% synergy
Underground Sea
100% of 2 decks +87% synergy
Swamp
100% of 2 decks +4% synergy
Island
100% of 2 decks +4% synergy
Morphic Pool
100% of 2 decks +63% synergy
Polluted Delta
100% of 2 decks +70% synergy
Myriad Landscape
50% of 2 decks +26% synergy
Fetid Pools
50% of 2 decks +34% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50% of 2 decks +10% synergy
Hidden Grotto
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
Underground River
50% of 2 decks +12% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
50% of 2 decks +44% synergy
Sunken Hollow
50% of 2 decks -16% synergy
Choked Estuary
50% of 2 decks +1% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
50% of 2 decks +28% synergy
Port of Karfell
50% of 2 decks +42% synergy
Watery Grave
50% of 2 decks +5% synergy