The Mindskinner (Commander) - Expensive Core

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Arnaud Gompertz
Jan 28, 2026
Flay Your Opponents Alive With This Mindskinner Trimmed Deck
Arnaud digs into mono-blue mill and trimming opponents' decks on a budget, with The Mindskinner from Duskmourn.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Kitsune's Technique
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mirrorform
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
82%inclusion87 decks106 decks
78%synergy
Fireshrieker
79%inclusion84 decks106 decks
74%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
72%inclusion76 decks106 decks
69%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion79 decks106 decks
66%synergy
Fractured Sanity
73%inclusion77 decks106 decks
66%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
73%inclusion77 decks106 decks
66%synergy
Bonehoard
65%inclusion69 decks106 decks
62%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
66%inclusion70 decks106 decks
61%synergy
Visions of Beyond
63%inclusion67 decks106 decks
58%synergy
Commander's Plate
62%inclusion66 decks106 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
84%inclusion89 decks106 decks
56%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
75%inclusion79 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
72%inclusion76 decks106 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
70%inclusion74 decks106 decks
44%synergy
The Water Crystal
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
58%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion71 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Spark Double
62%inclusion66 decks106 decks
49%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
61%inclusion65 decks106 decks
57%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
60%inclusion64 decks106 decks
53%synergy
Memory Erosion
60%inclusion64 decks106 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Auton Soldier
58%inclusion61 decks106 decks
53%synergy
Undead Alchemist
57%inclusion60 decks106 decks
53%synergy
Hedron Crab
52%inclusion55 decks106 decks
47%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
51%inclusion54 decks106 decks
46%synergy
Soulless Jailer
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
43%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
38%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
41%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
38%synergy
Riddlekeeper
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
37%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
35%synergy
Fleet Swallower
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion35 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Brass Squire
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Fog Bank
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Shadow Kin
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Spellskite
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Silent Arbiter
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Archivist
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Stuffy Doll
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Relic Golem
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
12%inclusion13 decks105 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Sphinx Mindbreaker
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Tempest Djinn
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
The Reality Chip
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-9%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Trophy Mage
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
51%inclusion54 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Didn't Say Please
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
37%synergy
Sink into Stupor
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
31%synergy
High Tide
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion41 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion38 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Archive Trap
34%inclusion36 decks106 decks
31%synergy
Drown in Dreams
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Thought Collapse
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Scour
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
-21%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Archmage's Charm
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Spell Rupture
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Reenact the Crime
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
11%synergy
See Double
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Cyber Conversion
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Long River's Pull
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Get Out
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
6%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Reins of Power
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Whir of Invention
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-19%synergy
Cryptic Command
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
41%synergy
Windfall
45%inclusion48 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Traumatize
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
29%synergy
Cut Your Losses
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
25%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Enter the Enigma
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Spectral Deluge
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Increasing Confusion
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Mind Bomb
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Season of Weaving
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Chart a Course
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blackblade Reforged
55%inclusion58 decks106 decks
50%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
52%inclusion55 decks106 decks
48%synergy
Sword of the Animist
48%inclusion51 decks106 decks
43%synergy
Mindcrank
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
40%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Helm of the Host
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
38%inclusion40 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Mithril Coat
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
34%synergy
Leyline Axe
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
34%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Genji Glove
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
28%synergy
Trepanation Blade
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Champion's Helm
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Colossus Hammer
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Brass Knuckles
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Thran Power Suit
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Strata Scythe
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Insight Engine
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Blade of Selves
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Assault Suit
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Plate
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Nettlecyst
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Winged Boots
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
The Dominion Bracelet
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Reaver Titan
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Cunning
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
41%synergy
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
39%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Drowned Secrets
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
21%synergy
Unable to Scream
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Dissipation Field
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Forced Fruition
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Eel Umbra
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Mirrormade
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Nerd Rage
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Wizard Class
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
26%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
64%inclusion68 decks106 decks
48%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
54%inclusion57 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion55 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion53 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
36%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Academy Ruins
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
21%synergy
War Room
40%inclusion42 decks106 decks
24%synergy
Castle Vantress
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Archway of Innovation
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Shelldock Isle
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion77 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion69 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
-24%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
-21%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Misleading Signpost
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion99 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
46%inclusion49 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
20%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Command Tower
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy