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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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
85%inclusion88 decks104 decks
81%synergy
Fireshrieker
80%inclusion83 decks104 decks
74%synergy
Fractured Sanity
76%inclusion79 decks104 decks
69%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
71%inclusion74 decks104 decks
68%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion78 decks104 decks
67%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
74%inclusion77 decks104 decks
67%synergy
Bonehoard
66%inclusion69 decks104 decks
64%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
67%inclusion70 decks104 decks
63%synergy
The Water Crystal
72%inclusion28 decks39 decks
61%synergy
Memory Erosion
63%inclusion65 decks104 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
83%inclusion86 decks104 decks
55%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
74%inclusion77 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
72%inclusion75 decks104 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
69%inclusion72 decks104 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
65%inclusion68 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Spark Double
63%inclusion66 decks104 decks
50%synergy
Visions of Beyond
62%inclusion64 decks104 decks
56%synergy
Commander's Plate
62%inclusion64 decks104 decks
57%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
62%inclusion64 decks104 decks
54%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
62%inclusion64 decks104 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Undead Alchemist
59%inclusion61 decks104 decks
55%synergy
Auton Soldier
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
53%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
54%inclusion56 decks104 decks
49%synergy
Hedron Crab
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
48%synergy
Soulless Jailer
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
44%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
44%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Riddlekeeper
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
39%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
40%inclusion42 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Fleet Swallower
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
35%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Manic Scribe
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Brass Squire
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Shadow Kin
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Spellskite
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Archivist
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Silent Arbiter
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Stuffy Doll
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Relic Golem
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Sphinx Mindbreaker
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Tempest Djinn
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-15%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
The Reality Chip
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
-9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Mockingbird
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
48%inclusion50 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Didn't Say Please
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
38%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
8%synergy
High Tide
41%inclusion43 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion41 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Slip Out the Back
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
31%synergy
Archive Trap
34%inclusion35 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Thought Collapse
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Drown in Dreams
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
24%synergy
Reality Shift
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Stubborn Denial
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
-21%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
-12%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
15%synergy
Archmage's Charm
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Reenact the Crime
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Spell Rupture
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Get Out
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Cyber Conversion
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Scour for Scrap
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Reins of Power
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Cryptic Command
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Negation
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
49%inclusion51 decks104 decks
41%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Traumatize
33%inclusion34 decks104 decks
28%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
32%inclusion33 decks104 decks
30%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion31 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Ponder
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Enter the Enigma
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Spectral Deluge
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Increasing Confusion
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Bomb
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Chart a Course
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Season of Weaving
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blackblade Reforged
56%inclusion58 decks104 decks
51%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
53%inclusion55 decks104 decks
49%synergy
Sword of the Animist
48%inclusion50 decks104 decks
43%synergy
Mindcrank
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
43%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
37%synergy
Mithril Coat
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
35%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
37%synergy
Helm of the Host
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
35%synergy
Leyline Axe
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
35%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
29%synergy
Genji Glove
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
29%synergy
Trepanation Blade
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
27%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
26%inclusion27 decks104 decks
25%synergy
Champion's Helm
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Altar of the Brood
21%inclusion22 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion20 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Crawlspace
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Brass Knuckles
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Colossus Hammer
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Strata Scythe
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Thran Power Suit
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Blade of Selves
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Assault Suit
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Darksteel Plate
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Nettlecyst
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Winged Boots
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Insight Engine
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
The Dominion Bracelet
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Reaver Titan
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Grindstone
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
45%inclusion47 decks104 decks
41%synergy
Court of Cunning
44%inclusion46 decks104 decks
41%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
27%inclusion28 decks104 decks
22%synergy
Drowned Secrets
23%inclusion24 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Unable to Scream
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-14%synergy
Eel Umbra
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Forced Fruition
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Mirrormade
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Wizard Class
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-10%synergy
Nerd Rage
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
29%inclusion30 decks104 decks
26%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-8%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
63%inclusion66 decks104 decks
47%synergy
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
52%inclusion54 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
48%inclusion50 decks104 decks
23%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
43%inclusion45 decks104 decks
36%synergy
Academy Ruins
38%inclusion39 decks104 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
33%synergy
War Room
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Archway of Innovation
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Castle Vantress
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion13 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Terrain Generator
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Inventors' Fair
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Shelldock Isle
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Command Beacon
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion77 decks104 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion69 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
35%inclusion36 decks104 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion29 decks104 decks
-24%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
25%inclusion26 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion21 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion19 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion18 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
-21%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Caged Sun
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
-2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion97 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
46%inclusion48 decks104 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion40 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
31%inclusion32 decks104 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
15%inclusion16 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
0%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
3%synergy