The Mindskinner (Commander) - Optimized

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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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MTGStocks
Kitsune's Technique
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Mirrorform
2.8%inclusion4 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
1.4%inclusion2 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Donatello's Technique
1.4%inclusion1 decks70 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
79%inclusion385 decks486 decks
75%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
79%inclusion386 decks486 decks
72%synergy
Ruin Crab
79%inclusion385 decks486 decks
71%synergy
Fractured Sanity
76%inclusion371 decks486 decks
70%synergy
Fireshrieker
67%inclusion324 decks486 decks
61%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
63%inclusion308 decks486 decks
59%synergy
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion262 decks391 decks
56%synergy
Fraying Sanity
59%inclusion288 decks486 decks
55%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
60%inclusion290 decks486 decks
55%synergy
Bonehoard
55%inclusion268 decks486 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
77%inclusion376 decks486 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
72%inclusion352 decks486 decks
42%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
72%inclusion348 decks486 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion324 decks486 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion274 decks486 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
56%inclusion271 decks486 decks
48%synergy
Memory Erosion
55%inclusion269 decks486 decks
51%synergy
Hedron Crab
52%inclusion254 decks486 decks
47%synergy
Fleet Swallower
49%inclusion240 decks486 decks
45%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
48%inclusion231 decks477 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
53%inclusion257 decks486 decks
20%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
49%inclusion237 decks486 decks
15%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
38%inclusion185 decks486 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
32%inclusion154 decks486 decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
24%inclusion119 decks486 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion85 decks486 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion65 decks486 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion58 decks486 decks
0%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.6%inclusion42 decks486 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.0%inclusion34 decks486 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Spark Double
48%inclusion234 decks486 decks
35%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
48%inclusion232 decks486 decks
44%synergy
Undead Alchemist
46%inclusion224 decks486 decks
43%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
46%inclusion222 decks486 decks
43%synergy
Soulless Jailer
45%inclusion220 decks486 decks
42%synergy
Auton Soldier
39%inclusion191 decks486 decks
35%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
33%inclusion159 decks486 decks
31%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
30%inclusion144 decks486 decks
27%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
29%inclusion141 decks486 decks
24%synergy
Riddlekeeper
29%inclusion139 decks486 decks
26%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
28%inclusion137 decks486 decks
20%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
28%inclusion137 decks486 decks
22%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
27%inclusion130 decks486 decks
25%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
25%inclusion120 decks486 decks
23%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
24%inclusion117 decks486 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion111 decks486 decks
19%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
23%inclusion110 decks486 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion96 decks486 decks
-2%synergy
Spellskite
18%inclusion88 decks486 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion84 decks486 decks
3%synergy
Shadow Kin
17%inclusion83 decks486 decks
15%synergy
Tempest Djinn
16%inclusion76 decks486 decks
14%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
15%inclusion73 decks486 decks
-10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
15%inclusion73 decks486 decks
1%synergy
Silent Arbiter
15%inclusion72 decks486 decks
12%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion68 decks486 decks
12%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
13%inclusion65 decks486 decks
11%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
13%inclusion64 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
13%inclusion61 decks486 decks
6%synergy
Stuffy Doll
12%inclusion60 decks486 decks
12%synergy
Relic Golem
12%inclusion59 decks486 decks
11%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
12%inclusion59 decks486 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion55 decks486 decks
-8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion55 decks486 decks
10%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
11%inclusion52 decks486 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion50 decks486 decks
6%synergy
Brass Squire
10%inclusion47 decks486 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx Mindbreaker
10%inclusion47 decks486 decks
9%synergy
Silver Myr
8.8%inclusion43 decks486 decks
-2%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
8.6%inclusion42 decks486 decks
-4%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
8.2%inclusion23 decks280 decks
5%synergy
The Reality Chip
7.6%inclusion37 decks486 decks
-5%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
7.6%inclusion37 decks486 decks
-10%synergy
Painter's Servant
7.4%inclusion36 decks486 decks
6%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
6.4%inclusion31 decks486 decks
4%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
6.0%inclusion29 decks486 decks
2%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.6%inclusion27 decks486 decks
-7%synergy
Body of Knowledge
5.3%inclusion26 decks486 decks
-1%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
5.2%inclusion25 decks483 decks
2%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5.1%inclusion25 decks486 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
48%inclusion233 decks486 decks
43%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion223 decks486 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
45%inclusion220 decks486 decks
16%synergy
High Tide
45%inclusion218 decks486 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
43%inclusion208 decks486 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
43%inclusion208 decks486 decks
7%synergy
Didn't Say Please
41%inclusion201 decks486 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion196 decks486 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion182 decks486 decks
11%synergy
Archive Trap
36%inclusion174 decks486 decks
33%synergy
Drown in Dreams
35%inclusion172 decks486 decks
30%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion161 decks486 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion156 decks486 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Collapse
32%inclusion155 decks486 decks
28%synergy
Slip Out the Back
28%inclusion137 decks486 decks
21%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion137 decks486 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion130 decks486 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
23%inclusion112 decks486 decks
-7%synergy
Into the Story
17%inclusion82 decks486 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion81 decks486 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion77 decks486 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion76 decks486 decks
-6%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion63 decks486 decks
-12%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion63 decks486 decks
4%synergy
Stubborn Denial
12%inclusion60 decks486 decks
10%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
12%inclusion56 decks486 decks
-4%synergy
Get Out
11%inclusion54 decks486 decks
9%synergy
Archmage's Charm
11%inclusion52 decks486 decks
-6%synergy
Shore Up
10%inclusion49 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Spell Rupture
10%inclusion47 decks486 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.5%inclusion46 decks486 decks
-6%synergy
Brain Freeze
9.3%inclusion45 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Long River's Pull
9.1%inclusion44 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.8%inclusion43 decks486 decks
2%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.8%inclusion43 decks486 decks
1%synergy
Reenact the Crime
8.8%inclusion43 decks486 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
7.0%inclusion34 decks486 decks
-11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.6%inclusion32 decks486 decks
-3%synergy
Countermand
6.2%inclusion30 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Refute
6.0%inclusion29 decks484 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.0%inclusion29 decks486 decks
-2%synergy
Dispel
5.8%inclusion28 decks486 decks
-3%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
5.6%inclusion27 decks486 decks
-2%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5.6%inclusion27 decks486 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
5.6%inclusion27 decks486 decks
-7%synergy
Snap
5.3%inclusion26 decks486 decks
-13%synergy
Disallow
5.1%inclusion25 decks486 decks
-2%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.1%inclusion25 decks486 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
46%inclusion225 decks486 decks
41%synergy
Cut Your Losses
45%inclusion217 decks486 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion194 decks486 decks
17%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
32%inclusion156 decks486 decks
24%synergy
Ponder
27%inclusion129 decks486 decks
-3%synergy
Fabricate
21%inclusion100 decks486 decks
-1%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
20%inclusion96 decks486 decks
18%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
14%inclusion68 decks486 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion68 decks486 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Sculpt
13%inclusion65 decks486 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion56 decks486 decks
-3%synergy
Enter the Enigma
10%inclusion48 decks486 decks
3%synergy
Tome Scour
8.8%inclusion43 decks486 decks
8%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.6%inclusion37 decks486 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
7.4%inclusion36 decks486 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.4%inclusion31 decks486 decks
-5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.2%inclusion30 decks486 decks
2%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.0%inclusion29 decks486 decks
-6%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.6%inclusion27 decks486 decks
1%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.1%inclusion25 decks486 decks
-6%synergy
Startled Awake
5.1%inclusion25 decks486 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blackblade Reforged
44%inclusion216 decks486 decks
40%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
42%inclusion202 decks486 decks
37%synergy
Mindcrank
39%inclusion191 decks486 decks
36%synergy
Commander's Plate
32%inclusion156 decks486 decks
28%synergy
Helm of the Host
31%inclusion153 decks486 decks
28%synergy
Sword of the Animist
31%inclusion153 decks486 decks
26%synergy
Leyline Axe
30%inclusion143 decks483 decks
27%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
28%inclusion135 decks486 decks
23%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion108 decks486 decks
19%synergy
Trepanation Blade
20%inclusion98 decks486 decks
19%synergy
Champion's Helm
18%inclusion87 decks486 decks
16%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
17%inclusion82 decks486 decks
16%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
17%inclusion81 decks486 decks
12%synergy
Genji Glove
16%inclusion60 decks381 decks
14%synergy
Winter Moon
16%inclusion76 decks486 decks
11%synergy
Altar of the Brood
15%inclusion75 decks486 decks
12%synergy
Grindstone
15%inclusion74 decks486 decks
13%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
15%inclusion73 decks486 decks
13%synergy
Colossus Hammer
14%inclusion69 decks486 decks
13%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
14%inclusion67 decks486 decks
12%synergy
Keening Stone
12%inclusion58 decks486 decks
11%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
11%inclusion37 decks338 decks
10%synergy
Crawlspace
11%inclusion53 decks486 decks
8%synergy
Brass Knuckles
10%inclusion48 decks486 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.1%inclusion44 decks486 decks
0%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
8.8%inclusion43 decks486 decks
7%synergy
Strata Scythe
8.8%inclusion43 decks486 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.6%inclusion42 decks486 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.4%inclusion41 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
7.8%inclusion38 decks486 decks
7%synergy
Winged Boots
7.8%inclusion38 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion36 decks486 decks
-10%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.6%inclusion32 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.2%inclusion30 decks486 decks
-9%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.8%inclusion28 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
5.8%inclusion28 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
5.1%inclusion25 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
5.1%inclusion25 decks486 decks
4%synergy
Thran Power Suit
5.1%inclusion25 decks486 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
5.1%inclusion25 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
35%inclusion169 decks486 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Secrets
29%inclusion142 decks486 decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion133 decks486 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
26%inclusion126 decks486 decks
-1%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
20%inclusion99 decks486 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
20%inclusion97 decks486 decks
16%synergy
Unable to Scream
19%inclusion93 decks486 decks
15%synergy
Back to Basics
14%inclusion67 decks486 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
12%inclusion59 decks486 decks
9%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion47 decks486 decks
4%synergy
Forced Fruition
9.5%inclusion46 decks486 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
8.8%inclusion43 decks486 decks
-8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.6%inclusion42 decks486 decks
6%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.4%inclusion41 decks486 decks
3%synergy
Eel Umbra
7.0%inclusion34 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.0%inclusion34 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
5.8%inclusion28 decks486 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.1%inclusion25 decks486 decks
-12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
26%inclusion128 decks486 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion106 decks486 decks
19%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.0%inclusion39 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.6%inclusion32 decks486 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
51%inclusion248 decks486 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion241 decks486 decks
-7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
40%inclusion161 decks401 decks
36%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
37%inclusion179 decks486 decks
29%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion137 decks486 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion116 decks486 decks
-2%synergy
Academy Ruins
22%inclusion106 decks486 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion87 decks486 decks
3%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion85 decks486 decks
2%synergy
Archway of Innovation
15%inclusion75 decks486 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
15%inclusion72 decks486 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion64 decks486 decks
-4%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion63 decks486 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion53 decks437 decks
3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
12%inclusion57 decks486 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion52 decks486 decks
1%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion49 decks486 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.5%inclusion46 decks486 decks
0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.0%inclusion39 decks486 decks
-6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.0%inclusion34 decks486 decks
-6%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
6.5%inclusion22 decks338 decks
-4%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.0%inclusion29 decks486 decks
-6%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.8%inclusion28 decks486 decks
-13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion27 decks486 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.6%inclusion27 decks486 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion430 decks486 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion309 decks486 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion198 decks486 decks
-11%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion105 decks486 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
19%inclusion92 decks486 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion85 decks486 decks
-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion52 decks486 decks
-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion50 decks486 decks
-2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
9.5%inclusion46 decks486 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9.3%inclusion45 decks486 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.4%inclusion36 decks486 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Amber
6.4%inclusion31 decks486 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.4%inclusion31 decks486 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.2%inclusion30 decks486 decks
-3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.0%inclusion29 decks486 decks
2%synergy
Caged Sun
5.8%inclusion28 decks486 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.8%inclusion28 decks486 decks
-7%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.8%inclusion28 decks486 decks
2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.1%inclusion25 decks486 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion461 decks486 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion131 decks486 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion84 decks486 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion76 decks486 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion56 decks486 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
8.8%inclusion43 decks486 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion34 decks486 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.2%inclusion30 decks486 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.2%inclusion30 decks486 decks
-2%synergy