The Mindskinner (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Blossombind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Swat Away
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Noggle the Mind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ruin Crab
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
73%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
63%synergy
Fractured Sanity
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
55%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Fraying Sanity
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
40%synergy
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Didn't Say Please
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-19%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Undead Alchemist
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Hedron Crab
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Soulless Jailer
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Brass Squire
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Spark Double
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Auton Soldier
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Trophy Mage
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Surge Engine
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Silver Myr
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Tribute Mage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Overwhelmed Apprentice
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Silent Arbiter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Fleet Swallower
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Frost
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
The Reality Chip
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Tormod's Cryptkeeper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Thought Monitor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Tempest Djinn
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Stitcher Geralf
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Riddlekeeper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Thing in the Ice
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
8%synergy
High Tide
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Opt
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Visions of Beyond
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Drown in Dreams
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Archmage's Charm
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Shore Up
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Spell Pierce
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Thought Collapse
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Reality Shift
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Stubborn Denial
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Aetherspouts
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Consider
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Not of This World
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Resculpt
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
1%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Long River's Pull
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Into the Story
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Magic Damper
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-26%synergy
See Double
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Spell Rupture
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Rewind
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Mana Leak
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Archive Trap
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Reenact the Crime
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Octopus Form
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Refute
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Syncopate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Cyber Conversion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Anticognition
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Reality Ripple
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Daze
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Bane's Contingency
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Disallow
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Tale's End
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Saw It Coming
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Command
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Fabricate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Cut Your Losses
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Spectral Deluge
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Sleight of Hand
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Devastation Tide
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Mastery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Ancestral Vision
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Startled Awake
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Ravenform
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Unending Whisper
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blackblade Reforged
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Fireshrieker
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Altar of the Brood
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Strata Scythe
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Leyline Axe
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Winter Moon
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Champion's Helm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Plate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Sword of the Animist
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Trepanation Blade
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Colossus Hammer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Grindstone
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Illvoi Light Jammer
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Nettlecyst
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Gavel of the Righteous
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Thran Power Suit
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Helm of the Host
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Explorer's Scope
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Plate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Profane Memento
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Tome of Legends
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
The Dominion Bracelet
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Cryogen Relic
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Memory Erosion
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Witness Protection
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Court of Cunning
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Dissipation Field
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Unable to Scream
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Back to Basics
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Utter Insignificance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Forced Fruition
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Curator's Ward
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Redaction
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-28%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Archway of Innovation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Palace
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Starforge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
-19%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-23%synergy
Nyx Lotus
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Cargo Ship
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-17%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Opal Palace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy