Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Expensive Self-Mill

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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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Doom Whisperer
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
71%synergy
Sinister Starfish
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
61%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Dogged Detective
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Nesting Grounds
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Buried Alive
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Animate Dead
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Master of Death
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Reanimate
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Spark Double
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Entomb
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Pile On
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Unshakable Tail
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Consider
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Mission Briefing
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Ledger Shredder
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Search for Azcanta
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Demonic Tutor
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Mystical Tutor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Fain, the Broker
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Body Double
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Soul Diviner
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Clever Impersonator
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Baleful Strix
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Auton Soldier
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Mulldrifter
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Starving Revenant
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Dream Eater
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Massacre Wurm
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Phantasmal Image
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Vile Entomber
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Archaeomancer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Hexavus
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Psychic Frog
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Barrier of Bones
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Watcher of Hours
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Rhet-Tomb Mystic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Millikin
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
31%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Price of Fame
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Curate
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
20%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Intuition
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-32%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Force of Negation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Denial
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Flusterstorm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Lethal Scheme
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Despair
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Disallow
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Delay
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Unsubstantiate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Remand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Suspend
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Will of the Abzan
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Notion Rain
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Stock Up
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Start the TARDIS
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Persist
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Unmarked Grave
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Whispering Madness
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Connive // Concoct
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Careful Study
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Charnel Serenade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Contingency Plan
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Eagle Vision
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
1%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Essence Anchor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Candlestick
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Plate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mask of the Schemer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Blade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Shifting Visage
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Necromancy
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Teval's Judgment
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Stillness in Motion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Gossip's Talent
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Out of the Tombs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
The Black Gate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Drownyard Temple
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Arid Archway
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Crypt
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Lotus Petal
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Watery Grave
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Island
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Undercity Sewers
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Morphic Pool
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Underground Sea
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Hidden Grotto
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Ruins
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Sink into Stupor
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
31%synergy
Conduit Pylons
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Misty Rainforest
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Fetid Pools
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-30%synergy
Flooded Strand
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Reflecting Pool
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
River of Tears
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
City of Brass
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-28%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Port of Karfell
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy