Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Expensive Surveil

Bennie Smith
Mar 16, 2026
Ranking the Swords of X and Y in Commander
The Swords of X and Y all have powerful effects and protection. But which ones are the best in Commander? Bennie Smith has your answer.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
57%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
84%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
80%synergy
Unshakable Tail
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
80%synergy
Price of Fame
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
70%synergy
Consider
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
67%synergy
Soul Diviner
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
67%synergy
Twilight Diviner
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
67%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Dogged Detective
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
64%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
55%synergy
Baleful Strix
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Animate Dead
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
55%synergy
Notion Rain
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
63%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
60%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
58%synergy
Pile On
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Sinister Starfish
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
58%synergy
Curate
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Toxic Deluge
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Spark Double
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Fain, the Broker
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Mulldrifter
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Watcher of Hours
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Hexavus
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
43%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Dimir Spybug
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Massacre Wurm
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Mindwhisker
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Master of Death
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Auton Soldier
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Ledger Shredder
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Starving Revenant
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Body Double
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Dream Eater
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Shriekmaw
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Clever Impersonator
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Likeness Looter
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Frog
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Prophet
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Copycrook
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Thrull Parasite
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Whispering Snitch
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Grave Titan
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Man Noir
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Ephara's Dispersal
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Entomb
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Mission Briefing
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Disallow
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Truths
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Spellgyre
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Counterpoint
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Diresight
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Charnel Serenade
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Start the TARDIS
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Connive // Concoct
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Risky Research
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Persist
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Thought Erasure
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Contingency Plan
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Essence Anchor
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Candlestick
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Champion's Helm
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
The Ozolith
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Confession Dial
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Gossip's Talent
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Search for Azcanta
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
46%synergy
Necromancy
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Out of the Tombs
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Think Tank
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
55%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Nesting Grounds
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Drownyard Temple
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Tomb Fortress
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
The Black Gate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Academy Ruins
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Underground Sea
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
67%synergy
Morphic Pool
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Undercity Sewers
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Polluted Delta
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Watery Grave
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Conduit Pylons
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
52%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Tainted Isle
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Grotto
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Ruins
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Port of Karfell
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
River of Tears
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Sinister Hideout
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Demolition Field
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy