Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
63%inclusion102 decks163 decks
60%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
16%inclusion28 decks173 decks
16%synergy
Omni-Changeling
4.7%inclusion8 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
3.1%inclusion5 decks163 decks
-1%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
2.3%inclusion4 decks171 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
89%inclusion585 decks656 decks
84%synergy
Unshakable Tail
76%inclusion499 decks656 decks
72%synergy
Sinister Starfish
71%inclusion465 decks656 decks
68%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
74%inclusion483 decks656 decks
67%synergy
Pile On
71%inclusion464 decks656 decks
67%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
77%inclusion503 decks656 decks
67%synergy
Consider
78%inclusion510 decks656 decks
64%synergy
Animate Dead
74%inclusion485 decks656 decks
63%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
65%inclusion429 decks656 decks
62%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
64%inclusion422 decks656 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
85%inclusion557 decks656 decks
61%synergy
Toxic Deluge
73%inclusion481 decks656 decks
47%synergy
Massacre Wurm
66%inclusion433 decks656 decks
57%synergy
Necromancy
64%inclusion420 decks656 decks
59%synergy
Curate
62%inclusion407 decks656 decks
59%synergy
Baleful Strix
62%inclusion406 decks656 decks
39%synergy
Price of Fame
62%inclusion405 decks656 decks
57%synergy
Dogged Detective
61%inclusion400 decks656 decks
58%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
60%inclusion396 decks656 decks
56%synergy
Soul Diviner
60%inclusion395 decks656 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion113 decks656 decks
-6%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion95 decks656 decks
-9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion73 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion69 decks656 decks
-8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.8%inclusion58 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
7.6%inclusion50 decks656 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Eye of Duskmantle
56%inclusion366 decks656 decks
54%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
55%inclusion363 decks656 decks
47%synergy
Mulldrifter
54%inclusion351 decks656 decks
49%synergy
Master of Death
52%inclusion340 decks656 decks
48%synergy
Hexavus
50%inclusion331 decks656 decks
49%synergy
Spark Double
50%inclusion327 decks656 decks
39%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
49%inclusion252 decks515 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion308 decks656 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion285 decks656 decks
30%synergy
Fain, the Broker
42%inclusion276 decks656 decks
40%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
41%inclusion269 decks656 decks
38%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
39%inclusion257 decks656 decks
36%synergy
Watcher of Hours
39%inclusion257 decks656 decks
37%synergy
Twilight Prophet
37%inclusion245 decks656 decks
34%synergy
Dream Eater
36%inclusion238 decks656 decks
34%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
34%inclusion225 decks656 decks
29%synergy
Auton Soldier
34%inclusion222 decks656 decks
30%synergy
Clever Impersonator
34%inclusion221 decks656 decks
29%synergy
Body Double
33%inclusion217 decks656 decks
31%synergy
Shriekmaw
32%inclusion210 decks656 decks
30%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
30%inclusion196 decks656 decks
25%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
30%inclusion194 decks656 decks
28%synergy
Likeness Looter
29%inclusion187 decks656 decks
21%synergy
Starving Revenant
28%inclusion183 decks656 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Spybug
28%inclusion183 decks656 decks
26%synergy
Copycrook
27%inclusion179 decks654 decks
25%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
27%inclusion177 decks656 decks
21%synergy
Grave Titan
26%inclusion170 decks656 decks
20%synergy
Mindwhisker
25%inclusion166 decks653 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion156 decks656 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
24%inclusion155 decks656 decks
20%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
23%inclusion149 decks656 decks
19%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
23%inclusion149 decks656 decks
19%synergy
Vile Entomber
22%inclusion147 decks656 decks
19%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
22%inclusion113 decks515 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
21%inclusion140 decks656 decks
20%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
21%inclusion139 decks656 decks
18%synergy
Agent of Treachery
20%inclusion134 decks656 decks
18%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
20%inclusion132 decks651 decks
19%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
20%inclusion132 decks656 decks
17%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
20%inclusion131 decks654 decks
13%synergy
Evil Twin
19%inclusion127 decks656 decks
16%synergy
Psychic Frog
18%inclusion121 decks655 decks
16%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
17%inclusion90 decks518 decks
14%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
16%inclusion107 decks656 decks
13%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
16%inclusion78 decks498 decks
14%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
14%inclusion92 decks656 decks
13%synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
14%inclusion80 decks578 decks
12%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
14%inclusion89 decks656 decks
12%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
13%inclusion82 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Mission Briefing
57%inclusion375 decks656 decks
54%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
42%inclusion273 decks656 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion259 decks656 decks
-16%synergy
Entomb
37%inclusion244 decks656 decks
29%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
32%inclusion212 decks656 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion204 decks656 decks
12%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
31%inclusion204 decks656 decks
30%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
31%inclusion203 decks656 decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion177 decks656 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion147 decks656 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion127 decks654 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion120 decks654 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion117 decks656 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion112 decks656 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion105 decks653 decks
0%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion104 decks656 decks
-17%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
14%inclusion73 decks512 decks
13%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
13%inclusion84 decks653 decks
10%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
13%inclusion64 decks498 decks
11%synergy
Lethal Scheme
12%inclusion80 decks656 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion80 decks656 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion74 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Counterpoint
11%inclusion73 decks656 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion72 decks656 decks
-9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion71 decks654 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion68 decks656 decks
-7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion66 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.7%inclusion57 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.0%inclusion46 decks656 decks
-3%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
6.4%inclusion42 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Drag the Canal
6.1%inclusion40 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.0%inclusion39 decks654 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.0%inclusion39 decks654 decks
0%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
5.9%inclusion39 decks656 decks
1%synergy
Spellgyre
5.8%inclusion38 decks653 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.8%inclusion38 decks656 decks
-13%synergy
Eat to Extinction
5.0%inclusion33 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
48%inclusion318 decks656 decks
45%synergy
Buried Alive
47%inclusion311 decks656 decks
40%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
43%inclusion283 decks656 decks
34%synergy
Charnel Serenade
40%inclusion262 decks656 decks
38%synergy
Victimize
32%inclusion211 decks656 decks
19%synergy
Connive // Concoct
27%inclusion180 decks656 decks
24%synergy
Diresight
26%inclusion171 decks653 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion149 decks656 decks
-13%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
21%inclusion135 decks656 decks
18%synergy
Unmarked Grave
16%inclusion108 decks656 decks
14%synergy
Persist
15%inclusion98 decks656 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion80 decks656 decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion79 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Start the TARDIS
12%inclusion78 decks656 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion75 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Contingency Plan
10%inclusion68 decks656 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion67 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.3%inclusion48 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.7%inclusion44 decks654 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
6.6%inclusion43 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Risky Research
6.3%inclusion27 decks430 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.3%inclusion28 decks447 decks
-6%synergy
Damnation
6.3%inclusion41 decks656 decks
-4%synergy
Careful Study
6.1%inclusion40 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
5.9%inclusion26 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
5.2%inclusion34 decks656 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Power Conduit
44%inclusion289 decks656 decks
43%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
42%inclusion276 decks656 decks
41%synergy
Candlestick
35%inclusion232 decks656 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion202 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion196 decks656 decks
5%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
25%inclusion167 decks656 decks
24%synergy
Essence Anchor
25%inclusion143 decks578 decks
23%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
20%inclusion60 decks295 decks
18%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
10%inclusion65 decks656 decks
9%synergy
Champion's Helm
10%inclusion63 decks656 decks
9%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.2%inclusion54 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion46 decks656 decks
-7%synergy
Ransom Note
5.3%inclusion35 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.3%inclusion35 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Search for Azcanta
45%inclusion293 decks656 decks
42%synergy
Gossip's Talent
41%inclusion267 decks653 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion188 decks656 decks
15%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
22%inclusion144 decks656 decks
20%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
18%inclusion119 decks654 decks
15%synergy
Think Tank
7.9%inclusion52 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.0%inclusion46 decks656 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
6.6%inclusion43 decks653 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
66%inclusion433 decks656 decks
27%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
63%inclusion411 decks656 decks
60%synergy
Nesting Grounds
62%inclusion408 decks656 decks
60%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
56%inclusion366 decks656 decks
38%synergy
Rogue's Passage
49%inclusion321 decks656 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion240 decks656 decks
0%synergy
Drownyard Temple
29%inclusion193 decks656 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion109 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion100 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion87 decks656 decks
-5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion83 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion80 decks654 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion78 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion77 decks656 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion68 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Hostile Desert
7.6%inclusion50 decks656 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion609 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion603 decks656 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
77%inclusion508 decks656 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
65%inclusion427 decks656 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion233 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion208 decks656 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion127 decks656 decks
-11%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
13%inclusion87 decks656 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.8%inclusion51 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion651 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Island
99%inclusion650 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion637 decks656 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
86%inclusion561 decks656 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
77%inclusion503 decks656 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
69%inclusion452 decks656 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
65%inclusion424 decks656 decks
25%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
57%inclusion374 decks656 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion357 decks656 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
54%inclusion356 decks656 decks
34%synergy
Watery Grave
54%inclusion351 decks656 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
52%inclusion339 decks656 decks
35%synergy
River of Tears
46%inclusion300 decks656 decks
35%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion287 decks656 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion282 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Conduit Pylons
43%inclusion281 decks654 decks
41%synergy
Hidden Grotto
42%inclusion274 decks653 decks
40%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion269 decks656 decks
9%synergy
Port of Karfell
39%inclusion254 decks656 decks
32%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion235 decks656 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
35%inclusion231 decks653 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion220 decks656 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
27%inclusion179 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
27%inclusion177 decks656 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion127 decks654 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion124 decks656 decks
-14%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion124 decks656 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion120 decks654 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion115 decks656 decks
-19%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion99 decks656 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
14%inclusion92 decks656 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion74 decks654 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion74 decks656 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion71 decks654 decks
-1%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
11%inclusion69 decks656 decks
10%synergy
Sinister Hideout
10%inclusion37 decks379 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion63 decks656 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.3%inclusion61 decks654 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
7.6%inclusion50 decks656 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.2%inclusion47 decks656 decks
-10%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.6%inclusion43 decks656 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.9%inclusion39 decks656 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.6%inclusion37 decks656 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.2%inclusion34 decks656 decks
-11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.2%inclusion34 decks656 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.2%inclusion34 decks656 decks
-3%synergy