Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Expensive 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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Twilight Diviner
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
77%inclusion50 decks65 decks
72%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
74%inclusion48 decks65 decks
64%synergy
Nesting Grounds
65%inclusion42 decks65 decks
63%synergy
Animate Dead
72%inclusion47 decks65 decks
61%synergy
Unshakable Tail
65%inclusion42 decks65 decks
61%synergy
Power Conduit
62%inclusion40 decks65 decks
60%synergy
Sinister Starfish
60%inclusion39 decks65 decks
57%synergy
Reanimate
82%inclusion53 decks65 decks
57%synergy
Spark Double
68%inclusion44 decks65 decks
57%synergy
Soul Diviner
58%inclusion38 decks65 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
78%inclusion51 decks65 decks
53%synergy
Baleful Strix
62%inclusion40 decks65 decks
38%synergy
Consider
60%inclusion39 decks65 decks
47%synergy
Necromancy
58%inclusion38 decks65 decks
54%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
58%inclusion38 decks65 decks
52%synergy
Search for Azcanta
57%inclusion37 decks65 decks
54%synergy
Entomb
55%inclusion36 decks65 decks
47%synergy
Auton Soldier
55%inclusion36 decks65 decks
51%synergy
Pile On
55%inclusion36 decks65 decks
52%synergy
Buried Alive
54%inclusion35 decks65 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
39%synergy
Clever Impersonator
51%inclusion33 decks65 decks
47%synergy
Massacre Wurm
49%inclusion32 decks65 decks
41%synergy
Mulldrifter
49%inclusion32 decks65 decks
45%synergy
Hexavus
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
46%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
40%synergy
Dogged Detective
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
42%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
43%inclusion28 decks65 decks
35%synergy
Fain, the Broker
43%inclusion28 decks65 decks
41%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
35%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
33%synergy
Body Double
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Agent of Treachery
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Ledger Shredder
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
33%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Copycrook
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
32%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
31%synergy
Likeness Looter
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Frog
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Evil Twin
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
25%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Master of Death
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Shriekmaw
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
25%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Watcher of Hours
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Phantasmal Image
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Starving Revenant
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Satoru, the Infiltrator
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Twilight Prophet
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Vile Entomber
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Displacer Kitten
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Mindwhisker
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Spybug
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Dream Eater
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Curate
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
41%synergy
Price of Fame
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Mana Drain
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
-19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Mission Briefing
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
-12%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Denial
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-22%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Slip Out the Back
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Spellgyre
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Wash Away
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Notion Rain
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Unmarked Grave
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
28%synergy
Charnel Serenade
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Diresight
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Careful Study
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Deep Analysis
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Connive // Concoct
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Winternight Stories
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Contingency Plan
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion28 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Candlestick
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Essence Anchor
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
22%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Champion's Helm
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
The Ozolith
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Shifting Visage
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
45%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
44%synergy
Gossip's Talent
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Think Tank
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion39 decks65 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion36 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
46%inclusion30 decks65 decks
44%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion28 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Drownyard Temple
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Restless Reef
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Tomb Fortress
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion57 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion52 decks65 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
72%inclusion47 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
51%inclusion33 decks65 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
-13%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-15%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion64 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Island
98%inclusion64 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion61 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
92%inclusion60 decks65 decks
45%synergy
Polluted Delta
91%inclusion59 decks65 decks
59%synergy
Undercity Sewers
88%inclusion57 decks65 decks
67%synergy
Morphic Pool
78%inclusion51 decks65 decks
42%synergy
Underground Sea
77%inclusion50 decks65 decks
64%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion45 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion40 decks65 decks
-4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
58%inclusion38 decks65 decks
35%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion35 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
49%inclusion32 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion32 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Grotto
46%inclusion30 decks65 decks
44%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Conduit Pylons
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
35%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Misty Rainforest
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Fetid Pools
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
-7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Ruins
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Darkslick Shores
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
-25%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
12%synergy
River of Tears
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
-19%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Port of Karfell
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Sinister Hideout
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy