Mirko, Obsessive Theorist (Commander) - Upgraded +1/+1 Counters

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
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Skycoach Conductor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Merchant of Venom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
93%synergy
Sinister Starfish
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
78%synergy
Pile On
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
77%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
87%inclusion39 decks45 decks
77%synergy
Unshakable Tail
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
77%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
82%inclusion37 decks45 decks
76%synergy
Twilight Diviner
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
72%synergy
Price of Fame
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
71%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
69%synergy
Reanimate
93%inclusion42 decks45 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Consider
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
60%synergy
Massacre Wurm
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
63%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
68%synergy
Curate
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
66%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
65%synergy
Eye of Duskmantle
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
65%synergy
Soul Diviner
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
65%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Animate Dead
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
56%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Notion Thief
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Ravenous Chupacabra
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Hexavus
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
61%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Dogged Detective
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
56%synergy
Baleful Strix
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Fain, the Broker
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
52%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Master of Death
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Mulldrifter
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Dream Eater
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Body Double
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Spark Double
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Watcher of Hours
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Shriekmaw
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Dimir Spybug
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Twilight Prophet
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Clever Impersonator
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Mindwhisker
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Vile Entomber
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Copycrook
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Likeness Looter
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Strandcatcher
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Auton Soldier
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Astral Dragon
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Thoughtbound Phantasm
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Frog
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Starving Revenant
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Agent of Treachery
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Ledger Shredder
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Grave Titan
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Il Mheg Pixie
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Mission Briefing
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
61%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-25%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Unexplained Disappearance
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Lethal Scheme
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-17%synergy
Saw in Half
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Drag the Canal
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Countersquall
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Counterpoint
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Notion Rain
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
50%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Charnel Serenade
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Diresight
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Connive // Concoct
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Start the TARDIS
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Contingency Plan
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Singularity Rupture
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Windfall
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Erasure
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Stitch Together
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Once and Future
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Candlestick
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Greaves
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Power Conduit
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Essence Anchor
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
4%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Champion's Helm
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Ransom Note
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Gossip's Talent
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
44%synergy
Search for Azcanta
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Criminal Past
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Nesting Grounds
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
61%synergy
Rogue's Passage
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Clinic
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Hostile Desert
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Isle
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Conduit Pylons
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
52%synergy
Hidden Grotto
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
51%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
26%synergy
River of Tears
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Port of Karfell
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Sinister Hideout
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-21%synergy
Soured Springs
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy