The Mindskinner (Commander) - Optimized

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Arnaud Gompertz
Jan 28, 2026
Flay Your Opponents Alive With This Mindskinner Trimmed Deck
Arnaud digs into mono-blue mill and trimming opponents' decks on a budget, with The Mindskinner from Duskmourn.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Mirrorform
2.8%inclusion2 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Thirst for Identity
1.5%inclusion1 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Glamermite
1.5%inclusion1 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Noggle the Mind
1.5%inclusion1 decks68 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
80%inclusion353 decks443 decks
76%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
80%inclusion354 decks443 decks
73%synergy
Ruin Crab
78%inclusion347 decks443 decks
70%synergy
Fractured Sanity
75%inclusion334 decks443 decks
69%synergy
Fireshrieker
68%inclusion301 decks443 decks
63%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
63%inclusion280 decks443 decks
58%synergy
The Water Crystal
67%inclusion231 decks347 decks
56%synergy
Fraying Sanity
60%inclusion268 decks443 decks
56%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
60%inclusion265 decks443 decks
55%synergy
Bonehoard
56%inclusion249 decks443 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
77%inclusion343 decks443 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
72%inclusion319 decks443 decks
42%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
71%inclusion314 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion297 decks443 decks
39%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
57%inclusion251 decks443 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion250 decks443 decks
30%synergy
Memory Erosion
56%inclusion249 decks443 decks
52%synergy
Hedron Crab
52%inclusion231 decks443 decks
47%synergy
Fleet Swallower
49%inclusion219 decks443 decks
45%synergy
Spark Double
48%inclusion214 decks443 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
54%inclusion240 decks443 decks
21%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion220 decks443 decks
16%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
39%inclusion172 decks443 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion146 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
26%inclusion114 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion78 decks443 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion63 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion58 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.6%inclusion38 decks443 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Jace's Phantasm
47%inclusion209 decks443 decks
43%synergy
Undead Alchemist
46%inclusion204 decks443 decks
43%synergy
Soulless Jailer
46%inclusion204 decks443 decks
43%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
45%inclusion201 decks443 decks
42%synergy
Auton Soldier
40%inclusion176 decks443 decks
35%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
33%inclusion145 decks443 decks
31%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
30%inclusion133 decks443 decks
27%synergy
Riddlekeeper
29%inclusion129 decks443 decks
27%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
29%inclusion127 decks443 decks
23%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
27%inclusion121 decks443 decks
21%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
27%inclusion120 decks443 decks
19%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
27%inclusion120 decks443 decks
25%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
25%inclusion112 decks443 decks
23%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
24%inclusion108 decks443 decks
16%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
22%inclusion99 decks443 decks
20%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion98 decks443 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion91 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Spellskite
18%inclusion81 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion78 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Shadow Kin
16%inclusion71 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Tempest Djinn
16%inclusion69 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Silent Arbiter
15%inclusion67 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
15%inclusion66 decks443 decks
-10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
15%inclusion66 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Manic Scribe
14%inclusion63 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
13%inclusion57 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
13%inclusion57 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
13%inclusion57 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
13%inclusion56 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Relic Golem
12%inclusion52 decks443 decks
11%synergy
Stuffy Doll
12%inclusion51 decks443 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion50 decks443 decks
-8%synergy
Brass Squire
11%inclusion48 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
10%inclusion46 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
10%inclusion45 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Sphinx Mindbreaker
10%inclusion44 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
10%inclusion44 decks443 decks
6%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
9.0%inclusion40 decks443 decks
-3%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
5%synergy
The Reality Chip
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Silver Myr
7.9%inclusion35 decks443 decks
-3%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
7.7%inclusion34 decks443 decks
-9%synergy
Painter's Servant
7.2%inclusion32 decks443 decks
6%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
6.5%inclusion29 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Veteran Ice Climber
6.0%inclusion23 decks386 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
-7%synergy
Body of Knowledge
5.4%inclusion24 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.4%inclusion24 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5.4%inclusion24 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Visions of Beyond
48%inclusion213 decks443 decks
43%synergy
Aetherize
46%inclusion203 decks443 decks
17%synergy
High Tide
45%inclusion201 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion200 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
44%inclusion195 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
44%inclusion193 decks443 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion187 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
42%inclusion187 decks443 decks
38%synergy
Mana Drain
37%inclusion163 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Drown in Dreams
37%inclusion162 decks443 decks
32%synergy
Archive Trap
37%inclusion162 decks443 decks
33%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
35%inclusion153 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Thought Collapse
33%inclusion144 decks443 decks
29%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion142 decks443 decks
-9%synergy
Slip Out the Back
29%inclusion130 decks443 decks
22%synergy
Thought Scour
28%inclusion124 decks443 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
28%inclusion123 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
23%inclusion100 decks443 decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion76 decks443 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion74 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion72 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Into the Story
16%inclusion70 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion55 decks443 decks
-13%synergy
Stubborn Denial
12%inclusion54 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Strix Serenade
12%inclusion54 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Archmage's Charm
12%inclusion51 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
11%inclusion50 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Get Out
11%inclusion47 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Shore Up
10%inclusion46 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion43 decks443 decks
-6%synergy
Spell Rupture
9.0%inclusion40 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.8%inclusion39 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.8%inclusion39 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.8%inclusion39 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Long River's Pull
8.6%inclusion38 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Reenact the Crime
8.6%inclusion38 decks443 decks
6%synergy
Refute
6.6%inclusion29 decks441 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
6.5%inclusion29 decks443 decks
-12%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
-3%synergy
Dispel
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
Countermand
5.4%inclusion24 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Command
5.4%inclusion24 decks443 decks
-6%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.4%inclusion24 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Scour for Scrap
5.0%inclusion14 decks279 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Traumatize
46%inclusion203 decks443 decks
41%synergy
Cut Your Losses
45%inclusion199 decks443 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion181 decks443 decks
18%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
32%inclusion140 decks443 decks
23%synergy
Ponder
26%inclusion115 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
Fabricate
21%inclusion93 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
20%inclusion90 decks443 decks
19%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
14%inclusion60 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion59 decks443 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Sculpt
13%inclusion57 decks443 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion51 decks443 decks
-3%synergy
Enter the Enigma
10%inclusion45 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Tome Scour
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.7%inclusion34 decks443 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
7.2%inclusion32 decks443 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Chart a Course
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
-7%synergy
Startled Awake
5.4%inclusion24 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
-6%synergy
Spectral Deluge
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
48%inclusion208 decks433 decks
44%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
47%inclusion209 decks443 decks
42%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
43%inclusion192 decks443 decks
39%synergy
Mindcrank
40%inclusion177 decks443 decks
36%synergy
Commander's Plate
34%inclusion149 decks443 decks
29%synergy
Sword of the Animist
32%inclusion142 decks443 decks
27%synergy
Helm of the Host
30%inclusion135 decks443 decks
27%synergy
Leyline Axe
30%inclusion132 decks440 decks
28%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
27%inclusion120 decks443 decks
22%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion100 decks443 decks
19%synergy
Trepanation Blade
20%inclusion87 decks443 decks
18%synergy
Champion's Helm
18%inclusion80 decks443 decks
16%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
17%inclusion75 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
17%inclusion74 decks443 decks
16%synergy
Genji Glove
16%inclusion53 decks337 decks
14%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
16%inclusion69 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Altar of the Brood
16%inclusion69 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Winter Moon
16%inclusion69 decks443 decks
11%synergy
Grindstone
15%inclusion67 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Colossus Hammer
15%inclusion65 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
14%inclusion62 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Crawlspace
12%inclusion51 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Keening Stone
12%inclusion51 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Brass Knuckles
10%inclusion44 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
9.3%inclusion27 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.0%inclusion40 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
9.0%inclusion40 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
9.0%inclusion40 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Strata Scythe
8.8%inclusion39 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
8.6%inclusion38 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Winged Boots
8.6%inclusion38 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
7.9%inclusion35 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion34 decks443 decks
-10%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Thran Power Suit
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
-9%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
34%inclusion152 decks443 decks
29%synergy
Drowned Secrets
29%inclusion127 decks443 decks
25%synergy
Court of Cunning
28%inclusion126 decks443 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
26%inclusion116 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
20%inclusion90 decks443 decks
17%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
20%inclusion87 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Unable to Scream
19%inclusion85 decks443 decks
15%synergy
Back to Basics
14%inclusion63 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
12%inclusion53 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion46 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Forced Fruition
9.0%inclusion40 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
8.6%inclusion38 decks443 decks
-8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
8.6%inclusion38 decks443 decks
6%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Eel Umbra
7.4%inclusion33 decks443 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
6.8%inclusion30 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
5.3%inclusion23 decks433 decks
-2%synergy
Omniscience
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
26%inclusion116 decks443 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
22%inclusion96 decks443 decks
19%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.4%inclusion33 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.5%inclusion29 decks443 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
52%inclusion232 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
49%inclusion219 decks443 decks
-7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
40%inclusion142 decks357 decks
35%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
37%inclusion165 decks443 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion124 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion106 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Academy Ruins
21%inclusion95 decks443 decks
3%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion82 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion76 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Archway of Innovation
15%inclusion67 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion64 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion59 decks443 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion58 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion48 decks393 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion51 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion49 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion45 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion43 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.7%inclusion34 decks443 decks
-6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.4%inclusion33 decks443 decks
-6%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
-6%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
6.2%inclusion18 decks290 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion395 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion287 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion175 decks443 decks
-12%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion96 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion87 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion74 decks443 decks
-19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion46 decks443 decks
-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion45 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion43 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9.5%inclusion42 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.2%inclusion32 decks443 decks
-7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion29 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Caged Sun
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
-6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion421 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion120 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion78 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion72 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion51 decks443 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
8.4%inclusion37 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion31 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.4%inclusion24 decks443 decks
-1%synergy