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Mirko, Obsessive Theorist
Legendary Creature — Vampire Detective · 1UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, vigilance
Whenever you surveil, put a +1/+1 counter on Mirko.
At the beginning of your end step, you may return target creature card with power less than Mirko's from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. (If it would die, exile it instead.)
Reference price of the card: €0.59
Comes in the precon Revenant Recon
Average lands in decks for Mirko, Obsessive Theorist: 35
ReanimatorTopdeckSurveilClonesGraveyardSelf-Mill+1/+1 CountersMill
Build your Mirko, Obsessive Theorist deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Mirko, Obsessive Theorist 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Mirko, Obsessive Theorist deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (56/100)
- Consistency41
- Speed56
- Interaction49
- Resilience71
- Closing60
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Island, 6 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Doom Whisperer · Consider · Unshakable Tail · Otherworldly Gaze · Sinister Starfish · Reanimate · Case of the Shifting Visage · Pile On · Talisman of Dominance · Enhanced Surveillance · Dimir Signet · Price of Fame · Curate · Dogged Detective · Phyrexian Metamorph · Nightveil Sprite · Baleful Strix · Eye of Duskmantle · Toxic Deluge · Mission Briefing · Animate Dead · Massacre Wurm · Notion Rain · Master of Death · Ravenous Chupacabra · Soul Diviner · Twilight Diviner · Matoya, Archon Elder · Mulldrifter · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Ephara's Dispersal · Lazav, the Multifarious · Necromancy · Watcher of Hours · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Charnel Serenade · Rise of the Dark Realms · Dream Eater · Hexavus · Discovery // Dispersal · Fain, the Broker · Vizier of Many Faces · Dimir Spybug · Mind Stone · Power Conduit · Gossip's Talent · Spark Double · Twilight Prophet · Connive // Concoct · Sinister Sabotage · Thought Vessel · Buried Alive · Candlestick · Counterspell · Shriekmaw · Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Sword of Once and Future · Brainstorm · Disinformation Campaign · Phyrexian Arena · Mindwhisker · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Tainted Isle · Choked Estuary · Bojuka Bog · Darkwater Catacombs · Tocasia's Dig Site · Dimir Aqueduct · Mystic Sanctuary · Fetid Pools · Nesting Grounds · Rogue's Passage · Undercity Sewers · Drowned Catacomb · River of Tears · Port of Karfell · Reliquary Tower · Watery Grave · Conduit Pylons · Hidden Grotto · Myriad Landscape · Drownyard Temple · Underground River · Shipwreck Marsh · Morphic Pool
🃏 Recommended cards for Mirko, Obsessive Theorist
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Mirko, Obsessive Theorist, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Doom Whisperer | 86% | +82% |
| Unshakable Tail | 80% | +77% |
| Sinister Starfish | 75% | +72% |
| Otherworldly Gaze | 78% | +72% |
| Case of the Shifting Visage | 73% | +71% |
| Pile On | 73% | +70% |
| Enhanced Surveillance | 72% | +68% |
| Consider | 80% | +68% |
| Dogged Detective | 68% | +66% |
| Curate | 68% | +66% |
| Price of Fame | 69% | +64% |
| Eye of Duskmantle | 66% | +64% |
| Nightveil Sprite | 67% | +64% |
| Tocasia's Dig Site | 64% | +62% |
| Mission Briefing | 64% | +61% |
| Notion Rain | 62% | +59% |
| Phyrexian Metamorph | 68% | +58% |
| Soul Diviner | 58% | +57% |
| Master of Death | 60% | +56% |
| Massacre Wurm | 62% | +54% |
| Twilight Diviner | 54% | +52% |
| Ephara's Dispersal | 52% | +51% |
| Animate Dead | 62% | +51% |
| Ravenous Chupacabra | 58% | +50% |
💰 The best cards for your Mirko, Obsessive Theorist deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Unshakable Tail
- Sinister Starfish
- Otherworldly Gaze
- Case of the Shifting Visage
- Pile On
- Enhanced Surveillance
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Doom Whisperer
- Phyrexian Metamorph
- Massacre Wurm
- Twilight Diviner
- Animate Dead
- Reanimate
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Necromancy
- Undercity Sewers
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Mirko, Obsessive Theorist
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Mirko, Obsessive Theorist's color identity?
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Mirko, Obsessive Theorist come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Mirko, Obsessive Theorist deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Mirko, Obsessive Theorist deck run?
Real Mirko, Obsessive Theorist decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Mirko, Obsessive Theorist?
The three highest-synergy cards are Doom Whisperer, Unshakable Tail, Sinister Starfish. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Mirko, Obsessive Theorist decks.
What combos does Mirko, Obsessive Theorist have?
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Mirko, Obsessive Theorist deck cost?
You can start cheap: Unshakable Tail, Sinister Starfish, Otherworldly Gaze are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.