EDH Optimizer
The Mindskinner
Legendary Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
Color identity: Blue
Average lands in decks for The Mindskinner: 34
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Build your The Mindskinner deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Mindskinner 📥 Analyze my deck🃏 Recommended cards for The Mindskinner
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Mindskinner, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ruin Crab | 73% | +65% |
| Fractured Sanity | 71% | +65% |
| Maddening Cacophony | 69% | +62% |
| Fireshrieker | 67% | +62% |
| Bruvac the Grandiloquent | 65% | +62% |
| The Water Crystal | 68% | +57% |
| Bonehoard | 55% | +53% |
| Tasha's Hideous Laughter | 56% | +51% |
| Fraying Sanity | 55% | +51% |
| Jace's Phantasm | 54% | +50% |
| Terisian Mindbreaker | 54% | +49% |
| Undead Alchemist | 49% | +46% |
| Memory Erosion | 50% | +46% |
| Psychic Corrosion | 52% | +44% |
| Blackblade Reforged | 47% | +42% |
| Fleet Swallower | 46% | +42% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 70% | +42% |
| Soulless Jailer | 44% | +41% |
| Riverchurn Monument | 45% | +41% |
| Visions of Beyond | 46% | +40% |
| Hedron Crab | 46% | +40% |
| Zellix, Sanity Flayer | 43% | +40% |
| Didn't Say Please | 43% | +38% |
| Cut Your Losses | 41% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your The Mindskinner 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.
- Ruin Crab
- Fractured Sanity
- Fireshrieker
- Bonehoard
- Fraying Sanity
- Jace's Phantasm
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Maddening Cacophony
- The Water Crystal
- Tasha's Hideous Laughter
- Memory Erosion
- Psychic Corrosion
- Visions of Beyond
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent
- Zellix, Sanity Flayer
- Mesmeric Orb
- Giggling Skitterspike
- Commander's Plate
- Mithril Coat
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Mindskinner
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
How many lands should a The Mindskinner deck run?
Real The Mindskinner decks run 34 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 The Mindskinner?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ruin Crab, Fractured Sanity, Maddening Cacophony. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Mindskinner decks.
What combos does The Mindskinner have?
The Mindskinner 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 The Mindskinner deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ruin Crab, Fractured Sanity, Fireshrieker 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.