Mirko, Obsessive Theorist
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.)
How Mirko decks play in EDH
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 1UB, and its legendary creature - vampire detective line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Mirko, Obsessive Theorist decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $26.61Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (6)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Mirko, Obsessive Theorist decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Mirko, Obsessive Theorist deck?
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Mirko, Obsessive Theorist?
The cards played most often in Mirko, Obsessive Theorist decks include Eye of Jace, Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows, Turbulent Wetlands. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Mirko, Obsessive Theorist deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $26.61 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Mirko, Obsessive Theorist deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.