The Mindskinner
The Mindskinner can't be blocked. If a source you control would deal damage to an opponent, prevent that damage and each opponent mills that many cards.
How The Mindskinner decks play in EDH
The Mindskinner is a mono-blue commander costing UUU, and its legendary enchantment creature - nightmare line shapes the whole deck around it. It fills graveyards, which can be a win condition on its own or fuel for recursion. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones The Mindskinner decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $67.22Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (2)
Counterspells (2)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Mindskinner decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with The MindskinnerThe Mindskinner deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Mindskinner deck?
The Mindskinner has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The Mindskinner?
The cards played most often in The Mindskinner decks include Cruel Calculations, Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death, Geist of Saint Thalia. 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 The Mindskinner deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $67.22 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 The Mindskinner 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.