The Mindskinner commander decks

{U}Mono-Blue commanders

We track 849 decks led by The Mindskinner.

Deck numbers as of October 5, 2026 · refreshed weekly

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The card$3.02+1.7% in 30 daysas of Oct 5Price history for The Mindskinner
Decks led
849

0.1% of the 787,845 legal decks we track.

Median deck price
$346

Most cost $86 to $826.

Median power
5.9

Most rate 4.4 to 7.0 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.

Median salt
3.6

Most score 2.7 to 5.1 out of 10.

Most often built as mill (42%), then midrange (33%).

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Real decks from our database, picked from this commander's own price range and from every bracket people build it in. Open any of them for the full list. The picks rotate weekly.

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The Mindskinner decks by price and bracket

Deck prices

$0 to $50: 26 decks.
$50 to $100: 78 decks.
$100 to $150: 80 decks.
$150 to $200: 68 decks.
$200 to $300: 123 decks.
$300 to $400: 110 decks.
$400 to $500: 132 decks.
$500 to $750: 127 decks.
$750 to $1,000: 41 decks.
$1,000 to $1,500: 27 decks.
$1,500 to $2,000: 9 decks.
$2,000 to $3,000: 16 decks.
$3,000 and up: 12 decks.

Decks per price band. The highlighted band, $300 to $400, holds the median deck at $346. 321 of these decks cost $250 or less.

WotC brackets

  • Bracket 1 (Exhibition)8% · 67
  • Bracket 2 (Core)5% · 39
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded)18% · 150
  • Bracket 4 (Optimized)66% · 564
  • Bracket 5 (cEDH)3% · 29

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Under $100 (104) Under $250 (321) Bracket 4 builds (564)

What The Mindskinner decks play

The 40 cards found most often across these 849 decks, with each card's current price. The bar is the share of decks running the card, and its green part is how far that share runs above the card's rate in every deck that could play it.

Creatures10

  • Ruin Crab71%$1.15
    Run in 603 of these decks (71%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Bruvac the Grandiloquent64%$42.24
    Run in 547 of these decks (64%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Terisian Mindbreaker53%$1.11
    Run in 447 of these decks (53%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Jace's Phantasm49%$0.26
    Run in 414 of these decks (49%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Hedron Crab47%$3.34
    Run in 402 of these decks (47%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Undead Alchemist46%$0.72
    Run in 388 of these decks (46%), 1% of decks that could run it.
4 more creatures
  • Fleet Swallower46%$1.23
    Run in 387 of these decks (46%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Soulless Jailer41%$1.44
    Run in 349 of these decks (41%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Zellix, Sanity Flayer40%$26.04
    Run in 336 of these decks (40%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Spark Double39%$5.03
    Run in 332 of these decks (39%), 6% of decks that could run it.

Instants8

  • Counterspell72%$1.62
    Run in 613 of these decks (72%), 46% of decks that could run it.
  • Negate52%$0.14
    Run in 440 of these decks (52%), 22% of decks that could run it.
  • Arcane Denial47%$1.79
    Run in 400 of these decks (47%), 23% of decks that could run it.
  • Aetherize47%$0.28
    Run in 397 of these decks (47%), 7% of decks that could run it.
  • An Offer You Can't Refuse45%$3.03
    Run in 380 of these decks (45%), 34% of decks that could run it.
  • High Tide44%$0.76
    Run in 372 of these decks (44%), 4% of decks that could run it.
  • Visions of Beyond42%$3.18
    Run in 360 of these decks (42%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Pongify41%$2.11
    Run in 347 of these decks (41%), 12% of decks that could run it.

Sorceries6

  • Fractured Sanity71%$2.42
    Run in 603 of these decks (71%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Maddening Cacophony69%$5.91
    Run in 588 of these decks (69%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Tasha's Hideous Laughter56%$2.73
    Run in 480 of these decks (56%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Traumatize45%$3.18
    Run in 380 of these decks (45%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Cut Your Losses44%$1.77
    Run in 376 of these decks (44%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Windfall40%$4.91
    Run in 338 of these decks (40%), 13% of decks that could run it.

Artifacts10

  • Sol Ring84%$1.00
    Run in 713 of these decks (84%), 86% of decks that could run it.
  • Swiftfoot Boots67%$1.48
    Run in 566 of these decks (67%), 33% of decks that could run it.
  • Arcane Signet65%$0.37
    Run in 549 of these decks (65%), 56% of decks that could run it.
  • Fireshrieker63%$0.21
    Run in 535 of these decks (63%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Sapphire Medallion63%$7.60
    Run in 534 of these decks (63%), 10% of decks that could run it.
  • The Water Crystal56%$3.46
    Run in 474 of these decks (56%), 2% of decks that could run it.
4 more artifacts
  • Lightning Greaves56%$3.68
    Run in 473 of these decks (56%), 31% of decks that could run it.
  • Bonehoard49%$0.24
    Run in 417 of these decks (49%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Riverchurn Monument45%$1.58
    Run in 382 of these decks (45%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Blackblade Reforged39%$2.65
    Run in 330 of these decks (39%), 5% of decks that could run it.

Enchantments4

  • Propaganda65%$1.80
    Run in 554 of these decks (65%), 15% of decks that could run it.
  • Fraying Sanity58%$0.52
    Run in 492 of these decks (58%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Psychic Corrosion51%$4.61
    Run in 436 of these decks (51%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Memory Erosion50%$7.10
    Run in 423 of these decks (50%), 1% of decks that could run it.

Lands2

  • Mystic Sanctuary47%$1.02
    Run in 395 of these decks (47%), 11% of decks that could run it.
  • Reliquary Tower43%$3.97
    Run in 368 of these decks (43%), 30% of decks that could run it.

Cards that set The Mindskinner decks apart

These show up in The Mindskinner decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.

  • Fractured Sanity$2.42

    71% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Ruin Crab$1.15

    71% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Maddening Cacophony$5.91

    69% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Bruvac the Grandiloquent$42.24

    64% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Fireshrieker$0.21

    63% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Fraying Sanity$0.52

    58% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

6 more signature cards

The Mindskinner combos

717 of these decks (84%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.

  1. Bruvac the GrandiloquentplusTerisian Mindbreaker

    Infinite mill

    38%323 decks
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  2. Bruvac the GrandiloquentplusMaddening Cacophony

    Infinite mill

    36%308 decks
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  3. Bruvac the GrandiloquentplusTraumatize

    Infinite mill

    34%288 decks
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  4. Fleet SwallowerplusFraying Sanity

    Infinite mill

    33%281 decks
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  5. Cut Your LossesplusFraying Sanity

    Infinite mill

    33%277 decks
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  6. Fraying SanityplusMaddening Cacophony

    Infinite mill, opponents locked

    30%256 decks
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  7. Riverchurn MonumentplusTerisian Mindbreaker

    Infinite mill

    27%226 decks
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  8. Fraying SanityplusTerisian Mindbreaker

    Infinite mill

    24%200 decks
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Commanders like The Mindskinner

Their decks lean on many of the same signature cards as The Mindskinner decks do.