Mairsil, the Pretender: Control
$0.46
$0.46Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Mairsil, the Pretender players are trying out in Control decks.
Turbulent Springs+12% Synergy
$6.18
Scorched Geyser+12% Synergy
$2.50
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Mairsil, the Pretender's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Aetherling+92% Synergy
$0.27
Arcanis the Omnipotent+87% Synergy
$0.41
Nevinyrral's Disk+72% Synergy
$1.56
Asmodeus the Archfiend+69% Synergy
$0.33
Entomb+60% Synergy
$16.75
Anger+51% Synergy
$0.42
Buried Alive+50% Synergy
$0.76
Torchling+46% Synergy
$0.16
Tree of Perdition+46% Synergy
$3.15
Thousand-Year Elixir+46% Synergy
$15.61
Top Cards
The staple cards most Mairsil, the Pretender Control decks run as their core.
Morphling+42% Synergy
$44.75
Shauku, Endbringer+42% Synergy
$2.05
Hateflayer+42% Synergy
$2.53
Cavern Harpy+42% Synergy
$0.26
Frantic Search+37% Synergy
$0.51
Pack Rat+36% Synergy
$2.82
Faithless Looting+34% Synergy
$0.28
Toxic Deluge+30% Synergy
$4.98
Mystic Remora+27% Synergy
$11.44
Windfall+19% Synergy
$4.34
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Mairsil, the Pretender Control game on their own.
The One Ring+30% Synergy
$101.75
Gamble+28% Synergy
$14.84
Vampiric Tutor+23% Synergy
$62.01
Opposition Agent+18% Synergy
$23.76
Demonic Tutor+17% Synergy
$70.03
Force of Will+16% Synergy
$70.22
Rhystic Study+15% Synergy
$69.44
Mana Vault+14% Synergy
$105.77
Cyclonic Rift+6% Synergy
$41.26
Fierce Guardianship+3% Synergy
$56.78
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Mairsil, the Pretender decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Quicksilver Elemental+38% Synergy
$23.04
Endling+34% Synergy
$0.34
Oriq Loremage+34% Synergy
$0.62
Eater of the Dead+31% Synergy
$0.87
Minion of Leshrac+31% Synergy
$0.78
Cephalid Inkshrouder+27% Synergy
$0.35
Mirror-Mad Phantasm+27% Synergy
$0.71
Vivi Ornitier+25% Synergy
$36.29
Marvin, Murderous Mimic+24% Synergy
$3.45
Ulamog's Dreadsire+23% Synergy
$3.29
Horseshoe Crab+23% Synergy
$0.16
Galecaster Colossus+22% Synergy
$2.64
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces+20% Synergy
$32.56
Memnarch+19% Synergy
$6.24
Crystalline Crawler+19% Synergy
$0.39
Pili-Pala+19% Synergy
$3.20
Sakashima the Impostor+18% Synergy
$18.19
Goblin Engineer+18% Synergy
$9.84
Joo Dee, One of Many+16% Synergy
$0.20
Avatar of Woe+15% Synergy
$4.48
Necrotic Ooze+15% Synergy
$2.16
Mercurial Chemister+15% Synergy
$0.11
Kozilek, the Great Distortion+15% Synergy
$5.22
Spikeshot Elder+15% Synergy
$0.26
Cinderhaze Wretch+15% Synergy
$0.21
Jace's Archivist+13% Synergy
$8.74
Azami, Lady of Scrolls+13% Synergy
$0.37
Spark Double+12% Synergy
$13.50
Sphinx of Magosi+12% Synergy
$0.17
Xathrid Gorgon+12% Synergy
$0.35
Cabal Initiate+11% Synergy
$0.20
Viashino Heretic+11% Synergy
$0.45
Doom Whisperer+11% Synergy
$6.24
Walking Ballista+11% Synergy
$10.03
Arco-Flagellant+11% Synergy
$0.35
Blighted Bat+11% Synergy
$0.13
Argent Sphinx+11% Synergy
$0.20
Chainer, Dementia Master+11% Synergy
$0.30
Geth, Lord of the Vault+11% Synergy
$0.82
Patron of the Moon+11% Synergy
$3.68
Displacer Kitten+10% Synergy
$37.18
Harmonic Prodigy+9% Synergy
$2.84
Gogo, Master of Mimicry+9% Synergy
$3.46
Chameleon, Master of Disguise+8% Synergy
$0.92
Thassa's Oracle+7% Synergy
$22.93
Phyrexian Metamorph+6% Synergy
$2.04
Simian Spirit Guide+4% Synergy
$3.18
Dauthi Voidwalker+4% Synergy
$5.36
Notion Thief+4% Synergy
$1.61
Nightscape Familiar-12% Synergy
$0.42
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Mairsil, the Pretender's Control deck ahead.
Essence Flux+28% Synergy
$1.53
Thrill of Possibility+19% Synergy
$0.27
Intuition+17% Synergy
$315.64
Gifts Ungiven+17% Synergy
$5.12
Teferi's Time Twist+17% Synergy
$0.70
Force of Negation+15% Synergy
$49.82
Pact of Negation+15% Synergy
$18.57
Three Steps Ahead+13% Synergy
$7.84
Ghostly Flicker+12% Synergy
$1.68
Stubborn Denial+10% Synergy
$4.72
Forbidden Alchemy+10% Synergy
$0.08
Thirst for Knowledge+10% Synergy
$0.32
Muddle the Mixture+9% Synergy
$1.88
Drown in the Loch+9% Synergy
$1.36
Lim-Dûl's Vault+9% Synergy
$7.62
Wild Unraveling+9% Synergy
$0.13
Demonic Consultation+8% Synergy
$5.46
Baleful Mastery+8% Synergy
$4.03
Geistwave+8% Synergy
$0.25
Grim Affliction+8% Synergy
$0.40
Flusterstorm+7% Synergy
$9.13
Reject Imperfection+7% Synergy
$0.26
Experimental Augury+7% Synergy
$0.33
Mystical Tutor+6% Synergy
$17.28
Chain of Vapor+6% Synergy
$15.10
Mindbreak Trap+6% Synergy
$15.83
Demand Answers+6% Synergy
$0.46
Pyroblast+6% Synergy
$11.06
Blur+6% Synergy
$0.32
Flare of Denial+6% Synergy
$3.29
Cabal Ritual+5% Synergy
$15.78
Fact or Fiction+5% Synergy
$0.22
Consider+5% Synergy
$0.30
Swan Song+4% Synergy
$7.86
Brain Freeze+4% Synergy
$3.75
Mana Drain+3% Synergy
$52.75
Abrade+2% Synergy
$0.28
Mental Misstep+1% Synergy
$10.39
Tainted Pact+1% Synergy
$38.25
An Offer You Can't Refuse0% Synergy
$2.26
Deadly Rollick-2% Synergy
$26.21
Dark Ritual-3% Synergy
$4.19
Rakdos Charm-3% Synergy
$0.38
Deflecting Swat-4% Synergy
$68.53
Withering Torment-4% Synergy
$3.27
Arcane Denial-5% Synergy
$1.46
Brainstorm-6% Synergy
$1.43
Negate-7% Synergy
$0.14
Counterspell-10% Synergy
$3.43
Chaos Warp-16% Synergy
$0.38
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Mairsil, the Pretender.
Careful Study+33% Synergy
$4.92
Unmarked Grave+25% Synergy
$2.97
Lively Dirge+18% Synergy
$1.18
Cathartic Reunion+17% Synergy
$0.27
Burning Inquiry+17% Synergy
$3.42
Strategic Planning+15% Synergy
$0.16
Winternight Stories+14% Synergy
$2.31
Grim Tutor+11% Synergy
$23.87
Final Parting+11% Synergy
$0.35
Tormenting Voice+11% Synergy
$0.14
Quantum Misalignment+10% Synergy
$16.31
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+9% Synergy
$12.94
Ember Island Production+7% Synergy
$0.28
Contentious Plan+7% Synergy
$0.41
Temporal Mastery+7% Synergy
$4.09
Quasiduplicate+7% Synergy
$0.57
By Force+7% Synergy
$0.36
Chart a Course+5% Synergy
$0.16
Step Through+5% Synergy
$0.21
Imperial Seal+4% Synergy
$156.62
Damnation+4% Synergy
$21.38
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$2.85
Singularity Rupture+4% Synergy
$1.09
Night's Whisper+3% Synergy
$0.31
Whispering Madness+1% Synergy
$4.18
Diabolic Intent0% Synergy
$16.10
Ponder-1% Synergy
$2.00
Vandalblast-8% Synergy
$2.21
Reanimate-9% Synergy
$8.59
Blasphemous Act-10% Synergy
$0.82
Feed the Swarm-13% Synergy
$0.33
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Mairsil, the Pretender Control decks.
Pendant of Prosperity+38% Synergy
$1.07
Staff of Domination+34% Synergy
$11.94
Mirage Mirror+15% Synergy
$0.61
Sensei's Divining Top+12% Synergy
$47.01
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+11% Synergy
$3.63
The Enigma Jewel+11% Synergy
$1.18
The Fire Crystal+9% Synergy
$6.26
Fishing Pole+8% Synergy
$0.16
Weatherlight Compleated+8% Synergy
$0.60
Investigator's Journal+8% Synergy
$0.22
Jar of Eyeballs+8% Synergy
$0.24
Serrated Arrows+8% Synergy
$0.57
Essence Bottle+8% Synergy
$0.20
Mercadian Lift+8% Synergy
$0.42
Heartstone+8% Synergy
$3.00
Heirloom Mirror+8% Synergy
$0.21
Fraying Line+8% Synergy
$0.14
Briber's Purse+8% Synergy
$0.29
Magnetic Web+8% Synergy
$0.66
Smokestack+8% Synergy
$4.79
Wishclaw Talisman+7% Synergy
$1.86
Conjurer's Closet+7% Synergy
$3.73
Illusionist's Bracers+7% Synergy
$5.21
Peter Parker's Camera+7% Synergy
$1.71
The Fire Nation Drill+6% Synergy
$0.30
Wand of Wonder+6% Synergy
$2.10
Requiem Monolith+6% Synergy
$0.36
Isochron Scepter+5% Synergy
$12.89
Lightning Greaves-14% Synergy
$3.93
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Mairsil, the Pretender decks.
Training Grounds+19% Synergy
$7.06
Candlekeep Sage+11% Synergy
$0.26
Legacy's Allure+8% Synergy
$0.37
Deadly Designs+8% Synergy
$0.10
Grasping Shadows+8% Synergy
$0.21
Venarian Gold+8% Synergy
$0.44
Tolarian Contempt+8% Synergy
$0.18
Night Dealings+8% Synergy
$1.18
Orcish Mine+8% Synergy
$0.16
Blood Spatter Analysis+8% Synergy
$0.12
Temporal Distortion+8% Synergy
$0.35
Illicit Masquerade+8% Synergy
$0.22
Counterbalance+7% Synergy
$6.87
Ominous Seas+7% Synergy
$1.54
Fervor+7% Synergy
$4.62
Necromancy+5% Synergy
$17.23
Underworld Breach+4% Synergy
$12.45
Descent into Avernus+4% Synergy
$13.42
Animate Dead-1% Synergy
$4.74
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Mairsil, the Pretender's Control game plan.
Ashiok, Dream Render+10% Synergy
$1.78
Dack Fayden+10% Synergy
$6.44
Narset, Parter of Veils+9% Synergy
$2.95
Karn, the Great Creator+7% Synergy
$4.44
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker+5% Synergy
$2.88
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God+5% Synergy
$4.88
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Mairsil, the Pretender Control decks.
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+36% Synergy
$60.97
Riptide Laboratory+35% Synergy
$0.63
Command Beacon+14% Synergy
$6.42
Agna Qel'a+14% Synergy
$1.35
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+13% Synergy
$57.13
Cephalid Coliseum+13% Synergy
$0.32
Arena of Glory+10% Synergy
$9.74
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$0.63
Ancient Tomb+6% Synergy
$125.34
Nephalia Drownyard+6% Synergy
$0.25
Karn's Bastion+6% Synergy
$2.16
Nesting Grounds+6% Synergy
$0.30
Academy Ruins+4% Synergy
$8.69
Otawara, Soaring City+3% Synergy
$31.72
Vault of Whispers+2% Synergy
$4.84
Seat of the Synod+2% Synergy
$0.71
Desolate Lighthouse+2% Synergy
$0.21
Great Furnace+2% Synergy
$2.14
Mistrise Village+1% Synergy
$9.24
Geier Reach Sanitarium+1% Synergy
$1.71
Reliquary Tower-28% Synergy
$2.76
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Mairsil, the Pretender's Control strategy.
Gilded Lotus+55% Synergy
$0.54
Chromatic Orrery+15% Synergy
$36.46
Chrome Mox+14% Synergy
$158.66
Talisman of Creativity+13% Synergy
$2.01
Basalt Monolith+13% Synergy
$3.94
The Eternity Elevator+12% Synergy
$2.05
Coveted Jewel+11% Synergy
$0.34
Lotus Petal+9% Synergy
$38.08
Mox Diamond+8% Synergy
$1076.87
Component Pouch+8% Synergy
$5.11
Spell Satchel+8% Synergy
$0.12
Fellwar Stone+7% Synergy
$0.60
Lotus Blossom+7% Synergy
$0.39
Bandit's Haul+7% Synergy
$0.25
Dimir Signet+4% Synergy
$1.19
Mox Opal+4% Synergy
$229.90
Replicating Ring+4% Synergy
$1.15
Talisman of Indulgence+3% Synergy
$2.99
Grim Monolith+3% Synergy
$459.66
Izzet Signet+2% Synergy
$0.39
Talisman of Dominance+1% Synergy
$2.58
Lion's Eye Diamond+1% Synergy
$761.24
Rakdos Signet-2% Synergy
$2.19
Arcane Signet-7% Synergy
$0.46
Sol Ring-17% Synergy
$1.40
Lands
The mana base behind Mairsil, the Pretender's Control decks.
City of Brass+28% Synergy
$9.98
Thundering Falls+28% Synergy
$16.38
Oscorp Industries+25% Synergy
$0.57
Bloodstained Mire+22% Synergy
$17.82
Watery Grave+21% Synergy
$12.40
Scalding Tarn+21% Synergy
$38.66
Marsh Flats+21% Synergy
$30.45
Raucous Theater+20% Synergy
$11.68
Flooded Strand+20% Synergy
$15.52
Polluted Delta+19% Synergy
$18.92
Gemstone Caverns+19% Synergy
$48.66
Blood Crypt+16% Synergy
$10.10
Mana Confluence+15% Synergy
$33.09
Undercity Sewers+14% Synergy
$19.18
Shivan Reef+13% Synergy
$0.33
Misty Rainforest+13% Synergy
$36.10
Steam Vents+12% Synergy
$11.18
Underground Sea+12% Synergy
Volcanic Island+12% Synergy
Fabled Passage+12% Synergy
$1.02
Prismatic Vista+12% Synergy
$39.06
Underground River+11% Synergy
$1.42
Badlands+11% Synergy
Wooded Foothills+11% Synergy
$17.02
Verdant Catacombs+10% Synergy
$32.22
Arid Mesa+10% Synergy
$33.45
Cavern of Souls+8% Synergy
$49.78
Morphic Pool+7% Synergy
$27.85
Reflecting Pool+7% Synergy
$17.20
Izzet Boilerworks+4% Synergy
$0.36
Xander's Lounge+3% Synergy
$11.76
Command Tower+1% Synergy
$0.25
Exotic Orchard+1% Synergy
$0.36
Sunken Hollow-1% Synergy
$0.36
Training Center-1% Synergy
$15.42
Dragonskull Summit-3% Synergy
$0.52
Sulfurous Springs-5% Synergy
$1.09
Stormcarved Coast-6% Synergy
$2.08
Haunted Ridge-6% Synergy
$8.45
Drowned Catacomb-8% Synergy
$2.51
Luxury Suite-8% Synergy
$26.54
Evolving Wilds-8% Synergy
$0.39
Shipwreck Marsh-9% Synergy
$7.35
Smoldering Marsh-10% Synergy
$0.35
Swamp-11% Synergy
$0.07
Mountain-11% Synergy
$0.08
Island-12% Synergy
$0.07
Sulfur Falls-12% Synergy
$0.31
Path of Ancestry-15% Synergy
$0.32
Crumbling Necropolis-26% Synergy
$0.34
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Mairsil, the Pretender: Control.
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Siani, Eye of the Storm
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // The Prismatic Piper
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Sword Coast Sailor
The Fifteenth Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Siani, Eye of the Storm
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Tormod, the Desecrator
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Ioreth of the Healing House
Fblthp, the Lost
Kaho, Minamo Historian
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Shameless Charlatan
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Cultist of the Absolute
Kyoki, Sanity's Eclipse
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Cormela, Glamour Thief
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Agent of the Iron Throne
Gwenom, Remorseless
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
The Ninth Doctor // Barbara Wright
The Ninth Doctor // Adric, Mathematical Genius
The Twelfth Doctor // Martha Jones
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Tavern Brawler
The Twelfth Doctor // Donna Noble
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Krark, the Thumbless
Kairi, the Swirling Sky
Trazyn the Infinite
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire
Acererak the Archlich
Tazri, Stalwart Survivor