Anhelo, the Painter (Commander) - Budget Core

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Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
How Fun Are All of the Grixis Commanders?
There are dozens of Grixis commanders available now. But which ones are fun to play? Let's break them all down.
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Common Crook
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
81%inclusion61 decks75 decks
74%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
75%inclusion56 decks75 decks
71%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
76%inclusion57 decks75 decks
71%synergy
Army of the Damned
71%inclusion53 decks75 decks
69%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
68%inclusion51 decks75 decks
67%synergy
Double Vision
69%inclusion52 decks75 decks
67%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
59%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
56%synergy
Fact or Fiction
64%inclusion48 decks75 decks
56%synergy
River's Rebuke
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
51%synergy
Dig Through Time
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
48%synergy
Dogged Detective
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
51%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Confluence
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
48%synergy
Maestros Charm
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Skyclave Shade
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Forsaken Miner
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
42%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Cult Conscript
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Sinister Concierge
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Guttersnipe
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Spellbinding Soprano
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Mocking Sprite
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Halo Forager
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Gutterbones
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Prized Amalgam
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Parnesse, the Subtle Brush
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Sneaky Snacker
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Woe Strider
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Rekindling Phoenix
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Magnus the Red
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Pink Horror
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Tenacious Underdog
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Wizards of Thay
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Timeline Culler
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Dire Rat
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Bloodghast
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Ozox, the Clattering King
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Reef Worm
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Syrix, Carrier of the Flame
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
7%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Guildsworn Prowler
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Dire Fleet Daredevil
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
44%synergy
Bedevil
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Waste Management
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Startle
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Opt
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
28%synergy
A Little Chat
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Quick Study
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Rotten Reunion
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Audacious Swap
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Body Count
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Flip the Switch
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Electric Revelation
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Complete the Circuit
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Expel from Orazca
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Comet Storm
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Murder
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Snap
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Breath of Malfegor
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-38%synergy
Laughing Mad
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Run Away Together
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Consider
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Make Disappear
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Saw It Coming
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Electrodominance
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Flawless Forgery
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
45%synergy
Talrand's Invocation
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
44%synergy
Rise from the Tides
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
42%synergy
Syphon Mind
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Maestros Confluence
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
41%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Dread Summons
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Seize the Spoils
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Chain Reaction
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Clone Legion
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Deep Analysis
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Xander's Pact
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Treasure Cruise
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Damnable Pact
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Syphon Flesh
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Reign of the Pit
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Brass's Bounty
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Hex
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Necrotic Hex
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Make an Example
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
From Under the Floorboards
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Zndrsplt's Judgment
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Illicit Shipment
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Mob Rule
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Tormenting Voice
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Call the Skybreaker
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Wake the Dragon
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Mass Mutiny
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Spelltwine
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Cut of the Profits
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Aether Gale
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Moan of the Unhallowed
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Decode Transmissions
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Confluence
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Hostile Takeover
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Twinning Staff
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Mimic Vat
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Giant's Amulet
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-19%synergy
Enchantments
Swarm Intelligence
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Fiery Inscription
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Extravagant Replication
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Sorcerer Class
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Open the Graves
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-26%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
-21%synergy
Sol Ring
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
-33%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Signet
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-28%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-35%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-33%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Séance Board
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion75 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion68 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Theater
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
42%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Thriving Moor
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Thriving Isle
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Thriving Bluff
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Ash Barrens
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Seething Landscape
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Grixis Panorama
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
-24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-31%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Waterfront District
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Tramway Station
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Cliffgate
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-34%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-21%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy