Anhelo, the Painter (Commander) - Optimized

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Oscorp Industries
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Common Crook
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Multiversal Passage
4.4%inclusion2 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Twinning Staff
77%inclusion85 decks110 decks
74%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
69%inclusion76 decks110 decks
67%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
59%inclusion65 decks110 decks
58%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
65%inclusion71 decks110 decks
58%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
63%inclusion69 decks110 decks
56%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
59%inclusion65 decks110 decks
56%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
60%inclusion66 decks110 decks
51%synergy
Bloodghast
52%inclusion57 decks110 decks
50%synergy
Big Score
55%inclusion61 decks110 decks
48%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
50%inclusion55 decks110 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
50%inclusion55 decks110 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
46%inclusion51 decks110 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion50 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Double Vision
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
42%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
37%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
36%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
31%synergy
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion63 decks110 decks
35%synergy
Jeska's Will
55%inclusion60 decks110 decks
39%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
46%inclusion51 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Mystical Tutor
42%inclusion46 decks110 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion42 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Field of the Dead
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Underworld Breach
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Baral and Kari Zev
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
34%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Sinister Concierge
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Dogged Detective
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
23%synergy
Timeline Culler
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Wizards of Thay
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Confidant
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Magnus the Red
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Skyclave Shade
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Miner
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Rekindling Phoenix
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Sneaky Snacker
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
32%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Narset's Reversal
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Confluence
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Maestros Charm
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Tragic Slip
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Nexus of Fate
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Rotten Reunion
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Reverberate
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Fury Storm
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Demand Answers
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Startle
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Waste Management
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Duplication
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Drag the Canal
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Consider
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
-14%synergy
Make an Example
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Army of the Damned
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Expressive Iteration
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Solve the Equation
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Expropriate
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
20%synergy
River's Rebuke
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Time Warp
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Brass's Bounty
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Mana Geyser
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Crackle with Power
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Twinflame
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Confluence
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Smog
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spoils
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Temporal Mastery
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Bribery
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Clone Legion
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Dark Petition
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-15%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Primal Amulet
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-16%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Shark Typhoon
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Extravagant Replication
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Professor Onyx
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Restless Spire
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion105 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion102 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46%inclusion51 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
45%inclusion50 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
42%inclusion46 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Séance Board
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Opal
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion105 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion104 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Island
95%inclusion104 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion102 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
74%inclusion81 decks110 decks
28%synergy
Xander's Lounge
70%inclusion77 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Steam Vents
69%inclusion76 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Blood Crypt
68%inclusion75 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion66 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
60%inclusion66 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Scalding Tarn
55%inclusion61 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
55%inclusion61 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Training Center
52%inclusion57 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
-14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Luxury Suite
42%inclusion46 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Reef
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
-12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
-12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
-12%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Theater
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Volcanic Island
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
6%synergy