Anhelo, the Painter (Commander) - Budget 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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Common Crook
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
J. Jonah Jameson
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Interdimensional Web Watch
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ominous Asylum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Twinning Staff
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
79%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
68%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
65%synergy
Double Vision
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
61%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Maestros Confluence
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Frantic Search
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Waste Management
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Army of the Damned
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Bedevil
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Extravagant Replication
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Flawless Forgery
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Clone Legion
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Hex
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Parnesse, the Subtle Brush
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Sinister Concierge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Mocking Sprite
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Rekindling Phoenix
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Dogged Detective
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Skyclave Shade
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Guttersnipe
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Bloodghast
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Spellbinding Soprano
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Undercity Dire Rat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shadow the Hedgehog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Locke, Treasure Hunter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Spider-Islanders
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Beamsaw Prospector
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Pyre Hound
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Halo Forager
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Evelyn, the Covetous
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Urabrask
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Decadent Dragon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
The Reality Chip
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Flux Channeler
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Auton Soldier
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth's Faithful
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Archaeomancer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Omnispell Adept
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Ammit Eternal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Charm
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Bolt
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Fact or Fiction
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Mystic Confluence
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Audacious Swap
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dig Through Time
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
A Little Chat
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Nexus of Fate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Charm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-28%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Return the Favor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Vraska's Fall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Negate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-14%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Soul Manipulation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Time Stop
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Make Disappear
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Disembowel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Body Count
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Searing Spear
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Join the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Consumed by Greed
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Curtains' Call
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Infusion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Aether Spike
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Quench
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Serum Snare
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Radical Idea
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sacrifice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Reject Imperfection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Fury Storm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Preordain
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Make an Example
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Chain Reaction
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Xander's Pact
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Talrand's Invocation
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Brass's Bounty
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Damnable Pact
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Dread Summons
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Solve the Equation
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Time Stretch
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Replication
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Twinflame
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Blatant Thievery
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Sever the Bloodline
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Reign of the Pit
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Stitch in Time
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Temporal Mastery
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
River's Rebuke
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Worst Fears
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Evil Reawakened
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Risky Research
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Random Encounter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Flood of Recollection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Absorb Vis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Explosive Singularity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rise from the Tides
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Part the Waterveil
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Zndrsplt's Judgment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mimic Vat
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Wand of Wonder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Rod of Absorption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Helm of Awakening
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cloud Key
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Moonsilver Key
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Armillary Sphere
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Winged Boots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Smuggler's Buggy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Cryptic Pursuit
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Cast Through Time
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Font of Magic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Public Enemy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Determined Iteration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Captive Audience
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Storm of Saruman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rising of the Day
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dark Prophecy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Jaya Ballard
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mordenkainen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-17%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Multiversal Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Radiant Fountain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Signet
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-33%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Prophetic Prism
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Glistening Sphere
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Crowded Crypt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-40%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Choked Estuary
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Thriving Moor
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Thriving Bluff
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Path of Ancestry
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Isle
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Maestros Theater
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Grixis Panorama
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Xander's Lounge
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sinister Hideout
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-24%synergy
Crossroads Village
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-36%synergy
Temple of Malice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Peak
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-24%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Canyon Slough
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Citadel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-13%synergy