Anhelo, the Painter (Commander) - Spell Copy

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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
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Common Crook
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
1.0%inclusion1 decks100 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Twinning Staff
81%inclusion215 decks264 decks
79%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
69%inclusion183 decks264 decks
63%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
64%inclusion169 decks264 decks
62%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
64%inclusion170 decks264 decks
61%synergy
Double Vision
64%inclusion168 decks264 decks
61%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
66%inclusion174 decks264 decks
59%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
60%inclusion159 decks264 decks
59%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
62%inclusion164 decks264 decks
58%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
64%inclusion170 decks264 decks
55%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
63%inclusion165 decks264 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
69%inclusion181 decks264 decks
54%synergy
Big Score
61%inclusion161 decks264 decks
54%synergy
Exsanguinate
50%inclusion132 decks264 decks
47%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
46%inclusion122 decks264 decks
41%synergy
Bedevil
44%inclusion116 decks264 decks
26%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
42%inclusion111 decks264 decks
41%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
41%inclusion108 decks264 decks
40%synergy
Ponder
41%inclusion107 decks264 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion103 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Bloodghast
39%inclusion102 decks264 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
43%inclusion114 decks264 decks
27%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion56 decks264 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion52 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion41 decks264 decks
2%synergy
Field of the Dead
13%inclusion35 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion28 decks264 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.7%inclusion23 decks264 decks
-8%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.8%inclusion18 decks264 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.8%inclusion18 decks264 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Will
6.1%inclusion16 decks264 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Dualcaster Mage
39%inclusion102 decks264 decks
33%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
36%inclusion89 decks245 decks
35%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
35%inclusion93 decks264 decks
33%synergy
Sinister Concierge
33%inclusion87 decks264 decks
32%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
32%inclusion70 decks216 decks
31%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
30%inclusion80 decks264 decks
29%synergy
Wizards of Thay
28%inclusion75 decks264 decks
26%synergy
Dogged Detective
27%inclusion72 decks264 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion67 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
25%inclusion67 decks264 decks
25%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
23%inclusion61 decks264 decks
21%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
21%inclusion56 decks264 decks
-5%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
21%inclusion55 decks264 decks
19%synergy
Guttersnipe
20%inclusion54 decks264 decks
15%synergy
Timeline Culler
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
19%inclusion51 decks264 decks
19%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
19%inclusion51 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
19%inclusion51 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Magnus the Red
17%inclusion46 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion31 decks179 decks
15%synergy
Skyclave Shade
15%inclusion39 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
13%inclusion35 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
12%inclusion22 decks179 decks
11%synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
12%inclusion31 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
12%inclusion31 decks264 decks
10%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion27 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Parnesse, the Subtle Brush
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Sneaky Snacker
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Miner
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.7%inclusion23 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Rekindling Phoenix
8.7%inclusion23 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
8.3%inclusion22 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.0%inclusion21 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.2%inclusion19 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Spellbinding Soprano
6.8%inclusion18 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
6.1%inclusion16 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Coruscation Mage
5.6%inclusion10 decks179 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
-6%synergy
Halo Forager
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Guildsworn Prowler
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Geralf, the Fleshwright
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Fact or Fiction
38%inclusion99 decks264 decks
29%synergy
Narset's Reversal
36%inclusion96 decks264 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Confluence
36%inclusion95 decks264 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion94 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion93 decks264 decks
-9%synergy
Reverberate
33%inclusion87 decks264 decks
30%synergy
Dig Through Time
32%inclusion85 decks264 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion84 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Maestros Charm
30%inclusion79 decks264 decks
26%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
28%inclusion74 decks264 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion68 decks264 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion66 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
25%inclusion65 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion55 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
20%inclusion53 decks264 decks
19%synergy
Seething Song
19%inclusion49 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion48 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Twincast
18%inclusion47 decks264 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion27 decks155 decks
5%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion45 decks264 decks
11%synergy
A Little Chat
17%inclusion44 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion44 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion44 decks264 decks
-9%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion44 decks264 decks
15%synergy
Reiterate
16%inclusion43 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion39 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Waste Management
15%inclusion39 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion39 decks264 decks
-14%synergy
Demand Answers
15%inclusion37 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Startle
14%inclusion38 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion38 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion38 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion29 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion37 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Rotten Reunion
14%inclusion36 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
14%inclusion36 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
14%inclusion36 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion27 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion35 decks264 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion26 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion33 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Quick Study
12%inclusion32 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
12%inclusion32 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion26 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Fury Storm
11%inclusion29 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Duplication
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
-9%synergy
Comet Storm
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Army of the Damned
38%inclusion100 decks264 decks
36%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
38%inclusion100 decks264 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion89 decks264 decks
-13%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion88 decks264 decks
27%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion81 decks264 decks
27%synergy
Make an Example
30%inclusion80 decks264 decks
29%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
30%inclusion79 decks264 decks
27%synergy
Brass's Bounty
28%inclusion74 decks264 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
26%inclusion68 decks264 decks
21%synergy
River's Rebuke
26%inclusion68 decks264 decks
24%synergy
Syphon Mind
25%inclusion65 decks264 decks
22%synergy
Maestros Confluence
22%inclusion58 decks264 decks
21%synergy
Crackle with Power
20%inclusion54 decks264 decks
20%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
19%inclusion51 decks264 decks
19%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
18%inclusion48 decks264 decks
18%synergy
Clone Legion
18%inclusion47 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion47 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion45 decks264 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion40 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion39 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Chain Reaction
14%inclusion38 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Spoils
14%inclusion38 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
13%inclusion35 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
13%inclusion35 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
13%inclusion34 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Time Warp
13%inclusion33 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Dread Summons
13%inclusion33 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Expropriate
11%inclusion29 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Flawless Forgery
11%inclusion28 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
10%inclusion24 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
-10%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
-11%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
9.5%inclusion25 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.1%inclusion24 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
9.1%inclusion24 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
9.1%inclusion24 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion23 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion21 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
8.0%inclusion21 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
7.6%inclusion20 decks264 decks
-17%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.6%inclusion20 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Boltwave
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
7.2%inclusion19 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Pact
7.2%inclusion19 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Twinflame
7.2%inclusion19 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.8%inclusion18 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Primal Amulet
29%inclusion77 decks264 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion67 decks264 decks
-4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion45 decks264 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion42 decks264 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.6%inclusion20 decks264 decks
-17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.1%inclusion16 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Metallurgic Summonings
27%inclusion71 decks264 decks
26%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
27%inclusion70 decks264 decks
26%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
26%inclusion68 decks264 decks
24%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
24%inclusion63 decks264 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
21%inclusion55 decks264 decks
19%synergy
Shark Typhoon
19%inclusion50 decks264 decks
18%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
18%inclusion47 decks264 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion45 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion42 decks264 decks
-9%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
11%inclusion29 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Sorcerer Class
11%inclusion29 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Extravagant Replication
9.1%inclusion24 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.0%inclusion21 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
6.4%inclusion17 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
5.7%inclusion14 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
-10%synergy
Dual Casting
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
38%inclusion100 decks264 decks
36%synergy
Professor Onyx
25%inclusion67 decks264 decks
24%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
20%inclusion52 decks264 decks
19%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.7%inclusion12 decks179 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion106 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion79 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion56 decks264 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion43 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion28 decks264 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion24 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Restless Spire
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion234 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion233 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
45%inclusion120 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion117 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
41%inclusion109 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion103 decks264 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion96 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion83 decks264 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
25%inclusion67 decks264 decks
-17%synergy
Séance Board
19%inclusion29 decks154 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion46 decks264 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion36 decks264 decks
-8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion27 decks264 decks
-10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion24 decks264 decks
-7%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
8.0%inclusion21 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
6.1%inclusion16 decks264 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion260 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion259 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion258 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion251 decks264 decks
3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
63%inclusion166 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion162 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
56%inclusion148 decks264 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion135 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion131 decks264 decks
40%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion130 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion118 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
42%inclusion112 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
42%inclusion112 decks264 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion109 decks264 decks
-4%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion101 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Theater
35%inclusion93 decks264 decks
25%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
35%inclusion92 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Training Center
35%inclusion92 decks264 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion92 decks264 decks
-7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
34%inclusion91 decks264 decks
24%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion91 decks264 decks
22%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
34%inclusion89 decks264 decks
-11%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion84 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion82 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion81 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion81 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion80 decks264 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
28%inclusion75 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion73 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion69 decks264 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion69 decks264 decks
-7%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion51 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion68 decks264 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion67 decks264 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion66 decks264 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion61 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22%inclusion59 decks264 decks
-4%synergy
Grixis Panorama
17%inclusion46 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion45 decks264 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion41 decks264 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion39 decks264 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion29 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion37 decks264 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion27 decks202 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion26 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13%inclusion33 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion33 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion33 decks264 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion31 decks264 decks
-3%synergy