Anhelo, the Painter (Commander) - Budget Spellslinger

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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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MTGStocks
Timeline Culler
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cormela, Glamour Thief
89% of 194 decks +84% synergy
Double Vision
85% of 194 decks +82% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
87% of 194 decks +79% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
82% of 194 decks +79% synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
74% of 194 decks +73% synergy
Army of the Damned
72% of 194 decks +70% synergy
Mystic Confluence
68% of 194 decks +65% synergy
Frantic Search
77% of 194 decks +64% synergy
Maestros Charm
65% of 194 decks +62% synergy
River's Rebuke
62% of 194 decks +60% synergy
Top Cards
Kess, Dissident Mage
68% of 194 decks +58% synergy
Fact or Fiction
66% of 194 decks +58% synergy
Bedevil
66% of 194 decks +48% synergy
Feed the Swarm
63% of 194 decks +30% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
63% of 194 decks +56% synergy
Twinning Staff
61% of 194 decks +58% synergy
Dogged Detective
60% of 194 decks +59% synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
59% of 194 decks +58% synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
54% of 162 decks +52% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
51% of 194 decks +47% synergy
Creatures
Sinister Concierge
48% of 194 decks +47% synergy
Skyclave Shade
46% of 194 decks +45% synergy
Errant, Street Artist
45% of 194 decks +44% synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
43% of 194 decks +41% synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
40% of 194 decks +39% synergy
Squee, the Immortal
39% of 194 decks +39% synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
38% of 194 decks +35% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
38% of 194 decks +31% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
32% of 194 decks +25% synergy
Guttersnipe
32% of 194 decks +26% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31% of 194 decks +16% synergy
Forsaken Miner
30% of 139 decks +30% synergy
Dualcaster Mage
29% of 194 decks +23% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
28% of 194 decks +3% synergy
Mocking Sprite
26% of 194 decks +25% synergy
Poppet Stitcher
26% of 194 decks +24% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
25% of 110 decks +23% synergy
Spellbinding Soprano
25% of 194 decks +25% synergy
Wizards of Thay
22% of 194 decks +20% synergy
Cult Conscript
22% of 194 decks +21% synergy
Halo Forager
21% of 194 decks +20% synergy
Woe Strider
21% of 194 decks +20% synergy
Magnus the Red
21% of 194 decks +19% synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
20% of 194 decks +20% synergy
Rekindling Phoenix
20% of 194 decks +19% synergy
Parnesse, the Subtle Brush
19% of 194 decks +18% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18% of 194 decks +16% synergy
Pink Horror
15% of 194 decks +14% synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
15% of 194 decks +14% synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
15% of 110 decks +15% synergy
Archmage of Runes
13% of 60 decks +11% synergy
Malevolent Hermit
12% of 194 decks +11% synergy
Gutterbones
12% of 194 decks +12% synergy
Prized Amalgam
12% of 194 decks +12% synergy
Tenacious Underdog
12% of 194 decks +12% synergy
Puppeteer Clique
11% of 194 decks +7% synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
10% of 194 decks +9% synergy
Sneaky Snacker
8% of 119 decks +7% synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
7% of 194 decks +7% synergy
Bloodghast
7% of 194 decks +6% synergy
Haughty Djinn
7% of 194 decks +6% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7% of 122 decks +3% synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
7% of 123 decks +6% synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
6% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Mysidian Elder
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Shambling Cie'th
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Syrix, Carrier of the Flame
6% of 194 decks +6% synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
6% of 194 decks +5% synergy
Infernal Vessel
5% of 57 decks +5% synergy
Ozox, the Clattering King
5% of 58 decks +5% synergy
Instants
Dig Through Time
49% of 194 decks +45% synergy
Big Score
45% of 194 decks +38% synergy
A Little Chat
41% of 194 decks +40% synergy
Chaos Warp
40% of 194 decks +2% synergy
Waste Management
40% of 194 decks +39% synergy
Opt
39% of 194 decks +34% synergy
Rakdos Charm
37% of 194 decks +22% synergy
Terminate
32% of 194 decks +5% synergy
Startle
32% of 194 decks +32% synergy
Tragic Slip
32% of 194 decks +30% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
31% of 194 decks +23% synergy
Negate
29% of 194 decks +6% synergy
Counterspell
27% of 194 decks -17% synergy
Quick Study
24% of 194 decks +23% synergy
Silundi Vision
22% of 194 decks +21% synergy
Village Rites
21% of 194 decks +16% synergy
Audacious Swap
20% of 194 decks +20% synergy
Prismari Command
20% of 194 decks +15% synergy
Rotten Reunion
18% of 194 decks +18% synergy
Body Count
15% of 194 decks +15% synergy
Brainstorm
15% of 194 decks -2% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15% of 124 decks +11% synergy
Comet Storm
14% of 194 decks +14% synergy
Dark Ritual
14% of 194 decks -18% synergy
Hostile Negotiations
13% of 194 decks +12% synergy
Abrade
12% of 194 decks +3% synergy
Izzet Charm
11% of 194 decks +9% synergy
Lightning Bolt
11% of 194 decks +4% synergy
Snap
10% of 194 decks +4% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
9% of 194 decks +8% synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
9% of 194 decks +8% synergy
Consider
8% of 194 decks +3% synergy
Soul Shatter
8% of 194 decks +5% synergy
Demand Answers
8% of 173 decks +6% synergy
Display of Power
7% of 194 decks +6% synergy
Complete the Circuit
6% of 194 decks +6% synergy
Deadly Dispute
6% of 194 decks -1% synergy
Withering Torment
6% of 83 decks -7% synergy
Expansion // Explosion
6% of 194 decks +5% synergy
Crosis's Charm
6% of 194 decks +2% synergy
Storm King's Thunder
6% of 194 decks +5% synergy
Consumed by Greed
6% of 108 decks +5% synergy
Murder
5% of 194 decks +2% synergy
Arcane Denial
5% of 194 decks -24% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5% of 80 decks +4% synergy
Sorceries
Maestros Confluence
50% of 194 decks +49% synergy
Drawn from Dreams
47% of 194 decks +47% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
46% of 194 decks +41% synergy
Flawless Forgery
45% of 194 decks +45% synergy
Ponder
42% of 194 decks +33% synergy
Talrand's Invocation
41% of 194 decks +40% synergy
Clone Legion
39% of 194 decks +37% synergy
Preordain
39% of 194 decks +32% synergy
Make an Example
38% of 194 decks +37% synergy
Chain Reaction
38% of 194 decks +35% synergy
Dread Summons
35% of 194 decks +34% synergy
Deep Analysis
34% of 194 decks +30% synergy
Rise from the Tides
34% of 194 decks +33% synergy
Syphon Mind
32% of 194 decks +29% synergy
Exsanguinate
25% of 194 decks +21% synergy
Damnable Pact
23% of 194 decks +21% synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
21% of 194 decks +20% synergy
Hex
20% of 194 decks +20% synergy
Seize the Spoils
18% of 194 decks +16% synergy
Xander's Pact
17% of 194 decks +17% synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
16% of 185 decks +14% synergy
Brass's Bounty
15% of 194 decks +13% synergy
Pirate's Pillage
15% of 194 decks +14% synergy
Blasphemous Act
15% of 194 decks -33% synergy
Cut // Ribbons
15% of 194 decks +14% synergy
Reign of the Pit
14% of 194 decks +14% synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
12% of 194 decks +12% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12% of 194 decks +7% synergy
Suplex
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
10% of 161 decks +9% synergy
Illicit Shipment
10% of 194 decks +9% synergy
Sever the Bloodline
10% of 194 decks +10% synergy
Mana Geyser
9% of 194 decks +5% synergy
Solve the Equation
9% of 194 decks +7% synergy
Syphon Flesh
9% of 194 decks +8% synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
9% of 80 decks +8% synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
8% of 190 decks +4% synergy
Faithless Looting
8% of 194 decks -12% synergy
Treasure Cruise
8% of 194 decks +4% synergy
Mob Rule
7% of 194 decks +4% synergy
Fevered Suspicion
7% of 194 decks +5% synergy
Call the Skybreaker
7% of 194 decks +7% synergy
Tormenting Voice
7% of 194 decks +6% synergy
Combat Tutorial
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Memories Returning
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Spelltwine
6% of 194 decks +5% synergy
Zndrsplt's Judgment
6% of 194 decks +6% synergy
Wake the Dragon
6% of 194 decks +4% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6% of 194 decks +2% synergy
Relm's Sketching
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
49% of 194 decks +35% synergy
Lightning Greaves
28% of 194 decks -2% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16% of 194 decks +14% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15% of 194 decks -9% synergy
Mimic Vat
14% of 194 decks +12% synergy
Lunatic Pandora
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Ghoulish Procession
47% of 194 decks +47% synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
46% of 194 decks +45% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
27% of 194 decks +26% synergy
Extravagant Replication
20% of 194 decks +15% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
20% of 194 decks +19% synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
18% of 194 decks +17% synergy
Fiery Inscription
15% of 194 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Bombardment
14% of 194 decks +12% synergy
Sorcerer Class
11% of 194 decks +10% synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
10% of 194 decks +8% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
9% of 194 decks +8% synergy
Shark Typhoon
8% of 194 decks +7% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7% of 194 decks +5% synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
6% of 194 decks +6% synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
6% of 161 decks +5% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6% of 161 decks +5% synergy
Determined Iteration
5% of 194 decks +3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
13% of 194 decks +11% synergy
Professor Onyx
7% of 194 decks +6% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
13% of 194 decks -22% synergy
Bojuka Bog
13% of 194 decks -12% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6% of 194 decks +2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85% of 194 decks -4% synergy
Sol Ring
76% of 194 decks -14% synergy
Izzet Signet
63% of 194 decks +27% synergy
Rakdos Signet
63% of 194 decks +25% synergy
Dimir Signet
62% of 194 decks +22% synergy
Fellwar Stone
57% of 194 decks +22% synergy
Commander's Sphere
37% of 194 decks +13% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
18% of 194 decks -26% synergy
Séance Board
14% of 80 decks +12% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
10% of 194 decks -38% synergy
Mind Stone
9% of 194 decks -7% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8% of 194 decks +3% synergy
Thought Vessel
7% of 194 decks -14% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
7% of 194 decks -35% synergy
Lands
Island
99% of 194 decks +6% synergy
Swamp
99% of 194 decks +7% synergy
Mountain
99% of 194 decks +8% synergy
Command Tower
95% of 194 decks +3% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
85% of 194 decks +27% synergy
Sunken Hollow
79% of 194 decks +37% synergy
Exotic Orchard
78% of 194 decks +22% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
75% of 194 decks +36% synergy
Myriad Landscape
61% of 194 decks +50% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
61% of 194 decks +40% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
60% of 194 decks +44% synergy
Choked Estuary
60% of 194 decks +41% synergy
Maestros Theater
59% of 194 decks +48% synergy
Path of Ancestry
57% of 194 decks +25% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
56% of 194 decks +44% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
52% of 194 decks +41% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
47% of 194 decks +37% synergy
Thriving Isle
45% of 194 decks +41% synergy
Thriving Moor
44% of 194 decks +39% synergy
Grixis Panorama
42% of 194 decks +38% synergy
Thriving Bluff
42% of 194 decks +39% synergy
Ash Barrens
36% of 194 decks +31% synergy
Evolving Wilds
33% of 194 decks +7% synergy
Seething Landscape
25% of 122 decks +7% synergy
Shivan Reef
23% of 194 decks -5% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22% of 194 decks -0% synergy
Silundi Vision
22% of 194 decks +21% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22% of 194 decks +6% synergy
Temple of Deceit
20% of 194 decks +5% synergy
Sulfur Falls
18% of 194 decks -27% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15% of 124 decks +11% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13% of 194 decks +0% synergy
Temple of Malice
13% of 194 decks -0% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12% of 194 decks -1% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
11% of 194 decks -33% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11% of 194 decks -2% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
8% of 194 decks +2% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
8% of 194 decks -34% synergy
Tramway Station
7% of 194 decks +6% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7% of 122 decks +3% synergy
Waterfront District
6% of 194 decks +5% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
6% of 194 decks +1% synergy
Treno, Dark City
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Xander's Lounge
6% of 194 decks -35% synergy
Tainted Isle
5% of 194 decks +1% synergy