Be'lakor, the Dark Master (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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Oscorp Industries
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Maximum Carnage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Carnage, Crimson Chaos
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Herald of Slaanesh
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
77%synergy
Rakdos, the Showstopper
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
64%synergy
Warstorm Surge
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
59%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
58%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
57%synergy
Bloodthirster
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
56%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
56%synergy
Liliana's Contract
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
55%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Demonic Counsel
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
51%synergy
Herald's Horn
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
47%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
51%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Lord of Change
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Rite of Replication
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Bloodcrusher of Khorne
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Great Unclean One
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Dream Devourer
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
43%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
43%synergy
Plague Drone
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Chaos Defiler
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Sower of Discord
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Balor
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Aspiring Champion
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Harvester of Souls
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Pink Horror
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Venomcrawler
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Heralds of Tzeentch
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Magnus the Red
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Orcus, Prince of Undeath
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos, the Muscle
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Mortarion, Daemon Primarch
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Immersturm Raider
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Hidetsugu and Kairi
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Doom Whisperer
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Sloppity Bilepiper
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Keeper of Secrets
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
The Speed Demon
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Master of Cruelties
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Seeker of Slaanesh
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Dreadhound
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Blood Speaker
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Bedevil
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Nurgle's Conscription
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Kill! Maim! Burn!
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Planar Incision
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Displace
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Essence Flux
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Reverberate
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Bile Blight
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Blur
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Undying Evil
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Return to Action
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Bolt Bend
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Mutation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Bituminous Blast
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Kindred Dominance
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Haunting Voyage
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Dread Return
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Decree of Pain
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Faithless Looting
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Stitch Together
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Deny Reality
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Blight Grenade
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Persist
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Dreadbore
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Let the Galaxy Burn
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Cut // Ribbons
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Charge
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Extinction Event
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Blood for Bones
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Fell
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Time Warp
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Urza's Incubator
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Whip of Erebos
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Panharmonicon
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Drach'Nyen
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
The Ruinous Powers
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Heartless Summoning
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Molten Echoes
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Sneak Attack
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Propaganda
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Covenant
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Nurgle's Rot
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
The Horus Heresy
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Repercussion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Curiosity
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Slagheap
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Three Tree City
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Forgotten Cave
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Séance Board
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Signet
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Worn Powerstone
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-15%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Island
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
49%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Exotic Orchard
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
47%synergy
Evolving Wilds
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malice
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Xander's Lounge
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-28%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Peak
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Training Center
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-18%synergy
Watery Grave
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-30%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Crypt
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-28%synergy
Tainted Isle
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Port of Karfell
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy