Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge (Commander) - Budget Exile

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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
Spelltwine
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Oblivion Sower
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Thief of Sanity
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Siphon Insight
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Volcanic Vision
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Terminate
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Stolen Goods
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
46%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Kess, Dissident Mage
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Don Andres, the Renegade
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Hostage Taker
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Galvanoth
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Hidetsugu and Kairi
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Wildfire Eternal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Nightveil Specter
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Intellect Devourer
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Guttersnipe
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Elder Brain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Robber of the Rich
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Young Pyromancer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Omnispell Adept
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Mindclaw Shaman
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Nabber
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Halo Forager
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Decadent Dragon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Magnus the Red
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Abaddon the Despoiler
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Fact or Fiction
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Charm
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Opt
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Mystic Confluence
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Reality Shift
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Charm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Unsubstantiate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Crosis's Charm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Telling Time
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-25%synergy
Gale's Redirection
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Brainsurge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fated Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
See Double
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Geistwave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Aethersnatch
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Price of Fame
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Vapor Snag
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Commandeer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Army of the Damned
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Worst Fears
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Decree of Pain
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Serum Visions
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Mind's Desire
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Chain Reaction
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Stolen Identity
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Faithless Looting
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Vision
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Part the Waterveil
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Blatant Thievery
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Syphon Mind
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Clone Legion
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Dream Cache
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Necromantic Selection
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Heist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Heartless Conscription
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Tide
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Flood of Tears
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Pact
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Telemin Performance
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Phthisis
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Brass's Bounty
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Skull Storm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Covetous Urge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Extract Brain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Chaos Wand
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Wand of Wonder
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Boots of Speed
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Rod of Absorption
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Brainstone
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Synthesis Pod
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
River Song's Diary
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Strionic Resonator
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Mind's Dilation
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
The Ruinous Powers
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Stolen Strategy
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Rising of the Day
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Font of Magic
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Endless Evil
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Court of Locthwain
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Rogue Class
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Melee
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dead Man's Chest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Riptide Laboratory
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Halimar Depths
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Access Tunnel
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Flamekin Village
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Pit of Offerings
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Dimir Signet
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Deceit
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Malice
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Path of Ancestry
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Maestros Theater
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-25%synergy
Grixis Panorama
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Escape Tunnel
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-35%synergy
Underground River
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy