Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge (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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Spelltwine
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Guttersnipe
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
43%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Army of the Damned
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Stolen Identity
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Terminate
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Decree of Pain
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Opt
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Volcanic Vision
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Galvanoth
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Starfield Vocalist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Oblivion Sower
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Don Andres, the Renegade
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Young Pyromancer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Crackling Drake
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Nivix Guildmage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Halo Forager
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Enigma Drake
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Thief of Sanity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Hostage Taker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Wizards of Thay
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Feral Deathgorger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Hidetsugu and Kairi
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Blight Herder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Docent of Perfection
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Curious Homunculus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Fated Return
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Fact or Fiction
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Crosis's Charm
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Brainsurge
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Grixis Charm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Insidious Will
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Rewind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-24%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Price of Fame
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Discovery // Dispersal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Split Decision
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Unsubstantiate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Bewildering Blizzard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Steam Augury
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Geistblast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Pharika's Libation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Memory Plunder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Teachings
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Magma Opus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Charm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Disperse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reverberate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Curfew
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Supreme Will
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Commence the Endgame
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Burnt Offering
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Chemister's Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Contact Other Plane
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Anticipate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Snap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Hit the Mother Lode
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Treasure Cruise
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Worst Fears
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Phthisis
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Syphon Mind
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Singularity Rupture
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Chain Reaction
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Heist
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Brass's Bounty
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Clone Legion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Blatant Thievery
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Saheeli's Artistry
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Slave of Bolas
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Rise from the Tides
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Hostile Takeover
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Curse of the Cabal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Skull Storm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Baral's Expertise
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Necromantic Selection
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Syphon Flesh
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Extract from Darkness
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Suplex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Heartless Conscription
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Epic Experiment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Profane Transfusion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Duress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief's Thirst
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Devastation Tide
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dark Intimations
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lavaspur Boots
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Boots of Speed
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Wand of Wonder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brain in a Jar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
River Song's Diary
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Strider Harness
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Rod of Absorption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Footblade
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Metallurgic Summonings
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Double Vision
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Triple Triad
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Inscription
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mind's Dilation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Font of Magic
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Firemind's Research
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Melee
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Disinformation Campaign
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Riptide Laboratory
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Halimar Depths
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
-29%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
-32%synergy
Izzet Signet
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-31%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-36%synergy
Izzet Locket
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Firemind Vessel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Grafstone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Locket
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Solar Transformer
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Seething Landscape
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Malice
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Grixis Panorama
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Highland Lake
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Sulfur Falls
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-28%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Opal Palace
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-31%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-29%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Cinder Barrens
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Akoum Refuge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy