Kefka, Court Mage (Commander) - Budget Control

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Essence Flux
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
64%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Waste Not
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Espers to Magicite
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Laughing Mad
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Faithless Looting
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Archfiend of Ifnir
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Naban, Dean of Iteration
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Baleful Strix
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
21%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Fell Specter
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Anger
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Sangromancer
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Displacer Kitten
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Archaeomancer
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Queen Brahne
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Starving Revenant
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Generator Servant
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
The Locust God
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Necrogoyf
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Locke Cole
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Mysidian Elder
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Quistis Trepe
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Massacre Wurm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Virus Beetle
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Conspiracy Theorist
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Xande, Dark Mage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Surly Badgersaur
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
The Raven Man
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Burglar Rat
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Negate
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Planar Incision
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Blur
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Displace
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Drown in the Loch
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Siren's Ruse
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Overkill
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Transpose
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Fight On!
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Light of Judgment
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Countersquall
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Charm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Duplication
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Bolt Bend
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Miscast
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Snapback
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Ice Magic
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Burnt Offering
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Flame of Anor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Thunder Magic
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Search
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Refute
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Stitch Together
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Circle of Power
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Syphon Mind
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Poison the Waters
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Splash Portal
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Relm's Sketching
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Electroduplicate
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Terminal Agony
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Evil Reawakened
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Suplex
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Duress
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Combat Tutorial
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Resentful Revelation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Slip Through Space
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Modify Memory
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Alms of the Vein
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Ringsight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Enter the Enigma
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Panharmonicon
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Monument to Endurance
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Megrim
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Bandit's Talent
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Painful Quandary
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Raiders' Wake
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Liliana's Caress
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Molten Echoes
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Oppression
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Parker Luck
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Wizard Class
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Dread
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Seat of the Synod
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Great Furnace
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Peat Bog
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Signet
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Pentad Prism
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion36 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Shivan Reef
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Seething Landscape
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Ash Barrens
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Theater
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Treno, Dark City
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Graven Cairns
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Spire of Industry
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Geothermal Bog
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Islet
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy