Kefka, Court Mage (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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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Scryfall
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Baboon Spirit
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
The Legend of Roku
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
47%inclusion69 decks146 decks
41%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
45%inclusion66 decks146 decks
41%synergy
Laughing Mad
45%inclusion65 decks146 decks
40%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
42%inclusion62 decks146 decks
37%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
43%inclusion63 decks146 decks
36%synergy
Waste Not
46%inclusion67 decks146 decks
35%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
39%inclusion57 decks146 decks
34%synergy
Essence Flux
39%inclusion57 decks146 decks
34%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
34%inclusion50 decks146 decks
31%synergy
Espers to Magicite
29%inclusion43 decks146 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
46%inclusion67 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
41%inclusion60 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion56 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion53 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion52 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
34%inclusion50 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion48 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
32%inclusion46 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
30%inclusion44 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
30%inclusion44 decks146 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Notion Thief
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
The Emperor of Palamecia
29%inclusion42 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
25%synergy
Anger
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
21%synergy
Naban, Dean of Iteration
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Mysidian Elder
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion31 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Queen Brahne
21%inclusion31 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Strix
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Fell Specter
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Quistis Trepe
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Xande, Dark Mage
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Sangromancer
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Generator Servant
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Summon: Esper Ramuh
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Hecteyes
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Reckless Barbarian
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Strago and Relm
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion35 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion35 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
-8%synergy
Planar Incision
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Transpose
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Blur
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Displace
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Syncopate
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Fire Magic
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Light of Judgment
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Fight On!
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Duplication
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Eject
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Thunder Magic
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Fatal Push
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Burnt Offering
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Ice Magic
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Siren's Ruse
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Miscast
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Snapback
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Circle of Power
29%inclusion43 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
-8%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Syphon Mind
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Poison the Waters
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Suplex
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Stitch Together
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Evil Reawakened
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Electroduplicate
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Strike It Rich
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Relm's Sketching
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
-11%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Ringsight
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Snort
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Splash Portal
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Memories Returning
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Grab the Prize
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion38 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Monument to Endurance
24%inclusion35 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
17%inclusion21 decks121 decks
14%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
-15%synergy
The Fire Crystal
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
25%inclusion36 decks146 decks
22%synergy
Megrim
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Talent
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Liliana's Caress
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Raiders' Wake
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Triple Triad
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion54 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Peat Bog
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion129 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion126 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion80 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
54%inclusion79 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion59 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion59 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion57 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion54 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion51 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion51 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
-9%synergy
Ether
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion146 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion146 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion145 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion123 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion88 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
58%inclusion84 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
53%inclusion77 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion75 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
51%inclusion74 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
48%inclusion70 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion61 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41%inclusion60 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Underground River
40%inclusion59 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion58 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion58 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
37%inclusion54 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
31%inclusion45 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion43 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
25%inclusion36 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion32 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Treno, Dark City
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Graven Cairns
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Oscorp Industries
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Spire of Industry
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Capital City
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Crossroads Village
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
5%synergy
River of Tears
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Mine
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
7%synergy