Kefka, Court Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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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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Koh, the Face Stealer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
1.6%inclusion1 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
1.6%inclusion1 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Redirect Lightning
1.6%inclusion1 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
79%inclusion70 decks89 decks
67%synergy
Reanimate
91%inclusion81 decks89 decks
67%synergy
Essence Flux
70%inclusion62 decks89 decks
64%synergy
Animate Dead
66%inclusion59 decks89 decks
57%synergy
Monument to Endurance
62%inclusion55 decks89 decks
55%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
57%inclusion51 decks89 decks
48%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
44%synergy
Stitch Together
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
44%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion57 decks89 decks
43%synergy
Anger
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
70%inclusion62 decks89 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
60%inclusion53 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion52 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
56%inclusion50 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Displacer Kitten
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
40%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
35%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
35%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-11%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Kefka, Dancing Mad
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
36%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
34%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Bone Miser
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Baleful Strix
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Norman Osborn
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Generator Servant
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Phantasmal Image
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
12%synergy
The Locust God
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Spark Double
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Naban, Dean of Iteration
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Fell Specter
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Planar Incision
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Saw in Half
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Laughing Mad
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Flame of Anor
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
-7%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Espers to Magicite
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Blur
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Siren's Ruse
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Displace
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Transpose
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Force of Negation
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Abrade
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Syphon Mind
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Will of the Abzan
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
21%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Persist
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Counsel
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Splash Portal
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Circle of Power
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Electroduplicate
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Ponder
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Poison the Waters
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Careful Study
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Burning Inquiry
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Geth's Grimoire
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
35%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Currency Converter
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
36%synergy
Liliana's Caress
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Megrim
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Dance of the Dead
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Bandit's Talent
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Oppression
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Arena of Glory
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
-8%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Great Furnace
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
99%inclusion88 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
96%inclusion85 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
79%inclusion70 decks89 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
76%inclusion68 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
69%inclusion61 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Relic of Sauron
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion89 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion86 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Island
96%inclusion85 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion84 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
83%inclusion74 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion58 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Underground River
64%inclusion57 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
62%inclusion55 decks89 decks
35%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion51 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
54%inclusion48 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
54%inclusion48 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Xander's Lounge
54%inclusion48 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Blood Crypt
51%inclusion45 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Training Center
43%inclusion38 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Luxury Suite
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
-17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Oscorp Industries
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Blazemire Verge
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
2%synergy