Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Budget cEDH Combo

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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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Dark Ritual
100% of 4 decks +68% synergy
Game Changers
Thassa's Oracle
75% of 4 decks +67% synergy
Mystical Tutor
75% of 4 decks +62% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
75% of 4 decks +58% synergy
Demonic Tutor
75% of 4 decks +53% synergy
Ad Nauseam
50% of 4 decks +45% synergy
Notion Thief
50% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Mana Vault
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Gamble
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Underworld Breach
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Force of Will
50% of 4 decks +39% synergy
Creatures
Simian Spirit Guide
50% of 4 decks +44% synergy
Malevolent Hermit
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Dualcaster Mage
50% of 4 decks +44% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
50% of 4 decks +48% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Boggart Trawler
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Displacer Kitten
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Peregrine Drake
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Ravenloft Adventurer
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Scholar of the Ages
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Ardent Elementalist
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Ertai Resurrected
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Spellseeker
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Imperial Recruiter
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
25% of 4 decks -1% synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
25% of 4 decks +17% synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Archaeomancer
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Mnemonic Wall
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
75% of 4 decks +61% synergy
Counterspell
75% of 4 decks +31% synergy
Pact of Negation
75% of 4 decks +67% synergy
Chaos Warp
50% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Tainted Pact
50% of 4 decks +43% synergy
Chain of Vapor
50% of 4 decks +45% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Negate
50% of 4 decks +26% synergy
Brainstorm
50% of 4 decks +34% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
50% of 4 decks +48% synergy
Mindbreak Trap
50% of 4 decks +45% synergy
Cabal Ritual
50% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
50% of 4 decks +48% synergy
Dispel
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
Flusterstorm
50% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Swan Song
50% of 4 decks +32% synergy
Demonic Consultation
50% of 4 decks +43% synergy
Snap
50% of 4 decks +44% synergy
Rewind
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
50% of 4 decks +45% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Unwind
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Pyroblast
50% of 4 decks +45% synergy
Dig Through Time
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
Abrade
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Fell the Profane
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Consign to Memory
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Strix Serenade
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Sink into Stupor
33% of 3 decks +25% synergy
Hero's Downfall
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Drown in the Loch
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
See Double
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Ricochet Trap
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Gush
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Mental Misstep
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Entomb
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Displace
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Cyber Conversion
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Reiterate
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Fact or Fiction
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Lightning Bolt
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Kolaghan's Command
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Brain Freeze
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Fork
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Rakdos Charm
25% of 4 decks +10% synergy
Terminate
25% of 4 decks -2% synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Winds of Rebuke
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Sorceries
Solve the Equation
75% of 4 decks +73% synergy
Ponder
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Increasing Ambition
50% of 4 decks +50% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
50% of 4 decks +44% synergy
Vandalblast
50% of 4 decks +33% synergy
Faithless Looting
50% of 4 decks +31% synergy
Twinflame
50% of 4 decks +47% synergy
Reanimate
50% of 4 decks +27% synergy
Preordain
50% of 4 decks +43% synergy
Toxic Deluge
50% of 4 decks +29% synergy
See the Truth
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Molten Duplication
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Sundering Eruption
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Chart a Course
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Chain Reaction
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Windfall
25% of 4 decks +2% synergy
Jeska's Will
25% of 4 decks +9% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Consuming Tide
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Careful Study
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Last Chance
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Persist
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Past in Flames
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Serum Visions
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Warrior's Oath
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Deep Analysis
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Feed the Swarm
25% of 4 decks -8% synergy
Make an Example
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Treasure Cruise
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Heat Shimmer
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Temporal Manipulation
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Doomsday
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Dark Petition
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Night's Whisper
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Personal Tutor
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Ignite the Future
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Quiet Speculation
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Sign in Blood
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Dimir Machinations
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Beseech the Queen
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Damnation
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Sadistic Sacrament
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Chain of Smog
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Winds of Change
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Notion Rain
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vexing Bauble
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25% of 4 decks +10% synergy
The One Ring
25% of 4 decks +11% synergy
Aether Spellbomb
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Lightning Greaves
25% of 4 decks -4% synergy
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
50% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Mystic Remora
50% of 4 decks +35% synergy
Necropotence
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Utility Lands
Sunscorched Desert
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Maze of Ith
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Riptide Laboratory
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Crystal Vein
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Strip Mine
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25% of 4 decks +10% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Sol Ring
100% of 4 decks +10% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
75% of 4 decks +31% synergy
Fellwar Stone
75% of 4 decks +40% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Izzet Signet
50% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Lotus Petal
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50% of 4 decks +2% synergy
Dimir Signet
50% of 4 decks +10% synergy
Rakdos Signet
25% of 4 decks -13% synergy
The Celestus
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Exotic Orchard
100% of 4 decks +43% synergy
Swamp
100% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Island
100% of 4 decks +7% synergy
Steam Vents
75% of 4 decks +32% synergy
Blood Crypt
75% of 4 decks +32% synergy
Mountain
75% of 4 decks -16% synergy
Polluted Delta
75% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
75% of 4 decks +66% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
75% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Watery Grave
75% of 4 decks +30% synergy
Shivan Reef
50% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Graven Cairns
50% of 4 decks +44% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
50% of 4 decks +29% synergy
Scalding Tarn
50% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Sunken Hollow
50% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Choked Estuary
50% of 4 decks +31% synergy
Sunken Ruins
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
City of Brass
50% of 4 decks +37% synergy
Raucous Theater
33% of 3 decks +23% synergy
Fell the Profane
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Undercity Sewers
33% of 3 decks +22% synergy
Boggart Trawler
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Blazemire Verge
33% of 3 decks +25% synergy
Sink into Stupor
33% of 3 decks +25% synergy
Sundering Eruption
33% of 3 decks +31% synergy
Thundering Falls
33% of 3 decks +24% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33% of 3 decks +25% synergy
Misty Rainforest
25% of 4 decks +15% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Canyon Slough
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Fetid Pools
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25% of 4 decks +11% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25% of 4 decks -14% synergy
Ice Tunnel
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Spire of Industry
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Molten Tributary
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Sulfur Falls
25% of 4 decks -20% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
25% of 4 decks -32% synergy
Luxury Suite
25% of 4 decks -8% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25% of 4 decks -17% synergy
Xander's Lounge
25% of 4 decks -16% synergy
Underground River
25% of 4 decks -1% synergy
Jwari Disruption
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Volatile Fjord
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy