Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Core 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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Susurian Voidborn
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Singularity Rupture
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
59% of 17 decks +45% synergy
Incarnation Technique
41% of 17 decks +40% synergy
Faithless Looting
59% of 17 decks +40% synergy
Victimize
47% of 17 decks +38% synergy
Dread Return
41% of 17 decks +38% synergy
Exhume
35% of 17 decks +34% synergy
Careful Study
35% of 17 decks +34% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
41% of 17 decks +33% synergy
Stitch Together
35% of 17 decks +33% synergy
Scalding Viper
29% of 17 decks +29% synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
47% of 17 decks +24% synergy
Negate
41% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Blasphemous Act
41% of 17 decks -6% synergy
Fact or Fiction
35% of 17 decks +26% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
35% of 17 decks +28% synergy
Windfall
29% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Ancient Excavation
29% of 17 decks +29% synergy
Feed the Swarm
29% of 17 decks -4% synergy
Decadent Dragon
29% of 17 decks +27% synergy
Izzet Charm
29% of 17 decks +27% synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6% of 17 decks +3% synergy
Mystical Tutor
6% of 17 decks -8% synergy
Deflecting Swat
6% of 17 decks -11% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6% of 17 decks -11% synergy
Demonic Tutor
6% of 17 decks -16% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
6% of 17 decks -19% synergy
Creatures
Callous Sell-Sword
24% of 17 decks +23% synergy
Order of Midnight
24% of 17 decks +23% synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
24% of 17 decks +23% synergy
Hedron Crab
24% of 17 decks +23% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
24% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
24% of 17 decks -2% synergy
Brazen Borrower
24% of 17 decks +23% synergy
Sire of Stagnation
24% of 17 decks +23% synergy
Hearth Elemental
24% of 17 decks +23% synergy
Millikin
24% of 17 decks +23% synergy
Cruel Somnophage
24% of 17 decks +23% synergy
Anger
24% of 17 decks +13% synergy
Marang River Regent
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Feral Deathgorger
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Dirgur Island Dragon
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
18% of 17 decks +15% synergy
Illithid Harvester
18% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Young Red Dragon
18% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
18% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Picklock Prankster
18% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
18% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Storyteller Pixie
18% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Sapphire Dragon
18% of 17 decks +18% synergy
The Ancient One
18% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Deranged Assistant
18% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18% of 17 decks +15% synergy
Massacre Wurm
18% of 17 decks +16% synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
18% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
18% of 17 decks +15% synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
18% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
18% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Grabby Giant
18% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Ledger Shredder
18% of 17 decks +15% synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Summon: Bahamut
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Barrowgoyf
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Boggart Trawler
14% of 14 decks +12% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12% of 17 decks -3% synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
12% of 17 decks +7% synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
12% of 17 decks +12% synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Oliphaunt
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Prosper, Tome-Bound
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Havengul Lich
12% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
12% of 17 decks +9% synergy
Murderous Rider
12% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Foulmire Knight
12% of 17 decks +12% synergy
Instants
Maestros Charm
24% of 17 decks +20% synergy
Consider
24% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Terminate
18% of 17 decks -9% synergy
Tainted Indulgence
18% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Brainstorm
18% of 17 decks +1% synergy
Bitter Triumph
18% of 17 decks +15% synergy
Counterspell
18% of 17 decks -27% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14% of 14 decks +12% synergy
Sink into Stupor
14% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Chaos Warp
12% of 17 decks -26% synergy
Drown in the Loch
12% of 17 decks +8% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12% of 17 decks -14% synergy
Countervailing Winds
12% of 17 decks +12% synergy
Aetherize
12% of 17 decks +8% synergy
Swan Song
12% of 17 decks -6% synergy
Murder
12% of 17 decks +9% synergy
Infernal Grasp
12% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Demand Answers
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Through the Breach
12% of 17 decks +12% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Opt
12% of 17 decks +7% synergy
Dig Through Time
12% of 17 decks +8% synergy
Cathartic Pyre
12% of 17 decks +12% synergy
Skycrash
9% of 11 decks +9% synergy
Trip Up
9% of 11 decks +9% synergy
Fuel the Flames
9% of 11 decks +9% synergy
Refute
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Withering Torment
8% of 13 decks -5% synergy
Hagra Mauling
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Deadly Rollick
6% of 17 decks -9% synergy
Scrap
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
See Double
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
A Little Chat
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Decaying Time Loop
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Go for the Throat
6% of 17 decks -1% synergy
Expedite
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Memory Plunder
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Censor
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Price of Fame
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Don't Blink
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Sorceries
Strategic Planning
24% of 17 decks +23% synergy
Ponder
24% of 17 decks +14% synergy
Persist
24% of 17 decks +20% synergy
Treasure Cruise
24% of 17 decks +20% synergy
Vandalblast
24% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Buried Alive
24% of 17 decks +20% synergy
Living Death
24% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Night's Whisper
24% of 17 decks +19% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24% of 17 decks +19% synergy
Will of the Abzan
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Resentful Revelation
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Chain Reaction
18% of 17 decks +15% synergy
Cathartic Reunion
18% of 17 decks +16% synergy
Unmarked Grave
18% of 17 decks +16% synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
18% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Zombify
18% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Extract from Darkness
18% of 17 decks +14% synergy
Twinflame
18% of 17 decks +15% synergy
Toxic Deluge
18% of 17 decks -3% synergy
Grave Upheaval
18% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Rejoin the Fight
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
12% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Life's Finale
12% of 17 decks +12% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12% of 17 decks +7% synergy
Start the TARDIS
12% of 17 decks +12% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12% of 17 decks +9% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Curse of the Swine
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Lórien Revealed
12% of 17 decks +9% synergy
Blood Money
12% of 17 decks +7% synergy
Decree of Pain
12% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Writ of Return
12% of 17 decks +12% synergy
Ransack the Lab
12% of 17 decks +12% synergy
Mana Geyser
12% of 17 decks +8% synergy
Preordain
12% of 17 decks +5% synergy
See the Truth
12% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Dark Deal
12% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Ignite the Future
12% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Sign in Blood
12% of 17 decks +8% synergy
Tormenting Voice
12% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Compulsive Research
12% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Restart Sequence
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Final Vengeance
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Stargaze
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Lively Dirge
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Sundering Eruption
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Chart a Course
6% of 17 decks +3% synergy
Epic Experiment
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Breaking // Entering
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Lantern
24% of 17 decks +23% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18% of 17 decks +3% synergy
Lucky Clover
18% of 17 decks +18% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18% of 17 decks -7% synergy
Monument to Endurance
17% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Altar of Bhaal
12% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Primal Amulet
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Lightning Greaves
12% of 17 decks -18% synergy
Desecrated Tomb
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
The Everflowing Well
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6% of 17 decks -1% synergy
Fluctuator
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6% of 17 decks +0% synergy
Conqueror's Galleon
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Abandoned Sarcophagus
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Manascape Refractor
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Spawning Pit
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Dollhouse of Horrors
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Wondrous Crucible
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Altar of Dementia
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Wand of Vertebrae
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Dowsing Dagger
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Virtue of Persistence
24% of 17 decks +20% synergy
Virtue of Courage
18% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
18% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Animate Dead
18% of 17 decks +9% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14% of 14 decks +13% synergy
The Lost and the Damned
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Secrets of the Dead
12% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Teval's Judgment
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Artist's Talent
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6% of 17 decks +1% synergy
Tectonic Reformation
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Dance of the Dead
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Black Market
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Fiery Inscription
6% of 17 decks +1% synergy
Open the Graves
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Unpredictable Cyclone
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Vance's Blasting Cannons
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Double Vision
6% of 17 decks +3% synergy
Extraordinary Journey
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Fevered Visions
6% of 17 decks +1% synergy
Drake Haven
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Underworld Dreams
6% of 17 decks -1% synergy
Arcane Melee
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
6% of 17 decks +2% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Sneak Attack
6% of 17 decks +1% synergy
Burning Vengeance
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Cemetery Tampering
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Lay Claim
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
New Perspectives
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6% of 17 decks -5% synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Search for Azcanta
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
12% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Professor Onyx
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
12% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47% of 17 decks +22% synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
40% of 5 decks +35% synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
40% of 5 decks +37% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24% of 17 decks +8% synergy
Reliquary Tower
24% of 17 decks -12% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18% of 17 decks +13% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
18% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18% of 17 decks +3% synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Sunken Palace
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
12% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Rogue's Passage
12% of 17 decks -11% synergy
Arena of Glory
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Pit of Offerings
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Westvale Abbey
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Rivendell
6% of 17 decks +3% synergy
Barren Moor
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Forgotten Cave
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Mortuary Mire
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6% of 17 decks +2% synergy
Halimar Depths
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Tomb Fortress
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Blasted Landscape
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Thespian's Stage
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Drownyard Temple
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Dark Depths
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Temple of the False God
6% of 17 decks -3% synergy
The Surgical Bay
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Wandering Fumarole
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
The Dross Pits
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Polluted Mire
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Moonring Island
6% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82% of 17 decks -6% synergy
Rakdos Signet
59% of 17 decks +21% synergy
Dimir Signet
59% of 17 decks +19% synergy
Sol Ring
59% of 17 decks -32% synergy
Izzet Signet
53% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47% of 17 decks -1% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
41% of 17 decks -3% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
41% of 17 decks -0% synergy
Fellwar Stone
29% of 17 decks -5% synergy
Relic of Sauron
24% of 17 decks +3% synergy
Mind Stone
24% of 17 decks +8% synergy
Thought Vessel
18% of 17 decks -4% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12% of 17 decks +8% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Cursed Mirror
12% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12% of 17 decks -5% synergy
Coalition Relic
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Commander's Sphere
6% of 17 decks -18% synergy
Sky Diamond
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Crowded Crypt
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Fire Diamond
6% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6% of 17 decks +0% synergy
Prismatic Lens
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 17 decks +8% synergy
Island
100% of 17 decks +7% synergy
Mountain
94% of 17 decks +3% synergy
Command Tower
88% of 17 decks -4% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
59% of 17 decks +15% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59% of 17 decks +1% synergy
Exotic Orchard
53% of 17 decks -4% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41% of 17 decks +2% synergy
Sulfur Falls
41% of 17 decks -4% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41% of 17 decks -1% synergy
Steam Vents
35% of 17 decks -8% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35% of 17 decks +19% synergy
Xander's Lounge
35% of 17 decks -6% synergy
Watery Grave
35% of 17 decks -9% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29% of 17 decks +16% synergy
Shivan Reef
29% of 17 decks +2% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29% of 17 decks +16% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29% of 17 decks +7% synergy
Blood Crypt
29% of 17 decks -14% synergy
Underground River
29% of 17 decks +3% synergy
Evolving Wilds
29% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29% of 17 decks +9% synergy
Path of Ancestry
29% of 17 decks -3% synergy
Sunken Hollow
29% of 17 decks -12% synergy
Seething Landscape
29% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
24% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Temple of Deceit
24% of 17 decks +9% synergy
Temple of Malice
24% of 17 decks +10% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24% of 17 decks -1% synergy
Scalding Tarn
24% of 17 decks -8% synergy
Choked Estuary
24% of 17 decks +4% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
24% of 17 decks +8% synergy
Polluted Delta
24% of 17 decks -9% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
24% of 17 decks -2% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24% of 17 decks -9% synergy
Raucous Theater
19% of 16 decks +8% synergy
Undercity Sewers
19% of 16 decks +7% synergy
Thundering Falls
19% of 16 decks +9% synergy
Badlands
18% of 17 decks +3% synergy
Underground Sea
18% of 17 decks +3% synergy
Morphic Pool
18% of 17 decks -15% synergy
Volcanic Island
18% of 17 decks +3% synergy
Haunted Ridge
18% of 17 decks -4% synergy
Training Center
18% of 17 decks -16% synergy
Maestros Theater
18% of 17 decks +7% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Boggart Trawler
14% of 14 decks +12% synergy
Sink into Stupor
14% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14% of 14 decks +10% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
12% of 17 decks +5% synergy