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Kess, Dissident Mage
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Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
Benjamin Levin
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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Consult the Star Charts
25% of 8 decks +24% synergy
Gravkill
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Cryogen Relic
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Hymn of the Faller
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Starwinder
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
54% of 37 decks +49% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
51% of 37 decks +48% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
49% of 37 decks +42% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
49% of 37 decks +42% synergy
Young Pyromancer
43% of 37 decks +42% synergy
Scalding Viper
41% of 37 decks +40% synergy
See the Truth
35% of 37 decks +34% synergy
Ponder
43% of 37 decks +34% synergy
Night's Whisper
38% of 37 decks +33% synergy
Archmage of Runes
34% of 29 decks +32% synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
49% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Feed the Swarm
46% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
43% of 37 decks +17% synergy
Brainstorm
41% of 37 decks +24% synergy
Faithless Looting
41% of 37 decks +21% synergy
Fact or Fiction
41% of 37 decks +32% synergy
Frantic Search
38% of 37 decks +24% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38% of 37 decks +30% synergy
Counterspell
38% of 37 decks -7% synergy
Chaos Warp
35% of 37 decks -3% synergy
Creatures
Coruscation Mage
30% of 30 decks +28% synergy
Decadent Dragon
30% of 37 decks +27% synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
30% of 37 decks +28% synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
27% of 37 decks +25% synergy
Hearth Elemental
27% of 37 decks +27% synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
27% of 37 decks +25% synergy
Embereth Shieldbreaker
24% of 37 decks +24% synergy
Cruel Somnophage
24% of 37 decks +24% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23% of 30 decks +21% synergy
Foulmire Knight
22% of 37 decks +21% synergy
Order of Midnight
22% of 37 decks +22% synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
22% of 37 decks +22% synergy
Murmuring Mystic
22% of 37 decks +21% synergy
Grabby Giant
22% of 37 decks +22% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
21% of 34 decks +19% synergy
Callous Sell-Sword
19% of 37 decks +19% synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
19% of 37 decks +19% synergy
Spellscorn Coven
19% of 37 decks +19% synergy
Horned Loch-Whale
19% of 37 decks +19% synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
19% of 37 decks +19% synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
17% of 18 decks +9% synergy
Murderous Rider
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Picklock Prankster
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Illithid Harvester
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Firebrand Archer
16% of 37 decks +15% synergy
Electrostatic Field
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Storyteller Pixie
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Chancellor of Tales
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Sapphire Dragon
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Gray Slaad
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Frolicking Familiar
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Sword Coast Serpent
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Merchant of the Vale
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Firespitter Whelp
14% of 29 decks +14% synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
14% of 37 decks +12% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
14% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Young Red Dragon
14% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
14% of 37 decks +9% synergy
Galvanic Giant
14% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
14% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Dualcaster Mage
14% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Brazen Borrower
14% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
14% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
14% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Young Blue Dragon
14% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Kindlespark Duo
13% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
13% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Marang River Regent
13% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
13% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Instants
Negate
35% of 37 decks +12% synergy
Opt
35% of 37 decks +31% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
30% of 37 decks +22% synergy
Dark Ritual
30% of 37 decks -2% synergy
Consider
27% of 37 decks +22% synergy
Terminate
27% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Increasing Vengeance
27% of 37 decks +25% synergy
Snap
24% of 37 decks +18% synergy
Lightning Bolt
22% of 37 decks +15% synergy
Rakdos Charm
22% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Flame of Anor
22% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Abrade
22% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Withering Torment
21% of 29 decks +8% synergy
Dig Through Time
19% of 37 decks +15% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18% of 33 decks +14% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16% of 37 decks -9% synergy
Reality Shift
16% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Narset's Reversal
16% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Prismari Command
16% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Fell the Profane
15% of 33 decks +7% synergy
Sink into Stupor
15% of 33 decks +7% synergy
Maestros Charm
14% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Seething Song
14% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Resculpt
14% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Thought Scour
14% of 37 decks +12% synergy
Big Score
14% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Arcane Denial
14% of 37 decks -16% synergy
Silundi Vision
14% of 37 decks +12% synergy
Valakut Awakening
14% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Return the Favor
12% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Transpose
12% of 17 decks +9% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Aetherize
11% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Murder
11% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Galvanic Iteration
11% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Mystic Confluence
11% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Dramatic Reversal
11% of 37 decks +9% synergy
Brainsurge
9% of 33 decks +8% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Run Away Together
8% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Go for the Throat
8% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Cancel
8% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Unsummon
8% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Swan Song
8% of 37 decks -10% synergy
Delay
8% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Comet Storm
8% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Izzet Charm
8% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Bedevil
8% of 37 decks -11% synergy
Hostile Negotiations
8% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
32% of 37 decks +9% synergy
Mana Geyser
30% of 37 decks +26% synergy
Preordain
27% of 37 decks +20% synergy
Treasure Cruise
24% of 37 decks +21% synergy
Serum Visions
22% of 37 decks +20% synergy
Expressive Iteration
22% of 37 decks +18% synergy
Cathartic Reunion
19% of 37 decks +17% synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
19% of 37 decks +19% synergy
Fiery Confluence
19% of 37 decks +18% synergy
Grapeshot
19% of 37 decks +17% synergy
Vandalblast
16% of 37 decks -1% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
16% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Reanimate
16% of 37 decks -7% synergy
Tormenting Voice
16% of 37 decks +15% synergy
Strategic Planning
14% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Epic Experiment
14% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Toxic Deluge
14% of 37 decks -8% synergy
Solve the Equation
14% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Singularity Rupture
12% of 8 decks +11% synergy
Circle of Power
12% of 17 decks +7% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Chart a Course
11% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Chain Reaction
11% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Crackle with Power
11% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Deep Analysis
11% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Read the Bones
11% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Tendrils of Agony
11% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Exsanguinate
11% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Ignite the Future
11% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Decree of Pain
11% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Dreadbore
11% of 37 decks +9% synergy
Boltwave
10% of 29 decks +9% synergy
Sleight of Hand
8% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Dread Return
8% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Past in Flames
8% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Unearth
8% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Twinflame
8% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Final Parting
8% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Zombify
8% of 37 decks +8% synergy
River's Rebuke
8% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Sign in Blood
8% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Damnation
8% of 37 decks -1% synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Grave Upheaval
8% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Notion Rain
8% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Compulsive Research
8% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
24% of 37 decks -1% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Lucky Clover
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Ghost Lantern
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16% of 37 decks +14% synergy
Lightning Greaves
16% of 37 decks -13% synergy
Altar of Bhaal
11% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11% of 37 decks +9% synergy
Twinning Staff
8% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Primal Amulet
8% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6% of 18 decks +2% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5% of 37 decks -1% synergy
Spellbook
5% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5% of 37 decks +3% synergy
Two-Handed Axe
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Helm of Awakening
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
27% of 37 decks +22% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27% of 37 decks +25% synergy
Secrets of the Dead
24% of 37 decks +24% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
19% of 37 decks +18% synergy
Sorcerer Class
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Virtue of Courage
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14% of 29 decks +13% synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
14% of 37 decks +12% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
11% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Double Vision
11% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Spellweaver Volute
8% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
8% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Extraordinary Journey
8% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Mystic Remora
8% of 37 decks -7% synergy
Shark Typhoon
8% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Arcane Melee
8% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8% of 37 decks -3% synergy
Burning Vengeance
8% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Black Market
5% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
5% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Curiosity
5% of 37 decks +2% synergy
The Lost and the Damned
5% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Impact Tremors
5% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
5% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
24% of 37 decks +23% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
16% of 37 decks +15% synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
5% of 37 decks +3% synergy
Utility Lands
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
33% of 15 decks +29% synergy
Reliquary Tower
32% of 37 decks -3% synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Bojuka Bog
22% of 37 decks -3% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16% of 37 decks +12% synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
11% of 18 decks +10% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11% of 37 decks -4% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6% of 33 decks +5% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Temple of the False God
5% of 37 decks -4% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5% of 37 decks -9% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84% of 37 decks -4% synergy
Sol Ring
73% of 37 decks -17% synergy
Izzet Signet
49% of 37 decks +12% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43% of 37 decks -5% synergy
Dimir Signet
43% of 37 decks +3% synergy
Rakdos Signet
35% of 37 decks -3% synergy
Fellwar Stone
27% of 37 decks -8% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
24% of 37 decks -17% synergy
Commander's Sphere
16% of 37 decks -7% synergy
Relic of Sauron
16% of 37 decks -5% synergy
Mind Stone
16% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Thought Vessel
14% of 37 decks -8% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Sky Diamond
8% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8% of 37 decks -8% synergy
Prismatic Lens
8% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
8% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Coalition Relic
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Mana Geode
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Dimir Locket
5% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5% of 37 decks -0% synergy
Fire Diamond
5% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Thran Dynamo
5% of 37 decks -0% synergy
Lands
Island
100% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Swamp
97% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Mountain
97% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Command Tower
95% of 37 decks +3% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
70% of 37 decks +13% synergy
Sulfur Falls
68% of 37 decks +23% synergy
Exotic Orchard
54% of 37 decks -3% synergy
Sunken Hollow
54% of 37 decks +12% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49% of 37 decks +10% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
49% of 37 decks +5% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
49% of 37 decks +33% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
49% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Shivan Reef
43% of 37 decks +15% synergy
Xander's Lounge
43% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Evolving Wilds
41% of 37 decks +15% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
35% of 37 decks +22% synergy
Path of Ancestry
35% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
32% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Temple of Deceit
30% of 37 decks +15% synergy
Underground River
30% of 37 decks +3% synergy
Seething Landscape
28% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27% of 37 decks +15% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
27% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Steam Vents
24% of 37 decks -19% synergy
Watery Grave
24% of 37 decks -20% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22% of 37 decks +8% synergy
Blood Crypt
22% of 37 decks -22% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22% of 37 decks +1% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22% of 37 decks -4% synergy
Maestros Theater
22% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Choked Estuary
22% of 37 decks +2% synergy
Training Center
22% of 37 decks -12% synergy
Polluted Delta
22% of 37 decks -11% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
22% of 37 decks -4% synergy
Undercity Sewers
19% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Scalding Tarn
19% of 37 decks -12% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18% of 33 decks +14% synergy
Thundering Falls
17% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Fabled Passage
16% of 37 decks +9% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16% of 37 decks +6% synergy
Myriad Landscape
16% of 37 decks +4% synergy
Temple of Malice
16% of 37 decks +3% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16% of 37 decks +7% synergy
Fell the Profane
15% of 33 decks +7% synergy
Sink into Stupor
15% of 33 decks +7% synergy
Badlands
14% of 37 decks -1% synergy
Grixis Panorama
14% of 37 decks +9% synergy
Silundi Vision
14% of 37 decks +12% synergy
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