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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
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Mutinous Massacre
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Lightning Bolt
59% of 32 decks +53% synergy
Frantic Search
66% of 32 decks +52% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56% of 32 decks +49% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
47% of 32 decks +45% synergy
Faithless Looting
62% of 32 decks +43% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50% of 32 decks +42% synergy
Preordain
47% of 32 decks +40% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47% of 32 decks +40% synergy
Mana Geyser
38% of 32 decks +33% synergy
Ponder
41% of 32 decks +31% synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
50% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Counterspell
50% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Chaos Warp
44% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Windfall
44% of 32 decks +21% synergy
Negate
44% of 32 decks +20% synergy
Brainstorm
41% of 32 decks +24% synergy
Dark Ritual
41% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Fact or Fiction
38% of 32 decks +29% synergy
Consider
34% of 32 decks +29% synergy
Arcane Denial
34% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
25% of 32 decks +16% synergy
Underworld Breach
25% of 32 decks +16% synergy
Notion Thief
22% of 32 decks +14% synergy
Mystical Tutor
22% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Jeska's Will
19% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
16% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
16% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6% of 32 decks +1% synergy
Creatures
Baral, Chief of Compliance
31% of 32 decks +29% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
28% of 32 decks +25% synergy
Guttersnipe
28% of 32 decks +23% synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
25% of 32 decks +23% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
25% of 32 decks -1% synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
24% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
22% of 32 decks +19% synergy
Dualcaster Mage
22% of 32 decks +16% synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19% of 32 decks +17% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
19% of 32 decks +16% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19% of 32 decks +16% synergy
Archmage of Runes
16% of 32 decks +13% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Young Pyromancer
16% of 32 decks +14% synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
13% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Archaeomancer
12% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Magus of the Wheel
12% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
12% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Mocking Sprite
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
9% of 32 decks -0% synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Spellseeker
9% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Urabrask
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
8% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Shadow the Hedgehog
7% of 15 decks +5% synergy
Coruscation Mage
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Doom Whisperer
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Decadent Dragon
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
The Ancient One
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
6% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Windrider Wizard
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Docent of Perfection
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Baleful Strix
6% of 32 decks -4% synergy
Razzle-Dazzler
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Jace's Archivist
6% of 32 decks -0% synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
The Locust God
6% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
31% of 32 decks +24% synergy
Opt
31% of 32 decks +27% synergy
Terminate
28% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Izzet Charm
28% of 32 decks +26% synergy
Increasing Vengeance
25% of 32 decks +23% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22% of 32 decks -4% synergy
Reverberate
22% of 32 decks +19% synergy
Big Score
22% of 32 decks +16% synergy
Bedevil
22% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Rakdos Charm
22% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22% of 32 decks +18% synergy
Reiterate
19% of 32 decks +18% synergy
Narset's Reversal
19% of 32 decks +16% synergy
Drown in the Loch
16% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Entomb
16% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
16% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Maestros Charm
16% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Expansion // Explosion
16% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Mystic Confluence
16% of 32 decks +13% synergy
Abrade
16% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Seething Song
16% of 32 decks +13% synergy
Teach by Example
16% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Pongify
12% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Go for the Throat
12% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
12% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Swan Song
12% of 32 decks -5% synergy
Desperate Ritual
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Snap
12% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Galvanic Iteration
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Dramatic Reversal
12% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Prismari Command
12% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Turnabout
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Magma Opus
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Demonic Consultation
12% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Dig Through Time
12% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Essence Scatter
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Reality Shift
9% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Ghostly Flicker
9% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Brain Freeze
9% of 32 decks +3% synergy
High Tide
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Evacuation
9% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Withering Torment
9% of 32 decks -3% synergy
Flusterstorm
9% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Deflecting Swat
9% of 32 decks -7% synergy
Demand Answers
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
9% of 32 decks -15% synergy
Flame of Anor
9% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Saw in Half
9% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Fell the Profane
6% of 32 decks -2% synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
31% of 32 decks +26% synergy
Expressive Iteration
28% of 32 decks +25% synergy
Feed the Swarm
28% of 32 decks -5% synergy
Vandalblast
25% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Reanimate
25% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
22% of 32 decks +19% synergy
Final Parting
22% of 32 decks +21% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Exsanguinate
19% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
18% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
16% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Fiery Confluence
16% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Night's Whisper
16% of 32 decks +11% synergy
See the Truth
16% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Treasure Cruise
16% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Solve the Equation
16% of 32 decks +13% synergy
Toxic Deluge
16% of 32 decks -5% synergy
Strategic Planning
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Epic Experiment
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Cathartic Reunion
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Whispering Madness
12% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Army of the Damned
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Damnation
12% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Grapeshot
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Resentful Revelation
10% of 21 decks +9% synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
9% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Past in Flames
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Dark Petition
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Dread Return
9% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Disrupt Decorum
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Insult // Injury
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Boltwave
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Stitch Together
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
River's Rebuke
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Serum Visions
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Rite of Replication
9% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Circle of Power
8% of 24 decks +4% synergy
Chart a Course
6% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Unmarked Grave
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Profane Tutor
6% of 32 decks +1% synergy
Devastation Tide
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Bonus Round
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Commit // Memory
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6% of 32 decks +0% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
16% of 32 decks -14% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12% of 32 decks -12% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Twinning Staff
9% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Primal Amulet
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Isochron Scepter
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Ruby Medallion
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
The One Ring
6% of 32 decks -8% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6% of 32 decks -8% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6% of 32 decks +1% synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
22% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Double Vision
16% of 32 decks +13% synergy
Secrets of the Dead
16% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Mystic Remora
16% of 32 decks +0% synergy
Fiery Emancipation
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Search for Azcanta
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Extravagant Replication
6% of 32 decks +1% synergy
Aria of Flame
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Omniscience
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Shark Typhoon
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Animate Dead
6% of 32 decks -3% synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
28% of 32 decks +27% synergy
Professor Onyx
19% of 32 decks +17% synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
The Royal Scions
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
31% of 32 decks -4% synergy
Bojuka Bog
28% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22% of 32 decks +17% synergy
Temple of the False God
12% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Mistrise Village
7% of 29 decks -1% synergy
Forgotten Cave
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Halimar Depths
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Detection Tower
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91% of 32 decks +0% synergy
Arcane Signet
72% of 32 decks -16% synergy
Dimir Signet
59% of 32 decks +20% synergy
Rakdos Signet
50% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Izzet Signet
47% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
41% of 32 decks -8% synergy
Fellwar Stone
34% of 32 decks -0% synergy
Thought Vessel
31% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
28% of 32 decks -16% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
25% of 32 decks -17% synergy
Commander's Sphere
22% of 32 decks -2% synergy
Mind Stone
22% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9% of 32 decks -7% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6% of 32 decks +1% synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Skyclave Relic
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Mountain
100% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Island
100% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Command Tower
94% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
56% of 32 decks -1% synergy
Exotic Orchard
50% of 32 decks -7% synergy
Sunken Hollow
44% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
41% of 32 decks -3% synergy
Sulfur Falls
41% of 32 decks -4% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41% of 32 decks +1% synergy
Evolving Wilds
38% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
34% of 32 decks +21% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
34% of 32 decks -8% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
31% of 32 decks +22% synergy
Shivan Reef
28% of 32 decks +0% synergy
Temple of Deceit
28% of 32 decks +13% synergy
Maestros Theater
28% of 32 decks +17% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28% of 32 decks +16% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Xander's Lounge
25% of 32 decks -16% synergy
Grixis Panorama
25% of 32 decks +21% synergy
Choked Estuary
25% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Seething Landscape
22% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22% of 32 decks +18% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Underground River
19% of 32 decks -8% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
19% of 32 decks -6% synergy
Haunted Ridge
19% of 32 decks -3% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19% of 32 decks -7% synergy
Watery Grave
19% of 32 decks -26% synergy
Temple of Malice
19% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Myriad Landscape
16% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Ferrous Lake
16% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Training Center
16% of 32 decks -18% synergy
Dismal Backwater
16% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Thriving Bluff
16% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Tainted Isle
12% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Steam Vents
12% of 32 decks -31% synergy
Ash Barrens
12% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
12% of 32 decks -13% synergy
Luxury Suite
12% of 32 decks -20% synergy
Morphic Pool
12% of 32 decks -21% synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
12% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Fiery Islet
9% of 32 decks +4% synergy
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