Kess, Dissident 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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Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Mutinous Massacre
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Singularity Rupture
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Frantic Search
80% of 30 decks +66% synergy
Faithless Looting
83% of 30 decks +64% synergy
Reanimate
83% of 30 decks +60% synergy
Entomb
60% of 30 decks +54% synergy
Stitch Together
53% of 30 decks +51% synergy
Victimize
57% of 30 decks +48% synergy
Incarnation Technique
47% of 30 decks +46% synergy
Animate Dead
53% of 30 decks +44% synergy
Living Death
50% of 30 decks +44% synergy
Dread Return
47% of 30 decks +43% synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
53% of 30 decks +22% synergy
Buried Alive
47% of 30 decks +43% synergy
Windfall
43% of 30 decks +20% synergy
Persist
43% of 30 decks +40% synergy
Arcane Denial
43% of 30 decks +14% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
43% of 30 decks +39% synergy
Exhume
43% of 30 decks +42% synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
40% of 30 decks +37% synergy
Blasphemous Act
40% of 30 decks -8% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
40% of 30 decks +36% synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
20% of 30 decks -2% synergy
Gamble
17% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
13% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Mystical Tutor
13% of 30 decks -0% synergy
Jeska's Will
13% of 30 decks -3% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Underworld Breach
10% of 30 decks +1% synergy
Notion Thief
7% of 30 decks -2% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7% of 30 decks -10% synergy
Creatures
Archon of Cruelty
37% of 30 decks +34% synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
37% of 30 decks +34% synergy
Anger
37% of 30 decks +27% synergy
Ledger Shredder
33% of 30 decks +31% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
30% of 30 decks +27% synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
27% of 30 decks +24% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
27% of 30 decks +25% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
27% of 30 decks +23% synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
23% of 30 decks +21% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
23% of 30 decks -3% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
23% of 30 decks +22% synergy
Rona, Herald of Invasion
23% of 30 decks +23% synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
23% of 30 decks +21% synergy
Likeness Looter
23% of 30 decks +22% synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
20% of 30 decks +18% synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
20% of 30 decks +15% synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
20% of 30 decks +19% synergy
Doom Whisperer
20% of 30 decks +19% synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
20% of 30 decks +17% synergy
Magus of the Wheel
20% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
17% of 30 decks +16% synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
17% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
17% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Spellseeker
17% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
17% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
17% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17% of 30 decks +14% synergy
Terror of the Peaks
17% of 30 decks +15% synergy
Archmage of Runes
13% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
13% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Vile Entomber
13% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
13% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
13% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
13% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant
13% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Psychic Frog
13% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Millikin
13% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
10% of 30 decks +8% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
10% of 30 decks +8% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Baleful Strix
10% of 30 decks +0% synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
10% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Boggart Trawler
10% of 30 decks +8% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
10% of 30 decks +3% synergy
Instants
Big Score
37% of 30 decks +30% synergy
Fact or Fiction
33% of 30 decks +24% synergy
Counterspell
33% of 30 decks -11% synergy
Fell the Profane
30% of 30 decks +22% synergy
Chaos Warp
30% of 30 decks -8% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
27% of 30 decks +19% synergy
Negate
27% of 30 decks +3% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
27% of 30 decks +23% synergy
Rakdos Charm
27% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Izzet Charm
27% of 30 decks +24% synergy
Withering Torment
27% of 30 decks +14% synergy
Bitter Triumph
23% of 30 decks +21% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
20% of 30 decks +18% synergy
Maestros Charm
20% of 30 decks +16% synergy
Demand Answers
20% of 30 decks +18% synergy
Sink into Stupor
20% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Deadly Rollick
17% of 30 decks +2% synergy
Consider
17% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Cabal Ritual
17% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Terminate
17% of 30 decks -10% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Saw in Half
17% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Prismari Command
17% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13% of 30 decks -11% synergy
Abrade
13% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Valakut Awakening
13% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Hagra Mauling
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Brainstorm
10% of 30 decks -6% synergy
Confounding Riddle
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Ancient Excavation
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Tainted Indulgence
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Mana Drain
10% of 30 decks -6% synergy
Thought Scour
10% of 30 decks +8% synergy
Swan Song
10% of 30 decks -8% synergy
Infernal Grasp
10% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Bedevil
10% of 30 decks -9% synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Flame of Anor
10% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Fated Return
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Fling
7% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Go for the Throat
7% of 30 decks +0% synergy
Return the Favor
7% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Songs of the Damned
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Deadly Dispute
7% of 30 decks -1% synergy
Soul Shatter
7% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
7% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Careful Study
37% of 30 decks +35% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
27% of 30 decks +22% synergy
Unmarked Grave
27% of 30 decks +25% synergy
Feed the Swarm
27% of 30 decks -7% synergy
Vandalblast
23% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Will of the Abzan
23% of 26 decks +22% synergy
Winternight Stories
23% of 26 decks +23% synergy
Toxic Deluge
20% of 30 decks -1% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20% of 30 decks +15% synergy
Extract from Darkness
20% of 30 decks +16% synergy
Breaking // Entering
17% of 30 decks +16% synergy
Cathartic Reunion
17% of 30 decks +15% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Zombify
17% of 30 decks +16% synergy
Chart a Course
13% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Lively Dirge
13% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Coiling Rebirth
13% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Painful Truths
13% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Whispering Madness
13% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Restart Sequence
13% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Compulsive Research
13% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Torrent of Souls
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Unearth
10% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Make an Example
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Connive // Concoct
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Lórien Revealed
10% of 30 decks +8% synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Pirate's Pillage
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Ignite the Future
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10% of 30 decks +8% synergy
Mana Geyser
10% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Sundering Eruption
10% of 30 decks +8% synergy
Dark Deal
10% of 30 decks +3% synergy
Reforge the Soul
10% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Grave Upheaval
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Chandra's Ignition
10% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Blood for Bones
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Ponder
7% of 30 decks -3% synergy
Strategic Planning
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Diabolic Intent
7% of 30 decks -1% synergy
Extinction Event
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7% of 30 decks +2% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Devastation Tide
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
23% of 30 decks -6% synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
17% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
13% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13% of 30 decks -12% synergy
Monument to Endurance
13% of 30 decks +8% synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10% of 30 decks -5% synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Lavaspur Boots
7% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Shadowspear
7% of 30 decks +3% synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
27% of 30 decks +24% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20% of 30 decks +19% synergy
Sneak Attack
20% of 30 decks +15% synergy
Dance of the Dead
13% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Cemetery Tampering
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10% of 30 decks -1% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Bitter Reunion
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Curiosity
7% of 30 decks +3% synergy
Rhystic Study
7% of 30 decks -18% synergy
Secrets of the Dead
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Black Market Connections
7% of 30 decks -6% synergy
Search for Azcanta
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
7% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
37% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23% of 30 decks +18% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
23% of 30 decks +21% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Tomb Fortress
17% of 30 decks +16% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13% of 30 decks -2% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10% of 30 decks +3% synergy
Sunken Palace
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Reliquary Tower
10% of 30 decks -26% synergy
Dakmor Salvage
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10% of 30 decks -5% synergy
Restless Reef
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Rogue's Passage
10% of 30 decks -13% synergy
Mistrise Village
8% of 26 decks -0% synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
The Black Gate
7% of 30 decks -3% synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7% of 30 decks +3% synergy
High Market
7% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6% of 17 decks +1% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83% of 30 decks -5% synergy
Sol Ring
70% of 30 decks -20% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50% of 30 decks +8% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43% of 30 decks -1% synergy
Izzet Signet
37% of 30 decks +0% synergy
Fellwar Stone
37% of 30 decks +2% synergy
Rakdos Signet
30% of 30 decks -8% synergy
Dimir Signet
23% of 30 decks -16% synergy
Commander's Sphere
20% of 30 decks -4% synergy
Relic of Sauron
20% of 30 decks -1% synergy
Cursed Mirror
10% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Thought Vessel
10% of 30 decks -11% synergy
Mind Stone
10% of 30 decks -5% synergy
Worn Powerstone
7% of 30 decks +1% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Swamp
97% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Mountain
93% of 30 decks +2% synergy
Island
93% of 30 decks +0% synergy
Exotic Orchard
63% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Shivan Reef
60% of 30 decks +32% synergy
Underground River
53% of 30 decks +27% synergy
Xander's Lounge
53% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50% of 30 decks +24% synergy
Watery Grave
50% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Steam Vents
47% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47% of 30 decks -11% synergy
Blood Crypt
40% of 30 decks -3% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40% of 30 decks -4% synergy
Sulfur Falls
40% of 30 decks -5% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40% of 30 decks -2% synergy
Raucous Theater
37% of 30 decks +26% synergy
Training Center
37% of 30 decks +3% synergy
Sunken Hollow
33% of 30 decks -9% synergy
Polluted Delta
33% of 30 decks +1% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33% of 30 decks +0% synergy
Fell the Profane
30% of 30 decks +22% synergy
Undercity Sewers
30% of 30 decks +18% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30% of 30 decks -9% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Path of Ancestry
30% of 30 decks -3% synergy
Luxury Suite
27% of 30 decks -6% synergy
Morphic Pool
27% of 30 decks -6% synergy
Thundering Falls
27% of 30 decks +17% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
27% of 30 decks +23% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
23% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Seething Landscape
23% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Evolving Wilds
23% of 30 decks -3% synergy
Scalding Tarn
23% of 30 decks -8% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
23% of 30 decks +15% synergy
Haunted Ridge
23% of 30 decks +2% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20% of 30 decks -2% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20% of 30 decks -4% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Blazemire Verge
20% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Sink into Stupor
20% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Canyon Slough
17% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Ash Barrens
17% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Temple of Malice
17% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17% of 30 decks +14% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Port of Karfell
17% of 30 decks +14% synergy