Kess, Dissident Mage (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded Spellslinger

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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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Singularity Rupture
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Archmage Emeritus
100% of 4 decks +93% synergy
Ponder
100% of 4 decks +91% synergy
Frantic Search
100% of 4 decks +86% synergy
Swan Song
100% of 4 decks +82% synergy
Faithless Looting
100% of 4 decks +81% synergy
Game Changers
Deflecting Swat
75% of 4 decks +58% synergy
Demonic Tutor
75% of 4 decks +53% synergy
Ad Nauseam
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Opposition Agent
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
25% of 4 decks +17% synergy
Underworld Breach
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Mystical Tutor
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Jeska's Will
25% of 4 decks +9% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Rhystic Study
25% of 4 decks +0% synergy
Creatures
Valley Floodcaller
75% of 4 decks +71% synergy
Vivi Ornitier
67% of 3 decks +60% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
50% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
50% of 4 decks +43% synergy
Ledger Shredder
50% of 4 decks +48% synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Displacer Kitten
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Extractor Demon
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Spellseeker
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Urabrask
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Dreadhound
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Barrowgoyf
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Spark Double
25% of 4 decks +17% synergy
Angel of Suffering
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25% of 4 decks +17% synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Instants
Negate
75% of 4 decks +51% synergy
Brainstorm
75% of 4 decks +59% synergy
Dark Ritual
75% of 4 decks +43% synergy
Cabal Ritual
75% of 4 decks +67% synergy
Flusterstorm
75% of 4 decks +67% synergy
Snap
75% of 4 decks +69% synergy
Counterspell
75% of 4 decks +31% synergy
Deadly Rollick
50% of 4 decks +35% synergy
Chaos Warp
50% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
50% of 4 decks +47% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
50% of 4 decks +42% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Entomb
50% of 4 decks +44% synergy
Fact or Fiction
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Lightning Bolt
50% of 4 decks +43% synergy
Brain Freeze
50% of 4 decks +43% synergy
Terminate
50% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Seething Song
50% of 4 decks +47% synergy
Opt
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
Thought Scour
50% of 4 decks +48% synergy
Force of Negation
50% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Expansion // Explosion
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Mental Misstep
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Tainted Pact
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Reiterate
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Mindbreak Trap
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Electrodominance
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Consider
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Dispel
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Mana Drain
25% of 4 decks +9% synergy
Quick Study
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Aetherize
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Into the Flood Maw
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Demonic Consultation
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Reverberate
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Increasing Vengeance
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Shock
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Arcane Denial
25% of 4 decks -4% synergy
Red Elemental Blast
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Sink into Stupor
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Bedevil
25% of 4 decks +6% synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Drown in Dreams
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Narset's Reversal
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Spell Pierce
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Unwind
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Pyroblast
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Pact of Negation
25% of 4 decks +17% synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
75% of 4 decks +52% synergy
Reanimate
75% of 4 decks +52% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
75% of 4 decks +66% synergy
Preordain
75% of 4 decks +68% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
50% of 4 decks +44% synergy
Tendrils of Agony
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Exsanguinate
50% of 4 decks +47% synergy
Mana Geyser
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
Toxic Deluge
50% of 4 decks +29% synergy
Damnation
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Grim Tutor
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
Chart a Course
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Stock Up
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Mind Spring
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Persist
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Past in Flames
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Insult // Injury
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Feed the Swarm
25% of 4 decks -8% synergy
Treasure Cruise
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Banefire
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Connive // Concoct
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Dread Summons
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Praetor's Grasp
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Blasphemous Act
25% of 4 decks -23% synergy
Rite of Flame
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Syphon Mind
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
See the Truth
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Expressive Iteration
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Beseech the Mirror
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Chain of Smog
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Solve the Equation
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
50% of 4 decks +43% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Lightning Greaves
25% of 4 decks -4% synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
50% of 4 decks +35% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
50% of 4 decks +47% synergy
Secrets of the Dead
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
50% of 4 decks +48% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Demonic Covenant
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Cemetery Tampering
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Propaganda
25% of 4 decks +11% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Professor Onyx
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
75% of 4 decks +60% synergy
Mistrise Village
50% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Reliquary Tower
50% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Bojuka Bog
25% of 4 decks +0% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Emergence Zone
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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 Indulgence
75% of 4 decks +33% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75% of 4 decks +27% synergy
Dimir Signet
75% of 4 decks +35% synergy
Fellwar Stone
75% of 4 decks +40% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50% of 4 decks +6% synergy
Izzet Signet
50% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Rakdos Signet
50% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Thought Vessel
50% of 4 decks +29% synergy
Mox Amber
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Relic of Sauron
25% of 4 decks +4% synergy
Mind Stone
25% of 4 decks +10% synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
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
Luxury Suite
100% of 4 decks +67% synergy
Mountain
100% of 4 decks +9% synergy
Island
100% of 4 decks +7% synergy
Morphic Pool
100% of 4 decks +67% synergy
Training Center
100% of 4 decks +67% synergy
Polluted Delta
100% of 4 decks +67% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100% of 4 decks +67% synergy
Watery Grave
100% of 4 decks +55% synergy
Misty Rainforest
75% of 4 decks +65% synergy
Badlands
75% of 4 decks +60% synergy
Steam Vents
75% of 4 decks +32% synergy
Blood Crypt
75% of 4 decks +32% synergy
Underground Sea
75% of 4 decks +61% synergy
Xander's Lounge
75% of 4 decks +34% synergy
Volcanic Island
75% of 4 decks +61% synergy
Scalding Tarn
75% of 4 decks +44% synergy
Raucous Theater
50% of 4 decks +40% synergy
Undercity Sewers
50% of 4 decks +38% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50% of 4 decks +6% synergy
Wooded Foothills
50% of 4 decks +42% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Reflecting Pool
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Arid Mesa
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Mana Confluence
50% of 4 decks +39% synergy
Thundering Falls
50% of 4 decks +40% synergy
Marsh Flats
50% of 4 decks +40% synergy
Flooded Strand
50% of 4 decks +40% synergy
Prismatic Vista
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Fabled Passage
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Shivan Reef
25% of 4 decks -3% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25% of 4 decks +11% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25% of 4 decks -14% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25% of 4 decks +1% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25% of 4 decks -1% synergy
Sulfur Falls
25% of 4 decks -20% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25% of 4 decks +9% synergy
Underground River
25% of 4 decks -1% synergy
Sink into Stupor
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Forbidden Orchard
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Haunted Ridge
25% of 4 decks +3% synergy
Spirebluff Canal
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy