Mairsil, the Pretender (Commander) - Combo

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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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Ominous Asylum
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Oscorp Industries
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-7%synergy
Sinister Hideout
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Multiversal Passage
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Aetherling
93%inclusion96 decks103 decks
93%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
77%inclusion79 decks103 decks
75%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
69%inclusion71 decks103 decks
68%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
65%inclusion67 decks103 decks
65%synergy
Anger
74%inclusion76 decks103 decks
63%synergy
Buried Alive
67%inclusion69 decks103 decks
63%synergy
Torchling
63%inclusion65 decks103 decks
63%synergy
Quicksilver Elemental
61%inclusion63 decks103 decks
61%synergy
Cavern Harpy
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
58%synergy
Endling
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
64%inclusion66 decks103 decks
49%synergy
Faithless Looting
64%inclusion66 decks103 decks
44%synergy
Entomb
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
52%synergy
Windfall
51%inclusion53 decks103 decks
28%synergy
Oriq Loremage
50%inclusion52 decks103 decks
50%synergy
Tree of Perdition
50%inclusion51 decks103 decks
49%synergy
Staff of Domination
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
47%synergy
Hateflayer
46%inclusion47 decks103 decks
45%synergy
Morphling
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
44%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Intuition
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
44%inclusion36 decks82 decks
43%synergy
Shauku, Endbringer
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
41%synergy
Jace's Archivist
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
32%synergy
Pack Rat
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
33%synergy
Pili-Pala
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
34%synergy
Mirror-Mad Phantasm
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
32%synergy
Eater of the Dead
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
28%synergy
Minion of Leshrac
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Walking Ballista
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Ovinomancer
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Spark Double
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Displacer Kitten
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Sage of Hours
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Argent Sphinx
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Anthroplasm
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Mercurial Chemister
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Spikeshot Elder
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Blood Vassal
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Blood Pet
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Ulamog's Dreadsire
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Dralnu, Lich Lord
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Arco-Flagellant
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Avatar of Woe
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Memnarch
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Knacksaw Clique
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Patron of the Moon
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Triskelion
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Cinderhaze Wretch
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Bazaar
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Blighted Bat
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Doom Whisperer
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Crystalline Crawler
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Soliton
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Engineer
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Essence Flux
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Planar Incision
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Blur
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Stubborn Denial
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Pact
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Charm
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Vapor
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Brain Freeze
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Consider
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Maestros Charm
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Delay
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Charm
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Unmarked Grave
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
32%synergy
Careful Study
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Final Parting
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Tormenting Voice
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Lively Dirge
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Ransack the Lab
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Reckless Handling
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Strategic Planning
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Notion Rain
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Winternight Stories
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Splash Portal
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
By Force
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Pendant of Prosperity
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
44%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
44%inclusion45 decks103 decks
43%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Mirage Mirror
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Insight Engine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Heartstone
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Collector's Vault
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
The Fire Crystal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Training Grounds
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Rising of the Day
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Fervor
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Reunion
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Riptide Laboratory
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
41%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-18%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Seat of the Synod
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Whispers
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Great Furnace
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Arena of Glory
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion95 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion94 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
66%inclusion68 decks103 decks
62%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
63%inclusion65 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion64 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
59%inclusion61 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion52 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
42%inclusion43 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Coveted Jewel
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Sauron
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
5%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Geoscope
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Legends
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion99 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Island
86%inclusion89 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Swamp
83%inclusion85 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Mountain
82%inclusion84 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Steam Vents
66%inclusion68 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion68 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion63 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
61%inclusion63 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Training Center
56%inclusion58 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Polluted Delta
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion52 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Xander's Lounge
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
47%inclusion48 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Reef
46%inclusion47 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
38%inclusion39 decks103 decks
-19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
-13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Thundering Falls
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Mana Confluence
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
-15%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
8%synergy