Mairsil, the Pretender (Commander) - Budget 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Aetherling
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
100%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
92%synergy
Endling
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
90%synergy
Fact or Fiction
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
82%synergy
Faithless Looting
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
80%synergy
Cavern Harpy
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
80%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
79%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Torchling
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
65%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
68%synergy
Negate
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
69%synergy
Tormenting Voice
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
69%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Ransack the Lab
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Quicksilver Elemental
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Notion Thief
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Anger
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Ovinomancer
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Blood Pet
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Tree of Perdition
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Pack Rat
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Hateflayer
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Triskelion
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Oriq Loremage
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Jace's Archivist
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Deathbringer Thoctar
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Mercurial Chemister
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Argent Sphinx
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Pili-Pala
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Skyship Stalker
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Blood Vassal
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Mirror-Mad Phantasm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Shauku, Endbringer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Arco-Flagellant
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Blighted Bat
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Fatestitcher
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Spikeshot Elder
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Sage of Hours
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Soliton
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Geth, Lord of the Vault
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Narcomoeba
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Patron of the Moon
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Anthroplasm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Gravecrawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Champion of Wits
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Twisted Abomination
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rummaging Goblin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Avatar of Woe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Dralnu, Lich Lord
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Forbidden Alchemy
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Dispel
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Price of Fame
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Reality Shift
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Consider
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Charm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Essence Flux
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Opt
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Charm
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Blur
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Jwari Disruption
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Planar Incision
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Into the Roil
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Spell Pierce
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Crosis's Charm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Abrade
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Evacuation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Long River's Pull
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Essence Scatter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Excavation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Curate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Perplex
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Saw It Coming
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Necrologia
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Strategic Planning
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Buried Alive
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Final Parting
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Notion Rain
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
40%synergy
Splash Portal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Chain Reaction
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Quasiduplicate
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-17%synergy
Whispering Madness
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Compulsive Research
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Careful Study
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Wash Out
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Bone Shards
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Pieces of the Puzzle
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
By Force
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Massacre
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Pyroclasm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Languish
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Diresight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Splitting the Powerstone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Shenanigans
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Tide
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Past in Flames
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Collusion
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Coveted Prize
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Painful Truths
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Connive // Concoct
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ringsight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Blood Money
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Twinflame
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Shimmer of Possibility
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Hour of Devastation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Staff of Domination
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
39%synergy
Mirage Mirror
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Crystal Shard
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Campfire
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Helm of the Host
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-15%synergy
Enchantments
Frogify
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Deep Freeze
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Monastery Siege
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Enhanced Surveillance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Utility Lands
Riptide Laboratory
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Dreadship Reef
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Molten Slagheap
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Seat of the Synod
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Tocasia's Dig Site
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-25%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-12%synergy
Great Furnace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Rakdos Signet
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
43%synergy
Dimir Signet
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Fellwar Stone
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
45%synergy
Gilded Lotus
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
76%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Mana Geode
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-22%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Locket
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ventifact Bottle
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Locket
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
65%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
58%synergy
Exotic Orchard
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Ash Barrens
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Fetid Pools
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
River of Tears
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Seething Landscape
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Vivid Marsh
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Vivid Creek
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-24%synergy
Sulfur Falls
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-25%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-22%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Maestros Theater
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Vivid Crag
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy