Mairsil, the Pretender (Commander) - Upgraded Midrange

Mairsil, the Pretender
Rank #993
3decks
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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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Rhystic Study
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Gamble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Chrome Mox
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Arcanis the Omnipotent
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
99%synergy
Minion of Leshrac
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
100%synergy
Aetherling
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
100%synergy
Tree of Perdition
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Ulamog's Dreadsire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Shauku, Endbringer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Blighted Bat
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
67%synergy
Torchling
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Cavern Harpy
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Anger
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Mirror-Mad Phantasm
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Goblin Goliath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Morphling
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sphinx of Magosi
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Xathrid Gorgon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dark Confidant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Initiate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Mannichi, the Fevered Dream
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Woe Strider
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Eater of the Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Doom Whisperer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Endling
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Volrath the Fallen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Arco-Flagellant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Vile Entomber
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pack Rat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Crystalline Crawler
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Hateflayer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Hedron Crab
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Horseshoe Crab
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Oriq Loremage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Spikeshot Elder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ovinomancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sage of Hours
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Phantasmal Image
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Soliton
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pestilent Souleater
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Entomb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Consider
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Arcane Denial
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Drown in the Loch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Desperate Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Essence Flux
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Tolarian Winds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Nexus of Fate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Bitter Triumph
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Consultation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Big Score
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Baleful Mastery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Stifle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Memory Lapse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Shore Up
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pact of Negation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
43%synergy
Faithless Looting
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Buried Alive
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Strategic Planning
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lively Dirge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Unmarked Grave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Discerning Taste
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shenanigans
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Careful Study
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Mastery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Inspired Idea
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Merchant Scroll
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ransack the Lab
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Taigam's Scheming
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Thoughtseize
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Nevinyrral's Disk
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
99%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Vexing Bauble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mirage Mirror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Counterbalance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rising of the Day
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Necromancy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Need for Speed
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sinister Concoction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Lands
Riptide Laboratory
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Command Beacon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Coveted Jewel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Gilded Lotus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Xander's Lounge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Morphic Pool
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
34%synergy
City of Brass
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Fabled Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Spire of Industry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Reflecting Pool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-12%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-23%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
River of Tears
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Peak
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-8%synergy
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy