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Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
Benjamin Levin
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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Starwinder
9% of 11 decks +8% synergy
Starfield Vocalist
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Surge Conductor
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
74% of 34 decks +70% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
65% of 34 decks +61% synergy
Mana Drain
76% of 34 decks +60% synergy
Damnation
65% of 34 decks +56% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
59% of 34 decks +51% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
53% of 34 decks +50% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
59% of 34 decks +50% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
68% of 34 decks +49% synergy
Toxic Deluge
68% of 34 decks +47% synergy
Deflecting Swat
62% of 34 decks +45% synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Rollick
56% of 34 decks +41% synergy
Mystical Tutor
56% of 34 decks +42% synergy
Mystic Remora
56% of 34 decks +41% synergy
Windfall
53% of 34 decks +30% synergy
Counterspell
53% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
53% of 34 decks +35% synergy
Reanimate
50% of 34 decks +27% synergy
Dark Ritual
47% of 34 decks +15% synergy
Force of Negation
47% of 34 decks +39% synergy
Opposition Agent
44% of 34 decks +39% synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
94% of 34 decks +72% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
91% of 34 decks +74% synergy
Ancient Tomb
82% of 34 decks +69% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
76% of 34 decks +52% synergy
Rhystic Study
76% of 34 decks +52% synergy
Mox Diamond
65% of 34 decks +58% synergy
Force of Will
65% of 34 decks +54% synergy
Chrome Mox
62% of 34 decks +53% synergy
Mana Vault
62% of 34 decks +53% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
56% of 34 decks +52% synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
44% of 34 decks +35% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
35% of 34 decks +33% synergy
Notion Thief
35% of 34 decks +27% synergy
Spellseeker
32% of 34 decks +29% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
29% of 34 decks +21% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
29% of 34 decks +24% synergy
Gilded Drake
26% of 34 decks +25% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
21% of 34 decks +15% synergy
Deepglow Skate
21% of 34 decks +19% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
18% of 34 decks +12% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
18% of 34 decks +15% synergy
Spark Double
18% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
18% of 34 decks +15% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
18% of 34 decks +15% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15% of 34 decks -0% synergy
Dark Confidant
15% of 34 decks +14% synergy
Flux Channeler
15% of 34 decks +13% synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
15% of 34 decks +4% synergy
The Scarab God
15% of 34 decks +13% synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
15% of 34 decks +13% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
15% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Displacer Kitten
12% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
12% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Phantasmal Image
12% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Imperial Recruiter
12% of 34 decks +9% synergy
The Locust God
12% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Nicol Bolas
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
12% of 34 decks -14% synergy
Ledger Shredder
12% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
9% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Boggart Trawler
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Baleful Strix
9% of 34 decks -1% synergy
Archaeomancer
9% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
9% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Fell Specter
9% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
9% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
9% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Peregrine Drake
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Flesh Duplicate
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Scrawling Crawler
6% of 34 decks -3% synergy
Silent Arbiter
6% of 34 decks +2% synergy
Mulldrifter
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Instants
Pact of Negation
35% of 34 decks +27% synergy
Chaos Warp
29% of 34 decks -9% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Brainstorm
26% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Swan Song
26% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Flusterstorm
26% of 34 decks +19% synergy
Demonic Consultation
24% of 34 decks +16% synergy
Entomb
21% of 34 decks +14% synergy
Sink into Stupor
21% of 34 decks +12% synergy
Arcane Denial
18% of 34 decks -12% synergy
Bedevil
18% of 34 decks -1% synergy
Tainted Pact
15% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Red Elemental Blast
15% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Valakut Awakening
15% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Fell the Profane
12% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Frantic Search
12% of 34 decks -2% synergy
Imp's Mischief
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Dramatic Reversal
12% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Fire Covenant
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Negate
9% of 34 decks -15% synergy
Intuition
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Cabal Ritual
9% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Dispel
9% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Experimental Augury
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Ghostly Flicker
9% of 34 decks +2% synergy
Brain Freeze
9% of 34 decks +2% synergy
Rakdos Charm
9% of 34 decks -7% synergy
Withering Torment
9% of 34 decks -4% synergy
Pyroblast
9% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Dig Through Time
9% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Hero's Downfall
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Mental Misstep
6% of 34 decks -0% synergy
Chain of Vapor
6% of 34 decks +0% synergy
Snuff Out
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Lightning Bolt
6% of 34 decks -1% synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Reality Shift
6% of 34 decks -0% synergy
Darkness
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Infernal Grasp
6% of 34 decks +0% synergy
Ad Nauseam
6% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Snap
6% of 34 decks -0% synergy
Ripples of Potential
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Misdirection
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Mana Leak
6% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Evacuation
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Sunder
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Seething Song
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
41% of 34 decks +37% synergy
Imperial Seal
41% of 34 decks +34% synergy
Jeska's Will
35% of 34 decks +19% synergy
Blasphemous Act
35% of 34 decks -12% synergy
Vandalblast
24% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Dark Deal
24% of 34 decks +17% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
21% of 34 decks +19% synergy
Grim Tutor
21% of 34 decks +16% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
21% of 34 decks +13% synergy
Ponder
18% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Diabolic Intent
18% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Timetwister
18% of 34 decks +15% synergy
Echo of Eons
15% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15% of 34 decks +12% synergy
Dark Intimations
12% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Temporal Manipulation
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Bribery
12% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Preordain
12% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Time Spiral
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Syphon Mind
12% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Lórien Revealed
9% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Praetor's Grasp
9% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Personal Tutor
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Feed the Swarm
9% of 34 decks -24% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Time Warp
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
The Elderspell
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6% of 34 decks +0% synergy
Profane Tutor
6% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Contentious Plan
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Commit // Memory
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6% of 34 decks -0% synergy
Stock Up
6% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Molten Psyche
6% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Finale of Revelation
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Whispering Madness
6% of 34 decks -1% synergy
Night's Whisper
6% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Decree of Pain
6% of 34 decks -0% synergy
Gamble
6% of 34 decks -3% synergy
Expropriate
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Hour of Devastation
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Expressive Iteration
6% of 34 decks +2% synergy
Crux of Fate
6% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Dreadbore
6% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bolas's Citadel
41% of 34 decks +36% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
38% of 34 decks +35% synergy
The One Ring
38% of 34 decks +24% synergy
The Chain Veil
24% of 34 decks +22% synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
18% of 34 decks +17% synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
15% of 34 decks +14% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
15% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Isochron Scepter
9% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Helm of Obedience
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Scroll Rack
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Manifold Key
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Library of Leng
6% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
29% of 34 decks +19% synergy
Underworld Breach
29% of 34 decks +20% synergy
Necropotence
29% of 34 decks +24% synergy
Animate Dead
24% of 34 decks +15% synergy
Black Market Connections
18% of 34 decks +5% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
15% of 34 decks +13% synergy
Propaganda
15% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Inexorable Tide
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Omniscience
12% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Liliana's Caress
12% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Painful Quandary
12% of 34 decks +9% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Megrim
9% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Necromancy
9% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Bottomless Pit
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
No Mercy
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Bandit's Talent
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Oppression
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Raiders' Wake
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Dance of the Dead
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Court of Ambition
6% of 34 decks -0% synergy
Overburden
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Treachery
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Leyline of the Void
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Tainted Aether
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6% of 34 decks -5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
29% of 34 decks +28% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
26% of 34 decks +25% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
26% of 34 decks +24% synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
24% of 34 decks +23% synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
24% of 34 decks +22% synergy
Dack Fayden
24% of 34 decks +22% synergy
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
24% of 34 decks +21% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
21% of 34 decks +20% synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Liliana of the Veil
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Professor Onyx
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Saheeli Rai
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Saheeli, the Gifted
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Karn Liberated
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
6% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
59% of 34 decks +44% synergy
Urza's Saga
41% of 34 decks +36% synergy
Reliquary Tower
38% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38% of 34 decks +23% synergy
Bojuka Bog
32% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Mistrise Village
18% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
15% of 34 decks +12% synergy
Cabal Coffers
15% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Inventors' Fair
15% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Field of the Dead
15% of 34 decks +13% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Academy Ruins
12% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Strip Mine
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Interplanar Beacon
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Vault of Whispers
9% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Wasteland
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Seat of the Synod
9% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Command Beacon
9% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Karn's Bastion
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Great Furnace
9% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Mishra's Workshop
9% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6% of 34 decks +0% synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Maze of Ith
6% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Emergence Zone
6% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Thespian's Stage
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Signet
94% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
82% of 34 decks +34% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
76% of 34 decks +33% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
71% of 34 decks +29% synergy
Fellwar Stone
56% of 34 decks +21% synergy
Dimir Signet
50% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Izzet Signet
44% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Mox Opal
44% of 34 decks +37% synergy
Rakdos Signet
41% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Grim Monolith
29% of 34 decks +25% synergy
Lotus Petal
26% of 34 decks +17% synergy
Mox Amber
26% of 34 decks +22% synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
18% of 34 decks +12% synergy
Relic of Sauron
15% of 34 decks -6% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Chromatic Orrery
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Thran Dynamo
12% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Mind Stone
9% of 34 decks -7% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9% of 34 decks -8% synergy
Mox Jasper
7% of 29 decks +7% synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Visage of Bolas
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Basalt Monolith
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Thought Vessel
6% of 34 decks -16% synergy
Gilded Lotus
6% of 34 decks +2% synergy
Lands
Polluted Delta
100% of 34 decks +67% synergy
Badlands
97% of 34 decks +83% synergy
Volcanic Island
97% of 34 decks +83% synergy
Scalding Tarn
97% of 34 decks +66% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
97% of 34 decks +64% synergy
Watery Grave
97% of 34 decks +52% synergy
Command Tower
94% of 34 decks +2% synergy
Steam Vents
94% of 34 decks +51% synergy
Blood Crypt
94% of 34 decks +51% synergy
Underground Sea
94% of 34 decks +80% synergy
Swamp
79% of 34 decks -13% synergy
Island
79% of 34 decks -14% synergy
Mountain
68% of 34 decks -24% synergy
Xander's Lounge
65% of 34 decks +24% synergy
Luxury Suite
62% of 34 decks +29% synergy
Morphic Pool
62% of 34 decks +29% synergy
Flooded Strand
56% of 34 decks +46% synergy
Misty Rainforest
50% of 34 decks +40% synergy
Marsh Flats
50% of 34 decks +40% synergy
Exotic Orchard
47% of 34 decks -10% synergy
Training Center
47% of 34 decks +14% synergy
Wooded Foothills
44% of 34 decks +36% synergy
Mana Confluence
44% of 34 decks +33% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
41% of 34 decks +32% synergy
Undercity Sewers
38% of 34 decks +27% synergy
Thundering Falls
38% of 34 decks +29% synergy
City of Brass
38% of 34 decks +25% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35% of 34 decks -7% synergy
Arid Mesa
35% of 34 decks +26% synergy
Raucous Theater
26% of 34 decks +16% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
26% of 34 decks -18% synergy
Reflecting Pool
26% of 34 decks +17% synergy
Sulfur Falls
24% of 34 decks -21% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
24% of 34 decks +17% synergy
Sink into Stupor
21% of 34 decks +12% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
18% of 34 decks -8% synergy
Underground River
18% of 34 decks -9% synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
18% of 34 decks +17% synergy
Fiery Islet
15% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Prismatic Vista
15% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15% of 34 decks +12% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15% of 34 decks -10% synergy
Valakut Awakening
15% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Fell the Profane
12% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Haunted Ridge
12% of 34 decks -10% synergy
Cavern of Souls
12% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Mount Doom
12% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Shivan Reef
9% of 34 decks -19% synergy
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