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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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Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
24%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Hour of Devastation
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Slave of Bolas
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Crosis's Charm
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Megrim
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Terminate
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Fell Specter
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Dragon
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Clone
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Decadent Dragon
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Sangromancer
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Augur of Bolas
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Archivist
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Eternal Skylord
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Fog Bank
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Abyssal Specter
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
The Raven Man
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Blazing Specter
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eternal
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tyrant
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Aven Eternal
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
The Locust God
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Dragon Mage
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Nekrataal
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Merfolk Looter
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Eternal Taskmaster
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Hellkite Courser
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Asylum Visitor
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Grim Initiate
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Aberration
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Stormshriek Feral
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Commence the Endgame
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Crush Dissent
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Soul Manipulation
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Terror
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Lazotep Plating
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Opt
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Word of Seizing
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Steam Augury
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Unsummon
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Dream Salvage
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Snap
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Rewind
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Charm
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Prismari Command
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Dark Banishing
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Shatter
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Domineering Will
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Delirium
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Ray of Command
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Remove Soul
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Desertion
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Evacuation
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Perplex
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Recoil
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Charm
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Murder
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Charm
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-29%synergy
Syphon Mind
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Crux of Fate
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Dark Intimations
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Bleeding Edge
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Relentless Advance
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Suplex
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Plague Wind
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Duress
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Invade the City
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Insurrection
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Callous Dismissal
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
The Elderspell
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Spark Harvest
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Widespread Brutality
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Worst Fears
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Gem of Becoming
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-17%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Samurai's Katana
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
The Rack
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Gift
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Library of Leng
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Control Magic
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
15%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Raiders' Wake
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Greed
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Dragon Tempest
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Liliana's Caress
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Bandit's Talent
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Mind Control
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Fire Whip
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Confiscate
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Oppression
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Steal Artifact
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Insight
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-21%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion69 decks98 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion58 decks98 decks
-29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion43 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
-22%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Fire Diamond
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Visage of Bolas
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstone Cameo
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Star Compass
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Firemind Vessel
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mana Prism
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Sisay's Ring
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Manalith
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geode
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion94 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Island
96%inclusion94 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion93 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
66%inclusion65 decks98 decks
-26%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
62%inclusion61 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
-22%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Seething Landscape
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-21%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-27%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Watery Grave
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-29%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-29%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg Volcano
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Bad River
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
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