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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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Waste Not
75% of 32 decks +64% synergy
Windfall
84% of 32 decks +61% synergy
Whispering Madness
66% of 32 decks +59% synergy
Dark Deal
66% of 32 decks +59% synergy
Megrim
62% of 32 decks +56% synergy
Liliana's Caress
62% of 32 decks +56% synergy
Magus of the Wheel
62% of 32 decks +55% synergy
Sangromancer
53% of 32 decks +51% synergy
Geth's Grimoire
53% of 32 decks +49% synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
50% of 32 decks +48% synergy
Top Cards
Underworld Dreams
53% of 32 decks +46% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
50% of 32 decks +24% synergy
Jace's Archivist
50% of 32 decks +43% synergy
Counterspell
47% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Raiders' Wake
47% of 32 decks +45% synergy
Fell Specter
47% of 32 decks +44% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
44% of 32 decks +42% synergy
Lightning Greaves
44% of 32 decks +14% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
41% of 32 decks +33% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
41% of 32 decks +37% synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
44% of 32 decks +38% synergy
Notion Thief
41% of 32 decks +32% synergy
Demonic Tutor
38% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
34% of 32 decks +29% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
34% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Rhystic Study
34% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
12% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Glacial Chasm
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
34% of 32 decks +26% synergy
Fate Unraveler
34% of 32 decks +28% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31% of 32 decks +17% synergy
Scrawling Crawler
29% of 7 decks +19% synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
29% of 7 decks +24% synergy
Dragon Mage
28% of 32 decks +26% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
25% of 32 decks +20% synergy
Bone Miser
25% of 32 decks +22% synergy
The Locust God
25% of 32 decks +20% synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
24% of 29 decks +22% synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
22% of 32 decks +21% synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
19% of 32 decks +16% synergy
Baleful Strix
19% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
16% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Dockside Extortionist
16% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
16% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Magus of the Jar
16% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
16% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Abyssal Harvester
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Stormfist Crusader
12% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Plaguecrafter
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
12% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
12% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Sire of Insanity
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Crosis, the Purger
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Master of the Feast
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
9% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Hypnotic Specter
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Hollow Specter
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Asylum Visitor
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Burnished Hart
9% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
9% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Barbed Shocker
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Hellkite Courser
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
The Scarab God
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Lore Broker
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Kederekt Parasite
9% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Boggart Trawler
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Surly Badgersaur
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
6% of 32 decks +3% synergy
The Raven Man
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Liliana's Specter
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Instants
Terminate
31% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Arcane Denial
31% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Dark Ritual
28% of 32 decks -4% synergy
Negate
25% of 32 decks +1% synergy
Bedevil
25% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Chaos Warp
22% of 32 decks -16% synergy
Fact or Fiction
22% of 32 decks +13% synergy
Mana Drain
22% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Perplex
22% of 32 decks +20% synergy
Drown in the Loch
19% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Brainstorm
19% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Recoil
16% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Frantic Search
16% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Rakdos Charm
16% of 32 decks +0% synergy
Countersquall
16% of 32 decks +14% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Sink into Stupor
14% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Swan Song
12% of 32 decks -5% synergy
Force of Will
12% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Dream Salvage
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Wheel and Deal
12% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Baleful Mastery
12% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12% of 32 decks -4% synergy
Mystical Tutor
12% of 32 decks -1% synergy
Soul Manipulation
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Vision Skeins
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Pact of Negation
9% of 32 decks +1% synergy
Valakut Awakening
9% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Withering Torment
9% of 11 decks -4% synergy
Siege Smash
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Hagra Mauling
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Deadly Rollick
6% of 32 decks -8% synergy
Pongify
6% of 32 decks -0% synergy
Stinging Study
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6% of 32 decks -1% synergy
Entomb
6% of 32 decks +0% synergy
Snuff Out
6% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Memory Plunder
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Dissipate
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Slaughter Pact
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Opt
6% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Aetherize
6% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Resculpt
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Izzet Charm
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Cryptic Command
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Force of Negation
6% of 32 decks -2% synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fortune
41% of 32 decks +32% synergy
Blasphemous Act
34% of 32 decks -13% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
31% of 32 decks +26% synergy
Wheel of Fate
31% of 32 decks +27% synergy
Damnation
31% of 32 decks +22% synergy
Reforge the Soul
31% of 32 decks +27% synergy
Crux of Fate
28% of 32 decks +26% synergy
Reanimate
28% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Toxic Deluge
28% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
25% of 32 decks +20% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
22% of 32 decks +18% synergy
Syphon Mind
22% of 32 decks +19% synergy
Khorvath's Fury
22% of 32 decks +21% synergy
Faithless Looting
19% of 32 decks -0% synergy
Feed the Swarm
19% of 32 decks -14% synergy
Incendiary Command
19% of 32 decks +17% synergy
Slave of Bolas
16% of 32 decks +14% synergy
Jeska's Will
16% of 32 decks -0% synergy
Vandalblast
16% of 32 decks -2% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Echo of Eons
12% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Minds Aglow
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Winds of Change
12% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Dark Intimations
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Past in Flames
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Devastation Tide
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Gamble
9% of 32 decks +0% synergy
Preordain
9% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Burning Inquiry
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Mystic Retrieval
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Ponder
6% of 32 decks -3% synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Clear the Mind
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Commit // Memory
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Deep Analysis
6% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Molten Psyche
6% of 32 decks +1% synergy
Finale of Revelation
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Dark Petition
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Insurrection
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Buried Alive
6% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Personal Tutor
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Change of Fortune
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Decree of Pain
6% of 32 decks +0% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Stitch Together
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Teferi's Puzzle Box
28% of 32 decks +22% synergy
Library of Leng
28% of 32 decks +26% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Howling Mine
25% of 32 decks +19% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Font of Mythos
16% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Viridian Longbow
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Memory Jar
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Scroll Rack
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Iron Maiden
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Venser's Journal
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Sorcerer's Wand
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Crawlspace
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Mishra's Bauble
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Gem of Becoming
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6% of 32 decks +1% synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Mindcrank
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Temple Bell
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
The Eldest Reborn
34% of 32 decks +32% synergy
Spiteful Visions
31% of 32 decks +26% synergy
Propaganda
28% of 32 decks +14% synergy
Animate Dead
25% of 32 decks +16% synergy
Bandit's Talent
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Mystic Remora
22% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Fevered Visions
19% of 32 decks +14% synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
19% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
16% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Underworld Breach
12% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Forced Fruition
12% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Shrieking Affliction
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Painful Quandary
12% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Oppression
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Dance of the Dead
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Psychic Corrosion
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Wizard Class
9% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Necropotence
9% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Dragon Tempest
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Leyline of the Void
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Fire Whip
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Stranglehold
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
No Mercy
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
31% of 32 decks +28% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
28% of 32 decks +25% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
19% of 32 decks +17% synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
16% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Jace Beleren
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
9% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Liliana Vess
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Liliana of the Veil
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
44% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Bojuka Bog
34% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
31% of 32 decks +24% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28% of 32 decks +13% synergy
Rogue's Passage
22% of 32 decks -1% synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
19% of 32 decks +18% synergy
Maze of Ith
12% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Forgotten Cave
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Temple of the False God
12% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Wasteland
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Barren Moor
9% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Cabal Coffers
9% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Command Beacon
9% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9% of 32 decks -6% synergy
Arena of Glory
7% of 14 decks +4% synergy
Faerie Conclave
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Ancient Tomb
6% of 32 decks -7% synergy
Urza's Saga
6% of 32 decks +1% synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Field of the Dead
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Arcane Signet
75% of 32 decks -13% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Rakdos Signet
47% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Dimir Signet
44% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
41% of 32 decks -1% synergy
Izzet Signet
41% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38% of 32 decks -6% synergy
Fellwar Stone
38% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Commander's Sphere
34% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
34% of 32 decks +18% synergy
Relic of Sauron
25% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Thought Vessel
22% of 32 decks +0% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
16% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Visage of Bolas
12% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Mana Crypt
12% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Darksteel Ingot
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Mind Stone
12% of 32 decks -3% synergy
Gilded Lotus
9% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Sky Diamond
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Lotus Petal
6% of 32 decks -3% synergy
Basalt Monolith
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Fire Diamond
6% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Midnight Clock
6% of 32 decks +3% synergy
Firemind Vessel
6% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
6% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Lands
Swamp
97% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Mountain
97% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Island
97% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Command Tower
78% of 32 decks -14% synergy
Exotic Orchard
56% of 32 decks -0% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
56% of 32 decks -1% synergy
Xander's Lounge
53% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Watery Grave
50% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Steam Vents
47% of 32 decks +4% synergy
Sulfur Falls
47% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
47% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Blood Crypt
44% of 32 decks +1% synergy
Training Center
44% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Seething Landscape
43% of 14 decks +24% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
41% of 32 decks -3% synergy
Polluted Delta
41% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38% of 32 decks -2% synergy
Sunken Hollow
38% of 32 decks -4% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Morphic Pool
31% of 32 decks -2% synergy
Scalding Tarn
31% of 32 decks +0% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28% of 32 decks +15% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
28% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Luxury Suite
28% of 32 decks -5% synergy
Evolving Wilds
28% of 32 decks +2% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25% of 32 decks +1% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Myriad Landscape
22% of 32 decks +10% synergy
Temple of Deceit
22% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22% of 32 decks +6% synergy
Temple of Malice
22% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Maestros Theater
22% of 32 decks +11% synergy
Haunted Ridge
22% of 32 decks +0% synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
22% of 32 decks +19% synergy
Shivan Reef
19% of 32 decks -9% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
19% of 32 decks +12% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19% of 32 decks -2% synergy
Underground River
19% of 32 decks -8% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16% of 32 decks +8% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16% of 32 decks +5% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16% of 32 decks -7% synergy
Dismal Backwater
16% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Path of Ancestry
16% of 32 decks -17% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
16% of 32 decks -10% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Sink into Stupor
14% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Badlands
12% of 32 decks -2% synergy
Underground Sea
12% of 32 decks -2% synergy
Ash Barrens
12% of 32 decks +8% synergy