Obeka, Brute Chronologist (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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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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MTGStocks
Oscorp Industries
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Spider-Sense
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Doctor Octopus, Master Planner
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sneak Attack
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
89%synergy
Sundial of the Infinite
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
81%synergy
Ideas Unbound
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
78%synergy
Hellkite Courser
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Sedris, the Traitor King
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Starwinder
59%inclusion10 decks17 decks
58%synergy
Glorious End
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Faithless Looting
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Lightning Greaves
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Whip of Erebos
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Blasphemous Act
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Come Back Wrong
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Gifts Ungiven
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Breach
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Intuition
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Identity Thief
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Mulldrifter
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Massacre Wurm
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Zara, Renegade Recruiter
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Araumi of the Dead Tide
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Avaricious Dragon
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Likeness Looter
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Anger
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Ayara, Widow of the Realm
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Quantum Riddler
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
23%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Baleful Strix
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Agent of Treachery
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Starfield Vocalist
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Tribute Mage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Auton Soldier
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Ledger Shredder
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Calamity, Galloping Inferno
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Connoisseur
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Inferno Titan
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
The Master, Multiplied
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Balefire Dragon
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Fatestitcher
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Final Fortune
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Frantic Search
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Fact or Fiction
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Cauldron Dance
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Entomb
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Discontinuity
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Corpse Dance
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Time Stop
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Shallow Grave
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Disallow
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Excavation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Wake the Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Demand Answers
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Through the Breach
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Warrior's Oath
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Last Chance
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Living Death
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Twinflame
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
22%synergy
Red Sun's Twilight
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Incarnation Technique
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Careful Study
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Hate Mirage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Chart a Course
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Persist
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Molten Duplication
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Exhume
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Winternight Stories
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Slave of Bolas
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Unmarked Grave
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Stitch Together
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Anzrag's Rampage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Final Parting
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Voidwalk
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Gruesome Encore
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Postmortem Lunge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mimic Vat
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mirror Box
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Blade of Selves
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Grafted Skullcap
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Flameshadow Conjuring
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Psychic Vortex
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Mirror March
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Splinter Twin
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Curse of Obsession
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Determined Iteration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Chorale of the Void
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli Rai
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Lotus Field
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Arena of Glory
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Tomb Fortress
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Signet
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Relic of Sauron
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Island
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Blood Crypt
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Steam Vents
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Training Center
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Xander's Lounge
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Reef
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Haunted Ridge
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Underground River
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Raucous Theater
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Luxury Suite
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Sulfur Falls
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Thundering Falls
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy