Saruman, the White Hand (Commander) - Core Tokens

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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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Pain for All
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Nanoform Sentinel
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Vote Out
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Scour for Scrap
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Perigee Beckoner
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Barad-dûr
72% of 36 decks +64% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
67% of 36 decks +60% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
64% of 36 decks +57% synergy
Fiery Inscription
61% of 36 decks +56% synergy
Treason of Isengard
61% of 36 decks +56% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
61% of 36 decks +55% synergy
Foray of Orcs
58% of 36 decks +53% synergy
Sauron, the Dark Lord
53% of 36 decks +50% synergy
Summons of Saruman
56% of 36 decks +50% synergy
Guttersnipe
53% of 36 decks +47% synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
69% of 36 decks +22% synergy
Feed the Swarm
64% of 36 decks +31% synergy
March from the Black Gate
50% of 36 decks +45% synergy
Arcane Denial
50% of 36 decks +21% synergy
Flame of Anor
50% of 36 decks +45% synergy
Orcish Medicine
47% of 36 decks +42% synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
47% of 36 decks +44% synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
47% of 36 decks +42% synergy
Fling
44% of 36 decks +42% synergy
Widespread Brutality
44% of 36 decks +40% synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
17% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Notion Thief
11% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Creatures
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
39% of 36 decks +34% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
36% of 36 decks +30% synergy
Warg Rider
36% of 36 decks +32% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
36% of 36 decks +31% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33% of 36 decks +26% synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
33% of 36 decks +27% synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
28% of 36 decks +26% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
25% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
25% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
25% of 36 decks +23% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
25% of 36 decks +16% synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
22% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Mordor Trebuchet
22% of 36 decks +21% synergy
Saruman the White
22% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Moria Scavenger
22% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
22% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Archmage of Runes
20% of 30 decks +18% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
19% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
19% of 36 decks -6% synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
19% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Moria Marauder
19% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Anger
19% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
17% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
17% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
17% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Merciless Executioner
17% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
17% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Gandalf the Grey
17% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Treasure Nabber
14% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Young Pyromancer
14% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
14% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
14% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Dunland Crebain
14% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
14% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Oliphaunt
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Goblin Cratermaker
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
11% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
11% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
11% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
10% of 30 decks +8% synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
10% of 21 decks +2% synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Eternal Skylord
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
42% of 36 decks +34% synergy
Consider
36% of 36 decks +31% synergy
Counterspell
33% of 36 decks -11% synergy
Lazotep Plating
28% of 36 decks +23% synergy
Negate
25% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Brainstorm
25% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Fact or Fiction
22% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Opt
22% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Bedevil
22% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Nasty End
22% of 36 decks +20% synergy
Kazuul's Fury
22% of 36 decks +21% synergy
Sauron's Ransom
22% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Commence the Endgame
22% of 36 decks +20% synergy
Fell the Profane
20% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Chaos Warp
17% of 36 decks -21% synergy
Frantic Search
17% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Go for the Throat
17% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Soul's Fire
17% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
17% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Display of Power
17% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Bitter Downfall
14% of 36 decks +12% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14% of 36 decks -12% synergy
Village Rites
14% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Dark Ritual
14% of 36 decks -18% synergy
Deceive the Messenger
14% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Dig Through Time
14% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Sink into Stupor
13% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Temur Battle Rage
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Press the Enemy
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Deadly Dispute
11% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Rakdos Charm
11% of 36 decks -4% synergy
Terminate
11% of 36 decks -15% synergy
Reality Shift
11% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Quick Study
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Glorious Gale
11% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Mystic Confluence
11% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Drown in the Loch
8% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Battle Hymn
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Farsight Ritual
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Swan Song
8% of 36 decks -9% synergy
Big Score
8% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Abrade
8% of 36 decks -0% synergy
Valakut Awakening
8% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7% of 30 decks +2% synergy
Brainsurge
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7% of 30 decks +3% synergy
Fire Covenant
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Pongify
6% of 36 decks -1% synergy
A Little Chat
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Ringsight
44% of 36 decks +36% synergy
Swarming of Moria
39% of 36 decks +37% synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
33% of 36 decks +31% synergy
Faithless Looting
31% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Deep Analysis
31% of 36 decks +26% synergy
Mordor Muster
28% of 36 decks +25% synergy
Wake the Dragon
28% of 36 decks +25% synergy
Preordain
25% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Invade the City
22% of 36 decks +21% synergy
Reanimate
22% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
19% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Isengard Unleashed
19% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
19% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
19% of 36 decks +18% synergy
Chandra's Ignition
19% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Ponder
17% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Birthday Escape
17% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Treasure Cruise
17% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Lórien Revealed
17% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Claim the Precious
17% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Languish
17% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
15% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Night's Whisper
14% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Expressive Iteration
14% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Extract from Darkness
14% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Fire of Orthanc
11% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
The Torment of Gollum
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Decree of Pain
11% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Volcanic Salvo
11% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Toxic Deluge
11% of 36 decks -10% synergy
Lunar Insight
10% of 29 decks +10% synergy
Circle of Power
10% of 21 decks +5% synergy
Windfall
8% of 36 decks -15% synergy
Victimize
8% of 36 decks -0% synergy
Lidless Gaze
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Vandalblast
8% of 36 decks -9% synergy
Empty the Warrens
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Painful Truths
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Read the Bones
8% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Thud
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Lash of the Balrog
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Krenko's Command
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Living Death
8% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Syphon Mind
8% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
8% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Dragon Fodder
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Temporal Intervention
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
19% of 36 decks -5% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17% of 36 decks +15% synergy
The Ozolith
14% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Mithril Coat
14% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Lightning Greaves
14% of 36 decks -15% synergy
Shadowspear
11% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Grond, the Gatebreaker
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10% of 21 decks +6% synergy
Embercleave
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Glamdring
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Warmaker Gunship
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Debris Field Crusher
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Fell Gravship
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Insight Engine
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Galvanizing Sawship
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Uthros Research Craft
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Specimen Freighter
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Synthesizer Labship
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Uthros Scanship
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Fiendlash
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6% of 36 decks -9% synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6% of 36 decks -1% synergy
River Song's Diary
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Skullclamp
6% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Stone of Erech
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Primal Amulet
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Rod of Absorption
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Sword of Vengeance
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Basilisk Collar
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Genji Glove
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
Storm of Saruman
33% of 36 decks +31% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
31% of 36 decks +25% synergy
Book of Mazarbul
31% of 36 decks +28% synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
25% of 36 decks +22% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
22% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
22% of 36 decks +20% synergy
There and Back Again
14% of 36 decks +12% synergy
Call of the Ring
11% of 36 decks +1% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
11% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Sorcerer Class
8% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Shark Typhoon
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Shiny Impetus
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Wizard Class
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Rising of the Day
6% of 36 decks +2% synergy
All Will Be One
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Gimli's Reckless Might
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Dauthi Embrace
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Ferocity of the Wilds
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Black Market Connections
6% of 36 decks -7% synergy
Captive Audience
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6% of 36 decks +5% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
6% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
58% of 36 decks +36% synergy
The Black Gate
44% of 36 decks +35% synergy
Field of Ruin
25% of 36 decks +22% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
22% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Mines of Moria
19% of 36 decks +16% synergy
Reliquary Tower
17% of 36 decks -19% synergy
Bojuka Bog
14% of 36 decks -11% synergy
Rivendell
14% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10% of 21 decks +5% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
8% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Cabal Coffers
6% of 36 decks +0% synergy
Karn's Bastion
6% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Temple of the False God
6% of 36 decks -3% synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Sol Ring
89% of 36 decks -2% synergy
Relic of Sauron
50% of 36 decks +29% synergy
Commander's Sphere
47% of 36 decks +24% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
36% of 36 decks -8% synergy
Mind Stone
36% of 36 decks +21% synergy
Dimir Signet
33% of 36 decks -6% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31% of 36 decks -18% synergy
Fellwar Stone
31% of 36 decks -4% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
28% of 36 decks -14% synergy
Izzet Signet
28% of 36 decks -9% synergy
Rakdos Signet
28% of 36 decks -10% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
19% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Thought Vessel
14% of 36 decks -7% synergy
Worn Powerstone
14% of 36 decks +8% synergy
The Eternity Elevator
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
All-Fates Scroll
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Inherited Envelope
6% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Hedron Archive
6% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6% of 36 decks +0% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Mountain
100% of 36 decks +9% synergy
Island
100% of 36 decks +7% synergy
Command Tower
94% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
83% of 36 decks +44% synergy
Sunken Hollow
81% of 36 decks +39% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
72% of 36 decks +15% synergy
Sulfur Falls
64% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
64% of 36 decks +48% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
61% of 36 decks +17% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
56% of 36 decks +35% synergy
Underground River
56% of 36 decks +29% synergy
Choked Estuary
56% of 36 decks +36% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
56% of 36 decks +30% synergy
Evolving Wilds
47% of 36 decks +21% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
42% of 36 decks +19% synergy
Exotic Orchard
39% of 36 decks -18% synergy
Shivan Reef
36% of 36 decks +8% synergy
Mount Doom
31% of 36 decks +23% synergy
Seething Landscape
30% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Path of Ancestry
25% of 36 decks -8% synergy
Xander's Lounge
22% of 36 decks -19% synergy
Kazuul's Fury
22% of 36 decks +21% synergy
Fell the Profane
20% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
19% of 36 decks -5% synergy
Watery Grave
19% of 36 decks -25% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17% of 36 decks +6% synergy
Steam Vents
17% of 36 decks -26% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Blood Crypt
17% of 36 decks -26% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14% of 36 decks -12% synergy
Maestros Theater
14% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Sink into Stupor
13% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11% of 36 decks -1% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Morphic Pool
11% of 36 decks -22% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
10% of 30 decks +1% synergy
Fabled Passage
8% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
8% of 36 decks +1% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
8% of 36 decks -5% synergy
Ash Barrens
8% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
8% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
8% of 36 decks +3% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
8% of 36 decks -8% synergy
Haunted Ridge
8% of 36 decks -13% synergy
Training Center
8% of 36 decks -25% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
8% of 36 decks -1% synergy