Saruman, the White Hand (Commander) - Spellslinger

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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
10% of 97 decks +10% synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5% of 98 decks +4% synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
4% of 98 decks +3% synergy
Mutinous Massacre
3% of 98 decks +1% synergy
Atomic Microsizer
2% of 93 decks +2% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Summons of Saruman
61% of 791 decks +55% synergy
Flame of Anor
58% of 791 decks +53% synergy
Guttersnipe
58% of 791 decks +52% synergy
Fiery Inscription
57% of 791 decks +52% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
56% of 791 decks +49% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
57% of 791 decks +49% synergy
Treason of Isengard
54% of 791 decks +49% synergy
Widespread Brutality
52% of 791 decks +48% synergy
Fling
50% of 791 decks +47% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
52% of 791 decks +45% synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
74% of 791 decks +26% synergy
Arcane Denial
57% of 791 decks +27% synergy
Feed the Swarm
53% of 791 decks +20% synergy
Counterspell
51% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
49% of 791 decks +43% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
45% of 791 decks +36% synergy
Frantic Search
44% of 791 decks +31% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
44% of 791 decks +37% synergy
Foray of Orcs
44% of 791 decks +39% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
41% of 791 decks +36% synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
31% of 791 decks +13% synergy
Rhystic Study
21% of 791 decks -4% synergy
Jeska's Will
20% of 791 decks +4% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18% of 791 decks -7% synergy
The One Ring
17% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15% of 791 decks -4% synergy
Deflecting Swat
14% of 791 decks -3% synergy
Mystical Tutor
14% of 791 decks +0% synergy
Notion Thief
8% of 791 decks -0% synergy
Force of Will
6% of 791 decks -5% synergy
Creatures
Kess, Dissident Mage
37% of 791 decks +28% synergy
Sauron, the Dark Lord
35% of 791 decks +33% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
33% of 791 decks +27% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
33% of 791 decks +26% synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
30% of 791 decks +25% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
30% of 791 decks +4% synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
29% of 791 decks +27% synergy
Young Pyromancer
23% of 791 decks +22% synergy
Archmage of Runes
23% of 354 decks +21% synergy
Warg Rider
22% of 763 decks +17% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21% of 791 decks +17% synergy
Wizards of Thay
20% of 791 decks +18% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
20% of 791 decks +18% synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
18% of 791 decks +13% synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
17% of 791 decks +12% synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17% of 791 decks +15% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
16% of 482 decks +14% synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
16% of 791 decks +11% synergy
Saruman the White
16% of 791 decks +12% synergy
Gandalf the Grey
15% of 791 decks +15% synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
15% of 791 decks +14% synergy
Treasure Nabber
14% of 791 decks +10% synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
14% of 791 decks +13% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12% of 530 decks +9% synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
12% of 791 decks +10% synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
11% of 791 decks +9% synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
11% of 791 decks +9% synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
11% of 148 decks +4% synergy
Moria Scavenger
11% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10% of 584 decks +9% synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
10% of 791 decks +4% synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9% of 791 decks +4% synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
9% of 791 decks +7% synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
9% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
8% of 791 decks +8% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
8% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
8% of 791 decks +7% synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
8% of 157 decks -0% synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
8% of 791 decks +7% synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
7% of 669 decks +6% synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
7% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7% of 791 decks +1% synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
6% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Vivi Ornitier
6% of 157 decks -1% synergy
Mocking Sprite
6% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
6% of 148 decks +5% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
6% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
6% of 791 decks +4% synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
6% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Roaming Throne
6% of 740 decks -4% synergy
Instants
Consider
40% of 791 decks +35% synergy
Fact or Fiction
38% of 791 decks +29% synergy
Chaos Warp
38% of 791 decks -1% synergy
Orcish Medicine
37% of 791 decks +32% synergy
Kazuul's Fury
36% of 791 decks +34% synergy
Brainstorm
34% of 791 decks +17% synergy
Dig Through Time
33% of 791 decks +29% synergy
Lazotep Plating
32% of 791 decks +28% synergy
Soul's Fire
32% of 791 decks +31% synergy
Negate
31% of 791 decks +7% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
31% of 791 decks +23% synergy
Commence the Endgame
28% of 791 decks +26% synergy
Opt
24% of 791 decks +20% synergy
Dark Ritual
24% of 791 decks -8% synergy
Terminate
23% of 791 decks -4% synergy
Bedevil
21% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Sauron's Ransom
21% of 791 decks +16% synergy
Rakdos Charm
19% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Mystic Confluence
18% of 791 decks +16% synergy
Big Score
18% of 791 decks +11% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17% of 532 decks +14% synergy
Press the Enemy
17% of 791 decks +16% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17% of 791 decks -9% synergy
Swan Song
16% of 791 decks -2% synergy
Withering Torment
16% of 409 decks +3% synergy
Deadly Rollick
15% of 791 decks +0% synergy
Temur Battle Rage
14% of 791 decks +13% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 532 decks +6% synergy
Sink into Stupor
14% of 532 decks +5% synergy
Display of Power
14% of 791 decks +13% synergy
Go for the Throat
13% of 791 decks +7% synergy
Quick Study
13% of 791 decks +12% synergy
Seething Song
13% of 791 decks +10% synergy
Mana Drain
12% of 791 decks -4% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
11% of 791 decks +9% synergy
Abrade
11% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Lightning Bolt
11% of 791 decks +4% synergy
Silundi Vision
10% of 791 decks +9% synergy
Prismari Command
10% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Izzet Charm
10% of 791 decks +7% synergy
Snap
9% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Wizard's Retort
8% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Pongify
8% of 791 decks +2% synergy
Reality Shift
8% of 791 decks +2% synergy
Bitter Downfall
8% of 791 decks +7% synergy
Deceive the Messenger
7% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Invert Polarity
7% of 532 decks +4% synergy
Nasty End
7% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Glorious Gale
7% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
40% of 791 decks +35% synergy
Faithless Looting
39% of 791 decks +20% synergy
Ringsight
39% of 791 decks +31% synergy
Chandra's Ignition
39% of 791 decks +36% synergy
Treasure Cruise
35% of 791 decks +31% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
28% of 791 decks +25% synergy
Preordain
27% of 791 decks +20% synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
25% of 791 decks +23% synergy
Ponder
22% of 791 decks +13% synergy
Reanimate
20% of 791 decks -3% synergy
Wake the Dragon
20% of 791 decks +17% synergy
Mana Geyser
19% of 791 decks +15% synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
19% of 769 decks +17% synergy
Invade the City
18% of 791 decks +17% synergy
Swarming of Moria
18% of 791 decks +15% synergy
Vandalblast
18% of 791 decks +0% synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
17% of 791 decks +15% synergy
Mordor Muster
16% of 791 decks +14% synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
16% of 791 decks +15% synergy
Toxic Deluge
15% of 791 decks -6% synergy
Sorcerous Squall
15% of 763 decks +14% synergy
Languish
15% of 791 decks +12% synergy
Lórien Revealed
15% of 791 decks +12% synergy
Night's Whisper
14% of 791 decks +9% synergy
Decree of Pain
14% of 791 decks +8% synergy
Expressive Iteration
14% of 791 decks +10% synergy
Windfall
14% of 791 decks -10% synergy
Essence Harvest
13% of 791 decks +12% synergy
Extract from Darkness
13% of 791 decks +9% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
12% of 791 decks +8% synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
12% of 791 decks +11% synergy
Demonic Tutor
12% of 791 decks -10% synergy
Volcanic Salvo
11% of 791 decks +11% synergy
Isengard Unleashed
11% of 763 decks +10% synergy
Lidless Gaze
11% of 791 decks +9% synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
10% of 791 decks +9% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
10% of 791 decks +8% synergy
Past in Flames
9% of 791 decks +7% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Circle of Power
8% of 157 decks +4% synergy
Enter the Enigma
8% of 407 decks +6% synergy
Rite of Consumption
8% of 791 decks +8% synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
8% of 791 decks +7% synergy
Birthday Escape
7% of 791 decks +4% synergy
Sundering Eruption
7% of 532 decks +5% synergy
Gravitic Punch
7% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6% of 532 decks +4% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6% of 791 decks +4% synergy
Dark Petition
6% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Claim the Precious
6% of 791 decks +2% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
23% of 791 decks +21% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22% of 791 decks -3% synergy
Lightning Greaves
20% of 791 decks -9% synergy
The Ozolith
17% of 791 decks +12% synergy
Glamdring
16% of 791 decks +15% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15% of 791 decks +0% synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
13% of 791 decks +9% synergy
Primal Amulet
13% of 791 decks +11% synergy
Mithril Coat
10% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Shadowspear
9% of 791 decks +5% synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
7% of 791 decks +4% synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Embercleave
6% of 791 decks +4% synergy
Isochron Scepter
6% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Enchantments
Dreadhorde Invasion
36% of 791 decks +31% synergy
Storm of Saruman
28% of 791 decks +25% synergy
March from the Black Gate
24% of 791 decks +18% synergy
Arcane Bombardment
24% of 791 decks +21% synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
20% of 791 decks +17% synergy
Shark Typhoon
17% of 791 decks +15% synergy
All Will Be One
15% of 791 decks +13% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
14% of 791 decks +7% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
13% of 791 decks +12% synergy
Book of Mazarbul
13% of 791 decks +10% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
12% of 791 decks +9% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11% of 668 decks +10% synergy
Propaganda
11% of 791 decks -3% synergy
Mystic Remora
10% of 791 decks -5% synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10% of 344 decks +9% synergy
Call of the Ring
9% of 791 decks -0% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
9% of 791 decks +7% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Double Vision
6% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
6% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6% of 791 decks -5% synergy
Black Market Connections
6% of 791 decks -6% synergy
There and Back Again
5% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
8% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
7% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
60% of 791 decks +37% synergy
Barad-dûr
50% of 791 decks +41% synergy
The Black Gate
44% of 791 decks +35% synergy
Reliquary Tower
28% of 791 decks -7% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
19% of 791 decks +12% synergy
Bojuka Bog
17% of 791 decks -8% synergy
Field of Ruin
16% of 791 decks +13% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14% of 791 decks +9% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
12% of 791 decks +11% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
11% of 769 decks +7% synergy
Mines of Moria
11% of 791 decks +7% synergy
Rivendell
10% of 791 decks +8% synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9% of 152 decks +4% synergy
Mistrise Village
8% of 207 decks -0% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7% of 791 decks -8% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6% of 791 decks -9% synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5% of 791 decks +1% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Sol Ring
93% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Relic of Sauron
60% of 791 decks +39% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44% of 791 decks +0% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40% of 791 decks -8% synergy
Izzet Signet
39% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Commander's Sphere
35% of 791 decks +12% synergy
Dimir Signet
34% of 791 decks -6% synergy
Fellwar Stone
34% of 791 decks -1% synergy
Rakdos Signet
33% of 791 decks -5% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30% of 791 decks -11% synergy
Mind Stone
30% of 791 decks +14% synergy
Thought Vessel
20% of 791 decks -2% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15% of 791 decks -2% synergy
Worn Powerstone
13% of 791 decks +7% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10% of 791 decks +4% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Island
98% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Mountain
97% of 791 decks +6% synergy
Command Tower
95% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Swamp
95% of 791 decks +2% synergy
Sulfur Falls
74% of 791 decks +29% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
72% of 791 decks +15% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67% of 791 decks +23% synergy
Sunken Hollow
65% of 791 decks +23% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
64% of 791 decks +22% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
63% of 791 decks +24% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
50% of 791 decks +25% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48% of 791 decks +32% synergy
Underground River
48% of 791 decks +22% synergy
Choked Estuary
47% of 791 decks +28% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
45% of 791 decks +25% synergy
Exotic Orchard
44% of 791 decks -12% synergy
Path of Ancestry
38% of 791 decks +5% synergy
Shivan Reef
38% of 791 decks +10% synergy
Kazuul's Fury
36% of 791 decks +34% synergy
Evolving Wilds
35% of 791 decks +9% synergy
Xander's Lounge
34% of 791 decks -7% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30% of 791 decks +8% synergy
Steam Vents
30% of 791 decks -13% synergy
Watery Grave
30% of 791 decks -15% synergy
Blood Crypt
27% of 791 decks -17% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25% of 791 decks +0% synergy
Training Center
25% of 791 decks -9% synergy
Seething Landscape
22% of 530 decks +4% synergy
Morphic Pool
21% of 791 decks -12% synergy
Luxury Suite
21% of 791 decks -12% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20% of 791 decks -13% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19% of 791 decks -6% synergy
Scalding Tarn
19% of 791 decks -12% synergy
Polluted Delta
19% of 791 decks -13% synergy
Mount Doom
18% of 791 decks +10% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18% of 791 decks +2% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17% of 532 decks +14% synergy
Haunted Ridge
16% of 791 decks -5% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 532 decks +6% synergy
Sink into Stupor
14% of 532 decks +5% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12% of 791 decks +3% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12% of 530 decks +9% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
12% of 791 decks -1% synergy
Myriad Landscape
11% of 791 decks -1% synergy
Temple of Deceit
11% of 791 decks -4% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11% of 791 decks -2% synergy
Temple of Malice
10% of 791 decks -3% synergy
Silundi Vision
10% of 791 decks +9% synergy
Maestros Theater
10% of 791 decks -1% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
10% of 791 decks -4% synergy