Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Core Aristocrats

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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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Moonlit Meditation
67% of 3 decks +66% synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
33% of 3 decks +33% synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
33% of 3 decks +32% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Call of the Ring
75% of 12 decks +65% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
67% of 12 decks +65% synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
58% of 12 decks +55% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
58% of 12 decks +55% synergy
Goblin Bombardment
58% of 12 decks +54% synergy
Viscera Seer
58% of 12 decks +54% synergy
Butcher of Malakir
50% of 12 decks +49% synergy
Woe Strider
50% of 12 decks +49% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50% of 12 decks +49% synergy
Mayhem Devil
50% of 12 decks +47% synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
58% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Chaos Warp
50% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
50% of 12 decks +43% synergy
Dark Ritual
50% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
50% of 12 decks +44% synergy
Counterspell
50% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
42% of 12 decks +36% synergy
Negate
42% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Witty Roastmaster
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
17% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8% of 12 decks -10% synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
42% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Carrion Feeder
42% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
42% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Blood Artist
33% of 12 decks +30% synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
33% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Anger
33% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Vindictive Vampire
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
25% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Dimir House Guard
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Ophiomancer
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Burnished Hart
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Marionette Apprentice
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Warren Soultrader
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Skyclave Shadowcat
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
The Dalek Emperor
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Squee, Dubious Monarch
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Cult of Skaro
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Wonder
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
17% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Nazgûl
17% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
17% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Hissing Iguanar
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
17% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Thraximundar
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Changeling Outcast
17% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Immersturm Predator
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Kels, Fight Fixer
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
12% of 8 decks +10% synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
12% of 8 decks +6% synergy
Instants
Soothing of Sméagol
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Village Rites
33% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33% of 12 decks +27% synergy
Arcane Denial
33% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Bedevil
33% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Nasty End
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Fell the Profane
30% of 10 decks +22% synergy
Brainstorm
25% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Terminate
25% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Frantic Search
17% of 12 decks +3% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17% of 12 decks -9% synergy
Stubborn Denial
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Deadly Dispute
17% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Consider
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Soul Shatter
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Opt
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Spell Pierce
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Abrade
17% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12% of 8 decks +8% synergy
Long River's Pull
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Sink into Stupor
10% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Hagra Mauling
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Spell Snuff
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Chaos Mutation
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Rush the Room
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Go for the Throat
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Orcish Medicine
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Access Denied
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Deliberate
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Smite the Deathless
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Songs of the Damned
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Censor
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Maestros Charm
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Familiar's Ruse
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Undying Evil
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Wild Magic Surge
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Fact or Fiction
8% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Lightning Bolt
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Mystical Dispute
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Dissipate
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
This Is How It Ends
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Rakdos Charm
8% of 12 decks -7% synergy
Defabricate
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Altar's Reap
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Countersquall
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
42% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Ringsight
42% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Victimize
33% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Dread Return
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Birthday Escape
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Suplex
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Ponder
17% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Claim the Precious
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Reanimate
17% of 12 decks -7% synergy
Syphon Mind
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Preordain
17% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Doomsday Confluence
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Windfall
8% of 12 decks -15% synergy
Bone Splinters
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Wheel of Fate
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Consuming Tide
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Slip Through Space
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Seize the Day
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Finale of Eternity
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Vandalblast
8% of 12 decks -9% synergy
Persist
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Soul Exchange
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Widespread Brutality
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Seize the Spotlight
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Mordor Muster
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Tales of the Ancestors
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Foray of Orcs
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Necrotic Fumes
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Night's Whisper
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Ambition's Cost
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
The Torment of Gollum
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Exterminate!
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Gix's Command
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Decree of Pain
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Living Death
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Mob Rule
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
33% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Spawning Pit
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Altar of Dementia
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Skullclamp
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Maskwood Nexus
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Idol of Oblivion
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Lightning Greaves
17% of 12 decks -13% synergy
Monument to Endurance
14% of 7 decks +9% synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
The Ozolith
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Blasting Station
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Culling Dais
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Embercleave
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Urabrask's Forge
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Library of Leng
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Cybership
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
The Golden Throne
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of 12 decks -17% synergy
Witch's Cauldron
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Crystal Shard
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Howling Mine
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Grond, the Gatebreaker
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Smokestack
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
42% of 12 decks +40% synergy
Impact Tremors
42% of 12 decks +37% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Dark Privilege
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Vampiric Rites
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
March from the Black Gate
17% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Animate Dead
17% of 12 decks +8% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Gossip's Talent
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Endless Evil
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Scriptures
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Arcane Adaptation
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Wizard Class
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Rising of the Day
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Book of Mazarbul
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Fallen Ideal
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Tainted Remedy
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Phyrexian Tyranny
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
The War in Heaven
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Glistening Oil
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Genesis of the Daleks
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Phyresis
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Attrition
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Daring Piracy
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Wound Reflection
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Painful Quandary
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Oubliette
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Goblin Assault
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
There and Back Again
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Determined Iteration
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8% of 12 decks -3% synergy
Blink
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
The Horus Heresy
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Utility Lands
Barad-dûr
33% of 12 decks +25% synergy
The Black Gate
25% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Rogue's Passage
25% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Fountainport
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Arid Archway
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Witch's Clinic
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Halimar Depths
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
War Room
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
High Market
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Reliquary Tower
8% of 12 decks -27% synergy
Castle Vantress
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Ominous Cemetery
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Access Tunnel
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Bonders' Enclave
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Field of Ruin
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Signet
92% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Rakdos Signet
67% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Dimir Signet
58% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Inherited Envelope
50% of 12 decks +47% synergy
Fellwar Stone
42% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Izzet Signet
33% of 12 decks -3% synergy
Mind Stone
33% of 12 decks +18% synergy
Commander's Sphere
25% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Thought Vessel
17% of 12 decks -5% synergy
Thran Dynamo
17% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Phial of Galadriel
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Sky Diamond
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Relic of Legends
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8% of 12 decks -8% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Fire Diamond
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Gilded Lotus
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Worn Powerstone
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Relic of Sauron
8% of 12 decks -12% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Swamp
100% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Mountain
100% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Island
100% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Sunken Hollow
67% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Underground River
50% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Shivan Reef
42% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Exotic Orchard
42% of 12 decks -15% synergy
Blood Crypt
42% of 12 decks -2% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42% of 12 decks -2% synergy
Sulfur Falls
42% of 12 decks -3% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
42% of 12 decks +26% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
42% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Watery Grave
42% of 12 decks -3% synergy
Seething Landscape
40% of 10 decks +21% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Steam Vents
33% of 12 decks -10% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
33% of 12 decks -24% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33% of 12 decks -9% synergy
Xander's Lounge
33% of 12 decks -8% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33% of 12 decks +27% synergy
Evolving Wilds
33% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Tainted Peak
33% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Morphic Pool
33% of 12 decks +0% synergy
Choked Estuary
33% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Fell the Profane
30% of 10 decks +22% synergy
Temple of Deceit
25% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25% of 12 decks +0% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Luxury Suite
25% of 12 decks -8% synergy
Maestros Theater
25% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Haunted Ridge
25% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Training Center
25% of 12 decks -8% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25% of 12 decks -8% synergy
Tainted Isle
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Fabled Passage
17% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
17% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Temple of Malice
17% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Path of Ancestry
17% of 12 decks -16% synergy
Scalding Tarn
17% of 12 decks -15% synergy
Polluted Delta
17% of 12 decks -16% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14% of 7 decks +8% synergy
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