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Nick Price
Oct 8, 2025
Nick Price
The Top 10 Most Played Grixis Cards in Commander
Which Grixis (blue, black, and red) cards see the most play in Commander? Let's find out, with our latest Top 10 Most Played.
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Norman Osborn
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nazgûl
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
94%synergy
Reanimate
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
76%synergy
Game Changers
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
91%synergy
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
87%synergy
The One Ring
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
86%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
82%synergy
Mana Vault
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
66%synergy
Underworld Breach
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
65%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
56%synergy
Demonic Tutor
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
53%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
51%synergy
Mox Diamond
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Witch-king of Angmar
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
69%synergy
Anger
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
64%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Warren Soultrader
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Wonder
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Roaming Throne
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Warg Rider
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Filth
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Spark Double
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Moria Scavenger
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Mockingbird
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Phantasmal Image
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Notion Thief
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
35%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
34%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
32%synergy
Force of Will
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
33%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Fire Covenant
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Chain of Vapor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Orcish Medicine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Return the Favor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Strix Serenade
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Consultation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Big Score
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Cast into the Fire
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-19%synergy
Saw in Half
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Pact of Negation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Nasty End
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Dismember
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fortune
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
66%synergy
Toxic Deluge
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
54%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
26%synergy
Ringsight
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Buried Alive
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Claim the Precious
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
46%synergy
Living Death
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Jeska's Will
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Electroduplicate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Imperial Seal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Persist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Unearth
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-7%synergy
Heat Shimmer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Quasiduplicate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Twinflame
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Molten Duplication
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Gamble
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Stitch Together
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
70%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Library of Leng
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Shadowspear
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Jet Medallion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Enchantments
Call of the Ring
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
66%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
71%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
69%synergy
Necromancy
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
10%synergy
March from the Black Gate
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
There and Back Again
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Utility Lands
The Black Gate
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
66%synergy
Barad-dûr
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
67%synergy
Wasteland
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
45%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
35%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Rivendell
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Mines of Moria
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Field of the Dead
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-10%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Strip Mine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
6%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Grim Monolith
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Cursed Mirror
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Mox Amber
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
85%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
57%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
57%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
85%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
85%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
68%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
67%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
66%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion4 decks4 decks
55%synergy
Mana Confluence
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
63%synergy
City of Brass
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
62%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Wooded Foothills
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Reflecting Pool
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Luxury Suite
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
9%synergy
Mount Doom
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
43%synergy
Arid Mesa
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Haunted Ridge
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
28%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
40%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Raucous Theater
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-32%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
-1%synergy
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