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Nick Price
Oct 8, 2025
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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Scryfall
MTGStocks
Desperate Plea
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
0.9%inclusion1 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Saruman, the White Hand
80%inclusion199 decks248 decks
73%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
75%inclusion185 decks248 decks
69%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
71%inclusion175 decks248 decks
66%synergy
Summons of Saruman
67%inclusion166 decks248 decks
62%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
66%inclusion163 decks248 decks
61%synergy
Moria Scavenger
64%inclusion158 decks248 decks
59%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
63%inclusion155 decks248 decks
56%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
62%inclusion153 decks248 decks
55%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
60%inclusion148 decks248 decks
54%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
59%inclusion147 decks248 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion165 decks248 decks
21%synergy
Ringsight
62%inclusion153 decks248 decks
54%synergy
Faithless Looting
60%inclusion150 decks248 decks
41%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
60%inclusion148 decks248 decks
54%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion144 decks248 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
58%inclusion143 decks248 decks
29%synergy
Treason of Isengard
57%inclusion141 decks248 decks
52%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
56%inclusion140 decks248 decks
52%synergy
March from the Black Gate
56%inclusion139 decks248 decks
51%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
56%inclusion138 decks248 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
50%inclusion125 decks248 decks
42%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion59 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Anger
55%inclusion137 decks248 decks
45%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
51%inclusion126 decks248 decks
45%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
45%inclusion111 decks248 decks
40%synergy
Treasure Nabber
41%inclusion102 decks248 decks
37%synergy
Saruman the White
39%inclusion96 decks248 decks
36%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
37%inclusion91 decks248 decks
34%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
35%inclusion88 decks248 decks
32%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
35%inclusion87 decks248 decks
29%synergy
Dunland Crebain
34%inclusion84 decks248 decks
32%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
33%inclusion82 decks248 decks
32%synergy
Hostage Taker
31%inclusion78 decks248 decks
21%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
31%inclusion78 decks248 decks
29%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
31%inclusion77 decks248 decks
27%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
30%inclusion74 decks248 decks
27%synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
29%inclusion73 decks248 decks
27%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
27%inclusion68 decks248 decks
26%synergy
Guttersnipe
26%inclusion64 decks248 decks
20%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
25%inclusion63 decks248 decks
23%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
25%inclusion62 decks248 decks
-1%synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
25%inclusion62 decks248 decks
24%synergy
Merciless Executioner
25%inclusion62 decks248 decks
23%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
25%inclusion61 decks248 decks
23%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
24%inclusion60 decks248 decks
23%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
24%inclusion59 decks248 decks
22%synergy
Warg Rider
23%inclusion56 decks248 decks
19%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
21%inclusion52 decks248 decks
20%synergy
Knollspine Dragon
21%inclusion51 decks248 decks
19%synergy
Nazgûl
20%inclusion50 decks248 decks
15%synergy
Oliphaunt
20%inclusion49 decks248 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Cratermaker
18%inclusion44 decks248 decks
17%synergy
Warbeast of Gorgoroth
17%inclusion43 decks248 decks
16%synergy
Ringwraiths
17%inclusion43 decks248 decks
15%synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
16%inclusion40 decks248 decks
15%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion40 decks248 decks
13%synergy
Wonder
16%inclusion39 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
15%inclusion38 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
15%inclusion37 decks248 decks
13%synergy
Inferno Titan
15%inclusion36 decks248 decks
14%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
15%inclusion36 decks248 decks
13%synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
14%inclusion34 decks248 decks
13%synergy
Mordor Trebuchet
13%inclusion33 decks248 decks
13%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
12%inclusion30 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
12%inclusion29 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
11%inclusion28 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Easterling Vanguard
11%inclusion28 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
11%inclusion28 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion24 decks248 decks
-4%synergy
Eternal Skylord
10%inclusion24 decks248 decks
9%synergy
Moria Marauder
9.3%inclusion23 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Shagrat, Loot Bearer
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Saruman's Trickery
49%inclusion121 decks248 decks
43%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
42%inclusion104 decks248 decks
32%synergy
Orcish Medicine
40%inclusion100 decks248 decks
36%synergy
Consider
39%inclusion97 decks248 decks
34%synergy
Fact or Fiction
38%inclusion94 decks248 decks
30%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
34%inclusion84 decks248 decks
30%synergy
Bitter Downfall
29%inclusion71 decks248 decks
27%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
25%inclusion63 decks248 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion60 decks248 decks
-20%synergy
Glorious Gale
21%inclusion53 decks248 decks
19%synergy
Nasty End
21%inclusion51 decks248 decks
18%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
19%inclusion48 decks248 decks
17%synergy
Lazotep Plating
19%inclusion46 decks248 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion44 decks248 decks
-16%synergy
Chaos Warp
17%inclusion41 decks248 decks
-20%synergy
Deceive the Messenger
16%inclusion40 decks248 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
15%inclusion36 decks248 decks
-11%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion30 decks248 decks
-11%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
12%inclusion30 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion27 decks248 decks
-7%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion27 decks248 decks
-6%synergy
Commence the Endgame
10%inclusion25 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.9%inclusion17 decks248 decks
-21%synergy
Rakdos Charm
6.5%inclusion16 decks248 decks
-9%synergy
Abrade
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
-3%synergy
Cast into the Fire
5.2%inclusion13 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.2%inclusion13 decks248 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
54%inclusion134 decks248 decks
30%synergy
Foray of Orcs
52%inclusion130 decks248 decks
48%synergy
Living Death
52%inclusion129 decks248 decks
46%synergy
Extract from Darkness
48%inclusion118 decks248 decks
44%synergy
Decree of Pain
44%inclusion110 decks248 decks
39%synergy
Claim the Precious
39%inclusion97 decks248 decks
35%synergy
Deep Analysis
37%inclusion92 decks248 decks
33%synergy
Languish
36%inclusion90 decks248 decks
34%synergy
Wake the Dragon
36%inclusion89 decks248 decks
34%synergy
Lidless Gaze
30%inclusion74 decks248 decks
28%synergy
Swarming of Moria
28%inclusion70 decks248 decks
26%synergy
Widespread Brutality
27%inclusion68 decks248 decks
24%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
27%inclusion68 decks248 decks
25%synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
27%inclusion67 decks248 decks
24%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
26%inclusion65 decks248 decks
25%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
26%inclusion64 decks248 decks
24%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
23%inclusion56 decks248 decks
20%synergy
Mordor Muster
22%inclusion54 decks248 decks
20%synergy
Birthday Escape
20%inclusion49 decks248 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion47 decks248 decks
10%synergy
The Torment of Gollum
14%inclusion35 decks248 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion33 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
12%inclusion30 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
10%inclusion25 decks248 decks
9%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
8.9%inclusion22 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
8.1%inclusion20 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
7%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
7.3%inclusion18 decks248 decks
7%synergy
Invade the City
7.3%inclusion18 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.3%inclusion18 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
-15%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion36 decks248 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion34 decks248 decks
-12%synergy
Grond, the Gatebreaker
12%inclusion30 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion28 decks248 decks
-18%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion27 decks248 decks
7%synergy
Stone of Erech
6.9%inclusion17 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.2%inclusion13 decks248 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Call of the Ring
52%inclusion129 decks248 decks
43%synergy
Fiery Inscription
52%inclusion128 decks248 decks
47%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
35%inclusion87 decks248 decks
31%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
31%inclusion76 decks248 decks
28%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
29%inclusion72 decks248 decks
26%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
25%inclusion61 decks248 decks
20%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
22%inclusion54 decks248 decks
21%synergy
Shiny Impetus
19%inclusion47 decks248 decks
17%synergy
There and Back Again
14%inclusion35 decks248 decks
12%synergy
Rising of the Day
11%inclusion27 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
10%inclusion25 decks248 decks
9%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
8.5%inclusion21 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Storm of Saruman
8.1%inclusion20 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
6.5%inclusion16 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
3%synergy
Mindless Conscription
5.3%inclusion13 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
8.5%inclusion21 decks248 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
66%inclusion163 decks248 decks
43%synergy
Barad-dûr
59%inclusion146 decks248 decks
51%synergy
The Black Gate
55%inclusion136 decks248 decks
46%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
46%inclusion115 decks248 decks
40%synergy
Field of Ruin
39%inclusion96 decks248 decks
36%synergy
Mines of Moria
18%inclusion45 decks248 decks
15%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion31 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion29 decks248 decks
-13%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
10%inclusion26 decks248 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.5%inclusion16 decks248 decks
-29%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion231 decks248 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion228 decks248 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
69%inclusion170 decks248 decks
47%synergy
Relic of Sauron
66%inclusion164 decks248 decks
46%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion112 decks248 decks
31%synergy
Worn Powerstone
45%inclusion112 decks248 decks
40%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
33%inclusion82 decks248 decks
30%synergy
Inherited Envelope
33%inclusion81 decks248 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Signet
31%inclusion77 decks248 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion72 decks248 decks
-8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
27%inclusion66 decks248 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Signet
23%inclusion58 decks248 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion48 decks248 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
19%inclusion46 decks248 decks
-30%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
19%inclusion46 decks248 decks
-26%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
18%inclusion45 decks248 decks
-24%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
13%inclusion31 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.3%inclusion23 decks248 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.1%inclusion20 decks248 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion248 decks248 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion248 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion247 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion227 decks248 decks
0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
77%inclusion190 decks248 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
75%inclusion187 decks248 decks
37%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
71%inclusion175 decks248 decks
26%synergy
Sulfur Falls
69%inclusion170 decks248 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion170 decks248 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
68%inclusion169 decks248 decks
44%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67%inclusion166 decks248 decks
25%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
65%inclusion162 decks248 decks
50%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
65%inclusion161 decks248 decks
46%synergy
Choked Estuary
64%inclusion158 decks248 decks
46%synergy
Path of Ancestry
60%inclusion148 decks248 decks
28%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
58%inclusion145 decks248 decks
32%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
57%inclusion142 decks248 decks
37%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion128 decks248 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion77 decks248 decks
-25%synergy
Seething Landscape
13%inclusion33 decks247 decks
-4%synergy
Mount Doom
13%inclusion32 decks248 decks
6%synergy
The Grey Havens
13%inclusion32 decks248 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
11%inclusion28 decks248 decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion28 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
10%inclusion25 decks248 decks
-19%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
10%inclusion25 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
10%inclusion24 decks248 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
9.3%inclusion23 decks248 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
-7%synergy
Shire Terrace
7.3%inclusion18 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
6.9%inclusion17 decks248 decks
-5%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.9%inclusion17 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.9%inclusion17 decks248 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
-4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
4%synergy
Oscorp Industries
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Canyon Slough
5.6%inclusion14 decks248 decks
1%synergy