Tetsuo, Imperial Champion (Commander) - Budget

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Skateboard
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Improvised Arsenal
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Bespoke Bō
4.3%inclusion2 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Casey Jones, Jury-Rig Justiciar
3.0%inclusion3 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Pain 101
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
75%inclusion218 decks289 decks
75%synergy
Brass Squire
62%inclusion178 decks289 decks
61%synergy
Enthusiastic Mechanaut
62%inclusion178 decks289 decks
58%synergy
Drach'Nyen
58%inclusion168 decks289 decks
57%synergy
Heiko Yamazaki, the General
55%inclusion160 decks289 decks
55%synergy
Godo, Bandit Warlord
55%inclusion158 decks289 decks
54%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
54%inclusion155 decks289 decks
53%synergy
Mask of Riddles
52%inclusion150 decks289 decks
51%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
50%inclusion144 decks289 decks
48%synergy
Blacksmith's Talent
48%inclusion126 decks264 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
61%inclusion175 decks289 decks
34%synergy
Terminate
54%inclusion156 decks289 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion136 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
46%inclusion132 decks289 decks
45%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
45%inclusion130 decks289 decks
44%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion128 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Unscythe, Killer of Kings
43%inclusion125 decks289 decks
43%synergy
Tenza, Godo's Maul
43%inclusion125 decks289 decks
43%synergy
Bedevil
43%inclusion124 decks289 decks
27%synergy
Argentum Armor
43%inclusion124 decks289 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Deadeye Quartermaster
39%inclusion114 decks289 decks
38%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
39%inclusion112 decks289 decks
39%synergy
Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
39%inclusion62 decks161 decks
38%synergy
Lizard Blades
38%inclusion110 decks289 decks
36%synergy
Akki Battle Squad
37%inclusion108 decks289 decks
37%synergy
Blade of the Oni
37%inclusion107 decks289 decks
37%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
36%inclusion105 decks289 decks
32%synergy
Foundry Inspector
33%inclusion95 decks289 decks
29%synergy
Bladegraft Aspirant
27%inclusion78 decks289 decks
27%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
23%inclusion67 decks289 decks
23%synergy
Rabbit Battery
23%inclusion66 decks289 decks
23%synergy
The Reality Chip
22%inclusion65 decks289 decks
21%synergy
Vedalken Engineer
22%inclusion65 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
22%inclusion63 decks289 decks
18%synergy
Freya Crescent
21%inclusion33 decks159 decks
21%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
18%inclusion51 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Trophy Mage
17%inclusion49 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
14%inclusion41 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion39 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Armguard Familiar
13%inclusion38 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
13%inclusion20 decks153 decks
13%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
13%inclusion37 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion36 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Peerless Samurai
12%inclusion36 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Shagrat, Loot Bearer
11%inclusion33 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
11%inclusion33 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Steelswarm Operator
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
11%synergy
Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
11%inclusion32 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
11%inclusion32 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
11%inclusion31 decks289 decks
-16%synergy
Leech Gauntlet
10%inclusion28 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.7%inclusion25 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Akki Ronin
8.3%inclusion24 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Tribute Mage
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Renowned Weaponsmith
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Bronzeplate Boar
6.2%inclusion18 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Omen Hawker
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Reinforced Ronin
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Trinket Mage
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Upriser Renegade
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion121 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
41%inclusion118 decks289 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion116 decks289 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
40%inclusion116 decks289 decks
25%synergy
Crosis's Charm
35%inclusion100 decks289 decks
32%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
29%inclusion84 decks289 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion77 decks289 decks
-18%synergy
Twinferno
24%inclusion70 decks289 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion68 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Charm
23%inclusion66 decks289 decks
20%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion56 decks289 decks
14%synergy
You Are Already Dead
15%inclusion43 decks289 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion42 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Unleash Fury
15%inclusion42 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Magnetic Theft
15%inclusion42 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
14%inclusion41 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Fumble
14%inclusion40 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion37 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
12%inclusion35 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Stolen Uniform
12%inclusion18 decks153 decks
12%synergy
Scour for Scrap
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Rebel Salvo
11%inclusion32 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion31 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Soul's Fire
11%inclusion31 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion31 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion29 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Murder
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Strike
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Raking Claws
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.3%inclusion21 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Disruption Protocol
7.3%inclusion21 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Charm
7.3%inclusion21 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
-22%synergy
Invoke Calamity
6.2%inclusion18 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Shore Up
6.2%inclusion18 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
-31%synergy
Fists of Flame
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
-24%synergy
Stern Lesson
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
5.5%inclusion14 decks254 decks
-7%synergy
Magic Damper
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Inevitable Betrayal
40%inclusion117 decks289 decks
37%synergy
Anchor to Reality
35%inclusion101 decks289 decks
34%synergy
One with the Machine
35%inclusion100 decks289 decks
33%synergy
Chart a Course
34%inclusion99 decks289 decks
32%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion94 decks289 decks
29%synergy
Ancestral Vision
32%inclusion93 decks289 decks
29%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion68 decks289 decks
21%synergy
Profane Tutor
23%inclusion66 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Slip Through Space
20%inclusion58 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Artful Dodge
19%inclusion56 decks289 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion52 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Fate
17%inclusion49 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion49 decks289 decks
-28%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion48 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Enter the Enigma
16%inclusion40 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion42 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion40 decks289 decks
-6%synergy
Overpowering Attack
14%inclusion37 decks274 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion35 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Howl of the Horde
10%inclusion30 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Reckless Handling
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Ringsight
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Relentless Assault
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Storm's Wrath
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Full Throttle
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Compulsive Research
7.3%inclusion21 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
-2%synergy
Serum Visions
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Notion Rain
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.2%inclusion18 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Hour of Devastation
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Burn Down the House
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Basilisk Collar
43%inclusion124 decks289 decks
41%synergy
Thran Power Suit
40%inclusion116 decks289 decks
40%synergy
Pact Weapon
36%inclusion105 decks289 decks
36%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
34%inclusion97 decks289 decks
33%synergy
Vorpal Sword
33%inclusion94 decks289 decks
32%synergy
Meteor Sword
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion69 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Brass Knuckles
24%inclusion68 decks289 decks
23%synergy
Champion's Helm
24%inclusion68 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Phantom Blade
23%inclusion64 decks274 decks
23%synergy
Cranial Plating
21%inclusion60 decks289 decks
20%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
20%inclusion59 decks289 decks
20%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
20%inclusion58 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Cranial Ram
19%inclusion55 decks283 decks
19%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Fireshrieker
19%inclusion54 decks289 decks
18%synergy
Genji Glove
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
18%synergy
Quietus Spike
18%inclusion53 decks289 decks
18%synergy
The Key to the Vault
18%inclusion53 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Haunted Cloak
18%inclusion53 decks289 decks
18%synergy
Nettlecyst
18%inclusion51 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
18%inclusion51 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Hero's Heirloom
18%inclusion51 decks289 decks
18%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
17%inclusion49 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Leyline Axe
16%inclusion39 decks237 decks
16%synergy
Hero's Blade
16%inclusion47 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Glamdring
15%inclusion43 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Meteoric Mace
15%inclusion43 decks289 decks
15%synergy
Dissection Tools
15%inclusion37 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
15%inclusion34 decks232 decks
15%synergy
Mask of the Schemer
14%inclusion41 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
14%inclusion40 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Goldvein Pick
13%inclusion39 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Mask of Memory
13%inclusion39 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Winged Boots
13%inclusion38 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
12%inclusion36 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
12%inclusion36 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
12%inclusion34 decks274 decks
12%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
12%inclusion32 decks274 decks
11%synergy
Golem-Skin Gauntlets
11%inclusion33 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
11%inclusion33 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
11%inclusion32 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
11%inclusion31 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Samurai's Katana
11%inclusion17 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion28 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Bearded Axe
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
-21%synergy
Hexplate Wallbreaker
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Grafted Wargear
8.7%inclusion25 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Aqueous Form
25%inclusion72 decks289 decks
20%synergy
Double Vision
8.7%inclusion25 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
6.2%inclusion18 decks289 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
53%inclusion154 decks289 decks
31%synergy
Buried Ruin
19%inclusion55 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion45 decks289 decks
-9%synergy
Archway of Innovation
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
-29%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion218 decks289 decks
-13%synergy
Sol Ring
73%inclusion210 decks289 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion132 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion126 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion116 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion80 decks289 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion68 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
17%inclusion50 decks289 decks
-32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
16%inclusion47 decks289 decks
-28%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
11%inclusion33 decks289 decks
-32%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion32 decks289 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion24 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
5%synergy
The Irencrag
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion288 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion287 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Island
99%inclusion285 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion240 decks289 decks
-9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
73%inclusion210 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion163 decks289 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion149 decks289 decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion147 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion143 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38%inclusion110 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
36%inclusion104 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion102 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
35%inclusion101 decks289 decks
26%synergy
Seething Landscape
35%inclusion98 decks281 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
34%inclusion97 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion94 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
32%inclusion92 decks289 decks
-15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion88 decks289 decks
0%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion72 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion71 decks289 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion66 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion63 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion62 decks289 decks
-24%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion52 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion51 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion50 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion48 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
16%inclusion45 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion43 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
13%inclusion38 decks289 decks
-29%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
12%inclusion36 decks289 decks
-15%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion35 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
11%inclusion31 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion31 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.7%inclusion25 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
-20%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.2%inclusion18 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Spire of Industry
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
1%synergy