Tetsuo, Imperial Champion (Commander) - Budget Equipment

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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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Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
83%inclusion118 decks142 decks
82%synergy
Brass Squire
75%inclusion106 decks142 decks
74%synergy
Godo, Bandit Warlord
65%inclusion92 decks142 decks
64%synergy
Heiko Yamazaki, the General
63%inclusion90 decks142 decks
63%synergy
Enthusiastic Mechanaut
67%inclusion95 decks142 decks
63%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
63%inclusion89 decks142 decks
61%synergy
Mask of Riddles
60%inclusion85 decks142 decks
59%synergy
Drach'Nyen
60%inclusion85 decks142 decks
58%synergy
Lizard Blades
61%inclusion86 decks142 decks
58%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
58%inclusion82 decks142 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
70%inclusion99 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Terminate
60%inclusion85 decks142 decks
34%synergy
Blacksmith's Talent
57%inclusion47 decks82 decks
57%synergy
Akki Battle Squad
57%inclusion81 decks142 decks
56%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
56%inclusion79 decks142 decks
51%synergy
Argentum Armor
56%inclusion79 decks142 decks
55%synergy
Basilisk Collar
56%inclusion79 decks142 decks
53%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion78 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
54%inclusion77 decks142 decks
54%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
51%inclusion73 decks142 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Acquisition Octopus
49%inclusion69 decks142 decks
48%synergy
Blade of the Oni
48%inclusion68 decks142 decks
47%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Deadeye Quartermaster
44%inclusion62 decks142 decks
42%synergy
Bladegraft Aspirant
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
42%synergy
The Reality Chip
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Rabbit Battery
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Foundry Inspector
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Vedalken Engineer
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
23%inclusion29 decks125 decks
22%synergy
Trophy Mage
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Armguard Familiar
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Peerless Samurai
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Leech Gauntlet
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
13%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Freya Crescent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
-14%synergy
Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Shagrat, Loot Bearer
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Bronzeplate Boar
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Silent Arbiter
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Akki Ronin
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Loyal Inventor
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Renowned Weaponsmith
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Master Transmuter
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Trinket Mage
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Shao Jun
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Tribute Mage
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Dynamite Diver
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Galazeth Prismari
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Upriser Renegade
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Chainflail Centipede
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Rhuk, Hexgold Nabber
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
47%inclusion67 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
47%inclusion67 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Bedevil
44%inclusion63 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Frantic Search
43%inclusion61 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Charm
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Crosis's Charm
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion51 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
-15%synergy
Stolen Uniform
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Twinferno
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Slip Out the Back
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Maestros Charm
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Magnetic Theft
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Fumble
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Strike
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Rebel Salvo
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
4%synergy
You Are Already Dead
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Haste Magic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thunder Magic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Unleash Fury
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Desynchronization
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Fire Magic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Laughing Mad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Disruption Protocol
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Charm
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-21%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
-26%synergy
Prismari Command
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Murder
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Invoke Calamity
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Anchor to Reality
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
44%synergy
Profane Tutor
44%inclusion62 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Ancestral Vision
39%inclusion55 decks142 decks
35%synergy
One with the Machine
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
36%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion47 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Wheel of Fate
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Chart a Course
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Overpowering Attack
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Slip Through Space
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Preordain
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Artful Dodge
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
-28%synergy
Reckless Handling
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Relentless Assault
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Enter the Enigma
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Suplex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Relm's Sketching
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Memories Returning
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Circle of Power
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Storm's Wrath
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Hour of Devastation
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Burn Down the House
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Goldwardens' Gambit
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Push the Limit
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Haunt the Network
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Howl of the Horde
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Eagle Vision
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thran Power Suit
49%inclusion70 decks142 decks
49%synergy
Tenza, Godo's Maul
49%inclusion70 decks142 decks
49%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
49%inclusion69 decks142 decks
48%synergy
Pact Weapon
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Unscythe, Killer of Kings
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Vorpal Sword
42%inclusion59 decks142 decks
41%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
42%inclusion59 decks142 decks
41%synergy
Leyline Axe
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Winged Boots
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Hexplate Wallbreaker
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
26%synergy
The Key to the Vault
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Phantom Blade
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Cranial Ram
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Nettlecyst
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Haunted Cloak
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Dissection Tools
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Champion's Helm
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Glamdring
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Fireshrieker
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Cranial Plating
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Hero's Blade
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Red Mage's Rapier
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
12%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Samurai's Katana
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brass Knuckles
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Golem-Skin Gauntlets
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Embercleave
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Meteoric Mace
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Sword of the Animist
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Mask of the Schemer
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
-19%synergy
Batterskull
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Aqueous Form
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Phyresis
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
66%inclusion94 decks142 decks
44%synergy
Buried Ruin
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
-24%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Archway of Innovation
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion108 decks142 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion107 decks142 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion74 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Signet
51%inclusion73 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
49%inclusion70 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
-28%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
1%synergy
The Irencrag
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
-29%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion141 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion140 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Island
99%inclusion140 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion134 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
83%inclusion118 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion90 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion81 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
54%inclusion77 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
51%inclusion73 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Seething Landscape
44%inclusion42 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Maestros Theater
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion58 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
39%inclusion55 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion55 decks142 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
-9%synergy
Shivan Reef
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
-20%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion34 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
-10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
-20%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
-20%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-21%synergy
Tainted Peak
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-4%synergy