Tetsuo Umezawa (Commander) - Forced Combat

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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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Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
100% of 12 decks +99% synergy
Disrupt Decorum
100% of 12 decks +98% synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
92% of 12 decks +91% synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
92% of 12 decks +91% synergy
Bothersome Quasit
92% of 12 decks +90% synergy
Shiny Impetus
92% of 12 decks +90% synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
92% of 12 decks +87% synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
83% of 12 decks +83% synergy
Agitator Ant
83% of 12 decks +83% synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
75% of 12 decks +75% synergy
Top Cards
Mocking Doppelganger
75% of 12 decks +74% synergy
Geode Rager
67% of 12 decks +66% synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
67% of 12 decks +65% synergy
Royal Assassin
67% of 12 decks +66% synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
67% of 12 decks +66% synergy
Spectacular Showdown
67% of 12 decks +66% synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
64% of 11 decks +62% synergy
Chaos Warp
58% of 12 decks +20% synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
58% of 12 decks +58% synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
58% of 12 decks +58% synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
50% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25% of 12 decks +0% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17% of 12 decks -0% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17% of 12 decks -2% synergy
Demonic Tutor
17% of 12 decks -5% synergy
Mystical Tutor
8% of 12 decks -5% synergy
Jeska's Will
8% of 12 decks -8% synergy
Deflecting Swat
8% of 12 decks -8% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8% of 12 decks -10% synergy
Creatures
Death Kiss
58% of 12 decks +58% synergy
Life of the Party
58% of 12 decks +58% synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
50% of 12 decks +49% synergy
Baleful Strix
50% of 12 decks +40% synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
50% of 12 decks +49% synergy
Sly Instigator
50% of 12 decks +50% synergy
Fumiko the Lowblood
50% of 12 decks +50% synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Fatestitcher
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Taunting Kobold
42% of 12 decks +42% synergy
Angler Turtle
42% of 12 decks +42% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33% of 12 decks +8% synergy
The Rani
33% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Rathi Trapper
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Frost Titan
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Renegade Silent
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Goblin Spymaster
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Stalking Assassin
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Jeering Homunculus
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Humble Defector
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
King's Assassin
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Frontier Warmonger
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Coveted Peacock
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Satoru Umezawa
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
9% of 11 decks +9% synergy
Havoc Eater
9% of 11 decks +9% synergy
Niblis of the Breath
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Cybernetica Datasmith
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Illithid Harvester
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Bounty Hunter
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Blood Artist
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
8% of 12 decks -3% synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Fog Bank
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Norritt
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Instants
Backlash
50% of 12 decks +50% synergy
Aetherize
50% of 12 decks +46% synergy
Fell the Profane
44% of 9 decks +37% synergy
Terminate
42% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Brainstorm
33% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Cryptic Command
33% of 12 decks +32% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Blustersquall
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Rakdos Charm
25% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Bedevil
25% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Sudden Spoiling
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Sink into Stupor
22% of 9 decks +14% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Deadly Rollick
17% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Negate
17% of 12 decks -7% synergy
Mana Drain
17% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Umezawa's Charm
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Resculpt
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Swan Song
17% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Counterspell
17% of 12 decks -28% synergy
Withering Torment
14% of 7 decks +1% synergy
Strix Serenade
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Hagra Mauling
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Pongify
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Electrolyze
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Go for the Throat
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Cyber Conversion
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Grixis Charm
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Maestros Charm
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Chef's Kiss
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8% of 12 decks +6% 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
Deadly Dispute
8% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Dimir Charm
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Dark Ritual
8% of 12 decks -23% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Silumgar's Command
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Turnabout
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Twiddle
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Adverse Conditions
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Keep Watch
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Darkness
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Infernal Grasp
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Reins of Power
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Izzet Charm
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
58% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Maestros Confluence
58% of 12 decks +57% synergy
Blasphemous Act
50% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Vandalblast
42% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Sleep
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Coronation of Chaos
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Ponder
25% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Windfall
25% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Insurrection
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Night's Whisper
25% of 12 decks +20% synergy
Hidden Strings
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Besmirch
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Sundering Eruption
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Cone of Cold
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Read the Bones
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Mob Rule
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Toxic Deluge
17% of 12 decks -4% synergy
Sign in Blood
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Assassinate
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Damnation
17% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Faithless Looting
8% of 12 decks -11% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Lórien Revealed
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Profane Command
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Murderous Compulsion
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Claim the Firstborn
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Act of Treason
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Mana Geyser
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Syphon Mind
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Preordain
8% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Ritual of the Machine
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Impede Momentum
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Incendiary Command
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Relentless Assault
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Winds of Change
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
58% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Bident of Thassa
33% of 12 decks +27% synergy
Icy Manipulator
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Amber Prison
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Sword of the Ages
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Pacification Array
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Assault Suit
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Barl's Cage
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Enchantments
Curse of Opulence
58% of 12 decks +55% synergy
Frozen Aether
50% of 12 decks +50% synergy
Hot Pursuit
36% of 11 decks +36% synergy
Verity Circle
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Uphill Battle
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Psychic Impetus
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Curse of Verbosity
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
The Sound of Drums
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Popular Entertainer
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Mystic Remora
25% of 12 decks +10% synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
No Mercy
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
War's Toll
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Propaganda
25% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Day of the Moon
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Time of Ice
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Opposition
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
17% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Revel in Riches
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Parasitic Impetus
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Lost in the Maze
9% of 11 decks +9% synergy
Incriminating Impetus
9% of 11 decks +9% synergy
Black Market
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Protection Racket
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Collective Restraint
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Curse of Disturbance
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Total War
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
The Akroan War
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Exquisite Blood
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Scroll of Isildur
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Onslaught
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Public Enemy
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Oubliette
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Faces of the Past
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Steal Artifact
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Flood
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Quiet Contemplation
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Dack Fayden
17% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Ral Zarek
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Rowan Kenrith
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Maze of Ith
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Lotus Field
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Mines of Moria
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
High Market
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Detection Tower
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
Otawara, Soaring City
8% of 12 decks -7% synergy
Access Tunnel
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92% of 12 decks +1% synergy
Arcane Signet
83% of 12 decks -5% synergy
Dimir Signet
67% of 12 decks +27% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Izzet Signet
50% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Rakdos Signet
50% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50% of 12 decks +2% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
50% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Fellwar Stone
50% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Commander's Sphere
17% of 12 decks -7% synergy
Coveted Jewel
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Patriar's Seal
17% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Midnight Clock
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Thought Vessel
8% of 12 decks -13% synergy
Thran Dynamo
8% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Relic of Sauron
8% of 12 decks -12% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Jeweled Amulet
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Swamp
92% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Mountain
92% of 12 decks +0% synergy
Island
92% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
83% of 12 decks +26% synergy
Steam Vents
67% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Xander's Lounge
67% of 12 decks +26% synergy
Training Center
58% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Watery Grave
58% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Blood Crypt
50% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Sulfur Falls
50% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Luxury Suite
50% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Fell the Profane
44% of 9 decks +37% synergy
Exotic Orchard
42% of 12 decks -15% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42% of 12 decks -0% synergy
Morphic Pool
42% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Sunken Hollow
33% of 12 decks -8% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33% of 12 decks +0% synergy
Shivan Reef
25% of 12 decks -3% synergy
Scalding Tarn
25% of 12 decks -6% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Seething Landscape
22% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Sink into Stupor
22% of 9 decks +14% synergy
Sundering Eruption
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Fabled Passage
17% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17% of 12 decks -8% synergy
Graven Cairns
17% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17% of 12 decks -9% synergy
Underground River
17% of 12 decks -10% synergy
Evolving Wilds
17% of 12 decks -9% synergy
Haunted Ridge
17% of 12 decks -5% synergy
Sunken Ruins
17% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Polluted Delta
17% of 12 decks -16% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Razortrap Gorge
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Blazemire Verge
14% of 7 decks +5% synergy
Murky Sewer
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Horizon of Progress
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Raucous Theater
9% of 11 decks -1% synergy
Undercity Sewers
9% of 11 decks -3% synergy
Thundering Falls
9% of 11 decks -1% synergy