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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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Mutinous Massacre
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Divert Disaster
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Command Bridge
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
High Synergy Cards
This Is How It Ends
98% of 49 decks +95% synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
98% of 49 decks +94% synergy
Sycorax Commander
96% of 49 decks +94% synergy
Truth or Consequences
94% of 49 decks +93% synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
92% of 49 decks +88% synergy
Mob Verdict
86% of 49 decks +85% synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
86% of 49 decks +83% synergy
The Dalek Emperor
86% of 49 decks +83% synergy
Hunted by The Family
84% of 49 decks +82% synergy
Midnight Crusader Shuttle
84% of 49 decks +82% synergy
Top Cards
Missy
84% of 49 decks +82% synergy
Genesis of the Daleks
84% of 49 decks +81% synergy
Split Decision
80% of 49 decks +79% synergy
Plea for Power
76% of 49 decks +75% synergy
Tyrant's Choice
73% of 49 decks +73% synergy
Capital Punishment
73% of 49 decks +73% synergy
Illusion of Choice
71% of 49 decks +71% synergy
The Master, Gallifrey's End
71% of 49 decks +70% synergy
Trap the Trespassers
71% of 49 decks +71% synergy
Grudge Keeper
67% of 49 decks +67% synergy
Game Changers
Expropriate
16% of 49 decks +15% synergy
Creatures
Cult of Skaro
59% of 49 decks +57% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
57% of 49 decks +31% synergy
Dalek Drone
53% of 49 decks +50% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
51% of 49 decks +36% synergy
Dalek Squadron
49% of 49 decks +46% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
49% of 49 decks +40% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
43% of 49 decks +35% synergy
Messenger Jays
41% of 49 decks +41% synergy
Weeping Angel
41% of 49 decks +39% synergy
The Cyber-Controller
39% of 49 decks +36% synergy
Baleful Strix
39% of 49 decks +29% synergy
Auton Soldier
39% of 49 decks +35% synergy
Cyberman Patrol
37% of 49 decks +34% synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
35% of 49 decks +30% synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
31% of 49 decks +30% synergy
Cybermen Squadron
31% of 49 decks +27% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
25% of 48 decks +23% synergy
The Master, Multiplied
24% of 49 decks +21% synergy
Spark Double
24% of 49 decks +16% synergy
Ashad, the Lone Cyberman
20% of 49 decks +19% synergy
Fatespinner
18% of 49 decks +18% synergy
Renegade Silent
16% of 49 decks +15% synergy
Rassilon, the War President
16% of 49 decks +16% synergy
The Rani
14% of 49 decks +13% synergy
Archmage of Runes
13% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Dr. Eggman
12% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Cybermat
12% of 49 decks +11% synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
10% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
10% of 49 decks +9% synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
10% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
10% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8% of 48 decks +7% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
8% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
8% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
8% of 49 decks +3% synergy
The Flood of Mars
8% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Archaeomancer
8% of 49 decks +4% synergy
The Beast, Deathless Prince
6% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Clockwork Droid
6% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Gollum, Scheming Guide
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Master of Predicaments
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
6% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Mulldrifter
6% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
6% of 49 decks +2% synergy
Boggart Trawler
6% of 49 decks +4% synergy
Burnished Hart
6% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
41% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Counterspell
41% of 49 decks -4% synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
41% of 49 decks +40% synergy
Terminate
39% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Fact or Fiction
33% of 49 decks +24% synergy
Cyber Conversion
31% of 49 decks +28% synergy
Negate
27% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Dark Ritual
27% of 49 decks -5% synergy
Flatline
24% of 49 decks +24% synergy
Arcane Denial
22% of 49 decks -7% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20% of 49 decks -5% synergy
Return the Favor
12% of 49 decks +10% synergy
Risk Factor
12% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Hostile Negotiations
12% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Withering Torment
11% of 47 decks -2% synergy
Brainstorm
10% of 49 decks -6% synergy
Aetherize
10% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Snuff Out
10% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Untimely Malfunction
9% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Go for the Throat
6% of 49 decks -0% synergy
Don't Blink
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Swan Song
6% of 49 decks -12% synergy
Wash Away
6% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Pact of Negation
6% of 49 decks -2% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6% of 49 decks -0% synergy
Silundi Vision
6% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Mages' Contest
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Bedevil
6% of 49 decks -13% synergy
Sauron's Ransom
6% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Baleful Mastery
6% of 49 decks +2% synergy
Sorceries
Bite of the Black Rose
67% of 49 decks +67% synergy
Exterminate!
59% of 49 decks +57% synergy
Seize the Spotlight
55% of 49 decks +52% synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
51% of 49 decks +50% synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
47% of 47 decks +46% synergy
Feed the Swarm
43% of 49 decks +10% synergy
Doomsday Confluence
43% of 49 decks +41% synergy
Blasphemous Act
39% of 49 decks -9% synergy
Quantum Misalignment
27% of 49 decks +25% synergy
Delete
27% of 49 decks +24% synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22% of 49 decks +20% synergy
Make an Example
20% of 49 decks +19% synergy
Choice of Damnations
18% of 49 decks +18% synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
18% of 49 decks +16% synergy
Nanogene Conversion
16% of 49 decks +16% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
16% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Manifold Insights
16% of 49 decks +16% synergy
Vandalblast
14% of 49 decks -3% synergy
Toxic Deluge
14% of 49 decks -7% synergy
Tempt with Reflections
14% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Ponder
12% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
10% of 49 decks +10% synergy
Tempt with Immortality
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Pain's Reward
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Path of the Schemer
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Minds Aglow
8% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6% of 47 decks -1% synergy
Goblin Game
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Preordain
6% of 49 decks -1% synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Cruel Entertainment
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Night's Whisper
6% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Game of Chaos
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Painful Truths
6% of 49 decks +4% synergy
Fatal Lore
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Coercive Portal
61% of 49 decks +61% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
37% of 49 decks +22% synergy
Lightning Greaves
37% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
20% of 49 decks +17% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20% of 49 decks -4% synergy
Cybership
18% of 49 decks +16% synergy
Tempting Contract
14% of 49 decks +14% synergy
TARDIS
12% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Expert-Level Safe
8% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
8% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Liar's Pendulum
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
49% of 49 decks +35% synergy
Death in Heaven
45% of 49 decks +43% synergy
The Toymaker's Trap
41% of 49 decks +40% synergy
The Sound of Drums
29% of 49 decks +27% synergy
Blink
18% of 49 decks +17% synergy
Painful Quandary
18% of 49 decks +15% synergy
Wound Reflection
16% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Double Vision
16% of 49 decks +13% synergy
Day of the Moon
12% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Mystic Remora
8% of 49 decks -7% synergy
Curse of Verbosity
8% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Court of Ambition
8% of 49 decks +2% synergy
Curse of Opulence
6% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Return the Past
6% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
59% of 49 decks +24% synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
47% of 49 decks +46% synergy
Bojuka Bog
33% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Temple of the False God
29% of 49 decks +20% synergy
Ominous Cemetery
18% of 49 decks +17% synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
16% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
14% of 49 decks +13% synergy
Mistrise Village
12% of 33 decks +4% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6% of 49 decks -9% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6% of 49 decks -9% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Sol Ring
84% of 49 decks -7% synergy
Model of Unity
76% of 49 decks +75% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61% of 49 decks +13% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
53% of 49 decks +11% synergy
Commander's Sphere
49% of 49 decks +25% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Thought Vessel
45% of 49 decks +24% synergy
Fellwar Stone
43% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Dimir Signet
41% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Izzet Signet
33% of 49 decks -4% synergy
Laser Screwdriver
33% of 49 decks +31% synergy
Mind Stone
29% of 49 decks +13% synergy
Rakdos Signet
24% of 49 decks -13% synergy
Relic of Sauron
18% of 49 decks -2% synergy
Cursed Mirror
14% of 49 decks +9% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14% of 49 decks +9% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10% of 49 decks -6% synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
8% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Midnight Clock
6% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Blitzball
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Mountain
100% of 49 decks +9% synergy
Island
100% of 49 decks +7% synergy
Command Tower
94% of 49 decks +2% synergy
Exotic Orchard
80% of 49 decks +23% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
80% of 49 decks +37% synergy
Sunken Hollow
78% of 49 decks +36% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
76% of 49 decks +36% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
73% of 49 decks +29% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
71% of 49 decks +47% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
69% of 49 decks +12% synergy
Sulfur Falls
61% of 49 decks +16% synergy
Haunted Ridge
59% of 49 decks +38% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57% of 49 decks +32% synergy
Temple of Deceit
45% of 49 decks +30% synergy
Choked Estuary
45% of 49 decks +26% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
43% of 49 decks +27% synergy
Temple of Malice
43% of 49 decks +30% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
43% of 49 decks +27% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
35% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Xander's Lounge
35% of 49 decks -6% synergy
Luxury Suite
35% of 49 decks +2% synergy
Training Center
35% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31% of 49 decks +8% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
31% of 49 decks +20% synergy
Steam Vents
31% of 49 decks -12% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
31% of 49 decks +18% synergy
Path of Ancestry
31% of 49 decks -2% synergy
Watery Grave
31% of 49 decks -14% synergy
Blood Crypt
29% of 49 decks -15% synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
27% of 49 decks +25% synergy
Morphic Pool
27% of 49 decks -6% synergy
Seething Landscape
24% of 49 decks +6% synergy
Fetid Pools
24% of 49 decks +20% synergy
Canyon Slough
22% of 49 decks +18% synergy
Evolving Wilds
20% of 49 decks -5% synergy
Polluted Delta
18% of 49 decks -14% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18% of 49 decks -14% synergy
River of Tears
16% of 49 decks +14% synergy
Scalding Tarn
16% of 49 decks -15% synergy
Fiery Islet
16% of 49 decks +11% synergy
Shivan Reef
16% of 49 decks -12% synergy
Myriad Landscape
14% of 49 decks +3% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14% of 49 decks +1% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14% of 49 decks +2% synergy
Underground River
14% of 49 decks -12% synergy
Thriving Moor
14% of 49 decks +10% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
12% of 49 decks -14% synergy
Fabled Passage
12% of 49 decks +5% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
10% of 49 decks -3% synergy