The Valeyard (Commander) - Optimized

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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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Split Decision
100% of 9 decks +99% synergy
Truth or Consequences
100% of 9 decks +99% synergy
This Is How It Ends
100% of 9 decks +97% synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
100% of 9 decks +96% synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
100% of 9 decks +96% synergy
Illusion of Choice
89% of 9 decks +88% synergy
Hunted by The Family
89% of 9 decks +87% synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
89% of 9 decks +87% synergy
Sycorax Commander
89% of 9 decks +87% synergy
The Dalek Emperor
89% of 9 decks +86% synergy
Top Cards
Plea for Power
78% of 9 decks +77% synergy
Trap the Trespassers
78% of 9 decks +77% synergy
Midnight Crusader Shuttle
67% of 9 decks +65% synergy
Coercive Portal
67% of 9 decks +66% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
67% of 9 decks +41% synergy
Fatespinner
67% of 9 decks +66% synergy
Mob Verdict
67% of 9 decks +66% synergy
Cult of Skaro
56% of 9 decks +53% synergy
Fact or Fiction
56% of 9 decks +47% synergy
Missy
56% of 9 decks +53% synergy
Game Changers
Expropriate
100% of 9 decks +99% synergy
Rhystic Study
67% of 9 decks +42% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56% of 9 decks +31% synergy
Mystical Tutor
44% of 9 decks +31% synergy
Jeska's Will
44% of 9 decks +29% synergy
Demonic Tutor
44% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Deflecting Swat
33% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33% of 9 decks +14% synergy
Ancient Tomb
22% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
56% of 9 decks +41% synergy
Grudge Keeper
44% of 9 decks +44% synergy
Auton Soldier
44% of 9 decks +40% synergy
Messenger Jays
44% of 9 decks +44% synergy
The Master, Gallifrey's End
44% of 9 decks +43% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
44% of 9 decks +35% synergy
Baleful Strix
33% of 9 decks +23% synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
33% of 9 decks +29% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Dalek Drone
33% of 9 decks +31% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
33% of 9 decks +31% synergy
The Master, Multiplied
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Spark Double
22% of 9 decks +14% synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Dalek Squadron
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
22% of 9 decks +14% synergy
Rassilon, the War President
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Weeping Angel
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
The Rani
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Deadpool, Trading Card
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Osseous Sticktwister
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Guardian Beast
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11% of 9 decks +0% synergy
Wandering Archaic
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
The Lord of Pain
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
The Cyber-Controller
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Harsh Mentor
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Silent Arbiter
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Cyberman Patrol
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Archmage of Runes
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Sunspine Lynx
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Bladegriff Prototype
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Stormscape Familiar
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sakashima's Student
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Parnesse, the Subtle Brush
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Notion Thief
11% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
44% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Deadly Rollick
44% of 9 decks +30% synergy
Dark Ritual
33% of 9 decks +2% synergy
Mana Drain
33% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Counterspell
22% of 9 decks -22% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22% of 9 decks -3% synergy
Return the Favor
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Opt
22% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Volcanic Offering
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Arcane Denial
22% of 9 decks -7% synergy
Withering Torment
22% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Overkill
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Electrodominance
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Terminate
11% of 9 decks -15% synergy
Intellectual Offering
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Decoy Gambit
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Reverberate
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Winter's Chill
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Galvanic Iteration
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Pact of Negation
11% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Mystic Reflection
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Invert Polarity
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Forbid
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Reality Shift
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Aetherize
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Risk Factor
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Perplex
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Force of Will
11% of 9 decks +0% synergy
Cryptic Command
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Force of Negation
11% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Silundi Vision
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Counterpoint
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
March of Swirling Mist
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11% of 9 decks -6% synergy
Saw in Half
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Long River's Pull
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Valakut Awakening
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Arcbond
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
See Double
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Snuff Out
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Cyber Conversion
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Grave Consequences
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Flare of Denial
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Rakdos Charm
11% of 9 decks -4% synergy
Guff Rewrites History
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Shadow of Doubt
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sorceries
Bite of the Black Rose
56% of 9 decks +55% synergy
Seize the Spotlight
44% of 9 decks +42% synergy
Tempt with Reflections
44% of 9 decks +44% synergy
Tyrant's Choice
44% of 9 decks +44% synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
44% of 9 decks +44% synergy
Capital Punishment
44% of 9 decks +44% synergy
Choice of Damnations
33% of 9 decks +33% synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
33% of 9 decks +31% synergy
Exterminate!
33% of 9 decks +31% synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Feed the Swarm
22% of 9 decks -11% synergy
Doomsday Confluence
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Tempt with Immortality
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Quantum Misalignment
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Make an Example
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Nanogene Conversion
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
22% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Temporal Extortion
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Will of the Abzan
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Will of the Jeskai
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Browbeat
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Consuming Tide
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Vandalblast
11% of 9 decks -6% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Season of Weaving
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Killing Wave
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Whims of the Fates
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Exsanguinate
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Deliver Unto Evil
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Preordain
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Summons of Saruman
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Toxic Deluge
11% of 9 decks -10% synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Khorvath's Fury
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Political Trickery
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Windfall
11% of 9 decks -12% synergy
Lively Dirge
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Fascination
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Enter the Infinite
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Infernal Offering
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Path of the Enigma
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Ringsight
11% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Blood Money
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Blasphemous Act
11% of 9 decks -36% synergy
Doublecast
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Disrupt Decorum
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Path of the Schemer
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
56% of 9 decks +26% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Blade of Selves
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Buster Sword
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Crawlspace
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Isolation Cell
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Chariot of Victory
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Stabilizer
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Fraying Line
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Winter Moon
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Tempting Contract
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Helm of Awakening
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Storage Matrix
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Chaos Wand
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Damping Engine
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Smoldering Stagecoach
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Wand of Wonder
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Commander's Plate
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Sword of Vengeance
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Static Orb
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Winter Orb
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
The One Ring
11% of 9 decks -3% synergy
The Immortal Sun
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Library of Leng
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Primal Amulet
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
TARDIS
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11% of 9 decks -14% synergy
Strionic Resonator
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Venser's Journal
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
56% of 9 decks +42% synergy
Genesis of the Daleks
33% of 9 decks +31% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33% of 9 decks +22% synergy
The Sound of Drums
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
The Toymaker's Trap
22% of 9 decks +22% synergy
Heaven Sent
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Mana Maze
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Day of the Moon
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Mana Flare
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Teferi's Realm
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Lethal Vapors
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
No Mercy
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
As Foretold
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Protection Racket
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Omniscience
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Court of Vantress
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Black Market Connections
11% of 9 decks -1% synergy
Death in Heaven
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Blink
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Mechanized Production
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Double Vision
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
The Flux
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Painful Quandary
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Mind's Dilation
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Mist of Stagnation
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Captive Audience
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
War Tax
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67% of 9 decks +31% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44% of 9 decks +30% synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
44% of 9 decks +44% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Bojuka Bog
33% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Cabal Coffers
22% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Ominous Cemetery
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Temple of the False God
22% of 9 decks +13% synergy
Urza's Saga
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Thespian's Stage
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
The Autonomous Furnace
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89% of 9 decks -2% synergy
Model of Unity
89% of 9 decks +88% synergy
Arcane Signet
67% of 9 decks -22% synergy
Relic of Sauron
56% of 9 decks +35% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
44% of 9 decks +28% synergy
Commander's Sphere
33% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33% of 9 decks -8% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33% of 9 decks -15% synergy
Mind Stone
22% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Cursed Mirror
22% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
22% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Fellwar Stone
22% of 9 decks -13% synergy
Thought Vessel
22% of 9 decks +1% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
22% of 9 decks -22% synergy
Relic of Legends
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Mox Amber
11% of 9 decks +6% synergy
Séance Board
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Chrome Mox
11% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Lotus Petal
11% of 9 decks +2% synergy
Rakdos Signet
11% of 9 decks -27% synergy
Agility Bobblehead
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Mox Opal
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Laser Screwdriver
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Mox Diamond
11% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Mountain
78% of 9 decks -14% synergy
Island
78% of 9 decks -15% synergy
Command Tower
78% of 9 decks -14% synergy
Swamp
78% of 9 decks -15% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67% of 9 decks +23% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
67% of 9 decks +25% synergy
Sulfur Falls
56% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Xander's Lounge
56% of 9 decks +15% synergy
Exotic Orchard
56% of 9 decks -1% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
56% of 9 decks +30% synergy
Steam Vents
44% of 9 decks +1% synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
44% of 9 decks +43% synergy
Blood Crypt
44% of 9 decks +1% synergy
Haunted Ridge
44% of 9 decks +23% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44% of 9 decks +5% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
44% of 9 decks -13% synergy
Sunken Hollow
44% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Watery Grave
44% of 9 decks -0% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
44% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Luxury Suite
44% of 9 decks +12% synergy
Training Center
44% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Temple of Deceit
33% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33% of 9 decks +13% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Temple of Malice
33% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Scalding Tarn
33% of 9 decks +2% synergy
Polluted Delta
33% of 9 decks +1% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33% of 9 decks +0% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Morphic Pool
33% of 9 decks +0% synergy
Badlands
22% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Blazemire Verge
22% of 9 decks +13% synergy
Volcanic Island
22% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22% of 9 decks +12% synergy
Fiery Islet
22% of 9 decks +17% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Underground Sea
22% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Thriving Moor
22% of 9 decks +18% synergy
Choked Estuary
22% of 9 decks +3% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11% of 9 decks -11% synergy
Canyon Slough
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
11% of 9 decks -2% synergy
Urza's Cave
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Grixis Panorama
11% of 9 decks +7% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
11% of 9 decks +4% synergy
Spirebluff Canal
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
City of Brass
11% of 9 decks -2% synergy
Grand Coliseum
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy