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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
98%inclusion441 decks449 decks
98%synergy
Plea for Power
98%inclusion440 decks449 decks
97%synergy
Capital Punishment
97%inclusion437 decks449 decks
97%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
100%inclusion448 decks449 decks
96%synergy
Illusion of Choice
96%inclusion433 decks449 decks
96%synergy
Tyrant's Choice
96%inclusion433 decks449 decks
96%synergy
Truth or Consequences
97%inclusion434 decks449 decks
96%synergy
This Is How It Ends
98%inclusion442 decks449 decks
96%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
99%inclusion443 decks449 decks
95%synergy
Sycorax Commander
97%inclusion434 decks449 decks
94%synergy
Top Cards
Hunted by The Family
95%inclusion427 decks449 decks
94%synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
94%inclusion424 decks449 decks
92%synergy
Trap the Trespassers
94%inclusion422 decks449 decks
94%synergy
Grudge Keeper
94%inclusion421 decks449 decks
93%synergy
Mob Verdict
92%inclusion354 decks385 decks
91%synergy
Bite of the Black Rose
91%inclusion408 decks449 decks
90%synergy
The Dalek Emperor
89%inclusion400 decks449 decks
86%synergy
Midnight Crusader Shuttle
86%inclusion388 decks449 decks
85%synergy
Missy
85%inclusion380 decks449 decks
82%synergy
Expropriate
81%inclusion365 decks449 decks
80%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
35%inclusion158 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion135 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion79 decks449 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion77 decks449 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion60 decks449 decks
-9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion53 decks449 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion44 decks449 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.2%inclusion37 decks449 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
The Master, Gallifrey's End
79%inclusion354 decks449 decks
77%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
74%inclusion333 decks449 decks
48%synergy
Messenger Jays
70%inclusion314 decks449 decks
70%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
64%inclusion287 decks449 decks
50%synergy
Cult of Skaro
60%inclusion269 decks449 decks
58%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
57%inclusion256 decks449 decks
50%synergy
Dalek Squadron
56%inclusion252 decks449 decks
53%synergy
Dalek Drone
56%inclusion251 decks449 decks
53%synergy
Auton Soldier
53%inclusion236 decks449 decks
49%synergy
Spark Double
47%inclusion210 decks449 decks
39%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
44%inclusion198 decks449 decks
35%synergy
Cyberman Patrol
38%inclusion170 decks449 decks
35%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
35%inclusion86 decks248 decks
32%synergy
Weeping Angel
32%inclusion145 decks449 decks
31%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
32%inclusion144 decks449 decks
29%synergy
Fatespinner
29%inclusion129 decks449 decks
28%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
26%inclusion115 decks449 decks
23%synergy
The Cyber-Controller
25%inclusion114 decks449 decks
23%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
25%inclusion80 decks325 decks
23%synergy
Baleful Strix
23%inclusion105 decks449 decks
13%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
23%inclusion103 decks449 decks
22%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion28 decks126 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
18%inclusion74 decks416 decks
14%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
16%inclusion70 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Renegade Silent
15%inclusion69 decks449 decks
14%synergy
The Master, Multiplied
14%inclusion62 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion62 decks449 decks
10%synergy
Vashta Nerada
12%inclusion56 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
12%inclusion56 decks449 decks
7%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
12%inclusion55 decks449 decks
8%synergy
The Rani
12%inclusion55 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Agitator Ant
10%inclusion44 decks449 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
8.1%inclusion36 decks442 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
7.8%inclusion35 decks449 decks
4%synergy
Ashad, the Lone Cyberman
7.8%inclusion35 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
7.6%inclusion34 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
7.6%inclusion34 decks449 decks
7%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
7.6%inclusion34 decks449 decks
1%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
7.3%inclusion33 decks449 decks
2%synergy
Rassilon, the War President
7.3%inclusion33 decks449 decks
7%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
7.1%inclusion32 decks449 decks
5%synergy
Cybermat
6.2%inclusion28 decks449 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.0%inclusion15 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Tempt with Mayhem
61%inclusion174 decks284 decks
60%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion272 decks449 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
55%inclusion245 decks449 decks
17%synergy
Cyber Conversion
39%inclusion177 decks449 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion152 decks449 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
34%inclusion111 decks331 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion150 decks449 decks
1%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion137 decks449 decks
4%synergy
Flatline
27%inclusion121 decks449 decks
27%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion91 decks449 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion89 decks449 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion88 decks449 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion37 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion84 decks449 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion82 decks449 decks
2%synergy
Hostile Negotiations
13%inclusion60 decks449 decks
13%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion56 decks449 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion54 decks449 decks
-4%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion48 decks449 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion48 decks449 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.7%inclusion39 decks449 decks
-6%synergy
Swan Song
8.5%inclusion38 decks449 decks
-10%synergy
Risk Factor
8.0%inclusion36 decks449 decks
8%synergy
Invert Polarity
6.3%inclusion18 decks288 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.2%inclusion28 decks449 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Prisoner's Dilemma
70%inclusion270 decks385 decks
69%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
68%inclusion304 decks449 decks
65%synergy
Blasphemous Act
51%inclusion228 decks449 decks
4%synergy
Exterminate!
47%inclusion211 decks449 decks
45%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion185 decks449 decks
9%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
41%inclusion76 decks186 decks
40%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
36%inclusion163 decks449 decks
35%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
34%inclusion154 decks449 decks
32%synergy
Tempt with Reflections
24%inclusion107 decks449 decks
24%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
24%inclusion107 decks449 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion106 decks449 decks
7%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
24%inclusion106 decks449 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
23%inclusion103 decks449 decks
21%synergy
Tempt with Immortality
18%inclusion80 decks449 decks
18%synergy
Choice of Damnations
18%inclusion79 decks449 decks
17%synergy
Path of the Schemer
16%inclusion74 decks449 decks
16%synergy
Make an Example
16%inclusion73 decks449 decks
15%synergy
Path of the Enigma
15%inclusion67 decks449 decks
15%synergy
Delete
13%inclusion60 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
12%inclusion54 decks449 decks
12%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
11%inclusion51 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
11%inclusion49 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion47 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Manifold Insights
10%inclusion46 decks449 decks
10%synergy
Minds Aglow
10%inclusion45 decks449 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion44 decks449 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.5%inclusion38 decks449 decks
-13%synergy
Preordain
8.2%inclusion37 decks449 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
6.9%inclusion31 decks449 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Coercive Portal
81%inclusion364 decks449 decks
81%synergy
Lightning Greaves
53%inclusion236 decks449 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion143 decks449 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion96 decks449 decks
8%synergy
Tempting Contract
15%inclusion68 decks449 decks
15%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
11%inclusion41 decks367 decks
10%synergy
Cybership
10%inclusion43 decks449 decks
8%synergy
Strionic Resonator
8.7%inclusion39 decks449 decks
3%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
8.4%inclusion37 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.1%inclusion32 decks449 decks
4%synergy
TARDIS
6.9%inclusion31 decks449 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Genesis of the Daleks
79%inclusion354 decks449 decks
76%synergy
Propaganda
63%inclusion283 decks449 decks
49%synergy
Death in Heaven
34%inclusion152 decks449 decks
32%synergy
The Sound of Drums
27%inclusion123 decks449 decks
26%synergy
Wound Reflection
20%inclusion89 decks449 decks
18%synergy
The Toymaker's Trap
19%inclusion85 decks449 decks
18%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion64 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion64 decks449 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion55 decks449 decks
-3%synergy
Blink
12%inclusion55 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion54 decks449 decks
0%synergy
Double Vision
8.0%inclusion36 decks449 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
7.6%inclusion34 decks449 decks
1%synergy
Day of the Moon
6.2%inclusion28 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.4%inclusion20 decks367 decks
4%synergy
Echoing Assault
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
4%synergy
Court of Vantress
5.3%inclusion24 decks449 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion303 decks449 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion138 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
30%inclusion134 decks449 decks
29%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion91 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion79 decks449 decks
3%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
15%inclusion69 decks449 decks
14%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.7%inclusion39 decks449 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.5%inclusion38 decks449 decks
-7%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
6.9%inclusion31 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.2%inclusion28 decks449 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Model of Unity
95%inclusion426 decks449 decks
94%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion423 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion409 decks449 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion275 decks449 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
57%inclusion257 decks449 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion248 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion207 decks449 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion181 decks449 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion176 decks449 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
30%inclusion133 decks449 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion128 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion106 decks449 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion95 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Sauron
21%inclusion94 decks449 decks
0%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
16%inclusion74 decks449 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion62 decks449 decks
-2%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
6.5%inclusion29 decks449 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.8%inclusion26 decks449 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion442 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion441 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion438 decks449 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion423 decks449 decks
2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
75%inclusion337 decks449 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion295 decks449 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
63%inclusion284 decks449 decks
38%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion284 decks449 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
63%inclusion281 decks449 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion276 decks449 decks
36%synergy
Haunted Ridge
59%inclusion265 decks449 decks
37%synergy
Xander's Lounge
56%inclusion252 decks449 decks
15%synergy
Luxury Suite
53%inclusion239 decks449 decks
21%synergy
Training Center
53%inclusion239 decks449 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
53%inclusion238 decks449 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion236 decks449 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion226 decks449 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion225 decks449 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion207 decks449 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion201 decks449 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
43%inclusion194 decks449 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion159 decks449 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Malice
35%inclusion157 decks449 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion148 decks449 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion125 decks449 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion121 decks449 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion110 decks449 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion105 decks449 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion105 decks449 decks
-10%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion59 decks285 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion91 decks449 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion89 decks449 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion86 decks449 decks
0%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
18%inclusion83 decks449 decks
17%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion82 decks449 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion82 decks449 decks
-7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion81 decks449 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion55 decks449 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion54 decks449 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion54 decks449 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
12%inclusion52 decks449 decks
-16%synergy
Volcanic Island
12%inclusion52 decks449 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
11%inclusion48 decks449 decks
-2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
10%inclusion43 decks449 decks
-17%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
9.4%inclusion42 decks449 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Islet
9.1%inclusion41 decks449 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
8.7%inclusion39 decks449 decks
-18%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.7%inclusion39 decks449 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
8.0%inclusion36 decks449 decks
-5%synergy