Wick, the Whorled Mind (Commander) - Expensive Relentless Rats

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Relentless Rats
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
100%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Vren, the Relentless
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Impact Tremors
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Pack Rat
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Song of Totentanz
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Deflecting Swat
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Kindred Discovery
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Thrumming Stone
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Terminate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Demonic Tutor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Rhystic Study
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Persistent Marshstalker
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Shoreline Looter
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Voracious Vermin
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Taurean Mauler
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Tangled Colony
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Changeling Outcast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Totentanz, Swarm Piper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Burglar Rat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Gnawing Vermin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Species Specialist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Throat Slitter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Chittering Witch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Nezumi Informant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Ratcatcher
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Gnat Miser
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Typhoid Rats
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Rats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rotting Rats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Thought Shucker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Mind Drill Assailant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scrib Nibblers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ogre Chitterlord
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Skullcap Snail
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Hellhole Rats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Locust Miser
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mad Ratter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Swarm of Rats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chittering Skitterling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Carrion Feeder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Swan Song
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Strike
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Gnawing Crescendo
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-21%synergy
Fling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Cut Down
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Rat Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Unleash Fury
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tale's End
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Delirium
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Stifle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Raise the Palisade
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Distant Melody
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Diabolic Intent
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Fabricate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Kindred Charge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Kindred Dominance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Plague of Vermin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Whorl
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Victimize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Haunting Voyage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Echoing Return
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Gamble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Preordain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Dreadbore
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Herald's Horn
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Jet Medallion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
The Ozolith
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Coat of Arms
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Contagion Clasp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Contagion Engine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Locket of Yesterdays
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Reflections of Littjara
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Black Market Connections
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Conspiracy
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Shared Animosity
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mana Echoes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wizard Class
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mass Hysteria
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Haunted One
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Phyresis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Swarmyard
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Mudflat Village
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Lilypad Village
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Signet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Progenitor's Icon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
85%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
85%synergy
Volcanic Island
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
77%synergy
Blood Crypt
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Swamp
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Watery Grave
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Mountain
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Island
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Polluted Delta
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Steam Vents
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Morphic Pool
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Luxury Suite
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Training Center
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Undercity Sewers
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Grotto
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Graven Cairns
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy