Zevlor, Elturel Exile (Commander) - Budget

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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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Ominous Asylum
4.4%inclusion2 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Hideout
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Oscorp Industries
2.3%inclusion1 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
2.1%inclusion1 decks47 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Goblin Electromancer
69%inclusion276 decks401 decks
61%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
59%inclusion237 decks401 decks
54%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
57%inclusion228 decks401 decks
52%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
46%inclusion186 decks401 decks
46%synergy
Abrade
48%inclusion193 decks401 decks
40%synergy
Guttersnipe
45%inclusion179 decks401 decks
39%synergy
Pilfered Plans
40%inclusion159 decks401 decks
39%synergy
Peek
40%inclusion160 decks401 decks
39%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
39%inclusion115 decks292 decks
37%synergy
Siphon Insight
40%inclusion159 decks401 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
50%inclusion202 decks401 decks
25%synergy
Terminate
44%inclusion175 decks401 decks
18%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion172 decks401 decks
20%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
42%inclusion169 decks401 decks
35%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
39%inclusion158 decks401 decks
36%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
39%inclusion157 decks401 decks
30%synergy
River's Rebuke
38%inclusion154 decks401 decks
36%synergy
Wizards of Thay
38%inclusion151 decks401 decks
35%synergy
Flick a Coin
36%inclusion146 decks401 decks
36%synergy
Stolen Goods
36%inclusion146 decks401 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
35%inclusion142 decks401 decks
34%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
35%inclusion111 decks316 decks
34%synergy
Kelpie Guide
33%inclusion133 decks401 decks
33%synergy
Omen Hawker
30%inclusion121 decks401 decks
30%synergy
Mocking Sprite
29%inclusion118 decks401 decks
29%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
28%inclusion114 decks401 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
27%inclusion108 decks401 decks
26%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
25%inclusion102 decks401 decks
25%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
20%inclusion82 decks401 decks
20%synergy
Clever Conjurer
18%inclusion72 decks401 decks
18%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion71 decks401 decks
16%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
18%inclusion71 decks401 decks
17%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
18%inclusion71 decks401 decks
16%synergy
Haughty Djinn
17%inclusion70 decks401 decks
17%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
16%inclusion55 decks343 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion39 decks246 decks
14%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
14%inclusion51 decks365 decks
13%synergy
Stinging Lionfish
13%inclusion52 decks401 decks
13%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
13%inclusion51 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
12%inclusion50 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
10%inclusion40 decks401 decks
10%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
10%inclusion34 decks344 decks
8%synergy
Decadent Dragon
10%inclusion39 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
9.5%inclusion38 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Chakram Retriever
9.5%inclusion38 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
9.5%inclusion38 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
9.0%inclusion36 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
9.0%inclusion36 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
8.7%inclusion35 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.7%inclusion35 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Halo Forager
8.0%inclusion32 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Coruscation Mage
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.5%inclusion30 decks401 decks
-7%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
7.5%inclusion30 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
6.6%inclusion24 decks364 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
6.5%inclusion26 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
6.5%inclusion26 decks401 decks
6%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer
6.2%inclusion25 decks401 decks
2%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
6.0%inclusion24 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.0%inclusion24 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
6.0%inclusion24 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
5.7%inclusion23 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
5%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Instants
You Find Some Prisoners
36%inclusion143 decks401 decks
34%synergy
Thought Scour
36%inclusion143 decks401 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Warp
34%inclusion138 decks401 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
31%inclusion126 decks401 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
28%inclusion114 decks401 decks
22%synergy
Bedevil
27%inclusion107 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Fortune's Favor
25%inclusion102 decks401 decks
25%synergy
Snap
25%inclusion100 decks401 decks
19%synergy
Blot Out
21%inclusion83 decks401 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
19%inclusion76 decks401 decks
-25%synergy
Electrodominance
18%inclusion72 decks401 decks
17%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion72 decks401 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Confluence
17%inclusion70 decks401 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion70 decks401 decks
15%synergy
This Is How It Ends
16%inclusion66 decks401 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Derision
15%inclusion59 decks401 decks
14%synergy
Hithlain Knots
13%inclusion53 decks401 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion50 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Depths of Desire
12%inclusion47 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Charm
11%inclusion45 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion41 decks401 decks
-5%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
10%inclusion40 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Repulse
10%inclusion39 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion39 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion31 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
9.2%inclusion37 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Unwind
8.2%inclusion33 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
8.1%inclusion29 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Opt
8.0%inclusion32 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Press the Enemy
7.5%inclusion30 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.2%inclusion29 decks401 decks
1%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
7.2%inclusion29 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Display of Power
7.0%inclusion28 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Cast Down
7.0%inclusion28 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Into the Roil
6.5%inclusion26 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Strike
6.5%inclusion26 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Overkill
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Fling
6.0%inclusion24 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
6.0%inclusion24 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Prophetic Bolt
6.0%inclusion24 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
5.7%inclusion23 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
5.7%inclusion23 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.7%inclusion23 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.5%inclusion22 decks401 decks
-27%synergy
Eject
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Talent of the Telepath
36%inclusion143 decks401 decks
35%synergy
Portent
33%inclusion132 decks401 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion124 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
31%inclusion123 decks401 decks
27%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
28%inclusion113 decks401 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos's Return
27%inclusion107 decks401 decks
26%synergy
Exhaustion
25%inclusion99 decks401 decks
24%synergy
Clone Legion
24%inclusion98 decks401 decks
23%synergy
Extract Brain
24%inclusion96 decks401 decks
23%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Hell to Pay
23%inclusion81 decks352 decks
22%synergy
Rush of Dread
20%inclusion67 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Invoke the Winds
18%inclusion73 decks401 decks
18%synergy
Invoke Despair
17%inclusion70 decks401 decks
17%synergy
Act of Treason
17%inclusion69 decks401 decks
16%synergy
Furnace Reins
17%inclusion67 decks401 decks
16%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
17%inclusion67 decks401 decks
16%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
15%inclusion44 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Duress
15%inclusion60 decks401 decks
14%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
15%inclusion59 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Worst Fears
15%inclusion59 decks401 decks
14%synergy
Rousing Refrain
14%inclusion58 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Involuntary Employment
14%inclusion58 decks401 decks
14%synergy
Relm's Sketching
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Vengeful Possession
13%inclusion35 decks268 decks
13%synergy
Blightning
12%inclusion50 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Go Blank
11%inclusion46 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
11%inclusion45 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Din of the Fireherd
10%inclusion41 decks401 decks
10%synergy
Banefire
9.5%inclusion38 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
9.5%inclusion38 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
9.2%inclusion37 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Wit's End
9.0%inclusion36 decks401 decks
9%synergy
Telemin Performance
8.5%inclusion34 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Negotiation
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Slave of Bolas
8.0%inclusion32 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Fireball
7.5%inclusion30 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
7%synergy
Grim Bounty
7.0%inclusion28 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Acquire
6.2%inclusion25 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Head Games
6.0%inclusion24 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.0%inclusion24 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Bribery
5.7%inclusion23 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
5.7%inclusion23 decks401 decks
-41%synergy
Playful Shove
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Aggressive Negotiations
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Traitorous Greed
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Mind Rot
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Orbital Plunge
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion131 decks401 decks
19%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
25%inclusion100 decks401 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion94 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Twinning Staff
8.2%inclusion33 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
31%inclusion123 decks401 decks
28%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
21%inclusion84 decks401 decks
20%synergy
Font of Magic
18%inclusion72 decks401 decks
18%synergy
Fiery Inscription
16%inclusion65 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
13%inclusion53 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Melee
13%inclusion52 decks401 decks
13%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
12%inclusion50 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
9.0%inclusion36 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
8.2%inclusion33 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.6%inclusion24 decks364 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.5%inclusion26 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
5.2%inclusion21 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion70 decks401 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion47 decks401 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.2%inclusion33 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.2%inclusion29 decks401 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion273 decks401 decks
-20%synergy
Sol Ring
59%inclusion235 decks401 decks
-32%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion186 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion183 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion172 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion136 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion130 decks401 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
23%inclusion92 decks401 decks
-21%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion88 decks401 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
22%inclusion87 decks401 decks
-27%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion86 decks401 decks
20%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion79 decks401 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion60 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion50 decks401 decks
-9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion47 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Firemind Vessel
12%inclusion47 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
11%inclusion43 decks401 decks
-31%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion41 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
7.5%inclusion30 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Patriar's Seal
7.2%inclusion29 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion397 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Island
99%inclusion397 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion396 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion305 decks401 decks
-16%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
56%inclusion226 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
55%inclusion222 decks401 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion204 decks401 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion176 decks401 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion145 decks401 decks
-5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
36%inclusion144 decks401 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
34%inclusion135 decks401 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion132 decks401 decks
20%synergy
Maestros Theater
32%inclusion130 decks401 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
32%inclusion128 decks401 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion125 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Landscape
30%inclusion96 decks318 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion118 decks401 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
28%inclusion111 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
25%inclusion99 decks401 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion90 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion87 decks401 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malice
21%inclusion85 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion82 decks401 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
20%inclusion82 decks401 decks
-25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion73 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion70 decks401 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion67 decks401 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
16%inclusion66 decks401 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion63 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
15%inclusion59 decks401 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
14%inclusion58 decks401 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
13%inclusion53 decks401 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
12%inclusion50 decks401 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
12%inclusion49 decks401 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
12%inclusion49 decks401 decks
-32%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion39 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
10%inclusion39 decks401 decks
-33%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion31 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.5%inclusion34 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.5%inclusion30 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.2%inclusion33 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
8.0%inclusion32 decks401 decks
8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
8.0%inclusion32 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Waterfront District
7.5%inclusion30 decks401 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.2%inclusion29 decks401 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
7.2%inclusion29 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.2%inclusion25 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
6.0%inclusion24 decks401 decks
4%synergy
Highland Lake
5.7%inclusion23 decks401 decks
5%synergy
Cinder Barrens
5.5%inclusion22 decks401 decks
5%synergy