Zevlor, Elturel Exile (Commander) - Core Control

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cruel Ultimatum
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
73%synergy
Snap
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
71%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
66%synergy
Thought Scour
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
65%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Into the Roil
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Archmage of Runes
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Spinal Embrace
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Terminate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Decadent Dragon
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Repulse
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Stolen Goods
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Pilfered Plans
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
44%synergy
River's Rebuke
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Cormela, Glamour Thief
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Haughty Djinn
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Seifer Almasy
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Murderous Rider
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Omen Hawker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Guttersnipe
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Wizards of Thay
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Viper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Weeping Angel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Scholar of the Ages
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Living Lightning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Nabber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Halo Forager
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Artisans
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Kelpie Guide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cecily, Haunted Mage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Performer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Parnesse, the Subtle Brush
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Brazen Borrower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thundertrap Trainer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Waterlogged Teachings
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Recoil
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Blink of an Eye
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Peek
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Blot Out
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Flick a Coin
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Siphon Insight
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Depths of Desire
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Echoing Truth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Unsubstantiate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Confluence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Crosis's Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Perilous Voyage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Genius
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Jaded Response
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Regress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Press the Enemy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Intervene
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Grixis Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Stubborn Denial
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Turn Aside
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Brainsurge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Derision
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-21%synergy
Keep Safe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Ral's Outburst
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Defabricate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Great Intelligence's Plan
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Bribery
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Extract Brain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Portent
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Acquire
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Rite of Replication
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Relm's Sketching
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Painful Truths
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Din of the Fireherd
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Lórien Revealed
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Head Games
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Clone Legion
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Consuming Vapors
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Blightning
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Furnace Reins
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Invoke Despair
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Worst Fears
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Theft of Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Drag Under
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Slave of Bolas
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Visions of Dread
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Dread
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Clear the Mind
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Shackles of Treachery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ghastly Conscription
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Confluence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Telemin Performance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Remorseless Punishment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Excavation Explosion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Choice of Damnations
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rousing Refrain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos's Return
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Twinning Staff
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Primal Amulet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lithoform Engine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mimic Vat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Navigation Orb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Strionic Resonator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Jace's Sanctum
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Double Vision
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Shark Typhoon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Training Grounds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Spellweaver Volute
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
The Mirari Conjecture
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Braid of Fire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Forgotten Cave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mirrorpool
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cryptic Spires
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
The Biblioplex
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Detection Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Honored Heirloom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Thran Turbine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sol Talisman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Misleading Signpost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Skyclave Relic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Sunken Hollow
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Seething Landscape
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Xander's Lounge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Canyon Slough
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Blood Crypt
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Grixis Panorama
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Maestros Theater
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Luxury Suite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Geothermal Bog
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy