Zevlor, Elturel Exile (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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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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Storm-Kiln Artist
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
58%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
52%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
48%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
47%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
45%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
43%synergy
River's Rebuke
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
42%synergy
Thought Scour
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
40%synergy
Siphon Insight
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Snap
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Terminate
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Clone Legion
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
33%synergy
Bribery
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Wizards of Thay
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Haughty Djinn
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Omen Hawker
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Young Pyromancer
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Kelpie Guide
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Guttersnipe
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Decadent Dragon
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Clever Conjurer
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Storm Skreelix
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Viper
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Performer
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Backdraft Hellkite
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Dirgur Island Dragon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Coruscation Mage
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Shadow the Hedgehog
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Peek
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Flick a Coin
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Blot Out
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Abrade
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Charm
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Repulse
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Fortune's Favor
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Confluence
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Slick Sequence
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Recoil
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Press the Enemy
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-22%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Derision
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Spinal Embrace
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
This Is How It Ends
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Twinferno
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Display of Power
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Reverberate
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Big Score
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Into the Roil
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Crosis's Charm
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Treacherous Urge
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Return the Favor
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Genius
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Pilfered Plans
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Stolen Goods
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Portent
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Rush of Dread
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos's Return
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Worst Fears
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Acquire
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Rousing Refrain
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Extract Brain
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Head Games
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-30%synergy
Invoke Despair
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Relm's Sketching
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Telemin Performance
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Furnace Reins
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Replication
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Hell to Pay
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Choice of Damnations
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Sorin's Vengeance
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Vengeful Possession
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Slave of Bolas
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Exhaustion
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Geomancer's Gambit
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Traitorous Greed
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Shackles of Treachery
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Go Blank
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Din of the Fireherd
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Mob Rule
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Twinning Staff
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Primal Amulet
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Wand of Wonder
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Lithoform Engine
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Heartstone
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Font of Magic
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Inscription
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Double Vision
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Training Grounds
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Melee
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion40 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion39 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Patriar's Seal
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Bandit's Haul
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Spell Satchel
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Firemind Vessel
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion45 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion45 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Island
98%inclusion45 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion40 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion31 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Theater
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-21%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-13%synergy
Training Center
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Grixis Panorama
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
Underground River
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-20%synergy