Zevlor, Elturel Exile (Commander) - Optimized

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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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Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Oscorp Industries
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
The Spot's Portal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Archmage Emeritus
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
65%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
63%synergy
Bribery
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
58%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
54%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
50%synergy
Siphon Insight
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Snap
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Twinning Staff
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Peek
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Worst Fears
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Deflecting Swat
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Acquire
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
58%synergy
Rhystic Study
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Mystical Tutor
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Sedgemoor Witch
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Wizards of Thay
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Archmage of Runes
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Haughty Djinn
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Omen Hawker
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Decadent Dragon
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Guttersnipe
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Notion Thief
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Young Pyromancer
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Wandering Archaic
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Sire of Stagnation
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Clever Conjurer
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Kelpie Guide
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Aberration
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Terminate
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Bedevil
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Flick a Coin
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Rakdos Charm
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Thought Scour
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Electrodominance
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
26%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Fortune's Favor
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Confluence
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Reiterate
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
This Is How It Ends
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Overkill
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Press the Enemy
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Derision
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Command
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Charm
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Command
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Invert Polarity
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Talent of the Telepath
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
40%synergy
River's Rebuke
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos's Return
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Rush of Dread
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Portent
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-23%synergy
Hell to Pay
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Head Games
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Stolen Goods
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Invoke Despair
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Pilfered Plans
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Extract Brain
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Clone Legion
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Rousing Refrain
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Go Blank
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Din of the Fireherd
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Rite of Replication
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Telemin Performance
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtseize
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Traumatize
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Exhaustion
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Pelakka Predation
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Relm's Sketching
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Slave of Bolas
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Banefire
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Twinflame
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Eternal Dominion
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Dark Petition
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Windfall
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Fiery Confluence
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Primal Amulet
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Wand of Wonder
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Strionic Resonator
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Double Vision
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Training Grounds
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Sanity
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mind's Dilation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Detection Tower
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion43 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Patriar's Seal
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Stone
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Vault
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion47 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Xander's Lounge
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Training Center
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Steam Vents
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Luxury Suite
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Shivan Reef
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Theater
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Seething Landscape
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-5%synergy