Zevlor, Elturel Exile (Commander) - Budget 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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Goblin Electromancer
80%inclusion101 decks126 decks
73%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
71%inclusion90 decks126 decks
66%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
66%inclusion83 decks126 decks
61%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
61%inclusion77 decks126 decks
58%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
56%inclusion70 decks126 decks
55%synergy
Guttersnipe
58%inclusion73 decks126 decks
53%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
57%inclusion72 decks126 decks
50%synergy
Wizards of Thay
51%inclusion64 decks126 decks
48%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
49%inclusion62 decks126 decks
48%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
56%inclusion71 decks126 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
60%inclusion75 decks126 decks
34%synergy
Abrade
56%inclusion70 decks126 decks
47%synergy
Terminate
55%inclusion69 decks126 decks
29%synergy
Siphon Insight
50%inclusion63 decks126 decks
47%synergy
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion60 decks126 decks
10%synergy
River's Rebuke
47%inclusion59 decks126 decks
45%synergy
Peek
46%inclusion58 decks126 decks
45%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
45%inclusion57 decks126 decks
43%synergy
Flick a Coin
45%inclusion57 decks126 decks
45%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion56 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Young Pyromancer
42%inclusion53 decks126 decks
41%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
39%inclusion49 decks126 decks
32%synergy
Kelpie Guide
37%inclusion46 decks126 decks
36%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Omen Hawker
35%inclusion44 decks126 decks
34%synergy
Mocking Sprite
32%inclusion40 decks126 decks
31%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
27%inclusion34 decks126 decks
26%synergy
Haughty Djinn
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
25%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
24%synergy
Archmage of Runes
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Nimbleclaw Adept
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
22%inclusion28 decks126 decks
22%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Clever Conjurer
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Decadent Dragon
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Chakram Retriever
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Coruscation Mage
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Halo Forager
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Stinging Lionfish
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Prompto Argentum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ahriman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
41%inclusion52 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
40%inclusion51 decks126 decks
25%synergy
Thought Scour
40%inclusion50 decks126 decks
38%synergy
Snap
35%inclusion44 decks126 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion41 decks126 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion41 decks126 decks
-12%synergy
Electrodominance
28%inclusion35 decks126 decks
27%synergy
Blot Out
26%inclusion33 decks126 decks
26%synergy
Fortune's Favor
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
24%synergy
This Is How It Ends
22%inclusion28 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Confluence
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Focus the Mind
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Crosis's Charm
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Hithlain Knots
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Charm
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Depths of Desire
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Derision
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Press the Enemy
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Unwind
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
-25%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Prey
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Refute
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Firebolt
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-10%synergy
Repulse
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Into the Roil
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Cast Down
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Prophetic Bolt
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Stolen Goods
42%inclusion53 decks126 decks
41%synergy
Rakdos's Return
40%inclusion51 decks126 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion48 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Portent
37%inclusion47 decks126 decks
37%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
37%inclusion46 decks126 decks
35%synergy
Clone Legion
35%inclusion44 decks126 decks
33%synergy
Pilfered Plans
35%inclusion44 decks126 decks
35%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
35%inclusion44 decks126 decks
31%synergy
Hell to Pay
33%inclusion33 decks101 decks
32%synergy
Extract Brain
32%inclusion40 decks126 decks
31%synergy
Rush of Dread
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
30%synergy
Exhaustion
25%inclusion32 decks126 decks
25%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Worst Fears
22%inclusion28 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Invoke Despair
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
18%synergy
Invoke the Winds
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Relm's Sketching
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Furnace Reins
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Rousing Refrain
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Act of Treason
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Aggressive Negotiations
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Negotiation
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
-35%synergy
Blightning
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Banefire
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Possession
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Telemin Performance
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Acquire
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Fireball
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Go Blank
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Head Games
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Wit's End
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Poison the Waters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Suplex
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sakashima's Will
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Din of the Fireherd
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Duress
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
-14%synergy
Involuntary Employment
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
41%inclusion52 decks126 decks
39%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
34%inclusion43 decks126 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
0%synergy
Twinning Staff
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Wand of Wonder
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Wishing Well
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
40%inclusion50 decks126 decks
37%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
33%inclusion42 decks126 decks
33%synergy
Fiery Inscription
24%inclusion30 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Font of Magic
23%inclusion29 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Melee
21%inclusion26 decks126 decks
20%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Triple Triad
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Training Grounds
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
8%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
-16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion103 decks126 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion90 decks126 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion63 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion61 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion60 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion47 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion47 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion38 decks126 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
28%inclusion35 decks126 decks
-21%synergy
Fire Diamond
18%inclusion23 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
-30%synergy
Firemind Vessel
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Spell Satchel
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion126 decks126 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion126 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion125 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion105 decks126 decks
-9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
69%inclusion87 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
59%inclusion74 decks126 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion73 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion59 decks126 decks
25%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion58 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion53 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
40%inclusion50 decks126 decks
29%synergy
Seething Landscape
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
39%inclusion49 decks126 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
38%inclusion48 decks126 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
36%inclusion45 decks126 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion44 decks126 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion40 decks126 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Malice
30%inclusion38 decks126 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion36 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion35 decks126 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
22%inclusion28 decks126 decks
-23%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion24 decks126 decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion22 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
-28%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion19 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
-14%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
-6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion18 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion16 decks126 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
12%inclusion15 decks126 decks
-30%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion14 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.7%inclusion11 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Highland Lake
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.3%inclusion8 decks126 decks
6%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Tramway Station
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy