Zevlor, Elturel Exile (Commander) - Upgraded 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Risky Research
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
73%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
73%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Stolen Goods
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Bribery
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Wizards of Thay
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Siphon Insight
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Warp
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Snap
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
River's Rebuke
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Electrodominance
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Flick a Coin
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Exterminator Magmarch
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Omen Hawker
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Guttersnipe
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Haughty Djinn
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Young Pyromancer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Kelpie Guide
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Errant, Street Artist
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Decadent Dragon
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Clever Conjurer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wandering Archaic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Performer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Omnispell Adept
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Marang River Regent
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Thought Scour
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Terminate
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Peek
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Bedevil
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Reality Shift
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Fortune's Favor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Confluence
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Blot Out
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Fire Covenant
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
This Is How It Ends
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Seething Song
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Stifle
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Defile
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fling
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Press the Enemy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Drain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Teachings
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Delay
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Display of Power
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Talent of the Telepath
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Worst Fears
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Clone Legion
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Acquire
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Portent
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos's Return
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Pilfered Plans
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Rite of Replication
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Hell to Pay
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Extract Brain
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Invoke Despair
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Telemin Performance
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Exhaustion
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Choice of Damnations
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Rousing Refrain
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Banefire
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Din of the Fireherd
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Singularity Rupture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Furnace Reins
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Recurring Insight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Come Back Wrong
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bonfire of the Damned
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Duress
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Contract Killing
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Twinning Staff
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Lithoform Engine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Training Grounds
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dissipation Field
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Oubliette
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Trail of Evidence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Professor Onyx
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Restless Spire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Detection Tower
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Xander's Lounge
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Steam Vents
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Morphic Pool
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Training Center
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Luxury Suite
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Blood Crypt
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Badlands
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Theater
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy