Cecily, Haunted Mage // Othelm, Sigardian Outcast (Commander) - Optimized

Alternate Names:

Eleven, the Mage // Mike, the Dungeon MasterEleven, the Mage // Mike, the Dungeon Master

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Koh, the Face Stealer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Memories
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ruinous Ultimatum
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Esper Sentinel
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Hargilde, Kindly Runechanter
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Sophina, Spearsage Deserter
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Academy Manufactor
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Birds of Paradise
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Lore
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Bloom Tender
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Smothering Tithe
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Protection
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Eternal Witness
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Lonis, Cryptozoologist
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Tireless Tracker
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Noble Hierarch
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Mulldrifter
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Morska, Undersea Sleuth
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Delighted Halfling
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Erdwal Illuminator
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Seedborn Muse
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Notion Thief
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Voice of Victory
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Felidar Guardian
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Fiend Artisan
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Tangletrove Kelp
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Haywire Mite
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Merchant of Truth
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Karmic Guide
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Village Bell-Ringer
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Marauder
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Deflecting Swat
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Heroic Intervention
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Force of Will
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Eladamri's Call
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Silence
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Veil of Summer
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Worldly Tutor
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Intuition
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Beast Within
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Warp
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Consider
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Opt
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Unite the Coalition
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Pyroblast
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Conflux
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Three Visits
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
2%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Time Stretch
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Enter the Infinite
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Expropriate
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Clone Legion
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Neoform
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Storm Herd
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Regrowth
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Damn
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Devastation
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Apex of Power
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Rise and Shine
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Reshape the Earth
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Time Sieve
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Birthing Pod
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Hand of Vecna
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Search the Premises
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Thorough Investigation
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Underworld Breach
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Library
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Mechanized Production
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Ulvenwald Mysteries
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Spelunking
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Omen
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Ongoing Investigation
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Anointed Procession
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Five Hundred Year Diary
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Plains
79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Island
79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Forest
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Swamp
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Godless Shrine
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Steam Vents
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Breeding Pool
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Temple Garden
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Wooded Foothills
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Stomping Ground
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Sacred Foundry
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Arid Mesa
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
12%synergy
The World Tree
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Zagoth Triome
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Ketria Triome
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Indatha Triome
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Raugrin Triome
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Starting Town
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Raffine's Tower
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Savai Triome
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Tundra
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Tropical Island
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-1%synergy