Crosis, the Purger (Commander) - Expensive Discard

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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
Megrim
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
85%synergy
Liliana's Caress
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Painful Quandary
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
74%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
69%synergy
Perplex
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
67%synergy
Waste Not
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Raiders' Wake
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Fell Specter
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Scythe Specter
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Blazing Specter
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Abyssal Specter
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Syphon Mind
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Blizzard Specter
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Crosis's Charm
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Mana Drain
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Dark Deal
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Rhystic Study
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Tourach, Dread Cantor
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Liliana's Specter
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Doomsday Specter
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Nightveil Specter
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Guul Draz Specter
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Sangromancer
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Needle Specter
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
The Raven Man
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Cutpurse
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Thief of Sanity
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Lavaborn Muse
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Hollow Specter
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Jace's Archivist
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Painter's Servant
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Urgoros, the Empty One
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Silent Specter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Consuming Aberration
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Sire of Insanity
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Specter of Mortality
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Shimian Specter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Necrogoyf
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Nicol Bolas
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Dragon Mage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
The Mindskinner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Hollow Marauder
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Burglar Rat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Bone Miser
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Nezumi Shortfang
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Headless Specter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Terminate
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Dream Salvage
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Recoil
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Drown in the Loch
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Strix Serenade
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Soul Manipulation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Chaos Warp
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Undermine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Wheel and Deal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Cruel Ultimatum
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Skull Rend
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Unnerve
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos's Return
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Blightning
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Duress
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Whispering Madness
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Burning Inquiry
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Arterial Flow
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Fate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Echo of Eons
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Monomania
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Vicious Rumors
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Delirium Skeins
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Reforge the Soul
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtseize
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Mindcrank
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Wheel of Torture
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Specter's Shroud
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
The Rack
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Howling Mine
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Library of Leng
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Herald's Horn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Possessed Portal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Silent Gravestone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Incubator
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Bident of Thassa
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Telepathy
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Oppression
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Court of Ambition
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Larceny
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Bottomless Pit
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Pain Magnification
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Underworld Dreams
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Bandit's Talent
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Words of Waste
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Breathstealer's Crypt
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Descent into Avernus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Warped Devotion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Breach
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Dire Undercurrents
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Berserkers' Onslaught
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Piracy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Zur's Weirding
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Liliana Vess
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Coffers
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Relic of Sauron
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Mox Jasper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Mana Crypt
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-31%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Underground Sea
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
81%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Island
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Badlands
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Volcanic Island
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
72%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Steam Vents
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Blood Crypt
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Watery Grave
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Xander's Lounge
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Luxury Suite
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Training Center
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-25%synergy
Shivan Reef
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Graven Cairns
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy