Crosis, the Purger (Commander) - Specters

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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Scythe Specter
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
97%synergy
Blizzard Specter
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
97%synergy
Sedraxis Specter
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
97%synergy
Fell Specter
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
95%synergy
Guul Draz Specter
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
94%synergy
Blazing Specter
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
94%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
94%synergy
Abyssal Specter
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
88%synergy
Urgoros, the Empty One
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
85%synergy
Doomsday Specter
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
85%synergy
Top Cards
Liliana's Specter
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
85%synergy
Megrim
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
78%synergy
Nightveil Specter
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
81%synergy
Raiders' Wake
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
80%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
77%synergy
Silent Specter
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
79%synergy
Waste Not
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
64%synergy
Liliana's Caress
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
69%synergy
Syphon Mind
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
73%synergy
Dream Salvage
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
72%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Rhystic Study
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Thief of Sanity
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
67%synergy
Hollow Specter
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
61%synergy
Sangromancer
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
55%synergy
Needle Specter
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Dimir Cutpurse
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
45%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Hollow Marauder
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Shimian Specter
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
The Raven Man
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Lavaborn Muse
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Reaper of Night
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Magus of the Wheel
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Whispering Specter
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Entropic Specter
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Specter of Mortality
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Specter of the Fens
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Headless Specter
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Roaming Throne
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Aberration
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Necrogoyf
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Specter
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Donal, Herald of Wings
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Nicol Bolas
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Anger
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Shrieking Specter
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Perforating Artist
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Courage
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Crosis's Charm
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
70%synergy
Terminate
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Perplex
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
62%synergy
Recoil
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
57%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Soul Manipulation
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
48%synergy
Rakdos Charm
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Negate
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Drown in the Loch
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-23%synergy
Grixis Charm
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Cancel
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Countersquall
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Magmaquake
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-22%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-13%synergy
Rewind
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Fault Line
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Cruel Ultimatum
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
56%synergy
Skull Rend
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
60%synergy
Blightning
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
57%synergy
Windfall
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Whispering Madness
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Dark Deal
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos's Return
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Unnerve
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Vicious Rumors
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Earthquake
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Duress
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Crippling Fear
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
World at War
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Bad Deal
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Delirium Skeins
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Specter's Wail
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Winged Words
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Relentless Assault
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
47%synergy
Specter's Shroud
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
51%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Gathering Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Bident of Thassa
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Torture
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Herald's Horn
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Fireshrieker
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Glasses of Urza
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Incubator
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
66%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
66%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
57%synergy
Telepathy
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Bandit's Talent
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Pain Magnification
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Larceny
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Oppression
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Favorable Winds
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Court of Ambition
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Ghastlord
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Bottomless Pit
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Gravitational Shift
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Rising of the Day
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Coastal Piracy
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Dreams
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Elder Mastery
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Cover of Darkness
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Seer's Vision
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Discovery
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Rage Reflection
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Berserkers' Onslaught
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Training Grounds
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mudslide
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Angrath, the Flame-Chained
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Liliana Vess
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
60%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Rogue's Passage
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Secret Tunnel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Restless Spire
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Access Tunnel
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Relic of Sauron
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-25%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-25%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-26%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Island
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
55%synergy
Xander's Lounge
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Steam Vents
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Maestros Theater
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Underground Sea
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Training Center
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-17%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Shivan Reef
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malice
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Grixis Panorama
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-19%synergy
Volcanic Island
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-23%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-24%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy