Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge (Commander) - Budget Exile

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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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Etali, Primal Storm
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
68%synergy
Spelltwine
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Oblivion Sower
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Volcanic Vision
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Thief of Sanity
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Stolen Goods
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Siphon Insight
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Double Vision
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Army of the Damned
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Don Andres, the Renegade
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Hostage Taker
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Galvanoth
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Hidetsugu and Kairi
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Wildfire Eternal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Nightveil Specter
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Intellect Devourer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Guttersnipe
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Elder Brain
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Robber of the Rich
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Omnispell Adept
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Bismuth Mindrender
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mindclaw Shaman
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Fathom Feeder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Magnus the Red
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Abaddon the Despoiler
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Nalfeshnee
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Instants
You Find Some Prisoners
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Terminate
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Unsubstantiate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Dig Through Time
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Memory Plunder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-28%synergy
Mystic Confluence
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Crosis's Charm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Telling Time
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-23%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Reverberate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Nasty End
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Fated Return
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
See Double
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Geistwave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Aethersnatch
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Price of Fame
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Unsummon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Gale's Redirection
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Vapor Snag
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Commandeer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Remand
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
In Garruk's Wake
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Worst Fears
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Decree of Pain
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Serum Visions
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Vision
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Mind's Desire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Chain Reaction
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Stolen Identity
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Part the Waterveil
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Blatant Thievery
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Dream Cache
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Extract from Darkness
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Petty Larceny
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Consuming Tide
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Flood of Tears
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Telemin Performance
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Phthisis
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Painful Truths
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Skull Storm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Covetous Urge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Extract Brain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Confluence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Slave of Bolas
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Lidless Gaze
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Xander's Pact
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wand of Wonder
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Wand
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Boots of Speed
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Rod of Absorption
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
River Song's Diary
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Brainstone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Synthesis Pod
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Timesifter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Knowledge Pool
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Mind's Dilation
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Stolen Strategy
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
The Ruinous Powers
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Rising of the Day
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Font of Magic
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Dead Man's Chest
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Endless Evil
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rogue Class
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Melee
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Riptide Laboratory
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Halimar Depths
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Pit of Offerings
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Flamekin Village
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Izzet Signet
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Rakdos Signet
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Temple of Malice
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Theater
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Escape Tunnel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Grixis Panorama
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-30%synergy
Hagra Mauling
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Bluff
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Seething Landscape
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy