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
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Spelltwine
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Oblivion Sower
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Volcanic Vision
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Double Vision
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Thief of Sanity
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Stolen Goods
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Siphon Insight
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Worst Fears
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Harmonic Prodigy
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Don Andres, the Renegade
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Hostage Taker
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Galvanoth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Hidetsugu and Kairi
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
16%synergy
Wildfire Eternal
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Nightveil Specter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Intellect Devourer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Guttersnipe
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Elder Brain
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Robber of the Rich
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Omnispell Adept
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Bismuth Mindrender
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mindclaw Shaman
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fathom Feeder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Decadent Dragon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Magnus the Red
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Abaddon the Despoiler
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Nalfeshnee
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Terminate
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
19%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Opt
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Charm
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Unsubstantiate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-24%synergy
Mystic Confluence
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Crosis's Charm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Memory Plunder
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Telling Time
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-24%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Nasty End
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Fated Return
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
See Double
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Geistwave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Aethersnatch
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Price of Fame
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Unsummon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Gale's Redirection
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Vapor Snag
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Commandeer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Remand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Army of the Damned
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Decree of Pain
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Serum Visions
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Mind's Desire
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Stolen Identity
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Diabolic Vision
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Chain Reaction
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Part the Waterveil
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Cruise
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Blatant Thievery
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Mana Geyser
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Syphon Mind
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Dream Cache
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Extract from Darkness
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Petty Larceny
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Consuming Tide
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Flood of Tears
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Telemin Performance
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Phthisis
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Painful Truths
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Skull Storm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Covetous Urge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Extract Brain
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Confluence
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Slave of Bolas
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Lidless Gaze
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Profane Transfusion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wand of Wonder
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Wand
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Boots of Speed
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Rod of Absorption
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
River Song's Diary
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Brainstone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Synthesis Pod
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Timesifter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Knowledge Pool
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Strionic Resonator
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Jace's Sanctum
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Mind's Dilation
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Stolen Strategy
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
The Ruinous Powers
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Rising of the Day
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Font of Magic
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Dead Man's Chest
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Endless Evil
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rogue Class
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Melee
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Riptide Laboratory
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Halimar Depths
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Access Tunnel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Flamekin Village
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Pit of Offerings
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Izzet Signet
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Rakdos Signet
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Deceit
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Malice
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Maestros Theater
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Grixis Panorama
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Escape Tunnel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-25%synergy
Tainted Isle
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-30%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Peak
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Seething Landscape
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy