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
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
65%synergy
Spelltwine
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Thief of Sanity
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Siphon Insight
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Oblivion Sower
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Frantic Search
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Stolen Goods
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Volcanic Vision
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Terminate
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Army of the Damned
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Kess, Dissident Mage
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Don Andres, the Renegade
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Hostage Taker
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Galvanoth
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Nightveil Specter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Intellect Devourer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Hidetsugu and Kairi
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Wildfire Eternal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Guttersnipe
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Elder Brain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Halo Forager
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Robber of the Rich
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Young Pyromancer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Omnispell Adept
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Mindclaw Shaman
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Nabber
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Squee, the Immortal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Decadent Dragon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Magnus the Red
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
22%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Charm
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Opt
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Dig Through Time
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Memory Plunder
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Reality Shift
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Charm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Unsubstantiate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Confluence
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Crosis's Charm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Telling Time
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-24%synergy
Gale's Redirection
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Wild Ricochet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Brainsurge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Reenact the Crime
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fated Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Geistwave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Aethersnatch
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Price of Fame
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Vapor Snag
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Reverberate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Commandeer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Decree of Pain
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Worst Fears
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Serum Visions
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Mind's Desire
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Chain Reaction
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Stolen Identity
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Faithless Looting
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Vision
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Extract from Darkness
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Part the Waterveil
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Clone Legion
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Blatant Thievery
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Dream Cache
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Necromantic Selection
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Heist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Heartless Conscription
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Consuming Tide
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Flood of Tears
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Pact
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Telemin Performance
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Phthisis
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Brass's Bounty
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Skull Storm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Covetous Urge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Extract Brain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Intrusion
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Chaos Wand
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Wand of Wonder
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Boots of Speed
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Rod of Absorption
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Synthesis Pod
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Brainstone
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
River Song's Diary
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mirari
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Shard
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
The Ruinous Powers
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Mind's Dilation
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Stolen Strategy
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Rising of the Day
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Font of Magic
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Endless Evil
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Court of Locthwain
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Rogue Class
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Melee
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dead Man's Chest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Riptide Laboratory
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Halimar Depths
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Access Tunnel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Pit of Offerings
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Flamekin Village
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Rakdos Signet
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Malice
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Maestros Theater
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-25%synergy
Escape Tunnel
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Grixis Panorama
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Isle
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-35%synergy
Underground River
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Peak
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy