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
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
70%synergy
Spelltwine
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
64%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
61%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
60%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
60%synergy
Oblivion Sower
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
59%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
58%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
57%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
57%synergy
Siphon Insight
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Frantic Search
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Thief of Sanity
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
27%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Terminate
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Stolen Goods
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
46%synergy
Volcanic Vision
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
46%synergy
Double Vision
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
41%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Don Andres, the Renegade
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Plargg and Nassari
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Hostage Taker
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Galvanoth
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Nightveil Specter
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Intellect Devourer
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Elder Brain
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Hidetsugu and Kairi
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Guttersnipe
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dazzling Sphinx
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Wildfire Eternal
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Bismuth Mindrender
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix, Replica Rider
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Robber of the Rich
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Decadent Dragon
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Prosper, Tome-Bound
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Halo Forager
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Nalfeshnee
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Omnispell Adept
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Zara, Renegade Recruiter
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Thieving Varmint
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Charm
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Dig Through Time
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Memory Plunder
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Charm
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Confluence
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Unsubstantiate
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Repeated Reverberation
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Telling Time
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Spell Pierce
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Fated Return
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
See Double
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Price of Fame
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-25%synergy
Aetherize
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Gale's Redirection
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Wild Ricochet
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Nasty End
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Brainsurge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reenact the Crime
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Geistwave
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Maestros Charm
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Doom Blade
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Unsummon
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Vapor Snag
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Reverberate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Bituminous Blast
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Army of the Damned
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Decree of Pain
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Worst Fears
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Mind's Desire
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Serum Visions
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Clone Legion
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Chain Reaction
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Stolen Identity
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Blatant Thievery
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Part the Waterveil
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Vision
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Extract from Darkness
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Heist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Painful Truths
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Covetous Urge
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Dream Cache
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Mana Geyser
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Great Intelligence's Plan
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Confluence
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Petty Larceny
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Consuming Tide
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Flood of Tears
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Xander's Pact
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Phthisis
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Necromantic Selection
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Heartless Conscription
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Lidless Gaze
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Telemin Performance
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Bounty
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Wand
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Wand of Wonder
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Boots of Speed
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Rod of Absorption
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Synthesis Pod
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
River Song's Diary
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Brainstone
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Strionic Resonator
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Twinning Staff
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Mirari
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Timesifter
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Knowledge Pool
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Shard
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
The Ruinous Powers
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Mind's Dilation
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Stolen Strategy
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Rising of the Day
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Font of Magic
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Court of Locthwain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Rogue Class
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Dead Man's Chest
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Endless Evil
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Melee
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Share the Spoils
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Riptide Laboratory
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Halimar Depths
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Access Tunnel
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Flamekin Village
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Signet
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Dimir Signet
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Rakdos Signet
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Fellwar Stone
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Sauron
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion31 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
51%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Temple of Malice
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
46%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Maestros Theater
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Path of Ancestry
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-24%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Escape Tunnel
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Grixis Panorama
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Bluff
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-33%synergy
Underground River
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy