Kefka, Court Mage (Commander) - Budget Core

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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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Laughing Mad
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
49%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
44%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Queen Brahne
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Mysidian Elder
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Essence Flux
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Circle of Power
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Faithless Looting
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Planar Incision
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Espers to Magicite
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Laboratory Maniac
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Naban, Dean of Iteration
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Hecteyes
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Anger
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Sangromancer
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Burglar Rat
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Baleful Strix
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
9%synergy
The Raven Man
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Fell Specter
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Xande, Dark Mage
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Quistis Trepe
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Big Game Hunter
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Virus Beetle
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Malboro
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Locke Cole
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Wonder
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Shadowmage Infiltrator
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Halo Forager
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Golbez, Crystal Collector
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Sephiroth, Planet's Heir
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Sabotender
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Containment Construct
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Veronica, Dissident Scribe
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Conspiracy Theorist
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Ultimecia, Temporal Threat
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Strago and Relm
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Overkill
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Syncopate
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Magic Damper
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Fight On!
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Ice Magic
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Fire Magic
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Terminate
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Blur
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Thunder Magic
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Displace
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Siren's Ruse
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Light of Judgment
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Haste Magic
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Charm
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Refute
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Wizard's Retort
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Eject
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-23%synergy
Transpose
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Sage's Dousing
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Dark Withering
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Consider
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Stolen Uniform
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Curtains' Call
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Suplex
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Evil Reawakened
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Snort
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Relm's Sketching
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Splash Portal
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Poison the Waters
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Syphon Mind
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Combat Tutorial
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Memories Returning
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Enter the Enigma
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Revelation
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Aether Gale
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Necromantic Selection
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Zombify
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
River's Rebuke
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Notion Rain
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Meteor
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Resentful Revelation
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Intervention
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Vicious Rumors
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Grab the Prize
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Flood of Tears
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Stitch Together
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Arterial Flow
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Embrace
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Random Encounter
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Retrieve the Esper
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Delete
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Chart a Course
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Collective Brutality
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Slip Through Space
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Commit // Memory
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Seeker's Folly
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Light Up the Stage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Red Mage's Rapier
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
19%synergy
World Map
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
The Fire Crystal
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
The Water Crystal
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Elixir
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Riddles
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Instant Ramen
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport Bell
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Magitek Scythe
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Warrior's Sword
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Phantom Train
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Samurai's Katana
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
The Masamune
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Megrim
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Waste Not
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Bandit's Talent
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Triple Triad
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Aether Tunnel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Raiders' Wake
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sidequest: Card Collection
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Feast of Sanity
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
10%synergy
The Gold Saucer
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
High Market
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Signet
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Blitzball
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Signet
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Coalition Relic
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Ether
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geode
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Island
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Ash Barrens
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Path of Ancestry
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Seething Landscape
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Crossroads Village
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Treno, Dark City
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-21%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-26%synergy
Maestros Theater
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Capital City
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Canyon Slough
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Malice
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Starting Town
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Command Bridge
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy