Kefka, Court Mage (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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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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Koh, the Face Stealer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
1.7%inclusion1 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
1.7%inclusion1 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Redirect Lightning
1.7%inclusion1 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
92%inclusion80 decks87 decks
68%synergy
Waste Not
78%inclusion68 decks87 decks
67%synergy
Essence Flux
69%inclusion60 decks87 decks
64%synergy
Animate Dead
67%inclusion58 decks87 decks
58%synergy
Monument to Endurance
62%inclusion54 decks87 decks
55%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
56%inclusion49 decks87 decks
47%synergy
Stitch Together
47%inclusion41 decks87 decks
45%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
48%inclusion42 decks87 decks
44%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion56 decks87 decks
43%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
45%inclusion39 decks87 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
70%inclusion61 decks87 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
60%inclusion52 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion50 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
56%inclusion49 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Anger
51%inclusion44 decks87 decks
40%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
48%inclusion42 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Displacer Kitten
45%inclusion39 decks87 decks
40%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
-13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-12%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-10%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
The One Ring
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Kefka, Dancing Mad
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
37%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
34%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion28 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Bone Miser
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Baleful Strix
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Norman Osborn
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
13%synergy
The Locust God
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Generator Servant
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Spark Double
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Phantasmal Image
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Wonder
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Sangromancer
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Naban, Dean of Iteration
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Fell Specter
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Planar Incision
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
31%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Saw in Half
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Laughing Mad
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Flame of Anor
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Espers to Magicite
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Blur
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Siren's Ruse
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Displace
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Transpose
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Bolt Bend
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
37%synergy
Windfall
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Syphon Mind
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Will of the Abzan
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Dark Deal
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Persist
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Counsel
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Buried Alive
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Splash Portal
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Circle of Power
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Electroduplicate
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Poison the Waters
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Careful Study
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Burning Inquiry
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Exhume
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Geth's Grimoire
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
36%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Currency Converter
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
37%synergy
Liliana's Caress
33%inclusion29 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Megrim
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
17%synergy
Dance of the Dead
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Bandit's Talent
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Oppression
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Arena of Glory
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-2%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Great Furnace
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
99%inclusion86 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
97%inclusion84 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
78%inclusion68 decks87 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
77%inclusion67 decks87 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
68%inclusion59 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion49 decks87 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion33 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion31 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Relic of Sauron
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion9 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion87 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion84 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion83 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion82 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
83%inclusion72 decks87 decks
26%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion57 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Underground River
64%inclusion56 decks87 decks
37%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
62%inclusion54 decks87 decks
36%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
57%inclusion50 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
56%inclusion49 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
27%synergy
Xander's Lounge
55%inclusion48 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
54%inclusion47 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
51%inclusion44 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion43 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion40 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
18%synergy
Training Center
44%inclusion38 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
43%inclusion37 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
41%inclusion36 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Haunted Ridge
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
39%inclusion34 decks87 decks
-16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion32 decks87 decks
30%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
-5%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Seething Landscape
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
23%inclusion20 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Graven Cairns
22%inclusion19 decks87 decks
15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
21%inclusion18 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Oscorp Industries
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
9%synergy
Blazemire Verge
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Ruins
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
5%synergy