Lord Xander, the Collector (Commander) - Optimized Control

Lord Xander, the Collector
Rank #699
6decks
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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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Hexing Squelcher
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
89%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mana Drain
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
67%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Vandalblast
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Deflecting Swat
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Spark Double
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Consuming Aberration
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Phantasmal Image
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos, the Showstopper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Peregrine Drake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dream Devourer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Clone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Harvester of Souls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lord of the Void
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Hedron Crab
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mirror Image
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos the Defiler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Drake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ruin Crab
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Drown in the Loch
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Pact of Negation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Ionize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fire Covenant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Mental Misstep
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Pact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Cyber Conversion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Spell Snare
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Intuition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Strix Serenade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Flusterstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Tale's End
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Force of Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Consultation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Visions of Beyond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pyroblast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Flame of Anor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Burn Down the House
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dark Intimations
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Profane Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Past in Flames
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Anger of the Gods
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Skull Storm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mind Grind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kindred Dominance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Fractured Sanity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mire in Misery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Tyrant's Choice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Storm's Wrath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Solve the Equation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Raise the Palisade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Helm of the Host
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Grindstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blade of Selves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Incubator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Herald's Horn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Brood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Strionic Resonator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Kindred Discovery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Descent into Avernus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Aqueous Form
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Connections
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Flight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Warstorm Surge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Battle of Frost and Fire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Liliana's Contract
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
There and Back Again
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sneak Attack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Memory Erosion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Command Beacon
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Urza's Saga
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Homeward Path
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
City of Traitors
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Field of Ruin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Blood Crypt
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
68%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
53%synergy
Polluted Delta
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Lounge
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Luxury Suite
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Haunted Ridge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Badlands
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Underground Sea
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Volcanic Island
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Seething Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-21%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-37%synergy
Grixis Panorama
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Mount Doom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy