Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor (Commander) - Core Curses

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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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Curse of Surveillance
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
95%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
94%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
91%synergy
Curse of Misfortunes
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
91%synergy
Curse of Opulence
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
89%synergy
Maddening Hex
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
87%synergy
Curse of Thirst
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
84%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
83%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
83%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
80%synergy
Top Cards
Curse of the Restless Dead
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
80%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Curse of Death's Hold
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Claws of Gix
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Curse of Obsession
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Bitterheart Witch
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Doomwake Giant
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Creatures
Grim Guardian
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Protean Thaumaturge
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Accursed Witch
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Entity Tracker
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Demon of Fate's Design
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Clever Impersonator
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Ashiok's Reaper
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Silent Arbiter
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Thoughtrender Lamia
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Wicked Visitor
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Stuffy Doll
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Balemurk Leech
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Slaughter-Priest of Mogis
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Tavern Scoundrel
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Forgeborn Oreads
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Blightcaster
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Dreamshaper Shaman
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Trinket Mage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Agent of Erebos
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Brash Taunter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Blood Aspirant
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Fate Unraveler
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sawblade Skinripper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The Rani
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Creepy Doll
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Perilous Research
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Read the Runes
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Thirst for Meaning
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Countersquall
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Ice Out
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Final Flare
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Blink of an Eye
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Into the Roil
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Asinine Antics
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Curse of the Swine
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Final Vengeance
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Fade Away
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Replication Technique
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Harmless Offering
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Displacement Wave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hex
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Role Reversal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Mob Rule
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Aether Gale
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Ravenform
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Despotic Scepter
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Crystal Chimes
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Cloud Key
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Crawlspace
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Skull of Orm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Semblance Anvil
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Cruel Reality
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Mirrormade
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Curse of Echoes
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Curse of Inertia
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Paradox Haze
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Curse of Chaos
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Curse of Leeches
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Curse of Stalked Prey
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Curse of the Nightly Hunt
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Curse of Shallow Graves
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Curse of the Pierced Heart
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Copy Enchantment
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Curse of Vengeance
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Extravagant Replication
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Puca's Mischief
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Court of Vantress
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Curse of Oblivion
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Grievous Wound
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Sanity
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Tribute
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Oubliette
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Into the Pit
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Protection Racket
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Collective Restraint
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Koskun Falls
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Captive Audience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-23%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Relic of Sauron
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-24%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Island
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Blood Crypt
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Malice
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Watery Grave
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Grixis Panorama
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Graven Cairns
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Sunken Ruins
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy