Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor (Commander) - Budget Curses

Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
Rank #329
241decks
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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
95%inclusion230 decks241 decks
94%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
95%inclusion228 decks241 decks
93%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
95%inclusion228 decks241 decks
93%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
93%inclusion224 decks241 decks
91%synergy
Curse of Thirst
91%inclusion220 decks241 decks
90%synergy
Curse of Misfortunes
90%inclusion218 decks241 decks
89%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
90%inclusion216 decks241 decks
88%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
88%inclusion211 decks241 decks
86%synergy
Bitterheart Witch
85%inclusion204 decks241 decks
83%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
82%inclusion197 decks241 decks
80%synergy
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Curse of Opulence
83%inclusion199 decks241 decks
79%synergy
Accursed Witch
80%inclusion193 decks241 decks
79%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
79%inclusion191 decks241 decks
53%synergy
Grim Guardian
79%inclusion191 decks241 decks
78%synergy
Doomwake Giant
76%inclusion182 decks241 decks
74%synergy
Curse of Death's Hold
74%inclusion179 decks241 decks
73%synergy
Protean Thaumaturge
73%inclusion176 decks241 decks
72%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
72%inclusion174 decks241 decks
71%synergy
Curse of the Pierced Heart
72%inclusion174 decks241 decks
71%synergy
Curse of Obsession
71%inclusion171 decks241 decks
69%synergy
Creatures
Thoughtrender Lamia
62%inclusion149 decks241 decks
61%synergy
Ashiok's Reaper
56%inclusion136 decks241 decks
55%synergy
Blightcaster
52%inclusion126 decks241 decks
52%synergy
Wicked Visitor
51%inclusion124 decks241 decks
51%synergy
Forgeborn Oreads
51%inclusion122 decks241 decks
50%synergy
Demon of Fate's Design
44%inclusion106 decks241 decks
43%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
39%inclusion94 decks241 decks
39%synergy
Slaughter-Priest of Mogis
38%inclusion92 decks241 decks
38%synergy
Dreamshaper Shaman
36%inclusion87 decks241 decks
36%synergy
Fog Bank
35%inclusion84 decks241 decks
34%synergy
Entity Tracker
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
34%inclusion81 decks241 decks
20%synergy
Agent of Erebos
33%inclusion80 decks241 decks
33%synergy
Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
31%inclusion61 decks194 decks
31%synergy
Balemurk Leech
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
29%inclusion70 decks241 decks
27%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
29%inclusion70 decks241 decks
25%synergy
Tavern Scoundrel
26%inclusion63 decks241 decks
26%synergy
Blood Aspirant
25%inclusion60 decks241 decks
25%synergy
Trinket Mage
23%inclusion56 decks241 decks
22%synergy
The Rani
19%inclusion46 decks241 decks
18%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
16%inclusion39 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Stuffy Doll
15%inclusion35 decks241 decks
14%synergy
Clever Impersonator
14%inclusion33 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
12%inclusion30 decks241 decks
12%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
12%inclusion30 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
10%inclusion25 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Sage of Mysteries
8.7%inclusion21 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Shrine Steward
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Blim, Comedic Genius
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.5%inclusion18 decks241 decks
-2%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
7.1%inclusion17 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Brash Taunter
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Malevolent Witchkite
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Diversion Specialist
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Malboro
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Xande, Dark Mage
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Vincent Valentine
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Fate Unraveler
5.8%inclusion14 decks241 decks
0%synergy
Shoal Kraken
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Negate
62%inclusion150 decks241 decks
40%synergy
Terminate
59%inclusion142 decks241 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion131 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Perilous Research
54%inclusion129 decks241 decks
53%synergy
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion112 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Thirst for Meaning
41%inclusion98 decks241 decks
40%synergy
Read the Runes
40%inclusion96 decks241 decks
39%synergy
Bedevil
34%inclusion82 decks241 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion61 decks241 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion56 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Ice Out
20%inclusion49 decks241 decks
20%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
18%inclusion43 decks241 decks
18%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion25 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Farsight Ritual
10%inclusion24 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.1%inclusion22 decks241 decks
-20%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.1%inclusion17 decks241 decks
-27%synergy
Countersquall
6.6%inclusion16 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.2%inclusion15 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Overkill
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Final Flare
5.8%inclusion14 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Candy Grapple
5.8%inclusion14 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Curse of the Swine
39%inclusion94 decks241 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion85 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
32%inclusion78 decks241 decks
32%synergy
Read the Bones
32%inclusion77 decks241 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion63 decks241 decks
-20%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion63 decks241 decks
22%synergy
Asinine Antics
23%inclusion56 decks241 decks
23%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
22%inclusion54 decks241 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion52 decks241 decks
17%synergy
Final Vengeance
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Chain Reaction
15%inclusion35 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Painful Truths
12%inclusion29 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Faithless Looting
11%inclusion27 decks241 decks
-8%synergy
Replication Technique
8.7%inclusion21 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
7.9%inclusion19 decks241 decks
-9%synergy
Role Reversal
7.5%inclusion18 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Harmless Offering
7.5%inclusion18 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Hex
5.8%inclusion14 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Claws of Gix
49%inclusion117 decks241 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion90 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Crystal Chimes
28%inclusion67 decks241 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion38 decks241 decks
3%synergy
Despotic Scepter
13%inclusion32 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Cloud Key
12%inclusion28 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
10%inclusion25 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Strionic Resonator
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
6.2%inclusion15 decks241 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.2%inclusion15 decks241 decks
-23%synergy
Enchantments
Curse of the Nightly Hunt
69%inclusion167 decks241 decks
68%synergy
Cruel Reality
69%inclusion166 decks241 decks
67%synergy
Curse of Echoes
68%inclusion164 decks241 decks
67%synergy
Curse of Inertia
64%inclusion154 decks241 decks
63%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
63%inclusion152 decks241 decks
62%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
62%inclusion149 decks241 decks
60%synergy
Curse of Leeches
59%inclusion143 decks241 decks
59%synergy
Curse of Shallow Graves
59%inclusion143 decks241 decks
58%synergy
Curse of Chaos
59%inclusion141 decks241 decks
58%synergy
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
57%inclusion138 decks241 decks
55%synergy
Curse of Stalked Prey
52%inclusion125 decks241 decks
51%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
51%inclusion123 decks241 decks
50%synergy
Mirrormade
40%inclusion97 decks241 decks
38%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion96 decks241 decks
26%synergy
Copy Enchantment
33%inclusion79 decks241 decks
31%synergy
Maddening Hex
32%inclusion77 decks241 decks
30%synergy
Curse of Oblivion
31%inclusion74 decks241 decks
30%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
29%inclusion71 decks241 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Sanity
24%inclusion57 decks241 decks
23%synergy
Grievous Wound
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
16%inclusion39 decks241 decks
15%synergy
Shiny Impetus
16%inclusion38 decks241 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Vengeance
15%inclusion37 decks241 decks
14%synergy
Paradox Haze
15%inclusion37 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
14%inclusion34 decks241 decks
14%synergy
Extravagant Replication
14%inclusion33 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
13%inclusion22 decks175 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Impetus
12%inclusion28 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion26 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Captive Audience
11%inclusion26 decks241 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Into the Pit
10%inclusion10 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Wizardry
9.1%inclusion22 decks241 decks
9%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
10%inclusion25 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion48 decks241 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion40 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion38 decks241 decks
-9%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
12%inclusion28 decks241 decks
11%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion208 decks241 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion190 decks241 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
66%inclusion159 decks241 decks
31%synergy
Izzet Signet
66%inclusion158 decks241 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Signet
61%inclusion148 decks241 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion116 decks241 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion54 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
19%inclusion45 decks241 decks
-30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion42 decks241 decks
-18%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion39 decks241 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
15%inclusion37 decks241 decks
-29%synergy
Sky Diamond
15%inclusion35 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion34 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion32 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
13%inclusion31 decks241 decks
-30%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.2%inclusion15 decks241 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion240 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion240 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion240 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion214 decks241 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
81%inclusion196 decks241 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
68%inclusion164 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
63%inclusion151 decks241 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
62%inclusion150 decks241 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
61%inclusion148 decks241 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Deceit
56%inclusion136 decks241 decks
43%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
56%inclusion135 decks241 decks
41%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
54%inclusion129 decks241 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Malice
52%inclusion126 decks241 decks
40%synergy
Myriad Landscape
49%inclusion117 decks241 decks
38%synergy
Maestros Theater
46%inclusion112 decks241 decks
37%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
41%inclusion99 decks241 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
39%inclusion94 decks241 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
36%inclusion86 decks241 decks
23%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion55 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion76 decks241 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
31%inclusion75 decks241 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion68 decks241 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
23%inclusion56 decks241 decks
-23%synergy
Grixis Panorama
23%inclusion55 decks241 decks
19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
20%inclusion49 decks241 decks
14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion48 decks241 decks
13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19%inclusion45 decks241 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
17%inclusion40 decks241 decks
-28%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion34 decks241 decks
-28%synergy
Shivan Reef
11%inclusion27 decks241 decks
-18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion23 decks241 decks
-22%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.1%inclusion22 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.1%inclusion22 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion21 decks241 decks
4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.7%inclusion21 decks241 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.7%inclusion21 decks241 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
-2%synergy
Akoum Refuge
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
7.5%inclusion18 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.1%inclusion17 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.1%inclusion17 decks241 decks
5%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Crossroads Village
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
5.4%inclusion13 decks241 decks
-10%synergy