Obeka, Brute Chronologist (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sundial of the Infinite
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
97%synergy
Final Fortune
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
95%synergy
Warrior's Oath
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
89%synergy
Ideas Unbound
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
85%synergy
Last Chance
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
84%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
72%synergy
Sneak Attack
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
69%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
64%synergy
Isochron Scepter
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Discontinuity
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Nightscape Familiar
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Greaves
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Glorious End
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Psychic Vortex
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mimic Vat
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Hellkite Courser
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mystical Tutor
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Identity Thief
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
The Master, Multiplied
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Avaricious Dragon
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Zara, Renegade Recruiter
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Mulldrifter
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Tribute Mage
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Anger
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Spellseeker
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Archaeomancer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Araumi of the Dead Tide
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Elturel Survivors
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Sedris, the Traitor King
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Pestermite
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Broodbirth Viper
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mishra, Eminent One
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Fury
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Deceiver Exarch
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Fatestitcher
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Elite Arcanist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Wizards of Thay
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Timestream Navigator
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Flamerush Rider
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Quantum Riddler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Pact of Negation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Force of Will
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Flame of Anor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Trickbind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Turn Aside
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Time Stop
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Tale's End
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Delay
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Macabre Mockery
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Cauldron Dance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Scour for Scrap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Corpse Dance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Defabricate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Perplex
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Wash Away
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Come Back Wrong
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Faithless Looting
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Hate Mirage
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Twinflame
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Red Sun's Twilight
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Anzrag's Rampage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Gruesome Encore
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Voidwalk
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Day's Undoing
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Molten Duplication
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Time Warp
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Slave of Bolas
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Persist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Heat Shimmer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Insurrection
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Mob Rule
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Transmute Artifact
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Whip of Erebos
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Blade of Selves
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Mirror Box
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
The Fire Crystal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Grafted Skullcap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Flameshadow Conjuring
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Splinter Twin
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Remora
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Determined Iteration
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mirror March
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Desolation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Echoing Assault
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Hive Mind
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli Rai
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Field
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Signet
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Island
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Steam Vents
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Polluted Delta
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Xander's Lounge
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Training Center
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Luxury Suite
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Thundering Falls
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Strand
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Volcanic Island
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Seething Landscape
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy