Obeka, Brute Chronologist (Commander) - 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Foggy Swamp Visions
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Impulsivity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Subterfuge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lamentation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Momo's Heist
4.8%inclusion2 decks42 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sneak Attack
86%inclusion193 decks224 decks
82%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
83%inclusion185 decks224 decks
80%synergy
Ideas Unbound
81%inclusion181 decks224 decks
79%synergy
Sundial of the Infinite
80%inclusion180 decks224 decks
77%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
64%inclusion143 decks224 decks
62%synergy
Hellkite Courser
61%inclusion136 decks224 decks
59%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
60%inclusion135 decks224 decks
58%synergy
Sedris, the Traitor King
58%inclusion130 decks224 decks
57%synergy
Last Chance
58%inclusion129 decks224 decks
55%synergy
Glorious End
55%inclusion123 decks224 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
74%inclusion165 decks224 decks
44%synergy
Faithless Looting
65%inclusion146 decks224 decks
46%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
56%inclusion125 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
54%inclusion122 decks224 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
54%inclusion122 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
53%inclusion119 decks224 decks
52%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
53%inclusion119 decks224 decks
51%synergy
Final Fortune
52%inclusion116 decks224 decks
46%synergy
Whip of Erebos
51%inclusion114 decks224 decks
46%synergy
Flameshadow Conjuring
50%inclusion113 decks224 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion67 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion66 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion48 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion48 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
-5%synergy
Gamble
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Identity Thief
50%inclusion111 decks224 decks
48%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
46%inclusion103 decks224 decks
43%synergy
Zara, Renegade Recruiter
46%inclusion102 decks224 decks
39%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
45%inclusion100 decks224 decks
41%synergy
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
45%inclusion100 decks224 decks
42%synergy
Araumi of the Dead Tide
43%inclusion96 decks224 decks
42%synergy
Starwinder
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
42%synergy
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
38%inclusion86 decks224 decks
36%synergy
Avaricious Dragon
38%inclusion86 decks224 decks
37%synergy
Mulldrifter
38%inclusion84 decks224 decks
35%synergy
Anger
34%inclusion76 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Massacre Wurm
33%inclusion75 decks224 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion72 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
30%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
27%inclusion61 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
26%inclusion58 decks224 decks
25%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
25%inclusion57 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Likeness Looter
25%inclusion56 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Ayara, Widow of the Realm
21%inclusion48 decks224 decks
20%synergy
The Master, Multiplied
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
18%inclusion41 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
17%inclusion39 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Strix
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
16%inclusion36 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Elturel Survivors
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Quantum Riddler
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
15%inclusion33 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Auton Soldier
14%inclusion31 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
14%inclusion31 decks224 decks
10%synergy
It That Betrays
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Calamity, Galloping Inferno
13%inclusion25 decks194 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Agent of Treachery
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Fatestitcher
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Coalstoke Gearhulk
11%inclusion13 decks123 decks
8%synergy
Broodbirth Viper
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Balefire Dragon
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Bygone Colossus
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Flamerush Rider
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
46%inclusion102 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion96 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron Dance
43%inclusion96 decks224 decks
42%synergy
Discontinuity
39%inclusion88 decks224 decks
38%synergy
Fact or Fiction
37%inclusion83 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
30%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion60 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Terminate
23%inclusion51 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Corpse Dance
22%inclusion49 decks224 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion48 decks224 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion45 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
-9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion43 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion29 decks156 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion40 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Bedevil
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Flame of Anor
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Shallow Grave
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Tale's End
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
-23%synergy
Macabre Mockery
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Time Stop
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
-5%synergy
Treacherous Urge
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Demand Answers
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.4%inclusion21 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
-9%synergy
Prismari Command
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
-7%synergy
Spider-Sense
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Through the Breach
6.3%inclusion14 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Disallow
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Come Back Wrong
49%inclusion82 decks169 decks
47%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion107 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Warrior's Oath
43%inclusion97 decks224 decks
41%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
43%inclusion97 decks224 decks
42%synergy
Windfall
35%inclusion79 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
33%inclusion74 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Hate Mirage
32%inclusion72 decks224 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion68 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Red Sun's Twilight
29%inclusion66 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
29%inclusion65 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion64 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Twinflame
21%inclusion48 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Persist
19%inclusion42 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Voidwalk
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Gruesome Encore
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
16%synergy
Careful Study
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Molten Duplication
13%inclusion26 decks194 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
-4%synergy
Anzrag's Rampage
12%inclusion27 decks222 decks
12%synergy
Chart a Course
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion25 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Corporeal Projection
11%inclusion24 decks223 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Slave of Bolas
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Electroduplicate
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Wake to Slaughter
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Exhume
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.7%inclusion15 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Mordor on the March
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mimic Vat
50%inclusion111 decks224 decks
48%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
49%inclusion110 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Blade of Selves
17%inclusion38 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
The Fire Crystal
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Urabrask's Forge
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Box
7.1%inclusion16 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Vortex
35%inclusion78 decks224 decks
34%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion72 decks224 decks
23%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
29%inclusion66 decks224 decks
29%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
29%inclusion65 decks224 decks
28%synergy
Mirror March
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
0%synergy
Determined Iteration
10%inclusion23 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Splinter Twin
10%inclusion22 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
-6%synergy
Curse of Obsession
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli Rai
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Lotus Field
43%inclusion97 decks224 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion88 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion51 decks224 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion44 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
-19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion34 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.9%inclusion20 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Tomb Fortress
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion213 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion198 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
66%inclusion148 decks224 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion142 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
62%inclusion138 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
56%inclusion126 decks224 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
56%inclusion125 decks224 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Signet
54%inclusion122 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion101 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
14%inclusion31 decks224 decks
-6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion28 decks224 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.5%inclusion19 decks224 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.6%inclusion17 decks224 decks
-14%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion214 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion211 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion211 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion210 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion145 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
62%inclusion138 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion137 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
61%inclusion136 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Xander's Lounge
57%inclusion128 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
52%inclusion117 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
51%inclusion115 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Training Center
51%inclusion114 decks224 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion111 decks224 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
49%inclusion109 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
48%inclusion107 decks224 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion106 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
47%inclusion105 decks224 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
44%inclusion99 decks224 decks
32%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion97 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
42%inclusion95 decks224 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
41%inclusion92 decks224 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion89 decks224 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion88 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
35%inclusion78 decks224 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
33%inclusion74 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
32%inclusion72 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion71 decks224 decks
-8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion70 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
31%inclusion69 decks224 decks
-7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion65 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Thundering Falls
29%inclusion64 decks223 decks
18%synergy
Raucous Theater
28%inclusion62 decks223 decks
17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion56 decks223 decks
13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
-14%synergy
Graven Cairns
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion32 decks224 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion31 decks224 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion31 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
9%synergy