Obeka, Brute Chronologist (Commander) - Upgraded 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%inclusion5 decks17 decks
29%synergy
Impulsivity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sneak Attack
90%inclusion35 decks39 decks
85%synergy
Sundial of the Infinite
87%inclusion34 decks39 decks
84%synergy
Ideas Unbound
79%inclusion31 decks39 decks
78%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
79%inclusion31 decks39 decks
77%synergy
Hellkite Courser
69%inclusion27 decks39 decks
68%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
64%inclusion25 decks39 decks
62%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
59%inclusion23 decks39 decks
56%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
59%inclusion23 decks39 decks
56%synergy
Starwinder
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Sedris, the Traitor King
54%inclusion21 decks39 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
69%inclusion27 decks39 decks
40%synergy
Faithless Looting
64%inclusion25 decks39 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
59%inclusion23 decks39 decks
35%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Glorious End
54%inclusion21 decks39 decks
52%synergy
Come Back Wrong
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
50%synergy
Last Chance
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
46%synergy
Whip of Erebos
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Breach
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
44%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
44%synergy
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
43%synergy
Identity Thief
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
42%synergy
Mulldrifter
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
36%synergy
Massacre Wurm
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
37%synergy
Zara, Renegade Recruiter
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Araumi of the Dead Tide
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Rionya, Fire Dancer
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Anger
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Avaricious Dragon
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Likeness Looter
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
26%synergy
Puppeteer Clique
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Baleful Strix
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Ayara, Widow of the Realm
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
16%synergy
The Master, Multiplied
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Auton Soldier
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Quantum Riddler
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Agent of Treachery
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Firbolg Flutist
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Calamity, Galloping Inferno
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Connoisseur
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Fatestitcher
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Balefire Dragon
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Tribute Mage
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Ledger Shredder
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Final Fortune
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
41%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Discontinuity
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Corpse Dance
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Cauldron Dance
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-22%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-10%synergy
Time Stop
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-7%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Shallow Grave
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Flame of Anor
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Excavation
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Charm
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Tale's End
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Silundi Vision
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
42%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Warrior's Oath
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
34%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
33%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Living Death
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Red Sun's Twilight
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Alchemist's Gambit
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Twinflame
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Careful Study
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Persist
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-12%synergy
Incarnation Technique
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Hate Mirage
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Molten Duplication
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Winternight Stories
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Chart a Course
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Corporeal Projection
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Slave of Bolas
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Electroduplicate
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Voidwalk
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Last One Standing
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Anzrag's Rampage
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Gruesome Encore
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mimic Vat
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Mirror Box
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Blade of Selves
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-7%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Grafted Skullcap
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
32%synergy
Flameshadow Conjuring
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
36%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
34%synergy
Dawn of the Dead
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Psychic Vortex
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Mirror March
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Determined Iteration
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Splinter Twin
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Chorale of the Void
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Curse of Obsession
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli Rai
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Lotus Field
46%inclusion18 decks39 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Arena of Glory
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-20%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Tomb Fortress
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion34 decks39 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion32 decks39 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
62%inclusion24 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Signet
62%inclusion24 decks39 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion21 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
54%inclusion21 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Signet
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Cursed Mirror
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion38 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion37 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion37 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion37 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
77%inclusion30 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Blood Crypt
69%inclusion27 decks39 decks
25%synergy
Steam Vents
67%inclusion26 decks39 decks
23%synergy
Training Center
67%inclusion26 decks39 decks
34%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
64%inclusion25 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Xander's Lounge
62%inclusion24 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
59%inclusion23 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
56%inclusion22 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Luxury Suite
54%inclusion21 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Haunted Ridge
51%inclusion20 decks39 decks
30%synergy
Raucous Theater
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
38%synergy
Shivan Reef
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
22%synergy
Morphic Pool
49%inclusion19 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
33%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
44%inclusion17 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
29%synergy
Thundering Falls
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
31%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
41%inclusion16 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion15 decks39 decks
-7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion14 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
33%inclusion13 decks39 decks
-21%synergy
Undercity Sewers
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion9 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
-10%synergy
Oscorp Industries
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Islet
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
9%synergy