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Nick Price
Oct 8, 2025
Nick Price
The Top 10 Most Played Grixis Cards in Commander
Which Grixis (blue, black, and red) cards see the most play in Commander? Let's find out, with our latest Top 10 Most Played.
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Otawara, Soaring City
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
84%synergy
Reanimate
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Urza's Saga
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Opposition Agent
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Imperial Seal
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Notion Thief
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
71%synergy
Call of the Ring
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
71%synergy
Force of Will
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
69%synergy
Mystical Tutor
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
67%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
46%synergy
Mana Drain
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
64%synergy
Mystic Remora
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Swan Song
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
62%synergy
Deflecting Swat
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
62%synergy
Toxic Deluge
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
87%synergy
Underworld Breach
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
90%synergy
The One Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
86%synergy
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Mana Vault
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
91%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
78%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
82%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
91%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
84%synergy
Creatures
Thassa's Oracle
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Warg Rider
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Nazgûl
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Displacer Kitten
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Bone Miser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fate Unraveler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Drake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Moria Scavenger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Razorkin Needlehead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
The Lord of Pain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Archivist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
The Locust God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Anger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Demonic Consultation
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Force of Negation
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
41%synergy
Pact of Negation
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Withering Torment
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Mental Misstep
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Pact
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Chain of Vapor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Brain Freeze
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Ritual
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Flusterstorm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Pyroblast
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Invert Polarity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Ad Nauseam
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Rain of Filth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-9%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-24%synergy
Spell Pierce
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Miscast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Jeska's Will
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Rite of Flame
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Timetwister
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Time Spiral
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Echo of Eons
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Whispering Madness
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Claim the Precious
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Living Death
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Expropriate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Transmute Artifact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Thoughtseize
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Winds of Change
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Defense Grid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Cursed Totem
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Jar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Enchantments
March from the Black Gate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Animate Dead
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Waste Not
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Counterbalance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Treachery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Underworld Dreams
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Into the Pit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
66%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
The Black Gate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Coffers
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Barad-dûr
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mines of Moria
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Field of Ruin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Fellwar Stone
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Mox Diamond
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Relic of Sauron
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Grim Monolith
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Lotus Petal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Mox Opal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-18%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
85%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
85%synergy
Volcanic Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
85%synergy
Mana Confluence
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
88%synergy
Polluted Delta
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
66%synergy
City of Brass
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
87%synergy
Steam Vents
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Blood Crypt
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
70%synergy
Reflecting Pool
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
71%synergy
Morphic Pool
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Scalding Tarn
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Marsh Flats
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
70%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
46%synergy
Watery Grave
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Undercity Sewers
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Misty Rainforest
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
50%synergy
Wooded Foothills
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Luxury Suite
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Xander's Lounge
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mount Doom
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Arid Mesa
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Training Center
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Flooded Strand
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Raucous Theater
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Underground River
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Swamp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-72%synergy
Horizon of Progress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Mountain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-71%synergy
Island
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-73%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Thundering Falls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
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