Tetsuo, Imperial Champion (Commander) - Core

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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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Fire Lord Azula
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Firebender Ascension
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Zuko's Exile
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
3.7%inclusion2 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Twin Blades
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
76%inclusion174 decks230 decks
75%synergy
Brass Squire
62%inclusion143 decks230 decks
62%synergy
Lizard Blades
60%inclusion138 decks230 decks
57%synergy
Basilisk Collar
58%inclusion133 decks230 decks
56%synergy
Godo, Bandit Warlord
56%inclusion129 decks230 decks
55%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
55%inclusion126 decks230 decks
54%synergy
Ancestral Vision
57%inclusion130 decks230 decks
53%synergy
Heiko Yamazaki, the General
53%inclusion122 decks230 decks
53%synergy
Embercleave
52%inclusion120 decks230 decks
51%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
77%inclusion176 decks230 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Enthusiastic Mechanaut
53%inclusion123 decks230 decks
50%synergy
The Reality Chip
50%inclusion115 decks230 decks
49%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
50%inclusion115 decks230 decks
47%synergy
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion111 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
47%inclusion108 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Profane Tutor
46%inclusion105 decks230 decks
41%synergy
Drach'Nyen
46%inclusion105 decks230 decks
44%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
46%inclusion105 decks230 decks
44%synergy
Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
45%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
45%inclusion91 decks202 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Etherium Sculptor
44%inclusion101 decks230 decks
40%synergy
Akki Battle Squad
43%inclusion100 decks230 decks
43%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
39%inclusion90 decks230 decks
39%synergy
Blade of the Oni
37%inclusion85 decks230 decks
36%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
37%inclusion84 decks230 decks
36%synergy
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
34%inclusion78 decks230 decks
30%synergy
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
31%inclusion71 decks230 decks
30%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
27%inclusion61 decks230 decks
26%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
24%inclusion56 decks230 decks
20%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
24%inclusion54 decks229 decks
22%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
23%inclusion54 decks230 decks
20%synergy
Silent Arbiter
21%inclusion48 decks230 decks
17%synergy
Freya Crescent
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Foundry Inspector
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Rabbit Battery
17%inclusion38 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Vedalken Engineer
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
13%inclusion30 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Trophy Mage
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Bladegraft Aspirant
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
-4%synergy
Basim Ibn Ishaq
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Peerless Samurai
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Galazeth Prismari
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Armory Automaton
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Deadeye Quartermaster
6.5%inclusion15 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
-4%synergy
Akki Ronin
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
-22%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
42%inclusion97 decks230 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion95 decks230 decks
-3%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion92 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Magnetic Theft
38%inclusion88 decks230 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
37%inclusion85 decks230 decks
20%synergy
Slip Out the Back
34%inclusion79 decks230 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion75 decks230 decks
18%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion71 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion39 decks176 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
20%inclusion47 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Crosis's Charm
18%inclusion41 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion31 decks179 decks
12%synergy
Twinferno
17%inclusion39 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Strike
17%inclusion39 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
16%inclusion36 decks230 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion34 decks230 decks
-14%synergy
Stolen Uniform
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Fumble
14%inclusion33 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
-15%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
9%synergy
You Are Already Dead
14%inclusion32 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Desynchronization
14%inclusion28 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
-24%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Rebel Salvo
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Savage Beating
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Charm
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Murder
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Big Score
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
-3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
7.0%inclusion16 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Invoke Calamity
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Great Train Heist
5.0%inclusion11 decks218 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion91 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Wheel of Fate
39%inclusion89 decks230 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
32%inclusion73 decks230 decks
-14%synergy
Seize the Day
31%inclusion72 decks230 decks
30%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion67 decks230 decks
25%synergy
Relentless Assault
28%inclusion65 decks230 decks
27%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
26%inclusion60 decks230 decks
23%synergy
Chart a Course
26%inclusion59 decks230 decks
23%synergy
One with the Machine
22%inclusion50 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion50 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Overpowering Attack
20%inclusion40 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
20%inclusion17 decks87 decks
19%synergy
Fabricate
19%inclusion43 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion43 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion40 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Anchor to Reality
17%inclusion39 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Slip Through Space
17%inclusion38 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Expressive Iteration
16%inclusion36 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion30 decks230 decks
-8%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion29 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion28 decks230 decks
-4%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
-12%synergy
Enter the Enigma
10%inclusion17 decks176 decks
7%synergy
Artful Dodge
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Howl of the Horde
7.8%inclusion18 decks230 decks
8%synergy
World at War
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Full Throttle
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
4%synergy
Goldwardens' Gambit
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
-3%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conqueror's Flail
43%inclusion98 decks230 decks
41%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
41%inclusion95 decks230 decks
41%synergy
Pact Weapon
41%inclusion95 decks230 decks
41%synergy
Unscythe, Killer of Kings
41%inclusion95 decks230 decks
41%synergy
Sword of the Animist
40%inclusion92 decks230 decks
38%synergy
Winged Boots
38%inclusion87 decks230 decks
35%synergy
Mithril Coat
37%inclusion85 decks230 decks
32%synergy
Mask of Riddles
33%inclusion77 decks230 decks
33%synergy
Vorpal Sword
33%inclusion75 decks230 decks
32%synergy
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
32%inclusion74 decks230 decks
32%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
32%inclusion73 decks230 decks
29%synergy
Leyline Axe
32%inclusion49 decks155 decks
31%synergy
Argentum Armor
31%inclusion72 decks230 decks
31%synergy
Genji Glove
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Thran Power Suit
30%inclusion69 decks230 decks
30%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
28%inclusion65 decks230 decks
28%synergy
Champion's Helm
27%inclusion62 decks230 decks
26%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
27%inclusion61 decks230 decks
26%synergy
Tenza, Godo's Maul
26%inclusion59 decks230 decks
25%synergy
Buster Sword
25%inclusion22 decks87 decks
23%synergy
Hexplate Wallbreaker
25%inclusion58 decks230 decks
25%synergy
Glamdring
22%inclusion50 decks230 decks
21%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Nettlecyst
20%inclusion45 decks230 decks
19%synergy
Darksteel Plate
20%inclusion45 decks230 decks
19%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
19%inclusion44 decks230 decks
19%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
19%inclusion38 decks202 decks
15%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
-11%synergy
The Key to the Vault
18%inclusion39 decks218 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
18%inclusion41 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Quietus Spike
17%inclusion40 decks230 decks
17%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
17%inclusion40 decks230 decks
17%synergy
Batterskull
16%inclusion36 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
15%inclusion34 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
14%inclusion32 decks225 decks
13%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
13%inclusion31 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
13%inclusion30 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
13%inclusion29 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
13%inclusion29 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang
12%inclusion28 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Cloak
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Helm of the Host
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Mask of Memory
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Phantom Blade
11%inclusion22 decks202 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Cranial Plating
11%inclusion25 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Conformer Shuriken
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Blacksmith's Talent
42%inclusion81 decks193 decks
42%synergy
Aqueous Form
19%inclusion44 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Double Vision
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
-10%synergy
Aggravated Assault
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
57%inclusion130 decks230 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion64 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
22%inclusion51 decks230 decks
19%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion45 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Archway of Innovation
19%inclusion40 decks207 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion44 decks230 decks
-16%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion39 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
13%inclusion29 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion22 decks230 decks
-6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Seat of the Synod
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Great Furnace
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Clinic
5.7%inclusion13 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.2%inclusion12 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion181 decks230 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
73%inclusion168 decks230 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Signet
36%inclusion82 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion76 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion75 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion72 decks230 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Signet
31%inclusion72 decks230 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion68 decks230 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
29%inclusion66 decks230 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion30 decks230 decks
-7%synergy
The Aetherspark
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
8.3%inclusion19 decks230 decks
-11%synergy
The Irencrag
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.4%inclusion17 decks230 decks
-14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion228 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Island
99%inclusion227 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion225 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion204 decks230 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
62%inclusion143 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion131 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
51%inclusion117 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion97 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion97 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion93 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Xander's Lounge
39%inclusion90 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
39%inclusion90 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion84 decks230 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion64 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion61 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
27%inclusion61 decks230 decks
-18%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion54 decks207 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
26%inclusion60 decks230 decks
-21%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion58 decks230 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion57 decks230 decks
-19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion57 decks230 decks
0%synergy
Training Center
24%inclusion56 decks230 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion56 decks230 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion53 decks230 decks
-4%synergy
Luxury Suite
23%inclusion53 decks230 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion51 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
22%inclusion50 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion49 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
20%inclusion47 decks230 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion47 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion46 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion45 decks230 decks
-13%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion45 decks230 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion43 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion42 decks230 decks
-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion39 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion38 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
16%inclusion37 decks230 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion36 decks230 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion33 decks230 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
12%inclusion28 decks230 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion26 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion24 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
10%inclusion13 decks134 decks
3%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
-1%synergy