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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Improvised Arsenal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Hideout
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Splinter's Technique
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
75%inclusion178 decks236 decks
75%synergy
Brass Squire
62%inclusion146 decks236 decks
61%synergy
Godo, Bandit Warlord
57%inclusion134 decks236 decks
56%synergy
Basilisk Collar
58%inclusion137 decks236 decks
56%synergy
Ancestral Vision
58%inclusion138 decks236 decks
55%synergy
Lizard Blades
58%inclusion136 decks236 decks
55%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
56%inclusion131 decks236 decks
55%synergy
Heiko Yamazaki, the General
53%inclusion124 decks236 decks
52%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
78%inclusion185 decks236 decks
52%synergy
Embercleave
53%inclusion125 decks236 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Enthusiastic Mechanaut
53%inclusion125 decks236 decks
49%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion118 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
50%inclusion118 decks236 decks
47%synergy
The Reality Chip
50%inclusion117 decks236 decks
48%synergy
Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
47%synergy
Profane Tutor
47%inclusion110 decks236 decks
42%synergy
Terminate
46%inclusion109 decks236 decks
20%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
45%inclusion100 decks220 decks
45%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
44%inclusion105 decks236 decks
40%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
44%inclusion105 decks236 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Akki Battle Squad
44%inclusion103 decks236 decks
43%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
39%inclusion92 decks236 decks
38%synergy
Blade of the Oni
37%inclusion88 decks236 decks
37%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
36%inclusion86 decks236 decks
36%synergy
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
34%inclusion80 decks236 decks
30%synergy
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
31%inclusion72 decks236 decks
30%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
28%inclusion65 decks236 decks
27%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
24%inclusion57 decks236 decks
23%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
23%inclusion55 decks236 decks
19%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
23%inclusion54 decks236 decks
19%synergy
Silent Arbiter
21%inclusion49 decks236 decks
17%synergy
Freya Crescent
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Foundry Inspector
18%inclusion42 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
17%inclusion41 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Rabbit Battery
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Vedalken Engineer
14%inclusion33 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
13%inclusion31 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
11%inclusion27 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Trophy Mage
11%inclusion26 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
10%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Bladegraft Aspirant
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Galazeth Prismari
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Basim Ibn Ishaq
8.1%inclusion18 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Peerless Samurai
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Deadeye Quartermaster
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
-2%synergy
Armory Automaton
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-6%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
-22%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
42%inclusion98 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Frantic Search
41%inclusion97 decks236 decks
21%synergy
Bedevil
41%inclusion96 decks236 decks
25%synergy
Magnetic Theft
39%inclusion92 decks236 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion86 decks236 decks
19%synergy
Slip Out the Back
36%inclusion84 decks236 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion77 decks236 decks
18%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion71 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion41 decks194 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion45 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion34 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Twinferno
17%inclusion40 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Strike
17%inclusion39 decks236 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion38 decks236 decks
-14%synergy
Crosis's Charm
16%inclusion38 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion33 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Desynchronization
14%inclusion30 decks220 decks
11%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
14%inclusion32 decks236 decks
12%synergy
You Are Already Dead
14%inclusion32 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Stolen Uniform
13%inclusion14 decks104 decks
13%synergy
Fumble
13%inclusion31 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion30 decks236 decks
-16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion27 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion27 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion24 decks236 decks
-26%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion24 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Savage Beating
10%inclusion23 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion23 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Murder
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Rebel Salvo
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Maestros Charm
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Big Score
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Charm
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Overkill
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Great Train Heist
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Invoke Calamity
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
4%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
-12%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fate
40%inclusion95 decks236 decks
37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion92 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Day
33%inclusion77 decks236 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
31%inclusion72 decks236 decks
-14%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion70 decks236 decks
25%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
28%inclusion67 decks236 decks
26%synergy
Relentless Assault
27%inclusion64 decks236 decks
26%synergy
Chart a Course
27%inclusion63 decks236 decks
24%synergy
One with the Machine
22%inclusion51 decks236 decks
20%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion48 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Fabricate
20%inclusion47 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Overpowering Attack
19%inclusion42 decks219 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion45 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Anchor to Reality
19%inclusion44 decks236 decks
18%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
18%synergy
Slip Through Space
16%inclusion38 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion37 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion31 decks236 decks
-7%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion30 decks236 decks
-11%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion30 decks236 decks
-7%synergy
Vandalblast
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Artful Dodge
10%inclusion24 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
8.8%inclusion17 decks194 decks
6%synergy
World at War
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Howl of the Horde
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
5.9%inclusion14 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
-2%synergy
Full Throttle
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
4%synergy
Goldwardens' Gambit
5.1%inclusion12 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Drach'Nyen
44%inclusion104 decks236 decks
43%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
43%inclusion101 decks236 decks
41%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
42%inclusion98 decks236 decks
41%synergy
Pact Weapon
40%inclusion95 decks236 decks
40%synergy
Unscythe, Killer of Kings
40%inclusion95 decks236 decks
40%synergy
Sword of the Animist
39%inclusion93 decks236 decks
38%synergy
Mithril Coat
37%inclusion88 decks236 decks
32%synergy
Winged Boots
37%inclusion88 decks236 decks
34%synergy
Genji Glove
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
33%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
33%inclusion79 decks236 decks
31%synergy
Vorpal Sword
32%inclusion76 decks236 decks
32%synergy
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
32%inclusion76 decks236 decks
32%synergy
Mask of Riddles
32%inclusion76 decks236 decks
32%synergy
Leyline Axe
32%inclusion55 decks173 decks
31%synergy
Champion's Helm
29%inclusion69 decks236 decks
28%synergy
Argentum Armor
29%inclusion68 decks236 decks
29%synergy
Thran Power Suit
27%inclusion64 decks236 decks
27%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
27%inclusion64 decks236 decks
27%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
25%inclusion60 decks236 decks
25%synergy
Tenza, Godo's Maul
25%inclusion60 decks236 decks
25%synergy
Buster Sword
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
22%synergy
Hexplate Wallbreaker
24%inclusion56 decks236 decks
23%synergy
Glamdring
22%inclusion51 decks236 decks
21%synergy
Darksteel Plate
19%inclusion46 decks236 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion46 decks236 decks
-10%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
19%inclusion45 decks236 decks
19%synergy
Shadowspear
19%inclusion45 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
18%inclusion43 decks236 decks
16%synergy
The Key to the Vault
18%inclusion43 decks236 decks
17%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
18%inclusion40 decks220 decks
14%synergy
Nettlecyst
18%inclusion42 decks236 decks
17%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
17%inclusion40 decks236 decks
16%synergy
Quietus Spike
16%inclusion37 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
14%inclusion33 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14%inclusion33 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Batterskull
14%inclusion32 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
13%inclusion30 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
12%inclusion29 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Phantom Blade
12%inclusion26 decks220 decks
12%synergy
Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang
11%inclusion27 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Cloak
11%inclusion27 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Memory
11%inclusion27 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
11%inclusion26 decks236 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Cranial Plating
10%inclusion24 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Helm of the Host
10%inclusion24 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
10%inclusion24 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Blacksmith's Talent
40%inclusion84 decks211 decks
39%synergy
Aqueous Form
18%inclusion43 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Double Vision
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Firebender Ascension
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
57%inclusion135 decks236 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion63 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
22%inclusion51 decks236 decks
18%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
19%inclusion46 decks236 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion45 decks236 decks
-17%synergy
Archway of Innovation
18%inclusion41 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Academy Ruins
18%inclusion43 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
13%inclusion30 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion24 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
-6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Seat of the Synod
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Great Furnace
8.5%inclusion20 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.1%inclusion19 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
7.6%inclusion18 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion190 decks236 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion176 decks236 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Signet
36%inclusion85 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion79 decks236 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion77 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion75 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
32%inclusion75 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion74 decks236 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion71 decks236 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion30 decks236 decks
-7%synergy
The Aetherspark
12%inclusion19 decks153 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
The Irencrag
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
-14%synergy
Relic of Sauron
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.4%inclusion15 decks236 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion235 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Island
98%inclusion232 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion231 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion209 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
62%inclusion146 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion138 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
52%inclusion122 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion104 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
44%inclusion103 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
42%inclusion100 decks236 decks
13%synergy
Xander's Lounge
41%inclusion97 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
39%inclusion93 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion90 decks236 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion67 decks236 decks
-17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
28%inclusion65 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion65 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
28%inclusion65 decks236 decks
-20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion64 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
26%inclusion62 decks236 decks
-19%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion59 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion59 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion59 decks236 decks
-2%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion58 decks236 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion57 decks236 decks
-6%synergy
Luxury Suite
23%inclusion54 decks236 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion53 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21%inclusion50 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion50 decks236 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion49 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion49 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
21%inclusion49 decks236 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion47 decks236 decks
-15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion46 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
19%inclusion46 decks236 decks
-13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion46 decks236 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion44 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion41 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion38 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion37 decks236 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion36 decks236 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
12%inclusion29 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion29 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Thundering Falls
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
0%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
11%inclusion25 decks236 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion23 decks236 decks
6%synergy
Raucous Theater
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
9.3%inclusion22 decks236 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
1%synergy