Tetsuo, Imperial Champion (Commander) - Core

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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Flow State
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Masterful Flourish
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Turbulent Springs
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Resonating Lute
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Traumatic Critique
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
75%inclusion181 decks240 decks
75%synergy
Brass Squire
61%inclusion146 decks240 decks
60%synergy
Godo, Bandit Warlord
57%inclusion138 decks240 decks
57%synergy
Ancestral Vision
59%inclusion142 decks240 decks
56%synergy
Basilisk Collar
57%inclusion137 decks240 decks
55%synergy
Lizard Blades
57%inclusion137 decks240 decks
55%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
55%inclusion133 decks240 decks
55%synergy
Heiko Yamazaki, the General
53%inclusion126 decks240 decks
52%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
78%inclusion186 decks240 decks
51%synergy
Embercleave
53%inclusion126 decks240 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Enthusiastic Mechanaut
50%inclusion121 decks240 decks
47%synergy
Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
49%inclusion61 decks124 decks
49%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
49%inclusion118 decks240 decks
46%synergy
Chaos Warp
48%inclusion116 decks240 decks
14%synergy
The Reality Chip
47%inclusion113 decks240 decks
46%synergy
Profane Tutor
47%inclusion112 decks240 decks
43%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
45%inclusion105 decks235 decks
44%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
45%inclusion107 decks240 decks
43%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
45%inclusion107 decks240 decks
40%synergy
Terminate
43%inclusion102 decks240 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Akki Battle Squad
41%inclusion99 decks240 decks
41%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
36%inclusion87 decks240 decks
36%synergy
Blade of the Oni
36%inclusion86 decks240 decks
35%synergy
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
35%inclusion85 decks240 decks
32%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
35%inclusion83 decks240 decks
34%synergy
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
31%inclusion74 decks240 decks
30%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
25%inclusion61 decks240 decks
25%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
24%inclusion58 decks240 decks
20%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
24%inclusion58 decks240 decks
23%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
23%inclusion55 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Silent Arbiter
22%inclusion52 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Freya Crescent
20%inclusion24 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
17%inclusion41 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Foundry Inspector
17%inclusion41 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Rabbit Battery
16%inclusion39 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Vedalken Engineer
14%inclusion34 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
11%inclusion26 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
10%inclusion13 decks124 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Trophy Mage
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Galazeth Prismari
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Basim Ibn Ishaq
8.9%inclusion21 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.8%inclusion21 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Peerless Samurai
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Bladegraft Aspirant
7.5%inclusion18 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Deadeye Quartermaster
7.5%inclusion18 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
7.5%inclusion18 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Steelswarm Operator
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
6%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
-21%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
-5%synergy
Armory Automaton
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
41%inclusion99 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Frantic Search
41%inclusion98 decks240 decks
20%synergy
Magnetic Theft
39%inclusion94 decks240 decks
39%synergy
Bedevil
39%inclusion93 decks240 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion85 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Slip Out the Back
35%inclusion84 decks240 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Charm
31%inclusion75 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion66 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion44 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion41 decks240 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion40 decks240 decks
-14%synergy
Twinferno
17%inclusion40 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion35 decks212 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Strike
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Crosis's Charm
15%inclusion37 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
14%inclusion34 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Desynchronization
14%inclusion32 decks235 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Uniform
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
You Are Already Dead
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Fumble
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
-16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Savage Beating
11%inclusion26 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
-27%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Maestros Charm
8.8%inclusion21 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Rebel Salvo
8.8%inclusion21 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Pongify
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Scour for Scrap
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
-12%synergy
Great Train Heist
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
4%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Invoke Calamity
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fate
40%inclusion97 decks240 decks
37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion87 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Day
32%inclusion76 decks240 decks
30%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion71 decks240 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion69 decks240 decks
-15%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
29%inclusion69 decks240 decks
26%synergy
Chart a Course
28%inclusion66 decks240 decks
25%synergy
Relentless Assault
25%inclusion61 decks240 decks
24%synergy
One with the Machine
20%inclusion48 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Overpowering Attack
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
19%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
20%inclusion24 decks123 decks
19%synergy
Fabricate
19%inclusion46 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Anchor to Reality
18%inclusion43 decks240 decks
17%synergy
Slip Through Space
16%inclusion39 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Expressive Iteration
16%inclusion39 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion37 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
-7%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
-11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion29 decks240 decks
-8%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Artful Dodge
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
8%synergy
World at War
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Howl of the Horde
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Full Throttle
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Drach'Nyen
43%inclusion102 decks240 decks
41%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
42%inclusion100 decks240 decks
40%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
41%inclusion99 decks240 decks
41%synergy
Sword of the Animist
39%inclusion93 decks240 decks
37%synergy
Mithril Coat
38%inclusion92 decks240 decks
33%synergy
Unscythe, Killer of Kings
38%inclusion92 decks240 decks
38%synergy
Pact Weapon
38%inclusion90 decks240 decks
37%synergy
Winged Boots
37%inclusion88 decks240 decks
34%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
33%inclusion79 decks240 decks
30%synergy
Vorpal Sword
33%inclusion78 decks240 decks
32%synergy
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
32%inclusion77 decks240 decks
32%synergy
Mask of Riddles
32%inclusion77 decks240 decks
31%synergy
Genji Glove
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Champion's Helm
30%inclusion73 decks240 decks
29%synergy
Leyline Axe
30%inclusion57 decks188 decks
29%synergy
Argentum Armor
26%inclusion63 decks240 decks
26%synergy
Tenza, Godo's Maul
26%inclusion63 decks240 decks
26%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
25%inclusion61 decks240 decks
25%synergy
Thran Power Suit
25%inclusion60 decks240 decks
25%synergy
Buster Sword
24%inclusion30 decks123 decks
23%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
23%inclusion56 decks240 decks
23%synergy
Hexplate Wallbreaker
23%inclusion56 decks240 decks
23%synergy
Glamdring
22%inclusion53 decks240 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion49 decks240 decks
-9%synergy
Shadowspear
20%inclusion47 decks240 decks
16%synergy
The Key to the Vault
19%inclusion46 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Darksteel Plate
19%inclusion46 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
18%inclusion44 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
18%inclusion42 decks235 decks
14%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
18%inclusion42 decks240 decks
17%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
17%inclusion23 decks134 decks
16%synergy
Nettlecyst
17%inclusion40 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
17%inclusion40 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
15%inclusion37 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14%inclusion34 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Batterskull
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Haunted Cloak
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Phantom Blade
11%inclusion27 decks235 decks
11%synergy
Helm of the Host
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
11%inclusion26 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Cranial Plating
11%inclusion26 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Mask of Memory
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Blacksmith's Talent
39%inclusion88 decks226 decks
39%synergy
Aqueous Form
18%inclusion42 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Double Vision
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Firebender Ascension
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
7.5%inclusion18 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
57%inclusion136 decks240 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion64 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
22%inclusion52 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Academy Ruins
20%inclusion47 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
19%inclusion46 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion44 decks240 decks
-17%synergy
Archway of Innovation
18%inclusion42 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Seat of the Synod
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Great Furnace
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Whispers
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
-7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.5%inclusion18 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Arena of Glory
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion191 decks240 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion181 decks240 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion79 decks240 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion79 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion76 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion73 decks240 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
30%inclusion72 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion70 decks240 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
29%inclusion69 decks240 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
-6%synergy
The Aetherspark
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion26 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
The Irencrag
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
7.5%inclusion18 decks240 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
-14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion239 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Island
98%inclusion236 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion235 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion212 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
61%inclusion146 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion139 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
51%inclusion122 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion103 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Xander's Lounge
42%inclusion101 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion101 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion100 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
38%inclusion91 decks240 decks
-5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion90 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Steam Vents
30%inclusion73 decks240 decks
-15%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion69 decks240 decks
-19%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
28%inclusion67 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion67 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
28%inclusion66 decks240 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion64 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Seething Landscape
26%inclusion63 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion63 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion60 decks240 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion59 decks240 decks
-6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion56 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
23%inclusion55 decks240 decks
-8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion54 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion54 decks240 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion51 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21%inclusion51 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion51 decks240 decks
-14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion50 decks240 decks
-12%synergy
Maestros Theater
20%inclusion47 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion47 decks240 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion46 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18%inclusion44 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion42 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion40 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion40 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion33 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
11%inclusion26 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
11%inclusion26 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
-1%synergy