Tetsuo, Imperial Champion (Commander) - Expensive 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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Masterful Flourish
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
78%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
73%synergy
Embercleave
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
73%synergy
Heiko Yamazaki, the General
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
69%synergy
Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
69%synergy
Godo, Bandit Warlord
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
65%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
62%synergy
Basilisk Collar
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Ancestral Vision
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Academy Ruins
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Mithril Coat
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Akki Battle Squad
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Profane Tutor
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Chaos Warp
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
18%synergy
The Reality Chip
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Creatures
Brass Squire
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Lizard Blades
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Enthusiastic Mechanaut
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Blade of the Oni
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Silent Arbiter
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Rabbit Battery
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Galazeth Prismari
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Armory Automaton
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Bladegraft Aspirant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Nezumi Bladeblesser
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Basim Ibn Ishaq
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Freya Crescent
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Akki Ronin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Upriser Renegade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Peerless Samurai
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Trophy Mage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Shagrat, Loot Bearer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Iizuka the Ruthless
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Engineer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Reinforced Ronin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Zuko, Firebending Master
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Barret Wallace
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Steelswarm Operator
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Man 2099
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hazoret, Godseeker
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Magnetic Theft
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Rakdos Charm
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Desynchronization
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Strike
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Fumble
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Savage Beating
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Counterflux
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Crosis's Charm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Overkill
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Nexus of Fate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Opt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Murder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Twinferno
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
You Are Already Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Charm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Command
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-29%synergy
Great Train Heist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Scour for Scrap
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Stolen Uniform
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Divert Disaster
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Wheel of Fate
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Relentless Assault
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Seize the Day
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Overpowering Attack
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
World at War
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Anchor to Reality
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Fabricate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Chart a Course
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Artful Dodge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Slip Through Space
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Full Throttle
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Splinter's Technique
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Goldwardens' Gambit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Time Warp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
One with the Machine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Serum Visions
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spoils
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sozin's Comet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Circle of Power
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Buster Sword
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Genji Glove
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
44%synergy
Vorpal Sword
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Shadowspear
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Sword of the Animist
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Winged Boots
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Drach'Nyen
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Hexplate Wallbreaker
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Mask of Riddles
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Unscythe, Killer of Kings
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Thran Power Suit
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Leyline Axe
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
24%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Pact Weapon
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Champion's Helm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Tenza, Godo's Maul
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Glamdring
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Argentum Armor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
The Key to the Vault
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Scythe of the Wretched
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Nettlecyst
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Helm of the Host
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Wand of Orcus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Darksteel Plate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mask of Memory
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Improvised Arsenal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Deathrender
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Colossus Hammer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Bilbo's Ring
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Kusari-Gama
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Blacksmith's Talent
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Aggravated Assault
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Aqueous Form
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Rune of Mortality
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Carry Away
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Combat Research
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Vanishing
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Rising of the Day
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Firebender Ascension
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Seat of the Synod
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Inventors' Fair
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Command Beacon
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Great Furnace
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Vault of Whispers
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Archway of Innovation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Clinic
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
The Black Gate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
The Aetherspark
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Mox Opal
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Signet
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Signet
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Island
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Swamp
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Volcanic Island
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Polluted Delta
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Badlands
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Steam Vents
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Underground Sea
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Watery Grave
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Blood Crypt
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Training Center
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Luxury Suite
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Morphic Pool
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Thundering Falls
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Oscorp Industries
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Mana Confluence
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
City of Brass
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-26%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy