Tetsuo Umezawa (Commander)

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Fire Nation Palace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
North Pole Patrol
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Zuko, Conflicted
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Yuyan Archers
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Royal Assassin
53%inclusion69 decks131 decks
52%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
33%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
30%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
31%inclusion41 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
29%synergy
Uphill Battle
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
27%synergy
Backlash
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
27%synergy
Frozen Aether
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
27%synergy
Shiny Impetus
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
26%synergy
Baleful Strix
35%inclusion46 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
53%inclusion69 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
38%inclusion50 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
31%inclusion41 decks131 decks
-14%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion38 decks131 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion38 decks131 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Chaos Warp
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
39%inclusion51 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion47 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Bothersome Quasit
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
23%synergy
Agitator Ant
23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Fatestitcher
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Fumiko the Lowblood
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
21%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
20%inclusion26 decks131 decks
19%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
19%inclusion24 decks129 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
18%inclusion23 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Frost Titan
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Nicol Bolas
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Death Kiss
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Geode Rager
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Stalking Assassin
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Sly Instigator
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Life of the Party
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Clone
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Satoru Umezawa
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Rathi Trapper
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Taunting Kobold
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Puppeteer
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
10%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Sorceress Queen
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Dragon
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Nettling Imp
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Angler Turtle
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Avatar of Woe
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Drake
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
The Rani
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Notion Thief
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
26%inclusion34 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Cryptic Command
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
-7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Twiddle
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
-14%synergy
Terror
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
-5%synergy
Blustersquall
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Fork
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Opt
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Power Sink
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-12%synergy
Darkness
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Umezawa's Charm
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Remove Soul
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Spectacular Showdown
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
25%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion31 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
23%inclusion30 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion21 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Sleep
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
-6%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
-10%synergy
Maestros Confluence
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Braingeyser
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Fireball
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Earthquake
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Bribery
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Insurrection
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Freeze in Place
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Timetwister
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Mind Twist
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
-11%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Recall
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Disintegrate
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Winds of Change
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion36 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Icy Manipulator
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
22%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
14%synergy
Bident of Thassa
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-5%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Domination
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Puppet Strings
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Verity Circle
24%inclusion32 decks131 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion28 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Opulence
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
15%synergy
No Mercy
15%inclusion19 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Impetus
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Control Magic
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Flood
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
4%synergy
War's Toll
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Maximum Carnage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Steal Artifact
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Smoke
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Popular Entertainer
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Opposition
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Hot Pursuit
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
The Sound of Drums
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Power Artifact
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Dack Fayden
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion25 decks131 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
-11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
-25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Hammerheim
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Urborg
6.9%inclusion9 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion109 decks131 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion80 decks131 decks
-27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
47%inclusion62 decks131 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion49 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
37%inclusion49 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Signet
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion43 decks131 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
-15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
-6%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
-14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion123 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion122 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion119 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion90 decks131 decks
-23%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
53%inclusion69 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
48%inclusion63 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
47%inclusion62 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion59 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
44%inclusion57 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion53 decks131 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion51 decks131 decks
-18%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion49 decks131 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion46 decks131 decks
-11%synergy
Luxury Suite
34%inclusion44 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion43 decks131 decks
-12%synergy
Badlands
31%inclusion41 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Volcanic Island
31%inclusion40 decks131 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion39 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion38 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion38 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Morphic Pool
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Training Center
27%inclusion35 decks131 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
26%inclusion34 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion33 decks131 decks
-17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
22%inclusion29 decks131 decks
-18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion24 decks131 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion22 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion20 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
-11%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
14%inclusion18 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion17 decks131 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.2%inclusion12 decks131 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion10 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
Raucous Theater
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-4%synergy
Thundering Falls
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
-2%synergy