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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Royal Assassin
51%inclusion70 decks136 decks
51%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
36%inclusion49 decks136 decks
36%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
32%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
31%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
30%synergy
Uphill Battle
30%inclusion41 decks136 decks
30%synergy
Frozen Aether
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
29%synergy
Backlash
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
29%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Baleful Strix
38%inclusion51 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
55%inclusion75 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
38%inclusion52 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
-13%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion41 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion41 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Shiny Impetus
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion49 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Rhystic Study
35%inclusion47 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Gamble
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Bothersome Quasit
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
26%synergy
Agitator Ant
25%inclusion34 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Fatestitcher
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
22%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
22%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Fumiko the Lowblood
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Geode Rager
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Frost Titan
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Nicol Bolas
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Death Kiss
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Stalking Assassin
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Sly Instigator
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Life of the Party
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Taunting Kobold
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Satoru Umezawa
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Rathi Trapper
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
10%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Puppeteer
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Sorceress Queen
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Nettling Imp
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Drake
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
8%synergy
The Rani
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Dragon
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Angler Turtle
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Sengir Vampire
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
King's Assassin
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Command
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
-14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Twiddle
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Terror
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Blustersquall
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Fork
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-9%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-12%synergy
Opt
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Remove Soul
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Unsummon
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Pact
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Power Sink
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Umezawa's Charm
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Capsize
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Spectacular Showdown
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion34 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Sleep
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Confluence
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
-10%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Braingeyser
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Fireball
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Bribery
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Earthquake
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Insurrection
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Mind Twist
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Freeze in Place
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Timetwister
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Disintegrate
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Icy Manipulator
24%inclusion33 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
20%inclusion27 decks136 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
14%synergy
Bident of Thassa
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Domination
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Puppet Strings
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Verity Circle
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion30 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion29 decks136 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion23 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Opulence
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Flood
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Impetus
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Control Magic
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Copy Artifact
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
8%synergy
War's Toll
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
The Sound of Drums
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Popular Entertainer
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Hot Pursuit
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Opposition
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Smoke
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Maximum Carnage
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Steal Artifact
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Dack Fayden
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion42 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
-12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Hammerheim
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Urborg
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion113 decks136 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion84 decks136 decks
-26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion65 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion55 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion53 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
36%inclusion49 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
35%inclusion47 decks136 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion42 decks136 decks
-14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
25%inclusion34 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-14%synergy
Relic of Sauron
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-12%synergy
Mox Amber
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion128 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion127 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion125 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion95 decks136 decks
-22%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
51%inclusion70 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
49%inclusion67 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
49%inclusion66 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion61 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Xander's Lounge
45%inclusion61 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
42%inclusion57 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion56 decks136 decks
-15%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion52 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion49 decks136 decks
-10%synergy
Luxury Suite
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
33%inclusion45 decks136 decks
18%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
-12%synergy
Volcanic Island
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Underground Sea
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion42 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion40 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
28%inclusion38 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Training Center
26%inclusion36 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
26%inclusion35 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
-19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
24%inclusion32 decks136 decks
-16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion25 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion20 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion15 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-2%synergy
Raucous Theater
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
10%inclusion13 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-2%synergy