Tetsuo Umezawa (Commander)

Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
How Fun Are All of the Grixis Commanders?
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Deluge Virtuoso
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Flashback
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Royal Assassin
53%inclusion78 decks148 decks
52%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
39%inclusion57 decks148 decks
38%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
34%inclusion51 decks148 decks
32%synergy
Uphill Battle
32%inclusion48 decks148 decks
32%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
31%inclusion46 decks148 decks
31%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
31%inclusion46 decks148 decks
30%synergy
Frozen Aether
30%inclusion44 decks148 decks
30%synergy
Shiny Impetus
31%inclusion46 decks148 decks
29%synergy
Backlash
28%inclusion42 decks148 decks
28%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
32%inclusion48 decks148 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
58%inclusion86 decks148 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion57 decks148 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
36%inclusion54 decks148 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion51 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion50 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion50 decks148 decks
-10%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion49 decks148 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion49 decks148 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion49 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion48 decks148 decks
-5%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion48 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Rhystic Study
31%inclusion46 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion29 decks148 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion28 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion24 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion23 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion18 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion15 decks148 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
28%inclusion42 decks148 decks
1%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
26%inclusion39 decks148 decks
25%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
25%inclusion37 decks148 decks
24%synergy
Agitator Ant
24%inclusion36 decks148 decks
24%synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
24%inclusion35 decks148 decks
23%synergy
Fatestitcher
24%inclusion35 decks148 decks
23%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
24%inclusion35 decks148 decks
22%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
23%inclusion34 decks148 decks
22%synergy
Fumiko the Lowblood
23%inclusion34 decks148 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion33 decks148 decks
10%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
22%inclusion33 decks148 decks
22%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
18%inclusion27 decks148 decks
17%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
18%inclusion27 decks148 decks
18%synergy
Frost Titan
17%inclusion25 decks148 decks
17%synergy
Geode Rager
15%inclusion22 decks148 decks
15%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
14%inclusion21 decks148 decks
14%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
14%inclusion21 decks148 decks
13%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion21 decks148 decks
14%synergy
Death Kiss
14%inclusion20 decks148 decks
13%synergy
Puppeteer
14%inclusion20 decks148 decks
13%synergy
Sly Instigator
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
13%synergy
Nicol Bolas
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Stalking Assassin
12%inclusion18 decks148 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion17 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Rathi Trapper
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Sorceress Queen
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Satoru Umezawa
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
10%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Life of the Party
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Taunting Kobold
10%inclusion15 decks148 decks
10%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Drake
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Angler Turtle
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
9%synergy
The Rani
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Nettling Imp
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Dragon
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Sengir Vampire
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
7%synergy
King's Assassin
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion45 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion40 decks148 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion39 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion38 decks148 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion34 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion28 decks148 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion26 decks148 decks
-13%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion24 decks148 decks
-3%synergy
Cryptic Command
16%inclusion23 decks148 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion22 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Twiddle
14%inclusion21 decks148 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion21 decks148 decks
-5%synergy
Fork
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion18 decks148 decks
-6%synergy
Blustersquall
12%inclusion18 decks148 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion18 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Terror
11%inclusion17 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion15 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion15 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
-13%synergy
Remove Soul
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
-11%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Opt
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Umezawa's Charm
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Power Sink
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
26%inclusion39 decks148 decks
10%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
24%inclusion36 decks148 decks
24%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
23%inclusion34 decks148 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion34 decks148 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion28 decks148 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion26 decks148 decks
-3%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion21 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion21 decks148 decks
-9%synergy
Sleep
14%inclusion21 decks148 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
-7%synergy
Maestros Confluence
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
12%synergy
Braingeyser
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
-1%synergy
Fireball
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Earthquake
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Mind Twist
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
1%synergy
Insurrection
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Freeze in Place
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
-10%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
-1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Timetwister
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Winds of Change
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Icy Manipulator
22%inclusion32 decks148 decks
22%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
20%inclusion30 decks148 decks
20%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
14%inclusion21 decks148 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
14%inclusion21 decks148 decks
13%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
0%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Howling Mine
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Domination
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Puppet Strings
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
26%inclusion39 decks148 decks
12%synergy
Verity Circle
25%inclusion37 decks148 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion36 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion33 decks148 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion29 decks148 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion29 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
16%inclusion23 decks148 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Opulence
14%inclusion21 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Flood
14%inclusion21 decks148 decks
14%synergy
Psychic Impetus
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
12%synergy
Control Magic
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
10%inclusion15 decks148 decks
10%synergy
The Sound of Drums
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Greed
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
9%synergy
War's Toll
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Hot Pursuit
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
-4%synergy
Smoke
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Popular Entertainer
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
-4%synergy
Opposition
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Maximum Carnage
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Mana Flare
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Steal Artifact
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
12%inclusion18 decks148 decks
12%synergy
Dack Fayden
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion51 decks148 decks
10%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion31 decks148 decks
19%synergy
Maze of Ith
18%inclusion27 decks148 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion27 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion24 decks148 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
-23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
-9%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion17 decks148 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Hammerheim
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.4%inclusion11 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Urborg
6.1%inclusion9 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion124 decks148 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion96 decks148 decks
-23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
47%inclusion69 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion63 decks148 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion62 decks148 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
37%inclusion55 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion54 decks148 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
36%inclusion53 decks148 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion48 decks148 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
23%inclusion34 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion24 decks148 decks
-3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
14%inclusion20 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
-2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.1%inclusion12 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
-15%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.4%inclusion8 decks148 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
96%inclusion142 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion142 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion140 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion108 decks148 decks
-19%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
53%inclusion79 decks148 decks
1%synergy
Watery Grave
47%inclusion70 decks148 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
47%inclusion69 decks148 decks
1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
45%inclusion67 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
44%inclusion65 decks148 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion64 decks148 decks
-13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
39%inclusion57 decks148 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion57 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion53 decks148 decks
1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
35%inclusion52 decks148 decks
-10%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion49 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion48 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
32%inclusion47 decks148 decks
16%synergy
Volcanic Island
31%inclusion46 decks148 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion45 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Underground Sea
30%inclusion44 decks148 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion43 decks148 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion42 decks148 decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion40 decks148 decks
-5%synergy
Training Center
26%inclusion38 decks148 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
26%inclusion38 decks148 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion37 decks148 decks
-14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion36 decks148 decks
-18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
21%inclusion31 decks148 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion31 decks148 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion28 decks148 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion23 decks148 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion23 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion23 decks148 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
16%inclusion23 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion22 decks148 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion22 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion21 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion20 decks148 decks
-8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion19 decks148 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion18 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
12%inclusion18 decks148 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion15 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Graven Cairns
10%inclusion15 decks148 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion15 decks148 decks
-2%synergy
Raucous Theater
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
-1%synergy
Thundering Falls
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
-1%synergy
Oscorp Industries
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
-4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
-2%synergy