Tetsuo Umezawa (Commander) - Forced Combat

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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Vengeful Ancestor
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
99%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
99%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
99%synergy
Shiny Impetus
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
98%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
98%synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
91%synergy
Agitator Ant
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
90%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
90%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
86%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
80%synergy
Top Cards
Red Death, Shipwrecker
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
73%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Geode Rager
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Death Kiss
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Blasphemous Act
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Royal Assassin
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Life of the Party
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Jeska's Will
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Komainu Battle Armor
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Sly Instigator
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Baleful Strix
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Fatestitcher
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
The Rani
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Fumiko the Lowblood
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Taunting Kobold
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Angler Turtle
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Rathi Trapper
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Renegade Silent
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Stalking Assassin
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Jeering Homunculus
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Humble Defector
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Frost Titan
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
King's Assassin
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Frontier Warmonger
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Coveted Peacock
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Spymaster
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Niblis of the Breath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cybernetica Datasmith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Illithid Harvester
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Fog Bank
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Norritt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Emberwilde Captain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Chillbringer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tiller Engine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Myr Convert
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Backlash
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Blustersquall
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Cryptic Command
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Bedevil
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Hagra Mauling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Duplication
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Electrolyze
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Cyber Conversion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Grixis Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-28%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Silumgar's Command
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Turnabout
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Twiddle
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Adverse Conditions
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Keep Watch
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Darkness
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mutinous Massacre
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Maestros Confluence
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
63%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Sundering Eruption
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Insurrection
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Sleep
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Hidden Strings
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Cone of Cold
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Mob Rule
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Assassinate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Besmirch
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Profane Command
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Murderous Compulsion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Claim the Firstborn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Act of Treason
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Ritual of the Machine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Impede Momentum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Incendiary Command
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bloodthirsty Blade
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Bident of Thassa
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Icy Manipulator
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Amber Prison
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Ages
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Pacification Array
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Barl's Cage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Maximum Carnage
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Curse of Opulence
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Hot Pursuit
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Frozen Aether
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
The Sound of Drums
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Verity Circle
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Psychic Impetus
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Popular Entertainer
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
No Mercy
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Uphill Battle
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Day of the Moon
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
The Akroan War
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Time of Ice
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
War's Toll
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Opposition
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Revel in Riches
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Black Market
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lost in the Maze
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Protection Racket
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Collective Restraint
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Incriminating Impetus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Total War
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Onslaught
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Oubliette
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Faces of the Past
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Steal Artifact
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Flood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Quiet Contemplation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Dack Fayden
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ral Zarek
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rowan Kenrith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Field
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mines of Moria
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
High Market
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Detection Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Urborg
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-26%synergy
Hammerheim
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Access Tunnel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Signet
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Patriar's Seal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Island
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Steam Vents
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Luxury Suite
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Xander's Lounge
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Training Center
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Watery Grave
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Sundering Eruption
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Seething Landscape
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Hagra Mauling
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Raucous Theater
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Graven Cairns
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Thundering Falls
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blazemire Verge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Murky Sewer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy