The Rani (Commander) - Core

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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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Fire Nation Palace
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-8%synergy
Raven Eagle
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Day of Black Sun
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Hama, the Bloodbender
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Disrupt Decorum
80%inclusion280 decks348 decks
78%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
74%inclusion258 decks348 decks
74%synergy
Shiny Impetus
70%inclusion244 decks348 decks
68%synergy
The Sound of Drums
68%inclusion238 decks348 decks
67%synergy
Hot Pursuit
66%inclusion217 decks330 decks
65%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
64%inclusion224 decks348 decks
63%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
64%inclusion223 decks348 decks
63%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
64%inclusion223 decks348 decks
63%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
63%inclusion219 decks348 decks
62%synergy
Renegade Silent
60%inclusion208 decks348 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Kardur, Doomscourge
60%inclusion210 decks348 decks
56%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
58%inclusion203 decks348 decks
58%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
55%inclusion192 decks348 decks
54%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
54%inclusion174 decks324 decks
52%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
52%inclusion181 decks348 decks
52%synergy
Agitator Ant
50%inclusion174 decks348 decks
49%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
50%inclusion173 decks348 decks
49%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
50%inclusion173 decks348 decks
49%synergy
Academy Manufactor
49%inclusion171 decks348 decks
48%synergy
Chaos Warp
49%inclusion169 decks348 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist
49%inclusion169 decks348 decks
48%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
46%inclusion161 decks348 decks
46%synergy
Geode Rager
41%inclusion144 decks348 decks
41%synergy
Life of the Party
40%inclusion139 decks348 decks
40%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
39%inclusion136 decks348 decks
37%synergy
Erdwal Illuminator
39%inclusion134 decks348 decks
38%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
37%inclusion106 decks285 decks
35%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
37%inclusion123 decks331 decks
37%synergy
Sly Instigator
37%inclusion129 decks348 decks
37%synergy
Death Kiss
37%inclusion128 decks348 decks
36%synergy
Entity Tracker
35%inclusion91 decks258 decks
34%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
34%inclusion119 decks348 decks
8%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
34%inclusion119 decks348 decks
34%synergy
Martha Jones
32%inclusion113 decks348 decks
32%synergy
Slicer, Hired Muscle
31%inclusion108 decks348 decks
30%synergy
Laurine, the Diversion
29%inclusion102 decks348 decks
29%synergy
Tangletrove Kelp
28%inclusion94 decks331 decks
28%synergy
Sontaran General
28%inclusion98 decks348 decks
28%synergy
Vislor Turlough
27%inclusion95 decks348 decks
27%synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
26%inclusion89 decks348 decks
25%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
22%inclusion78 decks348 decks
19%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
22%inclusion77 decks348 decks
21%synergy
Frontier Warmonger
21%inclusion73 decks348 decks
21%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
20%inclusion70 decks348 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion69 decks348 decks
6%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
20%inclusion65 decks332 decks
18%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion63 decks348 decks
15%synergy
Displacer Kitten
18%inclusion61 decks348 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion60 decks348 decks
13%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
17%inclusion58 decks348 decks
14%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
16%inclusion56 decks348 decks
16%synergy
Auton Soldier
15%inclusion53 decks348 decks
12%synergy
Havoc Eater
15%inclusion50 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Bloodboil Sorcerer
15%inclusion52 decks348 decks
14%synergy
Ashiok's Reaper
15%inclusion51 decks348 decks
14%synergy
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
15%inclusion47 decks324 decks
14%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
13%inclusion46 decks348 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion45 decks348 decks
3%synergy
Farid, Enterprising Salvager
13%inclusion45 decks348 decks
12%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
12%inclusion42 decks348 decks
12%synergy
Taunting Kobold
12%inclusion41 decks348 decks
12%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
11%inclusion40 decks348 decks
11%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
11%inclusion37 decks348 decks
9%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
10%inclusion32 decks314 decks
10%synergy
Marionette Master
10%inclusion34 decks348 decks
8%synergy
Nyssa of Traken
8.9%inclusion31 decks348 decks
9%synergy
Junk Winder
8.9%inclusion31 decks348 decks
9%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
8.8%inclusion11 decks125 decks
9%synergy
Depthshaker Titan
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
8.6%inclusion27 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
39%inclusion137 decks348 decks
-5%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion111 decks348 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion101 decks348 decks
0%synergy
Bedevil
26%inclusion91 decks348 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion88 decks348 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion87 decks348 decks
-3%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
24%inclusion85 decks348 decks
18%synergy
Essence Flux
22%inclusion76 decks348 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Charm
20%inclusion68 decks348 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion67 decks348 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion47 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion60 decks348 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
15%inclusion52 decks348 decks
13%synergy
Reins of Power
14%inclusion48 decks348 decks
13%synergy
Planar Incision
14%inclusion48 decks348 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion34 decks261 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion45 decks348 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion44 decks348 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion42 decks348 decks
9%synergy
Blur
11%inclusion39 decks348 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion33 decks296 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion31 decks296 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion35 decks348 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
9.2%inclusion32 decks348 decks
9%synergy
Cyber Conversion
8.6%inclusion30 decks348 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion29 decks348 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
8.0%inclusion28 decks348 decks
-10%synergy
Pongify
7.8%inclusion27 decks348 decks
1%synergy
This Is How It Ends
7.8%inclusion27 decks348 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.2%inclusion25 decks348 decks
3%synergy
Demand Answers
6.9%inclusion24 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.9%inclusion24 decks348 decks
6%synergy
Domineering Will
5.7%inclusion20 decks348 decks
5%synergy
Displace
5.7%inclusion20 decks348 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
5.5%inclusion19 decks348 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.1%inclusion15 decks296 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion165 decks348 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion158 decks348 decks
15%synergy
Maestros Confluence
33%inclusion115 decks348 decks
32%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
31%inclusion108 decks348 decks
31%synergy
Mob Rule
24%inclusion83 decks348 decks
21%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
21%inclusion72 decks348 decks
20%synergy
Rise and Shine
20%inclusion69 decks348 decks
19%synergy
Insurrection
19%inclusion67 decks348 decks
17%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
18%inclusion62 decks348 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion46 decks348 decks
-4%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion36 decks348 decks
-11%synergy
Asinine Antics
8.3%inclusion29 decks348 decks
8%synergy
Blood Money
8.3%inclusion29 decks348 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.1%inclusion24 decks296 decks
6%synergy
Besmirch
8.0%inclusion28 decks348 decks
8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.0%inclusion28 decks348 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
7.5%inclusion26 decks348 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.9%inclusion16 decks233 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion22 decks348 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion21 decks348 decks
0%synergy
Ponder
5.7%inclusion20 decks348 decks
-3%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
5.7%inclusion20 decks348 decks
4%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
5.7%inclusion20 decks348 decks
2%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.2%inclusion18 decks348 decks
3%synergy
Reverse Engineer
5.2%inclusion18 decks348 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Inspiring Statuary
36%inclusion127 decks348 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion110 decks348 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion101 decks348 decks
3%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
27%inclusion93 decks348 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion77 decks348 decks
9%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
20%inclusion70 decks348 decks
18%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
18%inclusion62 decks348 decks
14%synergy
Blade of Selves
12%inclusion41 decks348 decks
9%synergy
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion35 decks348 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
8.9%inclusion31 decks348 decks
8%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.6%inclusion23 decks348 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Parasitic Impetus
46%inclusion161 decks348 decks
46%synergy
Curse of Opulence
41%inclusion143 decks348 decks
38%synergy
Day of the Moon
41%inclusion142 decks348 decks
40%synergy
Psychic Impetus
40%inclusion140 decks348 decks
40%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion124 decks348 decks
22%synergy
Popular Entertainer
31%inclusion109 decks348 decks
31%synergy
Incriminating Impetus
31%inclusion101 decks331 decks
30%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
24%inclusion30 decks124 decks
24%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
22%inclusion78 decks348 decks
20%synergy
Acquired Mutation
20%inclusion66 decks324 decks
20%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
16%inclusion54 decks348 decks
14%synergy
Gossip's Talent
14%inclusion38 decks280 decks
13%synergy
Maximum Carnage
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
8.9%inclusion31 decks348 decks
8%synergy
Clan Crafter
8.6%inclusion30 decks348 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.6%inclusion30 decks348 decks
-2%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.0%inclusion28 decks348 decks
3%synergy
Vow of Lightning
7.8%inclusion27 decks348 decks
8%synergy
Storm the Vault
7.2%inclusion25 decks348 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
6.9%inclusion24 decks348 decks
5%synergy
Mechanized Production
6.6%inclusion23 decks348 decks
1%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.6%inclusion23 decks348 decks
5%synergy
Public Enemy
5.7%inclusion20 decks348 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
5.5%inclusion19 decks348 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion118 decks348 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion96 decks348 decks
-8%synergy
Archway of Innovation
24%inclusion69 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion81 decks348 decks
-1%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
19%inclusion67 decks348 decks
19%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
16%inclusion57 decks348 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion34 decks348 decks
1%synergy
Access Tunnel
9.5%inclusion33 decks348 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.0%inclusion28 decks348 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.9%inclusion24 decks348 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.9%inclusion24 decks348 decks
-9%synergy
Arena of Glory
6.5%inclusion19 decks294 decks
2%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
5.5%inclusion19 decks348 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.5%inclusion19 decks348 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.5%inclusion19 decks348 decks
-9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.2%inclusion18 decks348 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion322 decks348 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion291 decks348 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion215 decks348 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion193 decks348 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion190 decks348 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion167 decks348 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion161 decks348 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion160 decks348 decks
8%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
43%inclusion151 decks348 decks
42%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion138 decks348 decks
4%synergy
Five Hundred Year Diary
34%inclusion117 decks348 decks
33%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion78 decks348 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion76 decks348 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion53 decks348 decks
-6%synergy
Relic of Sauron
12%inclusion41 decks348 decks
-8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.3%inclusion29 decks348 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.6%inclusion23 decks348 decks
-9%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
5.2%inclusion18 decks348 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion345 decks348 decks
8%synergy
Island
99%inclusion345 decks348 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion344 decks348 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion326 decks348 decks
2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
71%inclusion246 decks348 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
69%inclusion239 decks348 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion177 decks348 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion177 decks348 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
49%inclusion172 decks348 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
44%inclusion153 decks348 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion152 decks348 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion148 decks348 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion135 decks348 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion133 decks348 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Ridge
37%inclusion128 decks348 decks
15%synergy
Xander's Lounge
36%inclusion125 decks348 decks
-5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion122 decks348 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
34%inclusion118 decks348 decks
19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion114 decks348 decks
22%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion96 decks294 decks
15%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
31%inclusion107 decks348 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion103 decks348 decks
-2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion101 decks348 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion96 decks348 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
27%inclusion95 decks348 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion93 decks348 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion93 decks348 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion91 decks348 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
26%inclusion89 decks348 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion89 decks348 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion86 decks348 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion86 decks348 decks
-21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion75 decks348 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
22%inclusion75 decks348 decks
-11%synergy
Luxury Suite
21%inclusion74 decks348 decks
-11%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion73 decks348 decks
-6%synergy
Maestros Theater
20%inclusion70 decks348 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion68 decks348 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion67 decks348 decks
-15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion64 decks348 decks
-14%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion59 decks348 decks
-17%synergy
Fiery Islet
16%inclusion57 decks348 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion55 decks348 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion50 decks348 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion48 decks348 decks
2%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
14%inclusion47 decks348 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion46 decks348 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion45 decks348 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion45 decks348 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion42 decks348 decks
2%synergy