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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Irma, Part-Time Mutant
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Fast Forward
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
April, Reporter of the Weird
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Tempestra, Dame of Games
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Disrupt Decorum
79%inclusion272 decks346 decks
77%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
72%inclusion250 decks346 decks
72%synergy
Hot Pursuit
68%inclusion235 decks346 decks
68%synergy
Shiny Impetus
68%inclusion235 decks346 decks
66%synergy
The Sound of Drums
66%inclusion228 decks346 decks
65%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
62%inclusion215 decks346 decks
61%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
61%inclusion210 decks346 decks
60%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
60%inclusion209 decks346 decks
60%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
59%inclusion203 decks346 decks
58%synergy
Renegade Silent
58%inclusion202 decks346 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Kardur, Doomscourge
58%inclusion200 decks346 decks
53%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
57%inclusion197 decks346 decks
56%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
52%inclusion179 decks346 decks
51%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
51%inclusion178 decks346 decks
50%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
50%inclusion173 decks346 decks
50%synergy
Chaos Warp
49%inclusion168 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Academy Manufactor
48%inclusion167 decks346 decks
47%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
48%inclusion166 decks346 decks
47%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
47%inclusion161 decks346 decks
46%synergy
Agitator Ant
46%inclusion159 decks346 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist
46%inclusion158 decks346 decks
45%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
45%inclusion156 decks346 decks
44%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
40%inclusion130 decks324 decks
39%synergy
Life of the Party
38%inclusion133 decks346 decks
38%synergy
Geode Rager
38%inclusion130 decks346 decks
37%synergy
Erdwal Illuminator
37%inclusion128 decks346 decks
37%synergy
Entity Tracker
36%inclusion108 decks297 decks
35%synergy
Death Kiss
36%inclusion124 decks346 decks
36%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
36%inclusion124 decks346 decks
34%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
35%inclusion122 decks346 decks
35%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
35%inclusion121 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Sly Instigator
34%inclusion118 decks346 decks
34%synergy
Martha Jones
32%inclusion110 decks346 decks
32%synergy
Slicer, Hired Muscle
32%inclusion110 decks346 decks
31%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
31%inclusion108 decks346 decks
31%synergy
Tangletrove Kelp
29%inclusion99 decks346 decks
28%synergy
Vislor Turlough
27%inclusion94 decks346 decks
27%synergy
Sontaran General
26%inclusion90 decks346 decks
26%synergy
Laurine, the Diversion
26%inclusion89 decks346 decks
26%synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
23%inclusion81 decks346 decks
23%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
23%inclusion78 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
21%inclusion74 decks346 decks
21%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
20%inclusion70 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
19%inclusion67 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
18%inclusion64 decks346 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion63 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Displacer Kitten
18%inclusion63 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Frontier Warmonger
18%inclusion62 decks346 decks
18%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion57 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
16%inclusion54 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion54 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
15%inclusion51 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
14%inclusion50 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Auton Soldier
14%inclusion49 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Havoc Eater
13%inclusion45 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Bloodboil Sorcerer
13%inclusion45 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Ashiok's Reaper
12%inclusion42 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
12%inclusion42 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Farid, Enterprising Salvager
12%inclusion41 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Taunting Kobold
12%inclusion41 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
11%inclusion38 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
11%inclusion37 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
11%inclusion37 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
11%inclusion37 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Marionette Master
10%inclusion34 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
8.9%inclusion15 decks169 decks
9%synergy
Nyssa of Traken
8.4%inclusion29 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
42%inclusion147 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion109 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion97 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion94 decks346 decks
-3%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion87 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
24%inclusion84 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Flux
23%inclusion80 decks346 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion78 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
23%inclusion78 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion59 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion65 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Reins of Power
17%inclusion59 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
16%inclusion55 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion53 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion48 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion40 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Planar Incision
13%inclusion46 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion42 decks335 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion39 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion36 decks335 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion37 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Blur
10%inclusion36 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
9.0%inclusion31 decks346 decks
-10%synergy
Cyber Conversion
8.4%inclusion29 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
8.4%inclusion29 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7.8%inclusion27 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Mirrorform
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
This Is How It Ends
6.9%inclusion24 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.6%inclusion23 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.6%inclusion23 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
5.8%inclusion20 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Displace
5.8%inclusion20 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Domineering Will
5.5%inclusion19 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
-12%synergy
Return the Favor
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion155 decks346 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion147 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Maestros Confluence
32%inclusion110 decks346 decks
31%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
29%inclusion102 decks346 decks
29%synergy
Mob Rule
24%inclusion83 decks346 decks
22%synergy
Rise and Shine
20%inclusion70 decks346 decks
20%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
19%inclusion66 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Insurrection
19%inclusion65 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
16%inclusion54 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion45 decks346 decks
-3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion37 decks346 decks
-10%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
10%inclusion13 decks131 decks
8%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.4%inclusion29 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Asinine Antics
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.8%inclusion26 decks335 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Besmirch
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.2%inclusion25 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Ember Island Production
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
6.6%inclusion23 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Blood Money
6.4%inclusion22 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion17 decks272 decks
0%synergy
Ponder
5.8%inclusion20 decks346 decks
-3%synergy
Preordain
5.5%inclusion19 decks346 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Inspiring Statuary
36%inclusion124 decks346 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion106 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion96 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
27%inclusion94 decks346 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion71 decks346 decks
9%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
20%inclusion70 decks346 decks
18%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
18%inclusion64 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Blade of Selves
10%inclusion35 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Bident of Thassa
9.0%inclusion31 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.6%inclusion23 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.5%inclusion21 decks324 decks
2%synergy
Thieves' Tools
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Parasitic Impetus
42%inclusion145 decks346 decks
41%synergy
Curse of Opulence
42%inclusion144 decks346 decks
38%synergy
Day of the Moon
39%inclusion134 decks346 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Impetus
37%inclusion127 decks346 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion126 decks346 decks
23%synergy
Incriminating Impetus
30%inclusion104 decks346 decks
30%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
28%inclusion47 decks168 decks
28%synergy
Popular Entertainer
27%inclusion92 decks346 decks
26%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
22%inclusion77 decks346 decks
20%synergy
Acquired Mutation
18%inclusion64 decks346 decks
18%synergy
Gossip's Talent
14%inclusion44 decks319 decks
13%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
14%inclusion47 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Maximum Carnage
10%inclusion11 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Aqueous Form
10%inclusion34 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
9.0%inclusion31 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Mechanized Production
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Vow of Lightning
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.5%inclusion26 decks346 decks
-3%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
7.2%inclusion25 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Storm the Vault
6.6%inclusion23 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.4%inclusion22 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Public Enemy
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Clan Crafter
5.8%inclusion20 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.5%inclusion19 decks346 decks
-6%synergy
No Mercy
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion118 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion91 decks346 decks
-9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion86 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Archway of Innovation
24%inclusion81 decks331 decks
22%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
19%inclusion65 decks346 decks
18%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
16%inclusion56 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion31 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Access Tunnel
8.7%inclusion30 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.8%inclusion27 decks346 decks
-8%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.5%inclusion25 decks333 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.9%inclusion24 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.6%inclusion23 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.1%inclusion21 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion320 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion285 decks346 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion216 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion191 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion190 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion166 decks346 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion161 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion158 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
41%inclusion141 decks346 decks
40%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion140 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Five Hundred Year Diary
32%inclusion109 decks346 decks
31%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion71 decks346 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion67 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion48 decks346 decks
-6%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion39 decks346 decks
-8%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.4%inclusion29 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
-9%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
5.2%inclusion18 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion342 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion342 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion340 decks346 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion325 decks346 decks
2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
70%inclusion241 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
68%inclusion237 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
53%inclusion182 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
48%inclusion166 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion166 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
47%inclusion161 decks346 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion159 decks346 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
44%inclusion152 decks346 decks
19%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion136 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion133 decks346 decks
14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
37%inclusion128 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Xander's Lounge
35%inclusion122 decks346 decks
-5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion118 decks346 decks
22%synergy
Seething Landscape
32%inclusion107 decks333 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion108 decks346 decks
17%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
31%inclusion106 decks346 decks
21%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
31%inclusion106 decks346 decks
16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion101 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
29%inclusion100 decks346 decks
-16%synergy
Steam Vents
29%inclusion99 decks346 decks
-16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion98 decks346 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
28%inclusion97 decks346 decks
-19%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion96 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion95 decks346 decks
0%synergy
Training Center
27%inclusion93 decks346 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion91 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion87 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
25%inclusion86 decks346 decks
13%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion83 decks346 decks
-7%synergy
Morphic Pool
24%inclusion82 decks346 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion77 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion74 decks346 decks
-6%synergy
Maestros Theater
21%inclusion73 decks346 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion72 decks346 decks
-14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion67 decks346 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion65 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion64 decks346 decks
-16%synergy
Fiery Islet
16%inclusion55 decks346 decks
11%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion50 decks346 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion49 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion48 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion47 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion46 decks346 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion45 decks346 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion44 decks346 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion42 decks335 decks
3%synergy