The Rani (Commander) - Budget 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
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Disrupt Decorum
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
69%synergy
Hot Pursuit
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Erdwal Illuminator
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
63%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
62%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
62%synergy
Renegade Silent
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
59%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
58%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
55%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
54%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Shiny Impetus
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
52%synergy
Tangletrove Kelp
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Sly Instigator
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Martha Jones
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Laurine, the Diversion
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Geode Rager
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Agitator Ant
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Frontier Warmonger
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Sontaran General
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Vislor Turlough
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Whirler Rogue
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Death Kiss
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Taunting Kobold
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Entity Tracker
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Bloodboil Sorcerer
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Senator Peacock
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Havoc Eater
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Persuasive Interrogators
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Jeering Homunculus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Whitewater Naiads
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Royal Assassin
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Coveted Peacock
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Academy Manufactor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Seifer, Balamb Rival
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Imskir Iron-Eater
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Nyssa of Traken
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Lazav, Wearer of Faces
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Junk Winder
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Farid, Enterprising Salvager
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Bedevil
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Blur
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Disruption Protocol
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Planar Incision
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Essence Scatter
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Essence Flux
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Sense
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Toxin Analysis
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Opt
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Unsummon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Reins of Power
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Deduce
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Refute
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Long River's Pull
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-24%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Blink of an Eye
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Siren's Ruse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Run Away Together
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
This Is How It Ends
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Countersquall
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Displace
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Perplexing Test
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Aura Finesse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Maestros Confluence
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Rise and Shine
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Mob Rule
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-25%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Besmirch
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Day of Black Sun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ember Island Production
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Water Whip
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Asinine Antics
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Grift
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Final Act
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Duress
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Divination
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
The Nipton Lottery
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Furnace Reins
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Haunt the Network
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Inspiring Statuary
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Thieves' Tools
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Dowsing Device
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Stone of Erech
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Wings of Hubris
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Key to the City
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Tome of Legends
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Dragonspark Reactor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerous Spyglass
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Junker
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
The Sound of Drums
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Psychic Impetus
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Popular Entertainer
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Day of the Moon
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Curse of Opulence
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Incriminating Impetus
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
25%synergy
Aqueous Form
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Gossip's Talent
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Acquired Mutation
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Heaven Sent
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Curious Inquiry
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Firebender Ascension
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Aether Tunnel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mechanized Production
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Vow of Lightning
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Public Enemy
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Invisibility
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
The Apprentice's Folly
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
The Akroan War
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Footfall Crater
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Archway of Innovation
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Access Tunnel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-30%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Signet
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Signet
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Sol Ring
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
-38%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Five Hundred Year Diary
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion32 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Temple of Deceit
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Choked Estuary
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Seething Landscape
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Malice
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Theater
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Ash Barrens
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Thriving Isle
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
River of Tears
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-28%synergy
Fiery Islet
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Oscorp Industries
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Grixis Panorama
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Isle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy