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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Disrupt Decorum
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
72%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
70%synergy
Renegade Silent
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Shiny Impetus
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
64%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
62%synergy
Erdwal Illuminator
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
60%synergy
Hot Pursuit
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
60%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
57%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Sly Instigator
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Martha Jones
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Laurine, the Diversion
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%synergy
The Sound of Drums
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Agitator Ant
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Tangletrove Kelp
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Negate
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Geode Rager
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Kardur, Doomscourge
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Sontaran General
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Frontier Warmonger
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Vislor Turlough
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Death Kiss
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Bloodboil Sorcerer
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Whirler Rogue
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Entity Tracker
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Senator Peacock
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Baleful Strix
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Taunting Kobold
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Mm'menon, Uthros Exile
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Coveted Peacock
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Havoc Eater
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Depthshaker Titan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Junk Winder
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Farid, Enterprising Salvager
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Royal Assassin
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Academy Manufactor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Persuasive Interrogators
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok's Reaper
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fear of Impostors
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Jeering Homunculus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Lazav, Wearer of Faces
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Slither Blade
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Resculpt
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Reality Shift
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Bedevil
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Planar Incision
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Blur
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Disruption Protocol
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Deduce
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Opt
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
This Is How It Ends
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Unsummon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Toxin Analysis
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Domineering Will
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Confounding Riddle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Secrets of the Key
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Essence Flux
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Supreme Will
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Displace
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Aura Finesse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
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
Costly Plunder
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
You Come to a River
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Confirm Suspicions
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Wash Away
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Into the Roil
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Geistwave
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Offering
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Spectacular Showdown
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Maestros Confluence
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Rise and Shine
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Villainous Wrath
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Mob Rule
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-26%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Besmirch
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Enigma
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Asinine Antics
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Grift
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Secrets
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Call for Aid
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Universal Surveillance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Reverse Engineer
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Insurrection
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Blood Money
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Furnace Reins
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Atomic Microsizer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Thieves' Tools
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Bident of Thassa
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Key to the City
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Dragonspark Reactor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Wings of Hubris
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Impetus
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Day of the Moon
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Popular Entertainer
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Incriminating Impetus
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Curse of Opulence
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Gossip's Talent
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Maximum Carnage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Acquired Mutation
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Aqueous Form
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Curious Inquiry
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Mechanized Production
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
The Akroan War
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Invisibility
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Aether Tunnel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Vow of Lightning
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
Heaven Sent
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Witness Protection
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Public Enemy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Lord Skitter's Blessing
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
The Apprentice's Folly
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Archway of Innovation
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Access Tunnel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Signet
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Sol Ring
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
-36%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Five Hundred Year Diary
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-28%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%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
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Evolving Wilds
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Seething Landscape
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Malice
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Ash Barrens
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Maestros Theater
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-24%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Islet
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Grixis Panorama
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Peak
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy