The Rani (Commander) - Core Forced Combat

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Waterbender Ascension
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Firebender Ascension
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Disrupt Decorum
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
78%synergy
Hot Pursuit
74%inclusion40 decks54 decks
74%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
72%synergy
Shiny Impetus
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
68%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
66%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
64%synergy
The Sound of Drums
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
60%synergy
Renegade Silent
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
57%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
54%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
51%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
47%synergy
Agitator Ant
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
46%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Academy Manufactor
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Entity Tracker
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Erdwal Illuminator
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Martha Jones
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Tangletrove Kelp
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Life of the Party
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Geode Rager
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Sly Instigator
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Laurine, the Diversion
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Vislor Turlough
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Sontaran General
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Death Kiss
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Slicer, Hired Muscle
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Auton Soldier
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Havoc Eater
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Displacer Kitten
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Nyssa of Traken
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Doomwake Giant
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Taunting Kobold
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Frontier Warmonger
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Ashiok's Reaper
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Thought Monitor
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Rootwater Matriarch
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Senator Peacock
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Farid, Enterprising Salvager
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Depthshaker Titan
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Protean Thaumaturge
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Terminate
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Essence Flux
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Planar Incision
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Demand Answers
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Cyber Conversion
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Blur
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in the Loch
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Aura Finesse
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
This Is How It Ends
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Fumble
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Confluence
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Blasphemous Act
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Mob Rule
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Rise and Shine
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Insurrection
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Blood Money
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-16%synergy
Besmirch
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Asinine Antics
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Fatal Grudge
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Grift
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Prisoner's Dilemma
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Inspiring Statuary
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Paper
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Blade of Selves
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Thieves' Tools
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Assault Suit
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Junker
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Ransom Note
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Winged Boots
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Tempting Contract
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Curse of Opulence
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Psychic Impetus
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Day of the Moon
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Incriminating Impetus
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Popular Entertainer
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Acquired Mutation
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Aqueous Form
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Clan Crafter
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Gossip's Talent
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Mechanized Production
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Oubliette
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Aether Tunnel
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Heaven Sent
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Public Enemy
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Cloak of Mists
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Curious Inquiry
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Vow of Flight
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Vow of Lightning
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Bedlam
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Archway of Innovation
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-21%synergy
Access Tunnel
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion49 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion46 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Five Hundred Year Diary
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion54 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion54 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion53 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion51 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Choked Estuary
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Seething Landscape
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
22%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Watery Grave
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Steam Vents
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Maestros Theater
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Luxury Suite
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Training Center
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Morphic Pool
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Fiery Islet
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Ferrous Lake
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-14%synergy