The Rani (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
4.4%inclusion2 decks45 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bothersome Quasit
69%inclusion102 decks147 decks
68%synergy
Hot Pursuit
63%inclusion92 decks147 decks
62%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
61%inclusion90 decks147 decks
60%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
59%inclusion87 decks147 decks
57%synergy
Academy Manufactor
59%inclusion86 decks147 decks
57%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
56%inclusion83 decks147 decks
56%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
54%inclusion80 decks147 decks
54%synergy
The Sound of Drums
54%inclusion79 decks147 decks
53%synergy
Shiny Impetus
54%inclusion79 decks147 decks
52%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
52%inclusion77 decks147 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Kardur, Doomscourge
54%inclusion79 decks147 decks
49%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
49%inclusion72 decks147 decks
49%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
47%inclusion69 decks147 decks
46%synergy
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion68 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
46%inclusion67 decks147 decks
45%synergy
Renegade Silent
44%inclusion64 decks147 decks
43%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
44%inclusion64 decks147 decks
42%synergy
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion62 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Propaganda
41%inclusion61 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Jeska's Will
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Hateful Eidolon
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
41%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
40%inclusion59 decks147 decks
39%synergy
Entity Tracker
39%inclusion57 decks147 decks
38%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion57 decks147 decks
12%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
34%inclusion50 decks147 decks
33%synergy
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist
33%inclusion49 decks147 decks
33%synergy
Slicer, Hired Muscle
31%inclusion46 decks147 decks
31%synergy
Life of the Party
31%inclusion45 decks147 decks
30%synergy
Agitator Ant
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
29%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
27%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
29%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
27%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Displacer Kitten
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Tangletrove Kelp
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Martha Jones
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Death Kiss
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Sly Instigator
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Erdwal Illuminator
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Baleful Strix
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Geode Rager
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Spark Double
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Auton Soldier
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Vislor Turlough
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Frontier Warmonger
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Laurine, the Diversion
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Seifer, Balamb Rival
11%inclusion10 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Sontaran General
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Brash Taunter
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion57 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion54 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion53 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
31%inclusion46 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Reins of Power
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Essence Flux
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Invert Polarity
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Cyber Conversion
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Bedevil
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Planar Incision
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Whir of Invention
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-28%synergy
Darkness
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Waterbender's Restoration
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Domineering Will
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-10%synergy
Demand Answers
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Blur
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherspouts
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Metallic Rebuke
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Fumble
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Delay
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion47 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Insurrection
25%inclusion37 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
25%inclusion37 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Confluence
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Mob Rule
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Rise and Shine
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Blood Money
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Ember Island Production
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Asinine Antics
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Role Reversal
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Grift
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Haunt the Network
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Flame Fusillade
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Bribery
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Besmirch
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-18%synergy
Corporeal Projection
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Inspiring Statuary
39%inclusion58 decks147 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion58 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
31%inclusion46 decks147 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Time Sieve
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Host
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Winged Boots
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Nettlecyst
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Junker
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Crawlspace
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Cranial Plating
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Eye of Nidhogg
38%inclusion49 decks128 decks
38%synergy
Curse of Opulence
34%inclusion50 decks147 decks
31%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Impetus
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Incriminating Impetus
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Day of the Moon
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Storm the Vault
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
14%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Popular Entertainer
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Gossip's Talent
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Public Enemy
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Maximum Carnage
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Acquired Mutation
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Mechanized Production
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Clan Crafter
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Dissipation Field
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Archway of Innovation
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
-12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Maze of Ith
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Arena of Glory
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Access Tunnel
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
2%synergy
The Black Gate
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
1%synergy
Fomori Vault
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Starforge
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion136 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion127 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion96 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
63%inclusion93 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion92 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion69 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion65 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
41%inclusion61 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
29%synergy
Five Hundred Year Diary
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-14%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion145 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion142 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion141 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion140 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion96 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
63%inclusion92 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion91 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
61%inclusion90 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Xander's Lounge
61%inclusion89 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
57%inclusion84 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
56%inclusion82 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
56%inclusion82 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Sulfur Falls
52%inclusion76 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
52%inclusion76 decks147 decks
26%synergy
Training Center
51%inclusion75 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Luxury Suite
50%inclusion74 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion74 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion74 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
48%inclusion71 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
48%inclusion70 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion65 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Haunted Ridge
44%inclusion65 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion49 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion48 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
31%inclusion45 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
-10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Thundering Falls
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Blazemire Verge
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Island
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
-14%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Badlands
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
8%synergy