Wick, the Whorled Mind (Commander) - Expensive Rats

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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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Lord Skitter, Sewer King
97%inclusion221 decks228 decks
94%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
96%inclusion218 decks228 decks
93%synergy
Song of Totentanz
87%inclusion199 decks228 decks
85%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
84%inclusion191 decks228 decks
81%synergy
Pack Rat
83%inclusion190 decks228 decks
81%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
82%inclusion186 decks228 decks
79%synergy
Vren, the Relentless
82%inclusion187 decks228 decks
79%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
80%inclusion182 decks228 decks
79%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
75%inclusion171 decks228 decks
73%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
71%inclusion162 decks228 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
71%inclusion163 decks228 decks
67%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
70%inclusion160 decks228 decks
68%synergy
Tangled Colony
70%inclusion160 decks228 decks
68%synergy
Voracious Vermin
70%inclusion159 decks228 decks
68%synergy
Taurean Mauler
68%inclusion154 decks228 decks
65%synergy
Totentanz, Swarm Piper
67%inclusion153 decks228 decks
65%synergy
Shoreline Looter
66%inclusion151 decks228 decks
64%synergy
Black Market Connections
64%inclusion147 decks228 decks
53%synergy
Roaming Throne
62%inclusion141 decks228 decks
53%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
60%inclusion127 decks212 decks
57%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
59%inclusion135 decks228 decks
37%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
59%inclusion134 decks228 decks
39%synergy
Rhystic Study
54%inclusion123 decks228 decks
30%synergy
Demonic Tutor
48%inclusion109 decks228 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
46%inclusion104 decks228 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion66 decks228 decks
16%synergy
Jeska's Will
21%inclusion48 decks228 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Bloodline Pretender
59%inclusion135 decks228 decks
57%synergy
Chittering Witch
57%inclusion130 decks228 decks
55%synergy
Mad Ratter
54%inclusion123 decks228 decks
52%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
54%inclusion122 decks228 decks
51%synergy
Typhoid Rats
53%inclusion121 decks228 decks
52%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
52%inclusion119 decks228 decks
51%synergy
Rat Colony
49%inclusion112 decks228 decks
48%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
48%inclusion110 decks228 decks
46%synergy
Burglar Rat
44%inclusion100 decks228 decks
42%synergy
Changeling Outcast
42%inclusion96 decks228 decks
37%synergy
Gnat Miser
40%inclusion91 decks228 decks
39%synergy
Ogre Chitterlord
36%inclusion83 decks228 decks
35%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
31%inclusion70 decks228 decks
29%synergy
Nezumi Informant
27%inclusion62 decks228 decks
26%synergy
Wave of Rats
23%inclusion53 decks228 decks
22%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
23%inclusion52 decks228 decks
22%synergy
Redcap Gutter-Dweller
20%inclusion45 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Rats
19%inclusion44 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Swarm of Rats
19%inclusion44 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Ratcatcher
19%inclusion43 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Mindwhisker
19%inclusion41 decks219 decks
18%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
18%inclusion42 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Gnawing Vermin
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Tidecaller Mentor
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Species Specialist
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Nezumi Prowler
16%inclusion37 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
16%inclusion37 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Innocuous Rat
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Throat Slitter
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Rancid Rats
13%inclusion30 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Rotting Rats
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Pestilence Rats
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Dire Rat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
12%inclusion28 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Nashi, Searcher in the Dark
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Nezumi Graverobber
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Universal Automaton
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Ruthless Radrat
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Locust Miser
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Stronghold Rats
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Nezumi Linkbreaker
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Daggerfang Duo
9.4%inclusion20 decks212 decks
9%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Drainpipe Vermin
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Metallic Mimic
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Engine Rat
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Graveshifter
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Thought Shucker
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
54%inclusion122 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion115 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Deflecting Swat
50%inclusion115 decks228 decks
32%synergy
Deadly Rollick
47%inclusion107 decks228 decks
30%synergy
Mana Drain
43%inclusion98 decks228 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion89 decks228 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion88 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Gnawing Crescendo
31%inclusion71 decks228 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion67 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion62 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion58 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion45 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion43 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Strike
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Rat Out
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
-10%synergy
Unleash Fury
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion27 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion18 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Hatred
7.9%inclusion18 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Bulk Up
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
-4%synergy
Abrade
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Plague of Vermin
45%inclusion102 decks228 decks
44%synergy
Blasphemous Act
41%inclusion93 decks228 decks
-4%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
40%inclusion84 decks212 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion88 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
37%inclusion84 decks228 decks
33%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
28%inclusion64 decks228 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion59 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion53 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Distant Melody
21%inclusion48 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion43 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Raise the Palisade
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Charge
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
-16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Splash Portal
6.4%inclusion14 decks219 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Ponder
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Maskwood Nexus
54%inclusion122 decks228 decks
50%synergy
The Ozolith
46%inclusion106 decks228 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion103 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Herald's Horn
24%inclusion55 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Panharmonicon
23%inclusion52 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
22%inclusion50 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
21%inclusion49 decks228 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Incubator
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
-10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion32 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Banner of Kinship
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
6%synergy
Door of Destinies
7.9%inclusion18 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
5.7%inclusion12 decks212 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Impact Tremors
55%inclusion125 decks228 decks
51%synergy
Kindred Discovery
49%inclusion112 decks228 decks
44%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
39%inclusion88 decks228 decks
33%synergy
Shared Animosity
24%inclusion55 decks228 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
22%inclusion51 decks228 decks
21%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion44 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Conspiracy
15%inclusion35 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Phyresis
14%inclusion31 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
12%inclusion27 decks228 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Cover of Darkness
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Molten Echoes
11%inclusion24 decks228 decks
7%synergy
City on Fire
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Echoing Assault
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.8%inclusion20 decks228 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
6.6%inclusion15 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.7%inclusion13 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Wizard Class
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Gossip's Talent
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Swarmyard
68%inclusion156 decks228 decks
67%synergy
Three Tree City
65%inclusion148 decks228 decks
62%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion147 decks228 decks
50%synergy
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion143 decks228 decks
27%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
49%inclusion111 decks228 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
39%inclusion88 decks228 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion81 decks228 decks
11%synergy
Mudflat Village
33%inclusion76 decks228 decks
32%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion58 decks228 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion55 decks228 decks
19%synergy
Lilypad Village
18%inclusion41 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion40 decks228 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
-13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion215 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion210 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion135 decks228 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
56%inclusion128 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
48%inclusion109 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion83 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion78 decks228 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
34%inclusion77 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion64 decks228 decks
-7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
26%inclusion56 decks219 decks
22%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
24%inclusion54 decks228 decks
22%synergy
Mana Crypt
20%inclusion45 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Signet
18%inclusion42 decks228 decks
-15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion36 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Relic of Sauron
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.2%inclusion21 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion19 decks228 decks
-12%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.5%inclusion17 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
6.1%inclusion14 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Opal
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.3%inclusion12 decks228 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
92%inclusion210 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion207 decks228 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
89%inclusion204 decks228 decks
45%synergy
Watery Grave
89%inclusion204 decks228 decks
43%synergy
Island
83%inclusion190 decks228 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
83%inclusion190 decks228 decks
49%synergy
Xander's Lounge
83%inclusion189 decks228 decks
42%synergy
Mountain
82%inclusion186 decks228 decks
-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
82%inclusion186 decks228 decks
47%synergy
Scalding Tarn
76%inclusion173 decks228 decks
44%synergy
Steam Vents
75%inclusion171 decks228 decks
31%synergy
Underground Sea
73%inclusion166 decks228 decks
58%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion166 decks228 decks
40%synergy
Luxury Suite
72%inclusion164 decks228 decks
40%synergy
Badlands
71%inclusion162 decks228 decks
56%synergy
Volcanic Island
64%inclusion145 decks228 decks
49%synergy
Training Center
58%inclusion133 decks228 decks
26%synergy
Cavern of Souls
54%inclusion122 decks228 decks
46%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion112 decks228 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion109 decks228 decks
17%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
32%inclusion74 decks228 decks
-22%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion72 decks228 decks
-11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
28%inclusion64 decks228 decks
-17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion62 decks228 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
27%inclusion61 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion61 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
25%inclusion57 decks228 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion55 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
24%inclusion55 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion43 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
18%inclusion42 decks228 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion39 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
-12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
-29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
17%inclusion38 decks228 decks
-23%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion35 decks228 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion34 decks228 decks
2%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion33 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion30 decks228 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion29 decks228 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
12%inclusion28 decks228 decks
-25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion27 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion26 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion25 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion23 decks228 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
10%inclusion22 decks228 decks
3%synergy