Tetsuo Umezawa (Commander)

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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
Hidden Hideout
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
TCRI Building
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Royal Assassin
53%inclusion77 decks144 decks
53%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
39%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
35%inclusion50 decks144 decks
33%synergy
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
32%inclusion46 decks144 decks
31%synergy
Uphill Battle
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
31%synergy
Frozen Aether
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
30%synergy
Backlash
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
30%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
34%inclusion49 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Shiny Impetus
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
57%inclusion82 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion58 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Strix
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion49 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion47 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion47 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion49 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Rhystic Study
33%inclusion47 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Bothersome Quasit
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
27%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
0%synergy
Agitator Ant
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
25%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Fatestitcher
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
21%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Fumiko the Lowblood
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
22%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Frost Titan
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Geode Rager
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Nicol Bolas
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Toshiro Umezawa
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Clone
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Death Kiss
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Stalking Assassin
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Sly Instigator
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Puppeteer
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Life of the Party
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Taunting Kobold
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Satoru Umezawa
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Rathi Trapper
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Sorceress Queen
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Sol'kanar the Swamp King
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
The Rani
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Nettling Imp
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Angler Turtle
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Dragon
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
5%synergy
King's Assassin
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Drake
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Renegade Silent
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion39 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
-12%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Cryptic Command
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Twiddle
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Blustersquall
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Terror
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Fork
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
-12%synergy
Remove Soul
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Opt
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Unsummon
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Umezawa's Charm
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Sleep
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
-9%synergy
Maestros Confluence
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
-8%synergy
Braingeyser
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Fireball
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Bribery
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Earthquake
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Insurrection
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Mind Twist
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Freeze in Place
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Timetwister
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Icy Manipulator
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
23%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Crawlspace
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Domination
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Puppet Strings
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Verity Circle
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion33 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion32 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
15%inclusion22 decks144 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Opulence
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Flood
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Impetus
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Control Magic
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
9%synergy
War's Toll
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
9%synergy
The Sound of Drums
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Oubliette
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Smoke
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Hot Pursuit
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Opposition
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Popular Entertainer
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Steal Artifact
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Maximum Carnage
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Life of Toshiro Umezawa
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Dack Fayden
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion46 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
19%synergy
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion29 decks144 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion24 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion17 decks144 decks
-24%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Hammerheim
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Urborg
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion120 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion90 decks144 decks
-26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
49%inclusion70 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion62 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion60 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion55 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
35%inclusion50 decks144 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
34%inclusion49 decks144 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion46 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
26%inclusion37 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion23 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Relic of Sauron
7.6%inclusion11 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.9%inclusion10 decks144 decks
-15%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
94%inclusion136 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion136 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion134 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion102 decks144 decks
-21%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
52%inclusion75 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
49%inclusion71 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion69 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Xander's Lounge
46%inclusion66 decks144 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
44%inclusion64 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion62 decks144 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion56 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion51 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
34%inclusion49 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion48 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
32%inclusion46 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Underground Sea
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Volcanic Island
31%inclusion45 decks144 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion44 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion41 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion40 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
26%inclusion38 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Training Center
25%inclusion36 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
-15%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion35 decks144 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion34 decks144 decks
-19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
21%inclusion30 decks144 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion27 decks144 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion26 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion21 decks136 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
15%inclusion21 decks144 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion19 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
1%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
11%inclusion16 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Thundering Falls
10%inclusion14 decks144 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-4%synergy
Raucous Theater
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Graven Cairns
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
-2%synergy