Grist, the Hunger Tide (Commander) - Optimized

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Chris Guest
Feb 3, 2026
Ranking All 22 Planeswalkers That Can Be Your Commander, Including Quintorius
With a new planeswalker commander coming in Secrets of Strixhaven, let's rank every planeswalker commander available. Which is your favorite?
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Chomping Changeling
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Formidable Speaker
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Firdoch Core
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mutable Explorer
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
66%inclusion57 decks86 decks
47%synergy
Entomb
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
46%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion51 decks86 decks
42%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
41%synergy
Life // Death
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
41%synergy
Haywire Mite
58%inclusion50 decks86 decks
41%synergy
Animate Dead
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
40%synergy
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
67%inclusion58 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Skullclamp
64%inclusion55 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Birds of Paradise
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Intent
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
40%synergy
Abrupt Decay
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Icetill Explorer
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
38%synergy
Eternal Witness
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Scute Swarm
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Worldly Tutor
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Natural Order
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Crop Rotation
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Opposition Agent
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Protean Hulk
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Elvish Mystic
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Viscera Seer
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
32%synergy
Llanowar Elves
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Amzu, Swarm's Hunger
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Carrion Feeder
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Realmwalker
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Molt Tender
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Hornet Queen
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Hornet Nest
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Spring-Leaf Avenger
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Walking Ballista
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Blightbeetle
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Warren Soultrader
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Huskburster Swarm
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Delighted Halfling
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Giant Adephage
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Activated Sleeper
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Scute Mob
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Seedship Broodtender
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Fiend Artisan
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Dark Confidant
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Mortician Beetle
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Nantuko Elder
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Kraul Harpooner
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Xantid Swarm
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Moldgraf Millipede
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ant Queen
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Carrion Grub
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Stinging Cave Crawler
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Broodhatch Nantuko
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Noxious Revival
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Veil of Summer
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Culling the Weak
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Autumn's Veil
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Beast Within
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
-15%synergy
Gravepurge
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Sacrifice
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Bone Harvest
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Footbottom Feast
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Songs of the Damned
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Force of Vigor
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Chord of Calling
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Putrefy
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-25%synergy
Grisly Salvage
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Nameless Inversion
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Dismember
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Edict
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Natural State
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-11%synergy
Shred Memory
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Shallow Grave
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Culling Ritual
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Dread Return
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Persist
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Chain of Smog
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Buried Alive
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Unmarked Grave
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Forever Young
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Life from the Loam
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Unearth
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Living Death
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Seal
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-11%synergy
Cultivate
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-25%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Rampant Growth
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-20%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Finale of Devastation
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Regrowth
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Dryad's Revival
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-16%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Therapy
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Squirming Emergence
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Final Parting
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Season of Loss
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Dig Up
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Altar of Dementia
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Hedge Shredder
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sylvan Library
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Necromancy
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Insidious Roots
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Wild Growth
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Doubling Season
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Crawling Sensation
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Dance of the Dead
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Crawling Infestation
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Talent
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Parallel Lives
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Grave Pact
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
4%synergy
The Hunger Tide Rises
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Out of the Tombs
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Journey to Eternity
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Mortal Combat
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Shifting Woodland
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Swarmyard
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Dryad Arbor
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Three Tree City
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
7%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Tree of Tales
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Forge of Heroes
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Grim Backwoods
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion75 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion49 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Golgari Signet
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion80 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Forest
91%inclusion78 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion74 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
74%inclusion64 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
63%inclusion54 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
60%inclusion52 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
59%inclusion51 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Underground Mortuary
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Bayou
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Twilight Mire
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Windswept Heath
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Wooded Foothills
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Blooming Marsh
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Wood
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
-15%synergy
Deathcap Glade
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
-16%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Wastewood Verge
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
-14%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Malady
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Viridescent Bog
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-13%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Vernal Fen
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-6%synergy