Lord Xander, the Collector (Commander) - Optimized

Lord Xander, the Collector
Rank #728
147decks
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Exhibition Tidecaller
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Pox Plague
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Harmonized Trio
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Rapturous Moment
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
71%inclusion104 decks147 decks
70%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
63%inclusion92 decks147 decks
62%synergy
Consuming Aberration
58%inclusion85 decks147 decks
57%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
57%inclusion84 decks147 decks
54%synergy
Fraying Sanity
55%inclusion81 decks147 decks
54%synergy
Ruin Crab
53%inclusion78 decks147 decks
53%synergy
Mindcrank
54%inclusion80 decks147 decks
52%synergy
The Mindskinner
43%inclusion63 decks145 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
44%inclusion47 decks106 decks
43%synergy
Cut Your Losses
43%inclusion63 decks147 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
61%inclusion89 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion73 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion62 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion62 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion57 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion57 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
39%inclusion57 decks147 decks
38%synergy
Fractured Sanity
39%inclusion57 decks147 decks
38%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
38%inclusion56 decks147 decks
33%synergy
Spark Double
37%inclusion54 decks147 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
40%inclusion59 decks147 decks
35%synergy
Rhystic Study
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
34%inclusion50 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion48 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Notion Thief
31%inclusion45 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Duskmantle Guildmage
37%inclusion54 decks147 decks
36%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
31%inclusion45 decks147 decks
30%synergy
Fleet Swallower
29%inclusion42 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
24%synergy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Hedron Crab
27%inclusion39 decks147 decks
26%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
25%inclusion37 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Geode Golem
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Anger
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Herald of Slaanesh
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Clone
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Phantasmal Image
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Manic Scribe
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Hellkite Courser
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Wight of Precinct Six
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Sheoldred
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Elder Brain
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Mirror Image
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Delina, Wild Mage
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Auton Soldier
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Painter's Servant
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Displacer Kitten
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhound
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
35%inclusion51 decks147 decks
32%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion46 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion45 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion45 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion39 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion37 decks147 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Didn't Say Please
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Archive Trap
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Thought Collapse
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Saw in Half
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Visions of Beyond
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Strike
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Essence Flux
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
33%inclusion48 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Traumatize
32%inclusion47 decks147 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
25%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
25%inclusion37 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Grind
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Mind Funeral
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Jeska's Will
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Gamble
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Preordain
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Ponder
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Twinflame
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Dreadbore
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Helm of the Host
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Strionic Resonator
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
17%inclusion24 decks145 decks
16%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Blade of Selves
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Brood
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Mirror Box
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Keening Stone
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
6%synergy
The Fire Crystal
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
34%inclusion50 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Waste Not
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Memory Erosion
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
26%synergy
Court of Cunning
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana's Caress
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Rising of the Day
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion53 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
20%inclusion25 decks124 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion139 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion122 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
44%inclusion64 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
35%inclusion51 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion51 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion46 decks147 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion45 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion39 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion145 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion143 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion133 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion128 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
55%inclusion81 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
52%inclusion77 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion72 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion62 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
42%inclusion62 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Steam Vents
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Crypt
39%inclusion58 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
35%inclusion51 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion49 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
33%inclusion48 decks147 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Maestros Theater
28%inclusion41 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26%inclusion38 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion37 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Morphic Pool
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion31 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Training Center
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Seething Landscape
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
10%inclusion15 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
4%synergy