Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor (Commander) - Expensive Core

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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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Curse of Verbosity
98%inclusion91 decks93 decks
96%synergy
Curse of Misfortunes
97%inclusion90 decks93 decks
95%synergy
Curse of Surveillance
95%inclusion88 decks93 decks
93%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
94%inclusion87 decks93 decks
92%synergy
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
94%inclusion87 decks93 decks
92%synergy
Curse of Opulence
95%inclusion88 decks93 decks
91%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
91%inclusion85 decks93 decks
90%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
91%inclusion85 decks93 decks
90%synergy
Maddening Hex
90%inclusion84 decks93 decks
89%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
89%inclusion83 decks93 decks
88%synergy
Top Cards
Curse of Thirst
84%inclusion78 decks93 decks
82%synergy
Propaganda
83%inclusion77 decks93 decks
69%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
81%inclusion75 decks93 decks
79%synergy
Bitterheart Witch
80%inclusion74 decks93 decks
78%synergy
Curse of Echoes
75%inclusion70 decks93 decks
74%synergy
Blasphemous Act
74%inclusion69 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
73%inclusion68 decks93 decks
72%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
72%inclusion67 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Curse of Death's Hold
71%inclusion66 decks93 decks
70%synergy
Claws of Gix
71%inclusion66 decks93 decks
70%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-17%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
69%inclusion64 decks93 decks
65%synergy
Clever Impersonator
65%inclusion60 decks93 decks
62%synergy
Accursed Witch
59%inclusion55 decks93 decks
58%synergy
Entity Tracker
59%inclusion51 decks87 decks
58%synergy
Doomwake Giant
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
47%synergy
Grim Guardian
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
47%synergy
Demon of Fate's Design
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
43%synergy
Stuffy Doll
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
41%synergy
Ashiok's Reaper
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Protean Thaumaturge
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Wicked Visitor
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Brash Taunter
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Thoughtrender Lamia
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Creepy Doll
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Balemurk Leech
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Agent of Erebos
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Mogis, God of Slaughter
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Forgeborn Oreads
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
The Rani
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Blightcaster
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Tavern Scoundrel
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Fate Unraveler
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
2%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Trinket Mage
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Blood Aspirant
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Dreamshaper Shaman
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Slaughter-Priest of Mogis
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
58%inclusion54 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Perilous Research
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Denial
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-22%synergy
Read the Runes
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-19%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Ice Out
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Thirst for Meaning
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Farsight Ritual
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Curse of the Swine
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Replication Technique
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Asinine Antics
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Chain Reaction
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Last One Standing
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Final Vengeance
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Cabal
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Windfall
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-16%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-13%synergy
Role Reversal
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Harmless Offering
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Crawlspace
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Despotic Scepter
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
40%synergy
Cloud Key
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Chimes
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Strionic Resonator
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Mirrormade
71%inclusion66 decks93 decks
69%synergy
Cruel Reality
71%inclusion66 decks93 decks
70%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
70%inclusion65 decks93 decks
68%synergy
Curse of Obsession
67%inclusion62 decks93 decks
65%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
63%inclusion59 decks93 decks
62%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
56%synergy
Curse of Vengeance
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
56%synergy
Copy Enchantment
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
53%synergy
Curse of Shallow Graves
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
51%synergy
Paradox Haze
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Court of Vantress
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Extravagant Replication
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Curse of the Nightly Hunt
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Curse of Inertia
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Curse of Leeches
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Curse of the Pierced Heart
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Curse of Stalked Prey
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Curse of Chaos
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
22%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Oblivion
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Grievous Wound
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Into the Pit
16%inclusion14 decks87 decks
16%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Puca's Mischief
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Fraying Sanity
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Captive Audience
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Tribute
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Koskun Falls
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Honest Work
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Dissipation Field
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Collective Restraint
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
69%inclusion64 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Maze of Ith
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion88 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion78 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion54 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Signet
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion89 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion88 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion88 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion87 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
86%inclusion80 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Blood Crypt
85%inclusion79 decks93 decks
40%synergy
Xander's Lounge
85%inclusion79 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Luxury Suite
82%inclusion76 decks93 decks
50%synergy
Steam Vents
81%inclusion75 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion72 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Training Center
76%inclusion71 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Polluted Delta
73%inclusion68 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
71%inclusion66 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Scalding Tarn
66%inclusion61 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
65%inclusion60 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion58 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion57 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion56 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Sulfur Falls
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Badlands
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Underground Sea
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Volcanic Island
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Raucous Theater
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
-13%synergy
Blazemire Verge
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Thundering Falls
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Maestros Theater
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Oscorp Industries
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Malice
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
0%synergy