Tetsuo, Imperial Champion (Commander) - Budget

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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Masterful Flourish
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Chase Inspiration
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Stadium Tidalmage
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Scathing Shadelock
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
75%inclusion218 decks292 decks
74%synergy
Brass Squire
61%inclusion178 decks292 decks
60%synergy
Enthusiastic Mechanaut
61%inclusion177 decks292 decks
57%synergy
Drach'Nyen
58%inclusion169 decks292 decks
57%synergy
Heiko Yamazaki, the General
56%inclusion163 decks292 decks
55%synergy
Godo, Bandit Warlord
55%inclusion162 decks292 decks
55%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
52%inclusion153 decks292 decks
52%synergy
Mask of Riddles
51%inclusion149 decks292 decks
50%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
49%inclusion144 decks292 decks
48%synergy
Blacksmith's Talent
47%inclusion126 decks269 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
60%inclusion175 decks292 decks
34%synergy
Terminate
53%inclusion154 decks292 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion136 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
45%inclusion131 decks292 decks
44%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
45%inclusion130 decks292 decks
44%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion129 decks292 decks
22%synergy
Argentum Armor
42%inclusion124 decks292 decks
42%synergy
Basilisk Collar
42%inclusion124 decks292 decks
40%synergy
Bedevil
42%inclusion124 decks292 decks
27%synergy
Tenza, Godo's Maul
42%inclusion124 decks292 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
39%inclusion64 decks165 decks
38%synergy
Deadeye Quartermaster
38%inclusion112 decks292 decks
37%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
38%inclusion112 decks292 decks
38%synergy
Lizard Blades
38%inclusion111 decks292 decks
36%synergy
Blade of the Oni
37%inclusion108 decks292 decks
37%synergy
Akki Battle Squad
37%inclusion107 decks292 decks
36%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
36%inclusion105 decks292 decks
32%synergy
Foundry Inspector
33%inclusion96 decks292 decks
29%synergy
Bladegraft Aspirant
27%inclusion79 decks292 decks
27%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
23%inclusion67 decks292 decks
22%synergy
Rabbit Battery
22%inclusion65 decks292 decks
22%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
22%inclusion64 decks292 decks
18%synergy
The Reality Chip
22%inclusion64 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Vedalken Engineer
21%inclusion62 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Freya Crescent
21%inclusion34 decks163 decks
21%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
17%inclusion50 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Trophy Mage
16%inclusion48 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Firion, Wild Rose Warrior
15%inclusion25 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
14%inclusion41 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
14%inclusion22 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion39 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Peerless Samurai
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion37 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Armguard Familiar
13%inclusion37 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Steelswarm Operator
12%inclusion16 decks129 decks
12%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
12%inclusion36 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
12%inclusion34 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Shagrat, Loot Bearer
11%inclusion33 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
11%inclusion33 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
-16%synergy
Leech Gauntlet
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Akki Ronin
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Tribute Mage
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Bronzeplate Boar
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Renowned Weaponsmith
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Reinforced Ronin
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Upriser Renegade
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Omen Hawker
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
-5%synergy
Trinket Mage
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Master Transmuter
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion121 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
41%inclusion121 decks292 decks
32%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion116 decks292 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
40%inclusion116 decks292 decks
25%synergy
Crosis's Charm
35%inclusion101 decks292 decks
32%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
29%inclusion84 decks292 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion75 decks292 decks
-19%synergy
Twinferno
25%inclusion72 decks292 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion67 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Charm
22%inclusion65 decks292 decks
19%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion55 decks292 decks
13%synergy
You Are Already Dead
15%inclusion44 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Unleash Fury
14%inclusion42 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Magnetic Theft
14%inclusion42 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Fumble
14%inclusion42 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion41 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
14%inclusion41 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
12%inclusion35 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Scour for Scrap
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
10%synergy
Rebel Salvo
12%inclusion34 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Stolen Uniform
11%inclusion18 decks157 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Soul's Fire
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
10%inclusion29 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Strike
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Murder
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Disruption Protocol
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Raking Claws
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Charm
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Shore Up
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
-22%synergy
Invoke Calamity
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
-31%synergy
Fists of Flame
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Stern Lesson
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
-7%synergy
Magic Damper
5.2%inclusion8 decks155 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
-25%synergy
Sorceries
Inevitable Betrayal
40%inclusion116 decks292 decks
37%synergy
Anchor to Reality
36%inclusion104 decks292 decks
35%synergy
Chart a Course
34%inclusion100 decks292 decks
32%synergy
One with the Machine
34%inclusion99 decks292 decks
33%synergy
Ancestral Vision
32%inclusion94 decks292 decks
29%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion91 decks292 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion69 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Profane Tutor
23%inclusion67 decks292 decks
19%synergy
Slip Through Space
19%inclusion56 decks292 decks
19%synergy
Artful Dodge
19%inclusion56 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion53 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion51 decks292 decks
-27%synergy
Wheel of Fate
16%inclusion47 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion47 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Enter the Enigma
16%inclusion40 decks255 decks
13%synergy
Syphon Mind
14%inclusion42 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion41 decks292 decks
-6%synergy
Overpowering Attack
13%inclusion36 decks280 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
12%inclusion35 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Howl of the Horde
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Chain Reaction
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Ringsight
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Relentless Assault
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Reckless Handling
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Full Throttle
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Storm's Wrath
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Compulsive Research
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Notion Rain
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Hour of Devastation
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Burn Down the House
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Unscythe, Killer of Kings
42%inclusion123 decks292 decks
42%synergy
Thran Power Suit
39%inclusion115 decks292 decks
39%synergy
Pact Weapon
36%inclusion106 decks292 decks
36%synergy
Two-Handed Axe
34%inclusion98 decks292 decks
33%synergy
Vorpal Sword
33%inclusion95 decks292 decks
32%synergy
Meteor Sword
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion71 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Brass Knuckles
23%inclusion68 decks292 decks
23%synergy
Champion's Helm
23%inclusion68 decks292 decks
22%synergy
Phantom Blade
23%inclusion64 decks280 decks
23%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
21%inclusion60 decks292 decks
19%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
20%inclusion59 decks292 decks
20%synergy
Cranial Plating
20%inclusion59 decks292 decks
19%synergy
Genji Glove
19%inclusion30 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
19%inclusion37 decks190 decks
19%synergy
Cranial Ram
19%inclusion55 decks289 decks
18%synergy
The Key to the Vault
18%inclusion54 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Quietus Spike
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Haunted Cloak
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Fireshrieker
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Hero's Blade
17%inclusion51 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Hero's Heirloom
17%inclusion51 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Nettlecyst
17%inclusion50 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
17%inclusion50 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
17%inclusion49 decks292 decks
16%synergy
Leyline Axe
17%inclusion40 decks241 decks
16%synergy
Dissection Tools
15%inclusion39 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Glamdring
15%inclusion43 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Meteoric Mace
15%inclusion43 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
14%inclusion34 decks236 decks
14%synergy
Beamtown Beatstick
14%inclusion40 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Mask of the Schemer
14%inclusion40 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Goldvein Pick
14%inclusion40 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Mask of Memory
14%inclusion40 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Winged Boots
13%inclusion39 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
12%inclusion36 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Skateboard
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
12%inclusion35 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
12%inclusion33 decks280 decks
11%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
11%inclusion32 decks280 decks
11%synergy
Golem-Skin Gauntlets
11%inclusion33 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
11%inclusion33 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Improvised Arsenal
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Samurai's Katana
11%inclusion18 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Hexplate Wallbreaker
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Bearded Axe
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Grafted Wargear
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Aqueous Form
24%inclusion70 decks292 decks
19%synergy
Double Vision
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
54%inclusion158 decks292 decks
32%synergy
Buried Ruin
20%inclusion57 decks292 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion46 decks292 decks
-8%synergy
Archway of Innovation
7.0%inclusion20 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
-29%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion219 decks292 decks
-13%synergy
Sol Ring
73%inclusion214 decks292 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion133 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion127 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion116 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion80 decks292 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion69 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
17%inclusion49 decks292 decks
-32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
16%inclusion46 decks292 decks
-29%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
11%inclusion33 decks292 decks
-32%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
5%synergy
The Irencrag
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion291 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion290 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Island
99%inclusion288 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion243 decks292 decks
-8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
73%inclusion214 decks292 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion164 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion151 decks292 decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion149 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion146 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion108 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
36%inclusion104 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion103 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
35%inclusion102 decks292 decks
26%synergy
Seething Landscape
35%inclusion100 decks287 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion95 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
32%inclusion94 decks292 decks
-14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
32%inclusion93 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion89 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion72 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
24%inclusion71 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion66 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
22%inclusion64 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion62 decks292 decks
-24%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion53 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion51 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion47 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
16%inclusion47 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion43 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
-30%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion35 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
12%inclusion35 decks292 decks
-16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
-20%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
-5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Spire of Industry
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
3%synergy