The Rani (Commander) - Budget Core

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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Disrupt Decorum
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
69%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
64%synergy
Hot Pursuit
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
61%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
61%synergy
Renegade Silent
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
61%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
60%synergy
Erdwal Illuminator
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
59%synergy
Shiny Impetus
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
57%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Sly Instigator
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Tangletrove Kelp
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Laurine, the Diversion
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
44%synergy
The Sound of Drums
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Creatures
Martha Jones
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Agitator Ant
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Geode Rager
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Sontaran General
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Death Kiss
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Vislor Turlough
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Bloodboil Sorcerer
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Taunting Kobold
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Frontier Warmonger
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Entity Tracker
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Havoc Eater
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Senator Peacock
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Whirler Rogue
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Persuasive Interrogators
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Strix
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Farid, Enterprising Salvager
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Coveted Peacock
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Academy Manufactor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Goliath Daydreamer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Jeering Homunculus
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Whitewater Naiads
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Junk Winder
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Seifer, Balamb Rival
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Imskir Iron-Eater
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Protean Thaumaturge
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Abrade
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Disruption Protocol
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Blur
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Planar Incision
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Demand Answers
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Mana Leak
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Spider-Sense
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Toxin Analysis
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Essence Flux
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Opt
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Unsummon
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Deduce
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Reins of Power
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Cerebral Download
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
How to Start a Riot
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Overkill
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Stratagem
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Run Away Together
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Blink of an Eye
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Keep Safe
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Displace
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Aura Finesse
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Perplexing Test
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
This Is How It Ends
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Secrets of the Key
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Maestros Confluence
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Rise and Shine
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Fast Forward
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mob Rule
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-27%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Besmirch
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Painful Truths
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Ember Island Production
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Day of Black Sun
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Asinine Antics
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Water Whip
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Final Act
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Vandalblast
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Money
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
The Nipton Lottery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Furnace Reins
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Haunt the Network
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Inspiring Statuary
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Thieves' Tools
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Stone of Erech
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Dowsing Device
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Cranial Plating
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Assault Suit
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Tome of Legends
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Dragonspark Reactor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Junker
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Impetus
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Popular Entertainer
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Incriminating Impetus
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Day of the Moon
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Curse of Opulence
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Aqueous Form
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Acquired Mutation
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Gossip's Talent
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Aether Tunnel
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Curious Inquiry
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Witness Protection
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Firebender Ascension
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Heaven Sent
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Mechanized Production
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Vow of Lightning
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Public Enemy
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Invisibility
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Vow of Torment
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Vow of Flight
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
The Akroan War
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Footfall Crater
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
The Apprentice's Folly
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Archway of Innovation
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Access Tunnel
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-27%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Signet
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
-40%synergy
Five Hundred Year Diary
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion32 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Seething Landscape
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malice
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-19%synergy
Maestros Theater
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Ash Barrens
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Islet
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Thriving Isle
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Oscorp Industries
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Opal Palace
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy