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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Falcon's Wing Harness
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Disrupt Decorum
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
72%synergy
Vengeful Ancestor
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
64%synergy
Renegade Silent
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
64%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
63%synergy
Hot Pursuit
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
61%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
61%synergy
Shiny Impetus
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
60%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
58%synergy
Sly Instigator
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
56%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Kardur, Doomscourge
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
54%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Erdwal Illuminator
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
53%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
9%synergy
The Sound of Drums
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Tangletrove Kelp
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
41%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
Laurine, the Diversion
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Geode Rager
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Entity Tracker
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Frenzied Gorespawn
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Vislor Turlough
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Sontaran General
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Death Kiss
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Komainu Battle Armor
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Frontier Warmonger
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Whitewater Naiads
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Whirler Rogue
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Bloodboil Sorcerer
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Nettling Nuisance
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Nyssa of Traken
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Senator Peacock
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Havoc Eater
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Farid, Enterprising Salvager
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Persuasive Interrogators
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Academy Manufactor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Protean Thaumaturge
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Taunting Kobold
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Doomwake Giant
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Jeering Homunculus
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Ethereal Investigator
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Bedevil
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Abrade
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Blur
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Disruption Protocol
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Essence Flux
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Demand Answers
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Planar Incision
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Toxin Analysis
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-22%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%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
Long River's Pull
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Deduce
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
How to Start a Riot
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Cerebral Download
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%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
Thrill of Possibility
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Run Away Together
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Blink of an Eye
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
This Is How It Ends
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Displace
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Undying Evil
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%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
Undying Malice
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Keep Safe
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Coronation of Chaos
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Maestros Confluence
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Rise and Shine
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Mob Rule
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Fast Forward
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-30%synergy
Besmirch
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Painful Truths
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Asinine Antics
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Dreadbore
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Day of Black Sun
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ember Island Production
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Water Whip
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%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
Vandalblast
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Money
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Shifting Grift
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Twist Allegiance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Furnace Reins
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
The Nipton Lottery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Inspiring Statuary
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Thieves' Tools
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Stone of Erech
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Atomic Microsizer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Dowsing Device
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Cranial Plating
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Winged Boots
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Dragonspark Reactor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Assault Suit
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Tome of Legends
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Bident of Thassa
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Detective's Satchel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Popular Entertainer
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Day of the Moon
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Psychic Impetus
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Incriminating Impetus
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Curse of Opulence
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
30%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Sword Coast Sailor
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Acquired Mutation
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Aqueous Form
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Gossip's Talent
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Firebender Ascension
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Heaven Sent
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Curious Inquiry
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Rite of the Raging Storm
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Aether Tunnel
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Mechanized Production
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Public Enemy
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
The Apprentice's Folly
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Vow of Torment
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Vow of Flight
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Underhanded Designs
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
The Akroan War
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
The Antiquities War
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Brazen Cannonade
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Vow of Lightning
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Lord Skitter's Blessing
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Archway of Innovation
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Access Tunnel
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-26%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Five Hundred Year Diary
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%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
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Seething Landscape
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Choked Estuary
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Malice
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Maestros Theater
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-22%synergy
Ash Barrens
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Thriving Isle
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Oscorp Industries
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-28%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Fiery Islet
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Grixis Panorama
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Peak
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Gallifrey Council Chamber
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy