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Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
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Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar

{1}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Horror

Whenever a creature you control becomes blocked, you may return it to its owner's hand.

Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.

"You studied hard. How delicious!"

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Set
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB #723)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2022-06-10
Artist
Alexander Mokhov
EDHREC rank
#2,014
Colour identity
{U}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.33
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
Draw

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Slither Blade 58 %+55.1 %
  2. Triton Shorestalker 53 %+49.9 %
  3. Bident of Thassa 60 %+47.5 %
  4. Faerie Seer 51 %+47.0 %
  5. Reconnaissance Mission 52 %+45.0 %
  6. Coastal Piracy 49 %+44.0 %
  7. Siren Stormtamer 49 %+42.7 %
  8. Silent Hallcreeper 47 %+42.3 %
  9. Mist-Cloaked Herald 45 %+41.8 %
  10. Thieving Skydiver 44 %+40.5 %
  11. Invisible Stalker 38 %+36.6 %
  12. Enduring Curiosity 44 %+36.5 %
  13. Thousand-Faced Shadow 37 %+36.3 %
  14. Barrin, Tolarian Archmage 37 %+35.1 %
  15. Cloud of Faeries 37 %+33.6 %
  16. Wizard Class 50 %+32.4 %
  17. Mistblade Shinobi 32 %+30.7 %
  18. Spectral Sailor 33 %+29.5 %
  19. Chasm Skulker 43 %+29.1 %
  20. Ghostly Pilferer 33 %+29.0 %
  21. Dour Port-Mage 32 %+28.3 %
  22. Gudul Lurker 30 %+28.2 %
  23. Aether Channeler 33 %+28.1 %
  24. Psychosis Crawler 44 %+27.5 %
  25. Mischievous Mystic 34 %+27.4 %
  26. Kefnet's Monument 32 %+26.6 %
  27. Scourge of Fleets 36 %+25.1 %
  28. Prosperous Thief 24 %+23.2 %
  29. Ninja of the Deep Hours 23 %+23.0 %
  30. Shoreline Looter 25 %+22.0 %
  31. Military Intelligence 22 %+21.1 %
  32. Faerie Vandal 22 %+20.6 %
  33. Emrakul's Messenger 26 %+20.6 %
  34. Silver Raven 22 %+20.4 %
  35. Azure Beastbinder 21 %+20.1 %
  36. Saprazzan Heir 20 %+19.6 %
  37. Venser, Shaper Savant 25 %+19.5 %
  38. Ominous Seas 31 %+19.1 %
  39. Defiler of Dreams 26 %+18.9 %
  40. Triskaidekaphile 29 %+18.7 %
  41. Vnwxt, Verbose Host 21 %+18.1 %
  42. The Indomitable 20 %+18.0 %
  43. Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive 20 %+17.9 %
  44. Mercurial Spelldancer 20 %+17.6 %
  45. Looter il-Kor 19 %+17.2 %
  46. Moon-Circuit Hacker 18 %+17.0 %
  47. Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel 22 %+16.8 %
  48. Run Away Together 21 %+16.7 %
  49. Heraldic Banner 22 %+16.4 %
  50. Nadir Kraken 21 %+15.8 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 95 %+0.9 %
  2. Sol Ring 76 %-8.9 %
  3. Reliquary Tower 71 %+15.0 %
  4. Counterspell 65 %-1.0 %
  5. Thought Vessel 64 %+12.7 %
  6. Bident of Thassa 60 %+47.5 %
  7. Sapphire Medallion 60 %+0.4 %
  8. Slither Blade 58 %+55.1 %
  9. Arcane Signet 57 %-7.7 %
  10. Triton Shorestalker 53 %+49.9 %
  11. Reconnaissance Mission 52 %+45.0 %
  12. Faerie Seer 51 %+47.0 %
  13. Wizard Class 50 %+32.4 %
  14. Siren Stormtamer 49 %+42.7 %
  15. Coastal Piracy 49 %+44.0 %
  16. Mystic Sanctuary 49 %-0.9 %
  17. Silent Hallcreeper 47 %+42.3 %
  18. Mist-Cloaked Herald 45 %+41.8 %
  19. Thieving Skydiver 44 %+40.5 %
  20. Negate 44 %+6.8 %
  21. Psychosis Crawler 44 %+27.5 %
  22. Enduring Curiosity 44 %+36.5 %
  23. Chasm Skulker 43 %+29.1 %
  24. Pongify 43 %+2.1 %
  25. Rapid Hybridization 42 %+7.5 %
  26. Aetherize 42 %+9.5 %
  27. Invisible Stalker 38 %+36.6 %
  28. Cloud of Faeries 37 %+33.6 %
  29. High Tide 37 %-6.4 %
  30. Thousand-Faced Shadow 37 %+36.3 %
  31. An Offer You Can't Refuse 37 %-2.5 %
  32. Barrin, Tolarian Archmage 37 %+35.1 %
  33. Scourge of Fleets 36 %+25.1 %
  34. Reality Shift 36 %+10.4 %
  35. Propaganda 35 %+3.5 %
  36. Arcane Denial 35 %-2.4 %
  37. Mischievous Mystic 34 %+27.4 %
  38. Aether Channeler 33 %+28.1 %
  39. Spectral Sailor 33 %+29.5 %
  40. Ghostly Pilferer 33 %+29.0 %
  41. Kefnet's Monument 32 %+26.6 %
  42. Dour Port-Mage 32 %+28.3 %
  43. Mistblade Shinobi 32 %+30.7 %
  44. Ominous Seas 31 %+19.1 %
  45. Rogue's Passage 30 %+14.4 %
  46. Gudul Lurker 30 %+28.2 %
  47. Triskaidekaphile 29 %+18.7 %
  48. Mind Stone 29 %-5.1 %
  49. Hullbreaker Horror 28 %+4.4 %
  50. Resculpt 27 %+11.2 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2021-07-23

    Grazilaxx's first ability triggers before combat damage is dealt. If you choose to return the creature to your hand, it won't deal or receive combat damage.

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