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Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar

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
The List (PLST #CLB-723)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2026-11-09
Artist
Alexander Mokhov
EDHREC rank
#1,949
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 0.34
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 %+55.2 %
  2. Triton Shorestalker 53 %+50.3 %
  3. Bident of Thassa 60 %+47.4 %
  4. Faerie Seer 50 %+46.9 %
  5. Reconnaissance Mission 52 %+45.6 %
  6. Coastal Piracy 49 %+44.3 %
  7. Siren Stormtamer 49 %+42.5 %
  8. Mist-Cloaked Herald 45 %+42.0 %
  9. Silent Hallcreeper 46 %+41.2 %
  10. Thieving Skydiver 44 %+40.7 %
  11. Invisible Stalker 39 %+37.4 %
  12. Enduring Curiosity 43 %+36.3 %
  13. Barrin, Tolarian Archmage 38 %+36.3 %
  14. Thousand-Faced Shadow 37 %+36.2 %
  15. Cloud of Faeries 37 %+33.7 %
  16. Wizard Class 50 %+32.3 %
  17. Mistblade Shinobi 31 %+30.6 %
  18. Spectral Sailor 34 %+29.9 %
  19. Ghostly Pilferer 34 %+29.9 %
  20. Chasm Skulker 43 %+29.6 %
  21. Gudul Lurker 31 %+29.4 %
  22. Dour Port-Mage 32 %+28.8 %
  23. Aether Channeler 34 %+28.4 %
  24. Psychosis Crawler 44 %+27.9 %
  25. Mischievous Mystic 35 %+27.9 %
  26. Kefnet's Monument 33 %+27.0 %
  27. Scourge of Fleets 36 %+24.7 %
  28. Prosperous Thief 24 %+23.7 %
  29. Ninja of the Deep Hours 23 %+23.0 %
  30. Shoreline Looter 26 %+23.0 %
  31. Military Intelligence 23 %+21.9 %
  32. Faerie Vandal 23 %+21.7 %
  33. Emrakul's Messenger 26 %+21.0 %
  34. Silver Raven 22 %+20.4 %
  35. Azure Beastbinder 21 %+20.2 %
  36. Venser, Shaper Savant 26 %+20.1 %
  37. Defiler of Dreams 27 %+19.8 %
  38. Ominous Seas 31 %+19.5 %
  39. Mercurial Spelldancer 22 %+19.3 %
  40. Saprazzan Heir 19 %+19.3 %
  41. Triskaidekaphile 30 %+19.0 %
  42. Vnwxt, Verbose Host 21 %+18.6 %
  43. The Indomitable 21 %+18.3 %
  44. Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive 21 %+18.2 %
  45. Looter il-Kor 19 %+17.5 %
  46. Moon-Circuit Hacker 18 %+17.0 %
  47. Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel 22 %+16.8 %
  48. Heraldic Banner 22 %+16.6 %
  49. Nadir Kraken 21 %+16.1 %
  50. Run Away Together 21 %+16.1 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 95 %+1.0 %
  2. Sol Ring 76 %-8.8 %
  3. Reliquary Tower 71 %+15.1 %
  4. Thought Vessel 64 %+13.2 %
  5. Counterspell 64 %-1.4 %
  6. Bident of Thassa 60 %+47.4 %
  7. Sapphire Medallion 60 %+0.2 %
  8. Slither Blade 58 %+55.2 %
  9. Arcane Signet 57 %-8.0 %
  10. Triton Shorestalker 53 %+50.3 %
  11. Reconnaissance Mission 52 %+45.6 %
  12. Faerie Seer 50 %+46.9 %
  13. Wizard Class 50 %+32.3 %
  14. Coastal Piracy 49 %+44.3 %
  15. Mystic Sanctuary 49 %-0.5 %
  16. Siren Stormtamer 49 %+42.5 %
  17. Silent Hallcreeper 46 %+41.2 %
  18. Mist-Cloaked Herald 45 %+42.0 %
  19. Thieving Skydiver 44 %+40.7 %
  20. Negate 44 %+6.5 %
  21. Psychosis Crawler 44 %+27.9 %
  22. Chasm Skulker 43 %+29.6 %
  23. Enduring Curiosity 43 %+36.3 %
  24. Pongify 43 %+2.1 %
  25. Rapid Hybridization 42 %+7.1 %
  26. Aetherize 40 %+8.8 %
  27. Invisible Stalker 39 %+37.4 %
  28. Barrin, Tolarian Archmage 38 %+36.3 %
  29. High Tide 37 %-6.4 %
  30. Cloud of Faeries 37 %+33.7 %
  31. Reality Shift 37 %+11.1 %
  32. Thousand-Faced Shadow 37 %+36.2 %
  33. An Offer You Can't Refuse 37 %-2.4 %
  34. Scourge of Fleets 36 %+24.7 %
  35. Propaganda 36 %+3.9 %
  36. Mischievous Mystic 35 %+27.9 %
  37. Arcane Denial 35 %-2.2 %
  38. Aether Channeler 34 %+28.4 %
  39. Ghostly Pilferer 34 %+29.9 %
  40. Spectral Sailor 34 %+29.9 %
  41. Kefnet's Monument 33 %+27.0 %
  42. Dour Port-Mage 32 %+28.8 %
  43. Mistblade Shinobi 31 %+30.6 %
  44. Gudul Lurker 31 %+29.4 %
  45. Ominous Seas 31 %+19.5 %
  46. Rogue's Passage 30 %+14.0 %
  47. Triskaidekaphile 30 %+19.0 %
  48. Mind Stone 29 %-5.0 %
  49. Hullbreaker Horror 28 %+3.8 %
  50. Resculpt 28 %+11.4 %

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 ↗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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