According to EDHREC, the most common strategy used in Grixis decks is wheel: spells that make you and your opponent discard your entire hands and draw new ones, or at least a certain number of cards
Then players have a spell with no mana cost that can only be suspended
Dimir Midrange Requiting Hex | Illustration by Randy Gallegos Planeswalkers (4) Creatures (23) Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin x2 Deep-Cavern Bat x4 Enduring Curiosity x4 Floodpits Drowner x4 Spyglass Siren x4 Tishana's Tidebinder x4 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian Instant (8) Bitter Triumph x2 Requiting Hex x3 Shoot the Sheriff x2 Spell Snare Land (25) Fountainport x2 Gloomlake Verge x4 Island x4 Multiversal Passage x3 Restless Reef Soulstone Sanctuary Starting Town x2 Swamp x4 Watery Grave x4 Sideboard (15) Annul x2 Day of Black Sun Disdainful Stroke x2 Duress x2 Faebloom Trick Requiting Hex Shoot the Sheriff Soul-Guide Lantern Spell Pierce x2 Strategic Betrayal Wan Shi Tong, Librarian Dimir Midrange was already a good competitive deck, and the 2026 bannings made it a solid Tier 1 option
While Salvaging Stations lack of play rate may be surprising, its good news for anyone looking to pick up a copy
If you go a little Picasso and all players can't agree on what some parts of your drawing are, you may consult an outside person for a final determination
