Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Control

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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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MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Wild Unraveling
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
55%inclusion142 decks260 decks
53%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion175 decks260 decks
43%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
39%inclusion102 decks260 decks
38%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
42%inclusion110 decks260 decks
37%synergy
Animate Dead
43%inclusion113 decks260 decks
35%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
61%inclusion159 decks260 decks
32%synergy
Snap
40%inclusion105 decks260 decks
31%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
35%inclusion92 decks260 decks
31%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion114 decks260 decks
27%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
27%inclusion71 decks260 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
42%inclusion110 decks260 decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion105 decks260 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion100 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion94 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion92 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
35%inclusion92 decks260 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion89 decks260 decks
-11%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion89 decks260 decks
25%synergy
Deflecting Swat
34%inclusion89 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion87 decks260 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
39%inclusion102 decks260 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
35%inclusion92 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Study
34%inclusion88 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion86 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Breach
31%inclusion80 decks260 decks
20%synergy
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion78 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion70 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
24%inclusion63 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
24%inclusion62 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion53 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Birgi, God of Storytelling
28%inclusion72 decks260 decks
22%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
27%inclusion70 decks260 decks
17%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
26%inclusion68 decks260 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
23%inclusion60 decks260 decks
22%synergy
Spellskite
23%inclusion60 decks260 decks
21%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
23%inclusion60 decks260 decks
23%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
22%inclusion57 decks260 decks
-5%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
21%inclusion54 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
20%inclusion53 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Hex Parasite
19%inclusion49 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion43 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion44 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Urabrask
17%inclusion43 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion38 decks230 decks
12%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
16%inclusion42 decks259 decks
16%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
16%inclusion42 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion37 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Generous Plunderer
14%inclusion36 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
14%inclusion36 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
14%inclusion30 decks219 decks
13%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
13%inclusion35 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
13%inclusion34 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion34 decks260 decks
8%synergy
The Lord of Pain
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
11%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
10%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
12%inclusion31 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion31 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
12%inclusion30 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Anger
11%inclusion29 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Mayhem Devil
11%inclusion29 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion28 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
11%inclusion28 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
10%inclusion27 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion27 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion27 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
10%inclusion27 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
10%inclusion27 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
10%inclusion26 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion19 decks194 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Nimble Brigand
8.9%inclusion23 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.7%inclusion19 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
8.7%inclusion19 decks219 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Forsaken Miner
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Terminate
33%inclusion85 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion75 decks234 decks
22%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion83 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion64 decks206 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion73 decks260 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion68 decks260 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion67 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
24%inclusion63 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
23%inclusion47 decks206 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion59 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
22%inclusion58 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Flusterstorm
22%inclusion58 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion52 decks234 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion50 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion50 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
19%inclusion49 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
18%inclusion48 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
18%inclusion40 decks219 decks
14%synergy
Snuff Out
18%inclusion47 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Consultation
18%inclusion46 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Dismember
18%inclusion46 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Pact
17%inclusion45 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
17%inclusion45 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion44 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
17%inclusion43 decks259 decks
16%synergy
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion43 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Mental Misstep
16%inclusion42 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Pyroblast
16%inclusion42 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion37 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion41 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion41 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion40 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Vapor
15%inclusion40 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion31 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
13%inclusion33 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion31 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion30 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion30 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion30 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Fire Covenant
11%inclusion28 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion26 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Dispel
9.2%inclusion24 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.7%inclusion20 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion85 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
28%inclusion74 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion64 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion64 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
18%inclusion47 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion42 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion40 decks260 decks
-8%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion40 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion38 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Abzan
14%inclusion23 decks159 decks
13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion29 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion28 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion27 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion26 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion26 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.2%inclusion24 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.8%inclusion23 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Persist
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Grapeshot
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.2%inclusion16 decks194 decks
2%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.4%inclusion12 decks163 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Bribery
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
1%synergy
Exhume
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.5%inclusion17 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
6.5%inclusion17 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.5%inclusion17 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Back in Town
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
5.4%inclusion14 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.4%inclusion14 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion14 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Insurrection
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
27%inclusion56 decks206 decks
27%synergy
Glasses of Urza
27%inclusion69 decks260 decks
26%synergy
Codex Shredder
20%inclusion52 decks260 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion50 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
19%inclusion50 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion43 decks260 decks
-13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion33 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
13%inclusion33 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion30 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
10%inclusion26 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
-20%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion75 decks260 decks
13%synergy
At Knifepoint
23%inclusion59 decks260 decks
22%synergy
Necromancy
19%inclusion49 decks260 decks
16%synergy
Spatial Binding
17%inclusion45 decks260 decks
17%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion36 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion30 decks260 decks
-2%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
-2%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
9.1%inclusion21 decks231 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
8.5%inclusion22 decks260 decks
2%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.1%inclusion21 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.7%inclusion17 decks220 decks
7%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.8%inclusion15 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.6%inclusion13 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Dress Down
5.4%inclusion14 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Double Down
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.0%inclusion13 decks260 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
5.4%inclusion14 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion115 decks260 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
37%inclusion95 decks260 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion55 decks260 decks
-14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion53 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion37 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Urborg
14%inclusion36 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion36 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Hammerheim
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion28 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion25 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.2%inclusion24 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.7%inclusion20 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.3%inclusion19 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.9%inclusion18 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion230 decks260 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion222 decks260 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion168 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion146 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion142 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion125 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
32%inclusion84 decks260 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
27%inclusion70 decks260 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion68 decks260 decks
-8%synergy
Lotus Petal
24%inclusion63 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
23%inclusion59 decks260 decks
21%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion51 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion43 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion41 decks260 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Opal
15%inclusion40 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion38 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion37 decks260 decks
9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
13%inclusion35 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Haul
12%inclusion32 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Relic of Sauron
12%inclusion32 decks260 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion29 decks260 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Crypt
9.2%inclusion24 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Bounty Board
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
1%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.4%inclusion14 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion247 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Island
85%inclusion222 decks260 decks
-7%synergy
Swamp
85%inclusion220 decks260 decks
-7%synergy
Mountain
82%inclusion212 decks260 decks
-10%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion168 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
63%inclusion164 decks260 decks
19%synergy
Steam Vents
62%inclusion160 decks260 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion154 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
55%inclusion142 decks260 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
54%inclusion140 decks260 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
53%inclusion137 decks260 decks
18%synergy
Xander's Lounge
48%inclusion124 decks260 decks
7%synergy
Training Center
46%inclusion120 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion120 decks260 decks
14%synergy
Luxury Suite
43%inclusion112 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41%inclusion107 decks260 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion107 decks260 decks
-5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion102 decks260 decks
-5%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
38%inclusion98 decks260 decks
-16%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion96 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion87 decks260 decks
6%synergy
Jagged Barrens
33%inclusion86 decks260 decks
31%synergy
Eroded Canyon
33%inclusion85 decks260 decks
31%synergy
Soured Springs
33%inclusion85 decks260 decks
31%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion75 decks234 decks
22%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
32%inclusion83 decks260 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion82 decks260 decks
-8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion79 decks260 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
30%inclusion78 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion76 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
28%inclusion72 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion67 decks260 decks
-12%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion65 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
25%inclusion64 decks260 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion64 decks260 decks
15%synergy
Badlands
24%inclusion63 decks260 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion63 decks260 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
24%inclusion62 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion62 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Underground Sea
23%inclusion60 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Island
23%inclusion60 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion59 decks260 decks
13%synergy
Raucous Theater
23%inclusion59 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion58 decks260 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion52 decks234 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion49 decks230 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion51 decks260 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion43 decks230 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion47 decks260 decks
-13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion44 decks260 decks
8%synergy