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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Bender's Waterskin
14%inclusion15 decks104 decks
11%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Redirect Lightning
4.7%inclusion5 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Firebending Lesson
4.0%inclusion2 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Agna Qel'a
3.8%inclusion2 decks53 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
52%inclusion129 decks250 decks
50%synergy
Reanimate
68%inclusion170 decks250 decks
44%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
39%inclusion98 decks250 decks
38%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
43%inclusion107 decks250 decks
37%synergy
Animate Dead
42%inclusion105 decks250 decks
33%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
36%inclusion89 decks250 decks
31%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
59%inclusion148 decks250 decks
31%synergy
Snap
39%inclusion97 decks250 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion108 decks250 decks
27%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
27%inclusion68 decks250 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
42%inclusion104 decks250 decks
-3%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion99 decks250 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion92 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion92 decks250 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion90 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
34%inclusion85 decks250 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion84 decks250 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion83 decks250 decks
24%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion83 decks250 decks
24%synergy
Deflecting Swat
32%inclusion81 decks250 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
40%inclusion99 decks250 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
36%inclusion90 decks250 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Study
34%inclusion85 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion83 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Breach
30%inclusion76 decks250 decks
20%synergy
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion76 decks250 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion70 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion63 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
25%inclusion62 decks250 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion52 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Birgi, God of Storytelling
28%inclusion70 decks250 decks
22%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
28%inclusion69 decks250 decks
18%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
26%inclusion66 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
24%inclusion61 decks250 decks
24%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
23%inclusion57 decks250 decks
-4%synergy
Spellskite
22%inclusion56 decks250 decks
21%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
22%inclusion56 decks250 decks
22%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
21%inclusion52 decks250 decks
18%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
20%inclusion50 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion50 decks250 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion43 decks220 decks
17%synergy
Hex Parasite
18%inclusion46 decks250 decks
18%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
17%inclusion43 decks249 decks
17%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
17%inclusion43 decks250 decks
16%synergy
Urabrask
17%inclusion43 decks250 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion42 decks250 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion36 decks220 decks
12%synergy
Generous Plunderer
15%inclusion37 decks246 decks
13%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
15%inclusion31 decks208 decks
15%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
14%inclusion35 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
14%inclusion35 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion35 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
13%inclusion33 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion32 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Mayhem Devil
12%inclusion31 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
12%inclusion30 decks250 decks
7%synergy
The Lord of Pain
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
12%inclusion26 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
12%inclusion29 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion29 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
11%inclusion28 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
11%inclusion28 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion28 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
11%inclusion27 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
11%inclusion27 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion27 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Anger
11%inclusion27 decks250 decks
0%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
11%inclusion22 decks208 decks
8%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
10%inclusion26 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
10%inclusion25 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion25 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
10%inclusion25 decks250 decks
2%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion20 decks208 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
9.2%inclusion23 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Nimble Brigand
8.8%inclusion22 decks249 decks
8%synergy
Ledger Shredder
8.8%inclusion22 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.2%inclusion18 decks220 decks
6%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.0%inclusion20 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion75 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion78 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion60 decks194 decks
18%synergy
Terminate
30%inclusion76 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion71 decks250 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion64 decks250 decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion64 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
23%inclusion57 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
23%inclusion57 decks250 decks
15%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
23%inclusion44 decks194 decks
17%synergy
Flusterstorm
22%inclusion56 decks250 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion54 decks250 decks
16%synergy
Mystical Tutor
20%inclusion50 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Brain Freeze
20%inclusion49 decks250 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion48 decks250 decks
15%synergy
Dismember
19%inclusion48 decks250 decks
18%synergy
Snuff Out
18%inclusion46 decks250 decks
16%synergy
Bedevil
18%inclusion46 decks250 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Pact
18%inclusion45 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Consultation
18%inclusion45 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
17%inclusion43 decks250 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion43 decks250 decks
14%synergy
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion42 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion37 decks223 decks
11%synergy
Pyroblast
16%inclusion41 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion40 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Mental Misstep
16%inclusion40 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
16%inclusion33 decks208 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion39 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
15%inclusion38 decks249 decks
14%synergy
Chain of Vapor
15%inclusion37 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion36 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion34 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
13%inclusion33 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion32 decks250 decks
-4%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion31 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion30 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion29 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion27 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion27 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Fire Covenant
10%inclusion26 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion26 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
10%inclusion25 decks250 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Charm
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9.2%inclusion23 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.8%inclusion22 decks250 decks
0%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.6%inclusion19 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion80 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion72 decks250 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion60 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
24%inclusion59 decks250 decks
15%synergy
Stitch Together
18%inclusion46 decks250 decks
16%synergy
Gamble
16%inclusion40 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion39 decks250 decks
-8%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion39 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion38 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Abzan
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion27 decks224 decks
10%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion28 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion27 decks250 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion26 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion25 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
9.2%inclusion23 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Grapeshot
8.8%inclusion22 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.8%inclusion22 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.4%inclusion21 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Seize the Secrets
7.7%inclusion19 decks246 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.6%inclusion19 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Bribery
7.6%inclusion19 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.2%inclusion18 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Flame
7.2%inclusion18 decks250 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
6.8%inclusion17 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
6.8%inclusion17 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
6.8%inclusion17 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.4%inclusion16 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.4%inclusion16 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Back in Town
5.7%inclusion14 decks246 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.6%inclusion14 decks249 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion14 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
5.6%inclusion14 decks250 decks
-3%synergy
Buried Alive
5.6%inclusion14 decks250 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.2%inclusion13 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.2%inclusion13 decks250 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.2%inclusion13 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Insurrection
5.2%inclusion13 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.2%inclusion13 decks250 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
26%inclusion51 decks194 decks
26%synergy
Glasses of Urza
25%inclusion62 decks250 decks
24%synergy
Codex Shredder
20%inclusion49 decks250 decks
19%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
19%inclusion48 decks250 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion47 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion41 decks250 decks
-13%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
13%inclusion32 decks250 decks
13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion32 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
12%inclusion31 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion29 decks250 decks
-1%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
10%inclusion25 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
8.8%inclusion22 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.2%inclusion18 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.0%inclusion15 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.0%inclusion15 decks250 decks
-20%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.0%inclusion15 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.2%inclusion13 decks250 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion73 decks250 decks
14%synergy
At Knifepoint
23%inclusion57 decks250 decks
22%synergy
Necromancy
18%inclusion44 decks250 decks
15%synergy
Spatial Binding
17%inclusion42 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion31 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion27 decks250 decks
-3%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
8.8%inclusion22 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.6%inclusion19 decks221 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.4%inclusion21 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
7.6%inclusion19 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Dress Down
5.6%inclusion14 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.6%inclusion14 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Double Down
5.2%inclusion13 decks249 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.2%inclusion13 decks249 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.2%inclusion13 decks250 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
6.4%inclusion16 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.2%inclusion13 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion112 decks250 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
35%inclusion88 decks250 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion56 decks250 decks
-13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion37 decks250 decks
1%synergy
Urborg
14%inclusion34 decks250 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion32 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Hammerheim
12%inclusion30 decks250 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion30 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.3%inclusion14 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.2%inclusion23 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.8%inclusion22 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.6%inclusion19 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.2%inclusion18 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.2%inclusion18 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.8%inclusion17 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion222 decks250 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion215 decks250 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66%inclusion164 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion141 decks250 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
54%inclusion136 decks250 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion119 decks250 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion83 decks250 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
28%inclusion69 decks250 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Signet
27%inclusion67 decks250 decks
-8%synergy
Lotus Petal
25%inclusion62 decks250 decks
15%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
21%inclusion53 decks250 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion50 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion42 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion39 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion38 decks250 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion37 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion36 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
14%inclusion35 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Bandit's Haul
12%inclusion30 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Sauron
12%inclusion30 decks250 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion26 decks250 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Bounty Board
7.3%inclusion18 decks246 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion238 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Island
85%inclusion212 decks250 decks
-8%synergy
Swamp
84%inclusion209 decks250 decks
-9%synergy
Mountain
82%inclusion204 decks250 decks
-10%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion159 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Blood Crypt
62%inclusion156 decks250 decks
19%synergy
Steam Vents
60%inclusion151 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion150 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
54%inclusion136 decks250 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
54%inclusion135 decks250 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
53%inclusion132 decks250 decks
19%synergy
Xander's Lounge
47%inclusion118 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Training Center
47%inclusion118 decks250 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion116 decks250 decks
14%synergy
Luxury Suite
43%inclusion107 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion104 decks250 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion101 decks250 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion98 decks250 decks
-5%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion95 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
38%inclusion95 decks250 decks
-17%synergy
Soured Springs
34%inclusion84 decks250 decks
32%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion75 decks224 decks
24%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion83 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Jagged Barrens
33%inclusion83 decks250 decks
31%synergy
Eroded Canyon
33%inclusion83 decks250 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion79 decks250 decks
-9%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
31%inclusion78 decks250 decks
29%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion78 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion76 decks250 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
30%inclusion75 decks250 decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion67 decks250 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion66 decks250 decks
-12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
26%inclusion65 decks250 decks
16%synergy
City of Brass
26%inclusion64 decks250 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Ridge
25%inclusion63 decks250 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
25%inclusion62 decks250 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion61 decks250 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
24%inclusion59 decks250 decks
14%synergy
Badlands
23%inclusion58 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Thundering Falls
23%inclusion58 decks250 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion58 decks250 decks
13%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion56 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Volcanic Island
22%inclusion56 decks250 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion50 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion47 decks220 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion52 decks250 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion50 decks250 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion43 decks220 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion46 decks250 decks
-13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
18%inclusion44 decks250 decks
9%synergy