Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Budget Control

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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Divergent Equation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Impractical Joke
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Run Behind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Negate
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
At Knifepoint
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Abrade
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Terminate
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Charm
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Kaervek, the Punisher
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Blood Hustler
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Forsaken Miner
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Nimble Brigand
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Hostage Taker
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Guttersnipe
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Stadium Tidalmage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Glasswright
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Tackle Artist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Melancholic Poet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pigment Wrangler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Zealous Lorecaster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Gelectrode
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Harmonized Trio
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Pensive Professor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Maelstrom Artisan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Muse Seeker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Zog, Triceraton Castaway
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Krang & Shredder
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Disdainful Stroke
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Spell Pierce
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Charm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Mana Leak
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Tragic Slip
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Wander Off
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Siphon Insight
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Power Word Kill
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Banishing Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stress Dream
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Sculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Take the Fall
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Act
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Price of Fame
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Cling to Dust
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Peek
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Annul
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Explosive Derailment
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Return to the Sewers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Seize the Secrets
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Unearth
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Maestros Confluence
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Singularity Rupture
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Flow State
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Splatter Technique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rapturous Moment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fell
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Lively Dirge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Highway Robbery
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Stitch Together
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Villainous Wrath
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mathemagics
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Blood Money
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Ringsight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Shifting Grift
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Raven's Crime
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Grapeshot
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Epic Downfall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Crashing Wave
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Jet's Brainwashing
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Price of Freedom
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bloodthirsty Blade
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Glasses of Urza
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Diary of Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Codex Shredder
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The Everflowing Well
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Liar's Pendulum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Nowhere to Run
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Opulence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Retro-Mutation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Unable to Scream
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Spatial Binding
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Double Down
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bind the Monster
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Blood Spatter Analysis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Rakish Crew
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Stop Cold
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Honest Work
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Pit of Offerings
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Field of Ruin
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Piranha Marsh
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Skyline Cascade
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Edge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Detection Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fault
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-28%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Realm of Koh
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Signet
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sol Ring
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-43%synergy
Bandit's Haul
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Bounty Board
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Potioner's Trove
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Resonating Lute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Honored Heirloom
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Firdoch Core
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Eroded Canyon
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Soured Springs
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Jagged Barrens
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Seething Landscape
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Ferrous Lake
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Theater
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-25%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Tainted Peak
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Crosis's Catacombs
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Spectacle Summit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Airship Engine Room
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Serpent's Pass
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy