Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Core

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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Grave Researcher
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Charm
4.5%inclusion3 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
4.5%inclusion3 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Vibrant Outburst
3.4%inclusion2 decks58 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
67%inclusion484 decks727 decks
65%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
46%inclusion338 decks727 decks
46%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
43%inclusion310 decks727 decks
42%synergy
At Knifepoint
40%inclusion293 decks727 decks
39%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
37%inclusion272 decks727 decks
37%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
32%inclusion231 decks727 decks
31%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
31%inclusion224 decks727 decks
30%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
27%inclusion194 decks727 decks
26%synergy
Glasses of Urza
26%inclusion188 decks727 decks
25%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion247 decks727 decks
24%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
42%inclusion302 decks727 decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion298 decks727 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion294 decks727 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion288 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion262 decks727 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion258 decks727 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion245 decks727 decks
-11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion232 decks727 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
32%inclusion230 decks727 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion227 decks727 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Laughing Jasper Flint
29%inclusion208 decks727 decks
24%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
28%inclusion204 decks727 decks
1%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
26%inclusion192 decks727 decks
17%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
23%inclusion166 decks727 decks
22%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
22%inclusion162 decks727 decks
22%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
22%inclusion161 decks727 decks
21%synergy
Nimble Brigand
22%inclusion160 decks727 decks
22%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
21%inclusion155 decks727 decks
21%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
20%inclusion142 decks727 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
20%inclusion142 decks727 decks
15%synergy
Blood Hustler
18%inclusion134 decks727 decks
18%synergy
Forsaken Miner
18%inclusion133 decks727 decks
18%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
17%inclusion116 decks664 decks
17%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
17%inclusion123 decks727 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
16%inclusion113 decks727 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
14%inclusion104 decks727 decks
11%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
14%inclusion100 decks727 decks
12%synergy
Anger
13%inclusion97 decks727 decks
3%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion93 decks727 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
13%inclusion92 decks727 decks
12%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
13%inclusion92 decks727 decks
9%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
13%inclusion91 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
13%inclusion82 decks656 decks
10%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
12%inclusion86 decks727 decks
12%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
12%inclusion85 decks727 decks
12%synergy
Generous Plunderer
12%inclusion85 decks727 decks
10%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
12%inclusion85 decks727 decks
9%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
12%inclusion64 decks550 decks
10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion78 decks727 decks
1%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
11%inclusion78 decks727 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion77 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
10%inclusion76 decks727 decks
10%synergy
Guttersnipe
10%inclusion75 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion71 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
10%inclusion70 decks727 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.3%inclusion66 decks712 decks
7%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
9.2%inclusion67 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.0%inclusion64 decks710 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.8%inclusion64 decks727 decks
-3%synergy
Royal Assassin
8.8%inclusion64 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Hostage Taker
8.3%inclusion60 decks727 decks
-1%synergy
The Lord of Pain
7.6%inclusion46 decks606 decks
6%synergy
Mayhem Devil
7.4%inclusion54 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Slickshot Lockpicker
7.3%inclusion53 decks727 decks
7%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
7.2%inclusion50 decks696 decks
6%synergy
Gelectrode
7.0%inclusion51 decks727 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
7.0%inclusion51 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos, the Muscle
6.9%inclusion50 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
6.6%inclusion48 decks727 decks
3%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
6.3%inclusion46 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion197 decks727 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion180 decks727 decks
-4%synergy
Snap
24%inclusion177 decks727 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
21%inclusion152 decks727 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion124 decks609 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion145 decks727 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion119 decks727 decks
10%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion119 decks727 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion116 decks727 decks
11%synergy
Siphon Insight
16%inclusion114 decks727 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion111 decks727 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion111 decks727 decks
-5%synergy
Slick Sequence
15%inclusion108 decks727 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion104 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion101 decks727 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion92 decks717 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion89 decks717 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion76 decks613 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion86 decks727 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion78 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion77 decks727 decks
9%synergy
Take the Fall
10%inclusion74 decks727 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion70 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion70 decks727 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion70 decks727 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.4%inclusion68 decks727 decks
-28%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.1%inclusion65 decks715 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
8.8%inclusion64 decks727 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.5%inclusion62 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.5%inclusion61 decks717 decks
2%synergy
Great Train Heist
7.6%inclusion55 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Ionize
7.4%inclusion54 decks727 decks
7%synergy
Explosive Derailment
6.9%inclusion50 decks727 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.9%inclusion50 decks727 decks
3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.7%inclusion49 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.3%inclusion46 decks727 decks
3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.2%inclusion45 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Repulse
5.8%inclusion42 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.8%inclusion38 decks660 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.6%inclusion41 decks727 decks
-12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.6%inclusion41 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.6%inclusion41 decks727 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
5.5%inclusion40 decks727 decks
-10%synergy
Big Score
5.5%inclusion40 decks727 decks
-7%synergy
Metamorphic Blast
5.2%inclusion38 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Peek
5.2%inclusion38 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.1%inclusion37 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
24%inclusion177 decks727 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion169 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion158 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Secrets
21%inclusion151 decks727 decks
20%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion145 decks727 decks
14%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion123 decks727 decks
14%synergy
Take for a Ride
15%inclusion112 decks727 decks
15%synergy
Stitch Together
15%inclusion112 decks727 decks
13%synergy
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion105 decks727 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion99 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion94 decks727 decks
-7%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
13%inclusion91 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Grift
12%inclusion90 decks727 decks
12%synergy
Lively Dirge
12%inclusion87 decks727 decks
10%synergy
Back in Town
11%inclusion80 decks727 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion78 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
9.4%inclusion33 decks351 decks
8%synergy
Persist
9.2%inclusion67 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
9.2%inclusion67 decks727 decks
3%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
8.5%inclusion62 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.4%inclusion30 decks357 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.3%inclusion60 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.5%inclusion54 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.4%inclusion53 decks717 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.3%inclusion53 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.2%inclusion20 decks276 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.2%inclusion52 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Scorching Shot
6.3%inclusion46 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
6.1%inclusion44 decks727 decks
-17%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.1%inclusion44 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Molten Collapse
5.9%inclusion43 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.4%inclusion39 decks727 decks
3%synergy
Skewer the Critics
5.4%inclusion39 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion28 decks550 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bloodthirsty Blade
24%inclusion175 decks727 decks
23%synergy
Codex Shredder
21%inclusion152 decks727 decks
20%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
21%inclusion127 decks613 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion124 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
17%inclusion124 decks727 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion97 decks727 decks
-16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion95 decks727 decks
-13%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
12%inclusion86 decks727 decks
11%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
8.9%inclusion65 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
8.7%inclusion63 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.3%inclusion46 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.2%inclusion38 decks727 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
28%inclusion202 decks727 decks
19%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
22%inclusion162 decks727 decks
22%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
17%inclusion124 decks727 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
13%inclusion95 decks727 decks
12%synergy
Spatial Binding
13%inclusion94 decks727 decks
13%synergy
Necromancy
12%inclusion85 decks727 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion81 decks727 decks
9%synergy
Double Down
10%inclusion75 decks727 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion75 decks727 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion72 decks727 decks
-4%synergy
Rakish Crew
9.1%inclusion66 decks727 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.1%inclusion55 decks675 decks
7%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.2%inclusion52 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.1%inclusion44 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.2%inclusion38 decks727 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
10%inclusion71 decks727 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion289 decks727 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion168 decks727 decks
-12%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
10%inclusion75 decks727 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.4%inclusion61 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion58 decks727 decks
-14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.2%inclusion52 decks727 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.0%inclusion51 decks727 decks
3%synergy
Arid Archway
6.2%inclusion45 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
6.1%inclusion44 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.8%inclusion42 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.8%inclusion42 decks727 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.8%inclusion42 decks727 decks
-8%synergy
Hammerheim
5.4%inclusion39 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.2%inclusion38 decks727 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion601 decks727 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion547 decks727 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
42%inclusion307 decks727 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion284 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion283 decks727 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
38%inclusion277 decks727 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion276 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion275 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion247 decks727 decks
-1%synergy
Bandit's Haul
31%inclusion229 decks727 decks
31%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
24%inclusion172 decks727 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion112 decks727 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion101 decks727 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion97 decks727 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion30 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Bounty Board
11%inclusion83 decks727 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion70 decks727 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.2%inclusion52 decks727 decks
-7%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.8%inclusion42 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion714 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion712 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion708 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion607 decks727 decks
-8%synergy
Eroded Canyon
57%inclusion412 decks727 decks
55%synergy
Soured Springs
56%inclusion407 decks727 decks
54%synergy
Jagged Barrens
54%inclusion393 decks727 decks
52%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion382 decks727 decks
-4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
52%inclusion376 decks727 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion307 decks727 decks
-4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion291 decks727 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion279 decks727 decks
-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion277 decks727 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion258 decks727 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion239 decks727 decks
3%synergy
Seething Landscape
31%inclusion223 decks710 decks
15%synergy
Xander's Lounge
29%inclusion209 decks727 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion197 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion193 decks727 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
26%inclusion187 decks727 decks
-20%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion184 decks727 decks
-22%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
24%inclusion175 decks727 decks
-3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion173 decks727 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Crypt
24%inclusion171 decks727 decks
-22%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion157 decks727 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion155 decks727 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion154 decks727 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion139 decks727 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion135 decks727 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion131 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
18%inclusion129 decks727 decks
-14%synergy
Luxury Suite
18%inclusion129 decks727 decks
-13%synergy
Training Center
17%inclusion127 decks727 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion124 decks727 decks
-18%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion119 decks727 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion119 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion117 decks727 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion116 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion116 decks727 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion116 decks727 decks
-16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion111 decks727 decks
-3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion109 decks727 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion107 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion105 decks727 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
14%inclusion102 decks727 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion101 decks727 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion99 decks727 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion97 decks727 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion92 decks717 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion92 decks727 decks
4%synergy