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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Loki, God of Mischief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Grave Researcher
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Choreographed Sparks
4.2%inclusion3 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Charm
3.8%inclusion3 decks78 decks
3%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
3.8%inclusion3 decks78 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
66%inclusion466 decks702 decks
65%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
47%inclusion330 decks702 decks
46%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
42%inclusion292 decks702 decks
41%synergy
At Knifepoint
40%inclusion281 decks702 decks
39%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
36%inclusion253 decks702 decks
35%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
31%inclusion218 decks702 decks
31%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
31%inclusion218 decks702 decks
30%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
26%inclusion184 decks702 decks
26%synergy
Glasses of Urza
26%inclusion183 decks702 decks
25%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion235 decks702 decks
24%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
41%inclusion288 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion284 decks702 decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion281 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion275 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion247 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion245 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion237 decks702 decks
-10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion225 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
31%inclusion221 decks702 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
30%inclusion209 decks702 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Laughing Jasper Flint
28%inclusion197 decks702 decks
24%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
27%inclusion191 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
26%inclusion186 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
23%inclusion160 decks702 decks
21%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
23%inclusion158 decks702 decks
22%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
22%inclusion154 decks702 decks
22%synergy
Nimble Brigand
22%inclusion152 decks702 decks
21%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
21%inclusion149 decks702 decks
21%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
19%inclusion135 decks702 decks
14%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
19%inclusion133 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Blood Hustler
18%inclusion126 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
18%inclusion118 decks672 decks
17%synergy
Forsaken Miner
17%inclusion118 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
17%inclusion116 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
15%inclusion103 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
14%inclusion97 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
14%inclusion95 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Anger
14%inclusion95 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
13%inclusion90 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Generous Plunderer
13%inclusion88 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion88 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion86 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
12%inclusion81 decks664 decks
10%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
12%inclusion85 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
12%inclusion83 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
12%inclusion82 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
12%inclusion81 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion64 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
10%inclusion72 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
10%inclusion72 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
10%inclusion71 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Guttersnipe
10%inclusion70 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion69 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
10%inclusion68 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion68 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion67 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
9.3%inclusion65 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.1%inclusion64 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.8%inclusion62 decks702 decks
-3%synergy
Royal Assassin
8.5%inclusion60 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Hostage Taker
8.3%inclusion58 decks702 decks
-1%synergy
The Lord of Pain
7.8%inclusion48 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Gelectrode
7.3%inclusion51 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Mayhem Devil
7.1%inclusion50 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
7.1%inclusion50 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
6.8%inclusion48 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos, the Muscle
6.6%inclusion46 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Keen Duelist
6.6%inclusion46 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Slickshot Lockpicker
6.6%inclusion46 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Young Pyromancer
6.4%inclusion45 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion186 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion174 decks702 decks
-4%synergy
Snap
24%inclusion168 decks702 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion127 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
20%inclusion142 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion141 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion112 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion111 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion110 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion110 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Siphon Insight
15%inclusion107 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion103 decks702 decks
-6%synergy
Slick Sequence
14%inclusion101 decks702 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion100 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion94 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
13%inclusion93 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion92 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion79 decks621 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion82 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10%inclusion73 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion70 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion69 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion69 decks702 decks
-10%synergy
Take the Fall
10%inclusion67 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.4%inclusion66 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.4%inclusion66 decks702 decks
-28%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.4%inclusion66 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.7%inclusion61 decks702 decks
-9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion61 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.1%inclusion57 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Ionize
7.3%inclusion51 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.3%inclusion51 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Great Train Heist
7.1%inclusion50 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.7%inclusion47 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Explosive Derailment
6.6%inclusion46 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.3%inclusion44 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.1%inclusion43 decks702 decks
-12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.1%inclusion43 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.8%inclusion41 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
5.7%inclusion40 decks702 decks
-7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.7%inclusion38 decks668 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
5.6%inclusion39 decks702 decks
-10%synergy
Repulse
5.6%inclusion39 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.4%inclusion38 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Metamorphic Blast
5.4%inclusion38 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.1%inclusion36 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Peek
5.1%inclusion36 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
24%inclusion169 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion162 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion151 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Secrets
20%inclusion143 decks702 decks
20%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion142 decks702 decks
14%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion110 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Stitch Together
15%inclusion108 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Take for a Ride
15%inclusion103 decks702 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion97 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion96 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion91 decks702 decks
-7%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion84 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Grift
12%inclusion82 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Back in Town
11%inclusion77 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
11%inclusion74 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion74 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
9.5%inclusion34 decks359 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
9.4%inclusion66 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Persist
8.5%inclusion60 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.0%inclusion56 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.9%inclusion29 decks365 decks
7%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
7.8%inclusion55 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.5%inclusion53 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.5%inclusion53 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.3%inclusion51 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.1%inclusion50 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
6.4%inclusion45 decks702 decks
-17%synergy
Scorching Shot
6.1%inclusion43 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.0%inclusion42 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Molten Collapse
6.0%inclusion42 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.4%inclusion38 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Skewer the Critics
5.1%inclusion36 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bloodthirsty Blade
24%inclusion169 decks702 decks
23%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
21%inclusion128 decks621 decks
20%synergy
Codex Shredder
20%inclusion142 decks702 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion119 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
17%inclusion119 decks702 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion90 decks702 decks
-17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion89 decks702 decks
-14%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
12%inclusion87 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
8.4%inclusion59 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
8.4%inclusion59 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.4%inclusion45 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.3%inclusion37 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
28%inclusion198 decks702 decks
19%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
22%inclusion154 decks702 decks
22%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
16%inclusion113 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Spatial Binding
13%inclusion92 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
13%inclusion89 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Necromancy
12%inclusion85 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion79 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
11%inclusion75 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Double Down
10%inclusion70 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion68 decks702 decks
-4%synergy
Rakish Crew
9.0%inclusion63 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.2%inclusion56 decks683 decks
7%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.4%inclusion52 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.0%inclusion42 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.3%inclusion37 decks702 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
10%inclusion71 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion278 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion161 decks702 decks
-12%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
11%inclusion76 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion58 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.8%inclusion55 decks702 decks
-14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.4%inclusion52 decks702 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.6%inclusion46 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Arid Archway
6.1%inclusion43 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.0%inclusion42 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
5.8%inclusion41 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.7%inclusion40 decks702 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion40 decks702 decks
-2%synergy
Hammerheim
5.6%inclusion39 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.3%inclusion37 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Urborg
5.1%inclusion36 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion575 decks702 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion526 decks702 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
42%inclusion294 decks702 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion273 decks702 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
38%inclusion267 decks702 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion266 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion261 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
37%inclusion260 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion240 decks702 decks
-1%synergy
Bandit's Haul
31%inclusion217 decks702 decks
30%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
24%inclusion165 decks702 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion106 decks702 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion95 decks702 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion91 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Bounty Board
12%inclusion81 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion29 decks262 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion71 decks702 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.3%inclusion51 decks702 decks
-7%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.6%inclusion39 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion690 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion688 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion685 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion588 decks702 decks
-8%synergy
Eroded Canyon
55%inclusion389 decks702 decks
54%synergy
Soured Springs
55%inclusion386 decks702 decks
53%synergy
Jagged Barrens
53%inclusion372 decks702 decks
51%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion366 decks702 decks
-4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
52%inclusion365 decks702 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion296 decks702 decks
-5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion282 decks702 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion266 decks702 decks
-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion263 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion249 decks702 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion235 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Seething Landscape
32%inclusion226 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Xander's Lounge
29%inclusion207 decks702 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion190 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion185 decks702 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
26%inclusion184 decks702 decks
-19%synergy
Watery Grave
26%inclusion183 decks702 decks
-22%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion171 decks702 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
24%inclusion171 decks702 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Crypt
24%inclusion170 decks702 decks
-22%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion155 decks702 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
22%inclusion152 decks702 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion144 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion138 decks702 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion135 decks702 decks
-16%synergy
Morphic Pool
18%inclusion129 decks702 decks
-13%synergy
Luxury Suite
18%inclusion128 decks702 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion125 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Training Center
18%inclusion125 decks702 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion124 decks702 decks
-18%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion116 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion114 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion114 decks702 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion111 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion110 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion110 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion110 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion105 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion103 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion102 decks702 decks
-4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
15%inclusion102 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion95 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion94 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion93 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion93 decks702 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion92 decks702 decks
5%synergy