Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Core

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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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Grub, Storied Matriarch
4.8%inclusion2 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Mischief
4.7%inclusion2 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Broadcast Takeover
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Scuzzback Scrounger
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
67%inclusion491 decks736 decks
65%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
47%inclusion346 decks736 decks
46%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
43%inclusion319 decks736 decks
43%synergy
At Knifepoint
41%inclusion302 decks736 decks
40%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
38%inclusion280 decks736 decks
37%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
30%inclusion221 decks736 decks
29%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
30%inclusion223 decks736 decks
29%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
27%inclusion201 decks736 decks
27%synergy
Glasses of Urza
25%inclusion187 decks736 decks
25%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion249 decks736 decks
24%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
42%inclusion310 decks736 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion308 decks736 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion299 decks736 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion291 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion264 decks736 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion260 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion252 decks736 decks
-11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion238 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
32%inclusion234 decks736 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Charm
30%inclusion223 decks736 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
5.2%inclusion38 decks736 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
28%inclusion209 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
27%inclusion197 decks736 decks
22%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
27%inclusion196 decks736 decks
17%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
23%inclusion172 decks736 decks
23%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
23%inclusion166 decks736 decks
21%synergy
Nimble Brigand
22%inclusion163 decks736 decks
22%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
21%inclusion157 decks736 decks
21%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
21%inclusion154 decks736 decks
21%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
20%inclusion146 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
19%inclusion139 decks736 decks
14%synergy
Blood Hustler
18%inclusion136 decks736 decks
18%synergy
Forsaken Miner
18%inclusion133 decks736 decks
17%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
17%inclusion127 decks736 decks
17%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
17%inclusion103 decks604 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
15%inclusion112 decks736 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
15%inclusion110 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
15%inclusion108 decks736 decks
13%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
14%inclusion101 decks736 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion100 decks736 decks
8%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
13%inclusion78 decks596 decks
11%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
13%inclusion96 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
12%inclusion89 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Anger
12%inclusion89 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
12%inclusion88 decks731 decks
12%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
12%inclusion88 decks736 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion84 decks736 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion83 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion55 decks490 decks
9%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
11%inclusion81 decks736 decks
11%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion81 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
11%inclusion79 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Generous Plunderer
10%inclusion77 decks735 decks
8%synergy
Guttersnipe
10%inclusion77 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
10%inclusion76 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
10%inclusion73 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion72 decks736 decks
-3%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion72 decks736 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion62 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.2%inclusion60 decks652 decks
7%synergy
Hostage Taker
8.4%inclusion62 decks736 decks
-1%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
8.0%inclusion51 decks636 decks
7%synergy
Slickshot Lockpicker
8.0%inclusion59 decks736 decks
8%synergy
Gelectrode
7.7%inclusion57 decks736 decks
8%synergy
Royal Assassin
7.6%inclusion56 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Mayhem Devil
7.5%inclusion55 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
7.2%inclusion18 decks249 decks
5%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
7.2%inclusion17 decks236 decks
2%synergy
Urabrask
7.1%inclusion52 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
7.1%inclusion52 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos, the Muscle
6.9%inclusion51 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion211 decks736 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion198 decks736 decks
-2%synergy
Snap
25%inclusion181 decks736 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion153 decks736 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion114 decks549 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
20%inclusion150 decks736 decks
18%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion122 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Siphon Insight
16%inclusion119 decks736 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion117 decks736 decks
11%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion116 decks736 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion112 decks736 decks
-4%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion112 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion109 decks736 decks
8%synergy
Slick Sequence
15%inclusion107 decks736 decks
14%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
13%inclusion99 decks736 decks
13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion70 decks553 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion82 decks657 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion81 decks657 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion90 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion83 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion82 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Take the Fall
11%inclusion79 decks735 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion76 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion75 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion71 decks736 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.2%inclusion68 decks736 decks
-26%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.0%inclusion59 decks657 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.8%inclusion65 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
8.7%inclusion64 decks736 decks
-9%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.2%inclusion54 decks655 decks
5%synergy
Ionize
7.9%inclusion58 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Explosive Derailment
7.5%inclusion55 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Great Train Heist
7.3%inclusion54 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.9%inclusion51 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.7%inclusion49 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Repulse
6.3%inclusion46 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Metamorphic Blast
6.3%inclusion46 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Big Score
6.0%inclusion44 decks736 decks
-5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.8%inclusion43 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.7%inclusion42 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.7%inclusion42 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.7%inclusion34 decks600 decks
1%synergy
Peek
5.6%inclusion41 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.4%inclusion40 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
5.4%inclusion40 decks736 decks
-10%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.3%inclusion39 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.0%inclusion33 decks657 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
25%inclusion182 decks736 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion175 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Secrets
22%inclusion158 decks732 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion156 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion154 decks736 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
18%inclusion131 decks736 decks
15%synergy
Take for a Ride
16%inclusion116 decks736 decks
15%synergy
Rush of Dread
15%inclusion109 decks736 decks
14%synergy
Stitch Together
15%inclusion108 decks736 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion99 decks736 decks
-7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion97 decks736 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
13%inclusion92 decks736 decks
8%synergy
Shifting Grift
13%inclusion92 decks736 decks
12%synergy
Lively Dirge
12%inclusion91 decks736 decks
11%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion74 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion74 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Back in Town
10%inclusion73 decks732 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
10%inclusion28 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion70 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.8%inclusion25 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
8.7%inclusion64 decks735 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.9%inclusion58 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.6%inclusion50 decks657 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.6%inclusion56 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.6%inclusion56 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Scorching Shot
7.3%inclusion54 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.3%inclusion48 decks657 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
6.1%inclusion45 decks736 decks
-17%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.1%inclusion45 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Molten Collapse
6.1%inclusion45 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.9%inclusion12 decks205 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion28 decks490 decks
-1%synergy
Skewer the Critics
5.7%inclusion42 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
5.4%inclusion40 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.0%inclusion37 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bloodthirsty Blade
25%inclusion182 decks736 decks
24%synergy
Codex Shredder
20%inclusion150 decks736 decks
20%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
20%inclusion110 decks553 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion132 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
17%inclusion123 decks736 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion101 decks736 decks
-16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion97 decks736 decks
-13%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
11%inclusion83 decks736 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
10%inclusion72 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
9.4%inclusion69 decks736 decks
8%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.5%inclusion48 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.4%inclusion40 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.3%inclusion39 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
28%inclusion204 decks736 decks
19%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
23%inclusion172 decks736 decks
23%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
17%inclusion126 decks736 decks
17%synergy
Spatial Binding
14%inclusion101 decks736 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
14%inclusion100 decks736 decks
12%synergy
Necromancy
12%inclusion89 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion85 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion76 decks736 decks
-3%synergy
Double Down
10%inclusion72 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion72 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Rakish Crew
9.4%inclusion69 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.0%inclusion49 decks615 decks
7%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.1%inclusion52 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.3%inclusion46 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.6%inclusion41 decks736 decks
-5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.2%inclusion38 decks736 decks
0%synergy
Brimstone Roundup
5.2%inclusion38 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
10%inclusion75 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion290 decks736 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion174 decks736 decks
-12%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
10%inclusion71 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.2%inclusion60 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.6%inclusion56 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.2%inclusion53 decks736 decks
-15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.9%inclusion51 decks736 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion45 decks736 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Archway
6.0%inclusion44 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
6.0%inclusion44 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.7%inclusion42 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.7%inclusion42 decks736 decks
-8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.3%inclusion39 decks736 decks
0%synergy
Hammerheim
5.0%inclusion37 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion615 decks736 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion564 decks736 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
42%inclusion311 decks736 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion298 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion297 decks736 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
39%inclusion290 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
39%inclusion288 decks736 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion288 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion256 decks736 decks
-1%synergy
Bandit's Haul
31%inclusion231 decks736 decks
31%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
23%inclusion168 decks736 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion121 decks736 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion108 decks736 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion102 decks736 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion77 decks736 decks
-9%synergy
Bounty Board
10%inclusion75 decks731 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.7%inclusion49 decks736 decks
-8%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.7%inclusion49 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion723 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion720 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion718 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion621 decks736 decks
-7%synergy
Soured Springs
57%inclusion422 decks736 decks
55%synergy
Eroded Canyon
57%inclusion417 decks736 decks
55%synergy
Jagged Barrens
54%inclusion400 decks736 decks
53%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
52%inclusion386 decks736 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion384 decks736 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion310 decks736 decks
-4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion293 decks736 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion290 decks736 decks
0%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion283 decks736 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
36%inclusion267 decks736 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion244 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Seething Landscape
32%inclusion207 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion207 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
28%inclusion206 decks736 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion204 decks736 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion176 decks736 decks
-23%synergy
Steam Vents
24%inclusion174 decks736 decks
-21%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion172 decks736 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion171 decks736 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion168 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
22%inclusion165 decks736 decks
-22%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion155 decks736 decks
-4%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion151 decks736 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion140 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion140 decks736 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion131 decks736 decks
-16%synergy
Training Center
18%inclusion130 decks736 decks
-15%synergy
Luxury Suite
17%inclusion128 decks736 decks
-14%synergy
Morphic Pool
17%inclusion128 decks736 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion125 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion123 decks736 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion122 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion119 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion117 decks736 decks
-16%synergy
Thundering Falls
16%inclusion116 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion115 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion114 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion113 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion113 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion110 decks736 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion104 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Choked Estuary
14%inclusion104 decks736 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion101 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion99 decks736 decks
-1%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion99 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
13%inclusion94 decks736 decks
10%synergy