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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
2.3%inclusion2 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Airship Engine Room
2.3%inclusion2 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
1.8%inclusion3 decks164 decks
-7%synergy
Firebending Lesson
1.2%inclusion1 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
67%inclusion482 decks719 decks
66%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
47%inclusion340 decks719 decks
46%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
44%inclusion314 decks719 decks
43%synergy
At Knifepoint
41%inclusion294 decks719 decks
40%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
39%inclusion278 decks719 decks
38%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
30%inclusion219 decks719 decks
30%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
30%inclusion217 decks719 decks
29%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
28%inclusion198 decks719 decks
27%synergy
Glasses of Urza
25%inclusion182 decks719 decks
25%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion243 decks719 decks
24%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
43%inclusion306 decks719 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion303 decks719 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion295 decks719 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion289 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion259 decks719 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion257 decks719 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion244 decks719 decks
-12%synergy
Bedevil
32%inclusion233 decks719 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion233 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
30%inclusion218 decks719 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
5.0%inclusion36 decks719 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
29%inclusion207 decks719 decks
2%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
27%inclusion195 decks719 decks
18%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
27%inclusion191 decks719 decks
22%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
23%inclusion168 decks719 decks
23%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
23%inclusion162 decks719 decks
21%synergy
Nimble Brigand
22%inclusion158 decks719 decks
22%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
21%inclusion152 decks719 decks
21%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
21%inclusion150 decks719 decks
20%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
20%inclusion146 decks719 decks
11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
19%inclusion136 decks719 decks
15%synergy
Blood Hustler
18%inclusion132 decks719 decks
18%synergy
Forsaken Miner
18%inclusion129 decks719 decks
17%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
17%inclusion125 decks719 decks
17%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
17%inclusion100 decks587 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
15%inclusion110 decks719 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
15%inclusion110 decks719 decks
12%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
14%inclusion104 decks719 decks
12%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
14%inclusion100 decks719 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion99 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
13%inclusion92 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
13%inclusion74 decks579 decks
10%synergy
Anger
12%inclusion88 decks719 decks
2%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
12%inclusion87 decks714 decks
12%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
12%inclusion87 decks719 decks
8%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
12%inclusion87 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
12%inclusion83 decks719 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion82 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion81 decks719 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion53 decks473 decks
9%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
11%inclusion77 decks719 decks
10%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
11%inclusion77 decks719 decks
10%synergy
Generous Plunderer
11%inclusion76 decks718 decks
8%synergy
Guttersnipe
11%inclusion76 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
10%inclusion73 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
10%inclusion72 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion72 decks719 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion62 decks633 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion69 decks719 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion58 decks635 decks
7%synergy
Hostage Taker
8.3%inclusion60 decks719 decks
-2%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
8.2%inclusion51 decks619 decks
8%synergy
Slickshot Lockpicker
8.1%inclusion58 decks719 decks
8%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Gelectrode
7.8%inclusion56 decks719 decks
8%synergy
Royal Assassin
7.5%inclusion54 decks719 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
7.5%inclusion54 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
7.4%inclusion17 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Mayhem Devil
7.2%inclusion52 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
7.2%inclusion52 decks719 decks
6%synergy
The Lord of Pain
7.2%inclusion38 decks529 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion208 decks719 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion193 decks719 decks
-2%synergy
Snap
25%inclusion178 decks719 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion149 decks719 decks
16%synergy
Return the Favor
21%inclusion148 decks719 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion109 decks532 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion120 decks719 decks
10%synergy
Siphon Insight
16%inclusion117 decks719 decks
13%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion115 decks719 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion114 decks719 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion112 decks719 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion112 decks719 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion108 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Slick Sequence
14%inclusion104 decks719 decks
14%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion98 decks719 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion81 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion67 decks536 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion89 decks719 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion78 decks640 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion83 decks719 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion81 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Take the Fall
11%inclusion77 decks718 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion77 decks719 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion73 decks719 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion69 decks719 decks
-25%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion69 decks719 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.3%inclusion67 decks719 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion58 decks640 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
8.9%inclusion64 decks719 decks
-8%synergy
Ionize
8.1%inclusion58 decks719 decks
7%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.0%inclusion51 decks638 decks
5%synergy
Explosive Derailment
7.5%inclusion54 decks719 decks
7%synergy
Great Train Heist
7.4%inclusion53 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.8%inclusion49 decks719 decks
3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.5%inclusion47 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Repulse
6.4%inclusion46 decks719 decks
6%synergy
Metamorphic Blast
6.1%inclusion44 decks719 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.0%inclusion43 decks719 decks
2%synergy
Big Score
5.8%inclusion42 decks719 decks
-5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.8%inclusion42 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.7%inclusion41 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.7%inclusion41 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.5%inclusion32 decks583 decks
1%synergy
Peek
5.4%inclusion39 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.4%inclusion39 decks719 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
5.3%inclusion38 decks719 decks
-11%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.1%inclusion37 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Essence Capture
5.1%inclusion37 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Unwind
5.0%inclusion36 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.0%inclusion32 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
25%inclusion179 decks719 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion169 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Secrets
22%inclusion155 decks715 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion153 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion152 decks719 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
18%inclusion131 decks719 decks
15%synergy
Take for a Ride
15%inclusion111 decks719 decks
15%synergy
Rush of Dread
15%inclusion108 decks719 decks
14%synergy
Stitch Together
15%inclusion106 decks719 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion98 decks719 decks
-7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion96 decks719 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
13%inclusion92 decks719 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion90 decks719 decks
11%synergy
Shifting Grift
12%inclusion89 decks719 decks
12%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion73 decks719 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion72 decks719 decks
7%synergy
Back in Town
10%inclusion69 decks715 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
10%inclusion26 decks273 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
9.5%inclusion68 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
9.0%inclusion24 decks266 decks
8%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
8.9%inclusion64 decks718 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.9%inclusion57 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.8%inclusion56 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.8%inclusion56 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.7%inclusion49 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Scorching Shot
7.5%inclusion54 decks719 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.5%inclusion48 decks640 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
6.3%inclusion45 decks719 decks
-17%synergy
Molten Collapse
6.3%inclusion45 decks719 decks
6%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.1%inclusion44 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Skewer the Critics
5.7%inclusion41 decks719 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
5.6%inclusion40 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.5%inclusion26 decks473 decks
-1%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.1%inclusion37 decks719 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bloodthirsty Blade
25%inclusion178 decks719 decks
24%synergy
Codex Shredder
20%inclusion146 decks719 decks
20%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
19%inclusion103 decks536 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion128 decks719 decks
6%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
17%inclusion121 decks719 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion101 decks719 decks
-16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion94 decks719 decks
-13%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
11%inclusion81 decks719 decks
11%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
10%inclusion70 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
10%inclusion70 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.7%inclusion48 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.7%inclusion41 decks719 decks
2%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.3%inclusion38 decks719 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
28%inclusion200 decks719 decks
19%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
23%inclusion165 decks719 decks
23%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
17%inclusion122 decks719 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
14%inclusion99 decks719 decks
12%synergy
Spatial Binding
14%inclusion98 decks719 decks
13%synergy
Necromancy
12%inclusion87 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion84 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion75 decks719 decks
-3%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion71 decks719 decks
7%synergy
Double Down
9.5%inclusion68 decks719 decks
7%synergy
Rakish Crew
9.2%inclusion66 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.9%inclusion47 decks598 decks
7%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.0%inclusion50 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.5%inclusion47 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.7%inclusion41 decks719 decks
-5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.1%inclusion37 decks719 decks
0%synergy
Brimstone Roundup
5.0%inclusion36 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
10%inclusion70 decks719 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion286 decks719 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion175 decks719 decks
-11%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
9.3%inclusion67 decks719 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion60 decks719 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.8%inclusion56 decks719 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion51 decks719 decks
-15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.8%inclusion49 decks719 decks
-9%synergy
Arid Archway
6.0%inclusion43 decks719 decks
6%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
6.0%inclusion43 decks719 decks
6%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.8%inclusion42 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion41 decks719 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.6%inclusion40 decks719 decks
-9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.3%inclusion38 decks719 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion598 decks719 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion550 decks719 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
42%inclusion304 decks719 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion295 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion289 decks719 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion285 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion284 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
39%inclusion282 decks719 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion249 decks719 decks
-1%synergy
Bandit's Haul
31%inclusion226 decks719 decks
31%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
23%inclusion163 decks719 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion118 decks719 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion106 decks719 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion98 decks719 decks
0%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion76 decks719 decks
-9%synergy
Bounty Board
10%inclusion72 decks714 decks
10%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.8%inclusion49 decks719 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.7%inclusion48 decks719 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion706 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion703 decks719 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion701 decks719 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion607 decks719 decks
-7%synergy
Soured Springs
58%inclusion416 decks719 decks
56%synergy
Eroded Canyon
57%inclusion411 decks719 decks
55%synergy
Jagged Barrens
55%inclusion394 decks719 decks
53%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
53%inclusion379 decks719 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion374 decks719 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion307 decks719 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
41%inclusion292 decks719 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion288 decks719 decks
0%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
39%inclusion278 decks719 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion264 decks719 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion240 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Seething Landscape
32%inclusion205 decks633 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion203 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion199 decks719 decks
-3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
28%inclusion199 decks719 decks
-13%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion169 decks719 decks
-23%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion167 decks719 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion167 decks719 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion166 decks719 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
23%inclusion165 decks719 decks
-21%synergy
Blood Crypt
21%inclusion153 decks719 decks
-23%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion150 decks719 decks
-4%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion148 decks719 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion139 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion138 decks719 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion125 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Training Center
17%inclusion123 decks719 decks
-16%synergy
Luxury Suite
17%inclusion122 decks719 decks
-15%synergy
Morphic Pool
17%inclusion121 decks719 decks
-16%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion121 decks719 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion120 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion117 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion115 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion114 decks719 decks
-19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion112 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion110 decks719 decks
-3%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion110 decks719 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion108 decks719 decks
-17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
15%inclusion107 decks719 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion105 decks719 decks
-3%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion105 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion103 decks719 decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion100 decks719 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion98 decks719 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion97 decks719 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
13%inclusion92 decks719 decks
10%synergy