Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Budget 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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Vibrant Outburst
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Stress Dream
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Charm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
At Knifepoint
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
58%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Seize the Secrets
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Nimble Brigand
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Murder
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Terminate
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Blood Hustler
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Take the Fall
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Duelist of the Mind
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Forsaken Miner
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Slickshot Lockpicker
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Hellspur Brute
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Hollow Marauder
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Overzealous Muscle
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Iron-Fist Pulverizer
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Guttersnipe
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Harrier Strix
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Geyser Drake
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Shackle Slinger
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Discerning Peddler
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Peerless Ropemaster
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Reckless Lackey
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Boneyard Desecrator
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Akul the Unrepentant
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Slickshot Vault-Buster
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Longhorn Sharpshooter
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Silver Deputy
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Vault Plunderer
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Desperate Bloodseeker
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Graywater's Fixer
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Zog, Triceraton Castaway
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Oasis Gardener
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Nezumi Linkbreaker
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Tyrant's Scorn
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Explosive Derailment
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Slick Sequence
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Skulduggery
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Charm
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Metamorphic Blast
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Charm
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Ashes
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Siphon Insight
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Return the Favor
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Repulse
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Unfortunate Accident
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Phantom Interference
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Failed Fording
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Desert's Due
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-32%synergy
Caught in the Crossfire
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Thunder Salvo
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Essence Capture
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Trick Shot
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Hypothesizzle
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Refute
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Quick Draw
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Neutralize the Guards
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Outlaws' Fury
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Shock
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Return to the Sewers
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Mental Modulation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ionize
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Take for a Ride
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Rush of Dread
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Shifting Grift
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Scorching Shot
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Jailbreak Scheme
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Skewer the Critics
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Binding Negotiation
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Heartless Pillage
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Terminal Agony
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Highway Robbery
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-33%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Duress
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Back in Town
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Step Between Worlds
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Hell to Pay
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Zombify
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Aberrant Return
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Collective Defiance
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Act of Treason
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Plan the Heist
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Molten Collapse
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Scrabbling Claws
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Glasses of Urza
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
The Key to the Vault
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Boom Box
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Squee's Toy
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Gold Pan
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Rakish Crew
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Stop Cold
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Retro-Mutation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Brimstone Roundup
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Spatial Binding
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Double Down
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Honest Work
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Coercive Impetus
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Inscription
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Ferocification
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Cracked Skull
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Sandstorm Verge
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Arid Archway
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Skyline Cascade
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-28%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
-28%synergy
Sol Ring
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
-44%synergy
Bandit's Haul
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Izzet Signet
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-21%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Bounty Board
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-41%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-38%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-16%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion70 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion70 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion70 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
-22%synergy
Eroded Canyon
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
61%synergy
Soured Springs
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Jagged Barrens
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
-16%synergy
Seething Landscape
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
-20%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Mirage Mesa
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Reef
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Conduit Pylons
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-33%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Ferrous Lake
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-34%synergy
Temple of Malice
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Oscorp Industries
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
TCRI Building
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy