Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Core Control

Marchesa, Dealer of Death
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Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
Benjamin Levin
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57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
55%synergy
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46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
45%synergy
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46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
45%synergy
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46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
45%synergy
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65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
41%synergy
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37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
36%synergy
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33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
33%synergy
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33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
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30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
30%synergy
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30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
23%synergy
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41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
7%synergy
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41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
27%synergy
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39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
13%synergy
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39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Loki, God of Mischief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
ANGER
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
7%synergy
The Lord of Pain
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
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13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Generous Plunderer
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Blood Hustler
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Hostage Taker
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Miner
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
The Wondrous Wasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
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11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-0%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Meteor Golem
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Ledger Shredder
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Geode Rager
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Gelectrode
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Massacre Wurm
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Forum Necroscribe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
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Shoot the Sheriff
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Bedevil
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Return the Favor
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
10%synergy
GO FOR THE THROAT
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Slick Sequence
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Invert Polarity
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-0%synergy
SPELL PIERCE
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Peek
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Take the Fall
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Drain
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Siphon Insight
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6%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Charm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Flashback
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Suspended Sentence
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Phantom Interference
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Run Away Together
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
4%synergy
VANDALBLAST
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Stitch Together
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Will of the Abzan
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Back in Town
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Seize the Secrets
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Singularity Rupture
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
River's Rebuke
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Incarnation Technique
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Take for a Ride
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Grift
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Grapeshot
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Temur
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Steal the Show
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Bribery
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Insurrection
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Raven's Crime
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Extract from Darkness
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Epic Downfall
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Confluence
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glasses of Urza
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Codex Shredder
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Shard
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Nowhere to Run
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Curse of Opulence
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Spatial Binding
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Double Down
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Retro-Mutation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Pit of Offerings
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
13%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Piranha Marsh
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Fault
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Desert
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Skyline Cascade
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Hammerheim
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
-27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Haul
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Signet
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Signet
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Bounty Board
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Victory Chimes
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Resonating Lute
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
CHROMATIC LANTERN
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion45 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion43 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion41 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
53%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Soured Springs
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
51%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Seething Landscape
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Watery Grave
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
Steam Vents
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Thundering Falls
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Raucous Theater
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Scorched Geyser
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
1%synergy
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