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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54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
53%synergy
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50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
49%synergy
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48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
47%synergy
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46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
37%synergy
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35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
34%synergy
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33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
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30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Victimize
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
7%synergy
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39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Terminate
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Bedevil
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Laughing Jasper Flint
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Nimble Brigand
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Anger
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Blood Hustler
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Generous Plunderer
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Hostage Taker
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Miner
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
The Lord of Pain
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Meteor Golem
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Humble Defector
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Geode Rager
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Callidus Assassin
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Scampering Surveyor
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Gelectrode
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Massacre Wurm
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Royal Assassin
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Abrade
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Slick Sequence
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Pongify
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Phantom Interference
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Take the Fall
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%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
Tyrant's Scorn
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Great Train Heist
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Mana Leak
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Return to the Sewers
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Suspended Sentence
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Manhole Missile
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Repulse
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Abzan
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Back in Town
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Stitch Together
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Singularity Rupture
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Grift
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-13%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Secrets
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Steal the Show
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Temur
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Incarnation Technique
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
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
Too Greedily, Too Deep
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
River's Rebuke
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%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
Maestros Confluence
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%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
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
Highway Robbery
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bloodthirsty Blade
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Codex Shredder
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Glasses of Urza
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Retro-Mutation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Opulence
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Nowhere to Run
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Double Down
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Spatial Binding
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Search for Azcanta
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Pit of Offerings
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Piranha Marsh
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%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
Scavenger Grounds
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
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Arid Archway
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
Desolate Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Hammerheim
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion34 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
65%inclusion30 decks46 decks
-24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Haul
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Dimir Signet
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Signet
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Bounty Board
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Victory Chimes
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion45 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion44 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion43 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion41 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
55%synergy
Soured Springs
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
55%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
51%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Seething Landscape
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
-0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Xander's Lounge
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Watery Grave
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Thundering Falls
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-11%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-0%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Luxury Suite
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
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