Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Core Control

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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Zog, Triceraton Castaway
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Return to the Sewers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Retro-Mutation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
TCRI Building
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
50%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
48%synergy
At Knifepoint
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
42%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Charm
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Vadmir, New Blood
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Nimble Brigand
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Anger
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Blood Hustler
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Forsaken Miner
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Generous Plunderer
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Hostage Taker
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
The Lord of Pain
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Scampering Surveyor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Wurm
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Royal Assassin
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Meteor Golem
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Humble Defector
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Geode Rager
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Dire Fleet Daredevil
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Gelectrode
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Return the Favor
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Slick Sequence
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Take the Fall
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Great Train Heist
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Unwind
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Phantom Interference
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Repulse
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Siphon Insight
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Swift Demise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Manhole Missile
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Suspended Sentence
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Overkill
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Run Away Together
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Electrodominance
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Will of the Abzan
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Back in Town
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Stitch Together
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Singularity Rupture
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Grift
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Take for a Ride
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Secrets
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Temur
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Bribery
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Diresight
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Poison the Waters
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Painful Truths
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Insurrection
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Raven's Crime
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Epic Downfall
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Confluence
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glasses of Urza
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Codex Shredder
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Necromancy
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Opulence
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Nowhere to Run
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Double Down
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Spatial Binding
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Retreat to Valakut
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Pit of Offerings
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Piranha Marsh
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Arid Archway
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
The Black Gate
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Skyline Cascade
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion37 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
-24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Signet
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Bandit's Haul
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Izzet Signet
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Bounty Board
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Victory Chimes
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Weather Maker
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion45 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion44 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Soured Springs
64%inclusion30 decks47 decks
62%synergy
Eroded Canyon
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
60%synergy
Jagged Barrens
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
58%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Landscape
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Shivan Reef
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Watery Grave
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Blood Crypt
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Xander's Lounge
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Thundering Falls
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Luxury Suite
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
2%synergy