Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Core Control

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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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Firebending Lesson
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
62%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
53%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Bojuka Bog
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
41%synergy
At Knifepoint
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Victimize
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Nimble Brigand
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Anger
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Generous Plunderer
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Blood Hustler
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
The Lord of Pain
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Scampering Surveyor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Hostage Taker
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Meteor Golem
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Geode Rager
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Callidus Assassin
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Gelectrode
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Forsaken Miner
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Negate
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Abrade
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Slick Sequence
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Take the Fall
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Great Train Heist
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Suspended Sentence
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Ionize
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Phantom Interference
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Repulse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Archmage's Charm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Murder
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Siphon Insight
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Cut
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Lethal Scheme
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Crosis's Charm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Sundering Eruption
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Stitch Together
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Back in Town
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Persist
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Will of the Temur
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Take for a Ride
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Shifting Grift
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Secrets
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Bribery
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Confluence
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glasses of Urza
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Codex Shredder
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Necromancy
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Opulence
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Double Down
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Spatial Binding
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Search for Azcanta
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Valakut
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Pit of Offerings
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Piranha Marsh
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Desert
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Arid Archway
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Skyline Cascade
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fault
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Signet
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Bandit's Haul
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Bounty Board
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Relic of Sauron
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Victory Chimes
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Soured Springs
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
59%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Sulfur Falls
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Landscape
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Xander's Lounge
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Crypt
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Steam Vents
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-20%synergy
Luxury Suite
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Morphic Pool
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Training Center
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Sundering Eruption
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
2%synergy