Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Core Reanimator

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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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Azula, Cunning Usurper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
76%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
73%synergy
Reanimate
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Victimize
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Animate Dead
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Necromancy
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
40%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Faithless Looting
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Stitch Together
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Glasses of Urza
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Notion Thief
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Anger
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Boggart Trawler
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
The Lord of Pain
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Keen Duelist
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Generous Plunderer
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Massacre Wurm
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Meteor Golem
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Nimble Brigand
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Magmatic Force
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Blood Hustler
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Likeness Looter
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Shoot the Sheriff
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Bedevil
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Take the Fall
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Slick Sequence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Great Train Heist
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Unwind
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Suspended Sentence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Phantom Interference
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Repulse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Lethal Scheme
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Live or Die
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ionize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Fatal Push
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Persist
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Dread Return
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Singularity Rupture
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Will of the Abzan
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
22%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Back in Town
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Incarnation Technique
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Take for a Ride
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Grift
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Exhume
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Highway Robbery
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Restart Sequence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mists of Lórien
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Secrets
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Confluence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Molten Collapse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Codex Shredder
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Key to the Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
At Knifepoint
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Spatial Binding
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Curse of Opulence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Rakish Crew
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Sneak Attack
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Double Down
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Search for Azcanta
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Hot Pursuit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Discreet Retreat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Brimstone Roundup
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Dack Fayden
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Pit of Offerings
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Arid Archway
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
The Black Gate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Piranha Marsh
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Hammerheim
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Desert
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Skyline Cascade
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Urborg
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Bandit's Haul
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Relic of Sauron
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Victory Chimes
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Bounty Board
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Honored Heirloom
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Soured Springs
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Steam Vents
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Jagged Barrens
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Luxury Suite
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Thundering Falls
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Raucous Theater
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Training Center
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Oscorp Industries
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy