Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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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Magda, the Hoardmaster
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
65%synergy
At Knifepoint
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Abrade
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Slick Sequence
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Izzet Charm
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Negate
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Bolt
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Charm
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Gisa, the Hellraiser
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Nimble Brigand
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Guttersnipe
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Blood Hustler
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Slickshot Lockpicker
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Generous Plunderer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Miner
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Firebrand Archer
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mayhem Devil
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Urabrask
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Gelectrode
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Thing in the Ice
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Take the Fall
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Return the Favor
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Chaos Warp
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Reality Shift
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Murder
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Peek
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Great Train Heist
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Ionize
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Invert Polarity
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Siphon Insight
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Run Away Together
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Metamorphic Blast
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Repulse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Quick Draw
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Memory Lapse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Cremate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Suspend
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Return to the Sewers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Manhole Missile
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Long River's Pull
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Pile On
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Act
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Maestros Charm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Take for a Ride
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Seize the Secrets
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Rush of Dread
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Back in Town
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Shifting Grift
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Lively Dirge
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-28%synergy
Stitch Together
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Hell to Pay
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Skewer the Critics
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Dreadbore
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Abzan
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Chart a Course
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Sorcerous Sight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Crackle with Power
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Final Act
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Duress
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Persist
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Blatant Thievery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Raven's Crime
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Highway Robbery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bloodthirsty Blade
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Glasses of Urza
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Codex Shredder
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Mirage Mirror
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Intimidation Campaign
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Fiery Inscription
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Double Down
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Aria of Flame
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Shiny Impetus
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Honest Work
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Rakish Crew
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Brimstone Roundup
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Retro-Mutation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Court of Cunning
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Spatial Binding
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Court of Locthwain
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bind the Monster
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Opulence
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Pit of Offerings
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Arid Archway
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Barbarian Ring
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
-23%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Haul
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Rakdos Signet
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-28%synergy
Bounty Board
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-36%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Spell Satchel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
65%synergy
Soured Springs
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
65%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Seething Landscape
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Jagged Barrens
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-29%synergy
Blood Crypt
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-29%synergy
Xander's Lounge
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-23%synergy
Haunted Ridge
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-31%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Training Center
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Oscorp Industries
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Escape Tunnel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Canyon Slough
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Conduit Pylons
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy