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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Zog, Triceraton Castaway
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%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
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
48%synergy
At Knifepoint
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Abrade
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Slick Sequence
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Charm
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Infernal Grasp
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Izzet Charm
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Red Death, Shipwrecker
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Nimble Brigand
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Guttersnipe
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Blood Hustler
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Forsaken Miner
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Generous Plunderer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Slickshot Lockpicker
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
The Lord of Pain
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Firebrand Archer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Mayhem Devil
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Urabrask
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Gelectrode
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Spellskite
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Coruscation Mage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Young Pyromancer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Return the Favor
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Take the Fall
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Murder
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Peek
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Great Train Heist
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Ionize
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Invert Polarity
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Siphon Insight
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Redirect Lightning
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Heartless Act
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Metamorphic Blast
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Repulse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Quick Draw
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Memory Lapse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Cremate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Power Word Kill
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Suspend
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Manhole Missile
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Long River's Pull
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Fatal Push
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Run Away Together
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Take for a Ride
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Secrets
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Rush of Dread
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Back in Town
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Shifting Grift
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Stitch Together
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Lively Dirge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Hell to Pay
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Skewer the Critics
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Dreadbore
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Maestros Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Chart a Course
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Sorcerous Sight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Final Act
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Duress
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Persist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Blatant Thievery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Raven's Crime
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Do or Die
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Highway Robbery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bloodthirsty Blade
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Glasses of Urza
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Codex Shredder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mirage Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Intimidation Campaign
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Fiery Inscription
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Double Down
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Aria of Flame
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Shiny Impetus
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Honest Work
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Brimstone Roundup
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rakish Crew
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Court of Cunning
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Spatial Binding
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Court of Locthwain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bind the Monster
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sticky Fingers
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Return the Past
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Ascendancy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Pit of Offerings
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Arid Archway
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Barbarian Ring
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bandit's Haul
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Bounty Board
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-30%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Spell Satchel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Soured Springs
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
63%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Eroded Canyon
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Seething Landscape
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Sulfur Falls
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Jagged Barrens
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-23%synergy
Watery Grave
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Lounge
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Thundering Falls
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Morphic Pool
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Training Center
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Undercity Sewers
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Luxury Suite
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy