Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Crime

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bender's Waterskin
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
4.9%inclusion3 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Airship Engine Room
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Combustion Man
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
68%inclusion100 decks146 decks
67%synergy
At Knifepoint
47%inclusion68 decks146 decks
45%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
46%inclusion67 decks146 decks
45%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
40%inclusion58 decks146 decks
39%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
36%inclusion53 decks146 decks
36%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
35%inclusion51 decks146 decks
34%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
32%inclusion46 decks146 decks
31%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
29%inclusion43 decks146 decks
29%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
33%inclusion48 decks146 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
51%inclusion75 decks146 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
42%inclusion62 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion57 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion55 decks146 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion53 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
34%inclusion50 decks146 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion48 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
32%inclusion47 decks146 decks
-14%synergy
Abrade
32%inclusion47 decks146 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion45 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
30%inclusion44 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
-6%synergy
Underworld Breach
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
-13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
-15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
-10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Notion Thief
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Hullbreaker Horror
30%inclusion44 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
25%synergy
Nimble Brigand
26%inclusion38 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
25%inclusion36 decks146 decks
24%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
25%inclusion36 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
22%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
23%inclusion33 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
21%inclusion31 decks146 decks
21%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
21%inclusion31 decks146 decks
21%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
21%inclusion30 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Generous Plunderer
21%inclusion30 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Blood Hustler
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Anger
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
4%synergy
The Lord of Pain
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Royal Assassin
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Urabrask
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Mayhem Devil
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion14 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Hostage Taker
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Miner
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
-6%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Dire Fleet Daredevil
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Charred Graverobber
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Hex Parasite
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Negate
29%inclusion43 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion43 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion40 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Return the Favor
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Snap
26%inclusion38 decks146 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
26%inclusion38 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion27 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Siphon Insight
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
-19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Slick Sequence
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Prismari Command
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Explosive Derailment
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.4%inclusion13 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Ionize
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Take the Fall
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Repulse
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Great Train Heist
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
-10%synergy
Invert Polarity
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Peek
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Essence Capture
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
22%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Seize the Secrets
20%inclusion29 decks146 decks
19%synergy
Rush of Dread
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Take for a Ride
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Will of the Abzan
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Back in Town
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Grift
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Stitch Together
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
-13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Grapeshot
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Terminal Agony
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Scorching Shot
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Highway Robbery
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Heist
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glasses of Urza
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
26%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Codex Shredder
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion16 decks146 decks
-19%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Intimidation Campaign
21%inclusion30 decks146 decks
20%synergy
Spatial Binding
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Double Down
15%inclusion22 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Rakish Crew
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion66 decks146 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Hammerheim
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Pit of Offerings
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.2%inclusion12 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Urborg
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
-15%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Arid Archway
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion126 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion111 decks146 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47%inclusion68 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion57 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
38%inclusion55 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Bandit's Haul
35%inclusion51 decks146 decks
34%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion42 decks146 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
27%inclusion40 decks146 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion38 decks146 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Signet
23%inclusion34 decks146 decks
-11%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion26 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
-6%synergy
Bounty Board
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.8%inclusion10 decks146 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion142 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Island
97%inclusion142 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion140 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion131 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Soured Springs
58%inclusion85 decks146 decks
56%synergy
Eroded Canyon
55%inclusion81 decks146 decks
53%synergy
Jagged Barrens
54%inclusion79 decks146 decks
52%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion75 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
51%inclusion74 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
43%inclusion63 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
41%inclusion60 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion54 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Watery Grave
36%inclusion53 decks146 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
36%inclusion52 decks146 decks
-10%synergy
Luxury Suite
35%inclusion51 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Blood Crypt
35%inclusion51 decks146 decks
-9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
34%inclusion49 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion48 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Steam Vents
32%inclusion46 decks146 decks
-12%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion45 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
31%inclusion45 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion45 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion42 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion40 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion39 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion37 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
25%inclusion36 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion35 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Landscape
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
11%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion24 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Thundering Falls
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion21 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
-1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
0%synergy
Volcanic Island
12%inclusion18 decks146 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
10%synergy