Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Optimized Control

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
Flashback
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Traumatic Critique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Resonating Lute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Flow State
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gitaxian Probe
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Animate Dead
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Deadly Rollick
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Hex Parasite
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
41%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Bolt
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Vandalblast
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Deflecting Swat
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Force of Negation
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Snap
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Rhystic Study
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Jeska's Will
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Underworld Breach
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Force of Will
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Spellskite
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Opposition Agent
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Ledger Shredder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Urabrask
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Generous Plunderer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mockingbird
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Anger
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Diviner
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Flusterstorm
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Dismember
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Brain Freeze
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Bitter Triumph
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Thought Scour
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Pact of Negation
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Mental Misstep
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Consultation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Gut Shot
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Spell Pierce
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Redirect Lightning
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Chain of Vapor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Strix Serenade
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Flare of Duplication
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Pyroblast
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Gamble
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Stitch Together
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Persist
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Duress
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Auntie's Sentence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dream Harvest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Flame
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Doomsday
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Twinflame
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The One Ring
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Glasses of Urza
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Grinding Station
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Eerie Gravestone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Spatial Binding
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Dance of the Dead
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Unnatural Selection
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
At Knifepoint
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dack Fayden
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Hammerheim
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Urborg
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Multiversal Passage
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
39%synergy
The Soul Stone
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Mox Amber
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Signet
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Dimir Signet
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-22%synergy
Relic of Sauron
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Paradise Mantle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
-0%synergy
Steam Vents
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Island
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Watery Grave
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Blood Crypt
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Mountain
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Sink into Stupor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Arid Mesa
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Training Center
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Wooded Foothills
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Badlands
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Blazemire Verge
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Volcanic Island
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Raucous Theater
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Reef
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-22%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-22%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy