Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - 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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Flashback
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Flow State
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Grave Researcher
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Charm
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
56%inclusion167 decks297 decks
55%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
59%inclusion175 decks297 decks
48%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
49%inclusion146 decks297 decks
40%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
45%inclusion135 decks297 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Bolt
48%inclusion142 decks297 decks
37%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
38%inclusion114 decks297 decks
37%synergy
Abrade
46%inclusion138 decks297 decks
37%synergy
Snap
45%inclusion135 decks297 decks
35%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
45%inclusion135 decks297 decks
35%synergy
Guttersnipe
41%inclusion121 decks297 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
55%inclusion163 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion150 decks297 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
49%inclusion147 decks297 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Charm
45%inclusion133 decks297 decks
30%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
44%inclusion132 decks297 decks
14%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion132 decks297 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion127 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
42%inclusion126 decks297 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
41%inclusion122 decks297 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion110 decks297 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
33%inclusion98 decks297 decks
17%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion64 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Underworld Breach
20%inclusion59 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
19%inclusion57 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
18%inclusion54 decks297 decks
-5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion49 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion42 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion38 decks297 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion37 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion31 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
36%inclusion107 decks297 decks
27%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
32%inclusion95 decks297 decks
27%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
30%inclusion89 decks297 decks
29%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
30%inclusion88 decks297 decks
27%synergy
Urabrask
29%inclusion87 decks297 decks
28%synergy
Young Pyromancer
28%inclusion84 decks297 decks
27%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
27%inclusion80 decks297 decks
21%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
27%inclusion79 decks297 decks
22%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
26%inclusion78 decks297 decks
21%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
25%inclusion75 decks297 decks
25%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
22%inclusion64 decks297 decks
20%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
21%inclusion62 decks297 decks
19%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
21%inclusion61 decks297 decks
20%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
20%inclusion59 decks297 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion54 decks284 decks
15%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
18%inclusion53 decks297 decks
16%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
18%inclusion52 decks297 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion41 decks248 decks
13%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
15%inclusion45 decks297 decks
14%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion43 decks297 decks
12%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
14%inclusion43 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
14%inclusion41 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
13%inclusion40 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Nimble Brigand
13%inclusion40 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
13%inclusion33 decks247 decks
13%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
13%inclusion39 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion35 decks287 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
12%inclusion36 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Generous Plunderer
12%inclusion35 decks297 decks
10%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
12%inclusion35 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion21 decks183 decks
8%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
10%inclusion30 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion30 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
10%inclusion30 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
10%inclusion30 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
10%inclusion29 decks297 decks
9%synergy
The Lord of Pain
10%inclusion20 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
10%inclusion23 decks242 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
9.4%inclusion28 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
9.1%inclusion27 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Hex Parasite
8.8%inclusion26 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
8.7%inclusion24 decks277 decks
8%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Blood Hustler
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
8.1%inclusion24 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
35%inclusion103 decks297 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
34%inclusion102 decks297 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion96 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
32%inclusion95 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
31%inclusion93 decks297 decks
25%synergy
Return the Favor
30%inclusion90 decks297 decks
28%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion83 decks297 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion82 decks297 decks
-9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion78 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
26%inclusion78 decks297 decks
25%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion77 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Charm
24%inclusion72 decks297 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion68 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Slick Sequence
23%inclusion69 decks297 decks
23%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion49 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion68 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion60 decks297 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion60 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion59 decks297 decks
16%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion54 decks297 decks
17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion54 decks297 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion53 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion38 decks213 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion50 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
15%inclusion44 decks297 decks
12%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion43 decks297 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion41 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion40 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion39 decks297 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion37 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Siphon Insight
12%inclusion37 decks297 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion35 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion35 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Peek
11%inclusion34 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion34 decks297 decks
10%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion33 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Ionize
10%inclusion29 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Traumatic Critique
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Take the Fall
9.4%inclusion28 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Electrodominance
9.4%inclusion28 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Seething Song
9.4%inclusion28 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
9.4%inclusion28 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.4%inclusion28 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.4%inclusion23 decks245 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.3%inclusion24 decks288 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.1%inclusion24 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
36%inclusion106 decks297 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
35%inclusion105 decks297 decks
-9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
35%inclusion103 decks297 decks
31%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion73 decks297 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion68 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
19%inclusion56 decks297 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion54 decks297 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion50 decks297 decks
14%synergy
Seize the Secrets
15%inclusion46 decks297 decks
15%synergy
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion43 decks297 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion42 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion41 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion37 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion34 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion32 decks297 decks
-13%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion32 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
10%inclusion31 decks297 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion29 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
9.1%inclusion27 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.8%inclusion26 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Gamble
8.1%inclusion24 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Shifting Grift
7.4%inclusion22 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.1%inclusion21 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion21 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Dreadbore
7.1%inclusion21 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Confluence
7.1%inclusion21 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Take for a Ride
6.7%inclusion20 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
6.7%inclusion20 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6.7%inclusion20 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
6.6%inclusion10 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.1%inclusion18 decks297 decks
2%synergy
Molten Collapse
6.1%inclusion18 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Duress
5.7%inclusion17 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.7%inclusion17 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.4%inclusion16 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Back in Town
5.4%inclusion16 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Crackle with Power
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glasses of Urza
23%inclusion67 decks297 decks
22%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
19%inclusion40 decks213 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion43 decks297 decks
-15%synergy
Codex Shredder
13%inclusion38 decks297 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
12%inclusion37 decks297 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion34 decks297 decks
-15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion27 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
7.4%inclusion22 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.1%inclusion21 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
6.1%inclusion18 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
5.7%inclusion17 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Primal Amulet
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
At Knifepoint
29%inclusion87 decks297 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
23%inclusion67 decks297 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Inscription
21%inclusion63 decks297 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion57 decks297 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
16%inclusion48 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
16%inclusion48 decks297 decks
15%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
13%inclusion40 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion34 decks297 decks
-4%synergy
Double Vision
9.1%inclusion27 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.8%inclusion26 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
8.1%inclusion24 decks297 decks
-6%synergy
Double Down
6.7%inclusion20 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Spatial Binding
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.7%inclusion17 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.4%inclusion16 decks297 decks
-6%synergy
Curiosity
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
14%inclusion43 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.4%inclusion28 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.7%inclusion19 decks248 decks
7%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
7.1%inclusion21 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion120 decks297 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion106 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion62 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion50 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion29 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion29 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.1%inclusion27 decks297 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg
8.8%inclusion26 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
8.1%inclusion24 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
-5%synergy
Hammerheim
7.4%inclusion22 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.7%inclusion17 decks297 decks
-17%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion255 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion243 decks297 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
49%inclusion146 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion143 decks297 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
42%inclusion124 decks297 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
36%inclusion106 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion104 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion97 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion90 decks297 decks
-5%synergy
Bandit's Haul
23%inclusion67 decks297 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion56 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Relic of Sauron
13%inclusion39 decks297 decks
-6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion39 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion36 decks297 decks
-7%synergy
Resonating Lute
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
6.7%inclusion20 decks297 decks
-6%synergy
Bounty Board
6.1%inclusion18 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion281 decks297 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion278 decks297 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion272 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion270 decks297 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion154 decks297 decks
-4%synergy
Eroded Canyon
48%inclusion142 decks297 decks
46%synergy
Jagged Barrens
46%inclusion136 decks297 decks
44%synergy
Soured Springs
46%inclusion136 decks297 decks
44%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
45%inclusion135 decks297 decks
-8%synergy
Watery Grave
45%inclusion134 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion133 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
44%inclusion130 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Crypt
42%inclusion126 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
41%inclusion121 decks297 decks
-5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
40%inclusion119 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion118 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion113 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
34%inclusion101 decks297 decks
-5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion99 decks297 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion99 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Training Center
32%inclusion95 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion92 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
31%inclusion91 decks297 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion90 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
30%inclusion89 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion88 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
27%inclusion81 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion80 decks297 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
27%inclusion79 decks297 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion68 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion69 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion67 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion64 decks297 decks
-9%synergy
Thundering Falls
22%inclusion64 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion61 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion62 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion54 decks284 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion54 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion53 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion50 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
16%inclusion48 decks297 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion47 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion46 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion43 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion43 decks297 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion41 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion41 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion39 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion38 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion37 decks297 decks
-3%synergy