Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Spellslinger

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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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Hexing Squelcher
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
4.1%inclusion2 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Twilight Diviner
4.1%inclusion2 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Return to the Sewers
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
58%inclusion181 decks312 decks
57%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
65%inclusion204 decks312 decks
55%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
48%inclusion151 decks312 decks
43%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
52%inclusion162 decks312 decks
42%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
51%inclusion158 decks312 decks
42%synergy
Guttersnipe
45%inclusion141 decks312 decks
39%synergy
Snap
48%inclusion150 decks312 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Bolt
48%inclusion150 decks312 decks
38%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
38%inclusion117 decks312 decks
36%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
38%inclusion120 decks312 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
58%inclusion180 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion158 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion156 decks312 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46%inclusion145 decks312 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
46%inclusion143 decks312 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion140 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
44%inclusion137 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion137 decks312 decks
34%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion135 decks312 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
41%inclusion129 decks312 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
36%inclusion111 decks312 decks
19%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion72 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22%inclusion68 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Breach
21%inclusion65 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion60 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion52 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion44 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion42 decks312 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion42 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion36 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
41%inclusion128 decks312 decks
32%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion119 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
36%inclusion112 decks312 decks
33%synergy
Urabrask
34%inclusion107 decks312 decks
33%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
33%inclusion103 decks312 decks
27%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
32%inclusion101 decks312 decks
27%synergy
Young Pyromancer
32%inclusion100 decks312 decks
30%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
29%inclusion91 decks312 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
27%inclusion85 decks312 decks
26%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
27%inclusion84 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
26%inclusion81 decks312 decks
24%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
25%inclusion77 decks311 decks
24%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
23%inclusion71 decks312 decks
21%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion48 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
18%inclusion56 decks310 decks
17%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
18%inclusion55 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
18%inclusion55 decks312 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion38 decks219 decks
14%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
16%inclusion51 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
16%inclusion49 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
15%inclusion47 decks309 decks
14%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
15%inclusion46 decks310 decks
14%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
14%inclusion45 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
14%inclusion31 decks218 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion35 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Nimble Brigand
12%inclusion36 decks310 decks
11%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
12%inclusion36 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
11%inclusion35 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion17 decks154 decks
8%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
11%inclusion34 decks311 decks
6%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion34 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion34 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
11%inclusion33 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
10%inclusion32 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
10%inclusion32 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Generous Plunderer
10%inclusion30 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion30 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
10%inclusion30 decks312 decks
9%synergy
The Lord of Pain
10%inclusion17 decks177 decks
8%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
9.4%inclusion20 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
9.3%inclusion29 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
9.0%inclusion28 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
8.9%inclusion22 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.7%inclusion27 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Hex Parasite
8.3%inclusion26 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.8%inclusion20 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
7.8%inclusion17 decks219 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
38%inclusion118 decks312 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion112 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
35%inclusion110 decks312 decks
29%synergy
Prismari Command
34%inclusion106 decks312 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion103 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
29%inclusion92 decks312 decks
24%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion90 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion89 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion87 decks312 decks
-8%synergy
Return the Favor
27%inclusion85 decks311 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Charm
27%inclusion83 decks312 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion79 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
25%inclusion78 decks310 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion44 decks182 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion61 decks263 decks
14%synergy
Slick Sequence
23%inclusion71 decks310 decks
22%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion64 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion62 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion60 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion60 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion48 decks263 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion54 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion39 decks261 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
15%inclusion46 decks312 decks
12%synergy
Siphon Insight
14%inclusion44 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion44 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion42 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion42 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
13%inclusion41 decks312 decks
12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion40 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Peek
13%inclusion40 decks312 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion35 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion34 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Ionize
11%inclusion33 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Shock
10%inclusion31 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion31 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion31 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion31 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion21 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Take the Fall
9.4%inclusion29 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.3%inclusion29 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
8.7%inclusion27 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
8.7%inclusion27 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.3%inclusion26 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.1%inclusion21 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion117 decks312 decks
-7%synergy
Faithless Looting
36%inclusion111 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Grapeshot
29%inclusion92 decks312 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion72 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
22%inclusion69 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion60 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Expressive Iteration
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion50 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Secrets
15%inclusion45 decks309 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion45 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
14%inclusion45 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion43 decks310 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion42 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion37 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion36 decks312 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion36 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.3%inclusion29 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
8.7%inclusion27 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Stitch Together
8.0%inclusion25 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Gamble
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.2%inclusion19 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.1%inclusion22 decks310 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Grift
7.1%inclusion22 decks310 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Confluence
7.1%inclusion22 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Molten Collapse
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Rousing Refrain
6.1%inclusion19 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
6.1%inclusion19 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Take for a Ride
5.8%inclusion18 decks310 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Lock and Load
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.1%inclusion16 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.1%inclusion16 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
19%inclusion35 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Glasses of Urza
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion46 decks312 decks
-15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion42 decks312 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
12%inclusion38 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Codex Shredder
12%inclusion37 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion33 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.4%inclusion23 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
27%inclusion84 decks312 decks
25%synergy
At Knifepoint
27%inclusion84 decks312 decks
26%synergy
Fiery Inscription
22%inclusion70 decks312 decks
18%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
21%inclusion66 decks312 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
19%inclusion60 decks312 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion35 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
9.0%inclusion28 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.7%inclusion27 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
8.3%inclusion26 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Spatial Binding
7.7%inclusion24 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Double Down
6.1%inclusion19 decks310 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
6.1%inclusion19 decks312 decks
-8%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
-6%synergy
Necromancy
5.8%inclusion18 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion54 decks312 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion30 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.2%inclusion18 decks219 decks
7%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion119 decks312 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion114 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion65 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
15%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion34 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion31 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion31 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.0%inclusion28 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg
8.7%inclusion27 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Hammerheim
6.7%inclusion21 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.4%inclusion17 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion274 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion260 decks312 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
52%inclusion161 decks312 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion155 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
42%inclusion131 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion119 decks312 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion113 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Signet
36%inclusion112 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion101 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Bandit's Haul
20%inclusion63 decks310 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion63 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion41 decks312 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Sauron
13%inclusion40 decks312 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion37 decks312 decks
-8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.3%inclusion29 decks312 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion26 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
8.0%inclusion25 decks312 decks
-5%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.4%inclusion20 decks312 decks
-2%synergy
Forger's Foundry
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Bounty Board
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.1%inclusion16 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
5.1%inclusion16 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion295 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion294 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion287 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion286 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion167 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion148 decks312 decks
-6%synergy
Jagged Barrens
47%inclusion147 decks312 decks
45%synergy
Eroded Canyon
47%inclusion147 decks312 decks
45%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion145 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
46%inclusion145 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Soured Springs
46%inclusion144 decks312 decks
44%synergy
Steam Vents
45%inclusion139 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
42%inclusion131 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
42%inclusion131 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
41%inclusion127 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion123 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion117 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion115 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion112 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion107 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Training Center
32%inclusion100 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
32%inclusion99 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
31%inclusion97 decks312 decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion96 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
30%inclusion95 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion92 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion90 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion82 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion78 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
24%inclusion76 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion61 decks263 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
22%inclusion57 decks255 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion69 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion65 decks312 decks
-10%synergy
Thundering Falls
21%inclusion65 decks312 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion64 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion48 decks255 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion48 decks263 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion53 decks312 decks
-3%synergy
Raucous Theater
16%inclusion51 decks312 decks
6%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
16%inclusion49 decks312 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion47 decks312 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion47 decks312 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion39 decks261 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion44 decks312 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion43 decks312 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion35 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion40 decks312 decks
-2%synergy