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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Exhibition Tidecaller
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Grave Researcher
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Charm
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
56%inclusion176 decks314 decks
55%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
61%inclusion193 decks314 decks
51%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
47%inclusion149 decks314 decks
42%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
50%inclusion158 decks314 decks
41%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
49%inclusion155 decks314 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Bolt
48%inclusion151 decks314 decks
38%synergy
Snap
47%inclusion149 decks314 decks
38%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
38%inclusion119 decks314 decks
37%synergy
Guttersnipe
43%inclusion136 decks314 decks
37%synergy
Abrade
46%inclusion144 decks314 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
58%inclusion183 decks314 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion162 decks314 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
49%inclusion154 decks314 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Charm
46%inclusion146 decks314 decks
31%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
45%inclusion142 decks314 decks
15%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion141 decks314 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
45%inclusion141 decks314 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion140 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
42%inclusion132 decks314 decks
26%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion119 decks314 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
34%inclusion106 decks314 decks
17%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion69 decks314 decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion65 decks314 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
20%inclusion63 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
18%inclusion56 decks314 decks
-5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion50 decks314 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion42 decks314 decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion41 decks314 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion40 decks314 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion35 decks314 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion118 decks314 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
33%inclusion105 decks314 decks
31%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
32%inclusion101 decks314 decks
27%synergy
Urabrask
32%inclusion99 decks314 decks
31%synergy
Young Pyromancer
31%inclusion96 decks314 decks
29%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
31%inclusion96 decks314 decks
24%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
28%inclusion87 decks314 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
27%inclusion86 decks314 decks
27%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
27%inclusion86 decks314 decks
23%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
25%inclusion77 decks314 decks
24%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
24%inclusion76 decks314 decks
22%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
22%inclusion68 decks314 decks
20%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
19%inclusion60 decks314 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion52 decks276 decks
15%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
19%inclusion59 decks314 decks
18%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion54 decks314 decks
15%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17%inclusion52 decks314 decks
15%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
16%inclusion51 decks314 decks
15%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
16%inclusion49 decks314 decks
15%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
15%inclusion48 decks314 decks
10%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
14%inclusion45 decks314 decks
13%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
13%inclusion32 decks239 decks
13%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
13%inclusion41 decks314 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion36 decks279 decks
11%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
13%inclusion40 decks314 decks
12%synergy
Nimble Brigand
12%inclusion38 decks314 decks
12%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
12%inclusion38 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
12%inclusion38 decks314 decks
11%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
11%inclusion34 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion18 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion31 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Generous Plunderer
10%inclusion31 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
10%inclusion31 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
10%inclusion30 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
7%synergy
The Lord of Pain
9.1%inclusion18 decks198 decks
8%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
8.9%inclusion28 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
8.9%inclusion28 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.9%inclusion28 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
8.9%inclusion28 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
8.6%inclusion27 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
8.6%inclusion27 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
8.2%inclusion22 decks269 decks
7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.0%inclusion25 decks314 decks
3%synergy
Hex Parasite
8.0%inclusion25 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
8.0%inclusion25 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Blood Hustler
7.6%inclusion24 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
37%inclusion115 decks314 decks
21%synergy
Pongify
36%inclusion114 decks314 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion111 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
32%inclusion101 decks314 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Command
32%inclusion100 decks314 decks
26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
30%inclusion93 decks314 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion90 decks314 decks
-8%synergy
Return the Favor
28%inclusion89 decks314 decks
26%synergy
Swan Song
28%inclusion89 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion86 decks314 decks
10%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
26%inclusion83 decks314 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion83 decks314 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion77 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion67 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion47 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Slick Sequence
23%inclusion72 decks314 decks
22%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion65 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion63 decks314 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion60 decks314 decks
14%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
19%inclusion38 decks205 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion58 decks314 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion52 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion57 decks314 decks
17%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion55 decks314 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
15%inclusion48 decks314 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion39 decks282 decks
8%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion43 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion43 decks314 decks
11%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion43 decks314 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion42 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Peek
13%inclusion40 decks314 decks
12%synergy
Siphon Insight
12%inclusion39 decks314 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion38 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion36 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion33 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Electrodominance
10%inclusion32 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Shock
10%inclusion32 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion23 decks237 decks
5%synergy
Ionize
10%inclusion30 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion30 decks314 decks
1%synergy
Take the Fall
9.2%inclusion29 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.2%inclusion29 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.2%inclusion29 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Seething Song
8.9%inclusion28 decks314 decks
2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.6%inclusion27 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.6%inclusion24 decks280 decks
6%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
8.0%inclusion25 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
8.0%inclusion25 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion25 decks314 decks
1%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.6%inclusion24 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Mizzix's Mastery
37%inclusion116 decks314 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Act
37%inclusion116 decks314 decks
-8%synergy
Faithless Looting
36%inclusion114 decks314 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
28%inclusion87 decks314 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion74 decks314 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
20%inclusion63 decks314 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion59 decks314 decks
16%synergy
Expressive Iteration
18%inclusion58 decks314 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion48 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Dread
15%inclusion46 decks314 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion44 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Secrets
14%inclusion44 decks314 decks
14%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
13%inclusion40 decks314 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion40 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion38 decks314 decks
-11%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion37 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion35 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion30 decks314 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
9.2%inclusion29 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
8.3%inclusion26 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
8.3%inclusion26 decks314 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.6%inclusion24 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.6%inclusion24 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.3%inclusion23 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.3%inclusion23 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
7.3%inclusion23 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Grift
7.0%inclusion22 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Flow State
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
6.7%inclusion21 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6.4%inclusion20 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Confluence
6.4%inclusion20 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Take for a Ride
6.1%inclusion19 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.1%inclusion19 decks314 decks
4%synergy
Molten Collapse
6.1%inclusion19 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.7%inclusion18 decks314 decks
2%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.4%inclusion17 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.4%inclusion17 decks314 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
5.4%inclusion17 decks314 decks
-2%synergy
Duress
5.1%inclusion16 decks314 decks
4%synergy
Rousing Refrain
5.1%inclusion16 decks314 decks
2%synergy
Lock and Load
5.1%inclusion16 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
5.1%inclusion16 decks314 decks
-1%synergy
Back in Town
5.1%inclusion16 decks314 decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.1%inclusion16 decks314 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glasses of Urza
20%inclusion62 decks314 decks
19%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
19%inclusion39 decks205 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion45 decks314 decks
-15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion40 decks314 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
12%inclusion37 decks314 decks
11%synergy
Codex Shredder
11%inclusion35 decks314 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.2%inclusion29 decks314 decks
-2%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
7.0%inclusion22 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.7%inclusion21 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Primal Amulet
6.7%inclusion21 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.4%inclusion20 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.1%inclusion19 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
6.1%inclusion19 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.1%inclusion19 decks314 decks
4%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
5.7%inclusion18 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.1%inclusion16 decks314 decks
2%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
At Knifepoint
28%inclusion87 decks314 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
24%inclusion76 decks314 decks
22%synergy
Fiery Inscription
22%inclusion69 decks314 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion62 decks314 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
19%inclusion60 decks314 decks
18%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
18%inclusion55 decks314 decks
15%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
14%inclusion45 decks314 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion35 decks314 decks
-4%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.6%inclusion27 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
8.6%inclusion27 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.3%inclusion26 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
7.0%inclusion22 decks314 decks
-7%synergy
Spatial Binding
6.7%inclusion21 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Double Down
6.4%inclusion20 decks314 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.4%inclusion20 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
6.1%inclusion19 decks314 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.7%inclusion18 decks314 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.1%inclusion16 decks314 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
16%inclusion50 decks314 decks
14%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.2%inclusion29 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
5.7%inclusion18 decks314 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion125 decks314 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion114 decks314 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion65 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion57 decks314 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion19 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion30 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion30 decks314 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.2%inclusion29 decks314 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.9%inclusion28 decks314 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg
8.9%inclusion28 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Hammerheim
7.3%inclusion23 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.0%inclusion22 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.4%inclusion17 decks314 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.1%inclusion16 decks314 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion270 decks314 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion261 decks314 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion161 decks314 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion154 decks314 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
43%inclusion135 decks314 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion120 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion114 decks314 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion110 decks314 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion98 decks314 decks
-4%synergy
Bandit's Haul
21%inclusion65 decks314 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion61 decks314 decks
-2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
14%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion41 decks314 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Sauron
12%inclusion39 decks314 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion38 decks314 decks
-7%synergy
Resonating Lute
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.9%inclusion28 decks314 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.0%inclusion25 decks314 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
7.6%inclusion24 decks314 decks
-5%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.7%inclusion18 decks314 decks
-3%synergy
Forger's Foundry
5.4%inclusion17 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Bounty Board
5.4%inclusion17 decks314 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion297 decks314 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion294 decks314 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion288 decks314 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion286 decks314 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion168 decks314 decks
-3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
47%inclusion149 decks314 decks
45%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion148 decks314 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion147 decks314 decks
-6%synergy
Soured Springs
47%inclusion147 decks314 decks
45%synergy
Jagged Barrens
46%inclusion145 decks314 decks
44%synergy
Watery Grave
46%inclusion143 decks314 decks
-2%synergy
Steam Vents
44%inclusion138 decks314 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
42%inclusion132 decks314 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
41%inclusion129 decks314 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion127 decks314 decks
-2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
40%inclusion125 decks314 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion120 decks314 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
36%inclusion112 decks314 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion112 decks314 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion108 decks314 decks
0%synergy
Training Center
32%inclusion100 decks314 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
32%inclusion100 decks314 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion98 decks314 decks
-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion96 decks314 decks
-1%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion96 decks314 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion93 decks314 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
28%inclusion89 decks314 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion83 decks314 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion80 decks314 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion67 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion74 decks314 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion70 decks314 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
22%inclusion68 decks314 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion66 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion66 decks314 decks
-10%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion58 decks276 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion52 decks276 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
18%inclusion58 decks314 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion52 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion53 decks314 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion53 decks314 decks
-2%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
15%inclusion48 decks314 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion46 decks314 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion45 decks314 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion44 decks314 decks
1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion44 decks314 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion39 decks282 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion43 decks314 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion36 decks279 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion40 decks314 decks
-3%synergy