Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Budget 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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Magda, the Hoardmaster
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Slick Sequence
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
49%synergy
At Knifepoint
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Abrade
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Return the Favor
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Guttersnipe
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Izzet Charm
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Terminate
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Bedevil
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Fiery Inscription
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Charm
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Nimble Brigand
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Electrostatic Field
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Blood Hustler
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Firebrand Archer
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Forsaken Miner
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Haughty Djinn
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Slickshot Lockpicker
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Crackling Drake
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Slickshot Vault-Buster
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Queen Brahne
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Coruscation Mage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Disdainful Stroke
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Ionize
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Mental Modulation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Take the Fall
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Murder
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Snap
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Spell Pierce
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Prismari Command
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Opt
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Shock
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Skullcrack
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Siphon Insight
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Electrodominance
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Repulse
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Remand
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Phantom Interference
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Essence Capture
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Cut Down
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Charm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Monstrous Rage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Silumgar's Command
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Skulduggery
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Raze the Effigy
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Blot Out
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Invert // Invent
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Quick Draw
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Titan's Strength
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Memory Lapse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Cremate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Cast Down
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Ghastly Demise
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Far // Away
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Rush of Dread
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Maestros Confluence
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Seize the Secrets
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Shifting Grift
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Take for a Ride
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Dreadbore
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Scorching Shot
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Shenanigans
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Highway Robbery
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Fell
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Sorcerous Sight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Red Sun's Twilight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Dread Return
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Blood on the Snow
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Chain Lightning
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Pillage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Consult the Necrosages
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Portent
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Invoke Despair
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lava Coil
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glasses of Urza
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Geistflame Reservoir
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Gold Pan
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Enchantments
Double Vision
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Aria of Flame
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Rakish Crew
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Brimstone Roundup
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Double Down
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Skyline Cascade
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Fault
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Tectonic Edge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
-25%synergy
Izzet Signet
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Signet
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
-40%synergy
Bandit's Haul
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-23%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Bounty Board
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Honored Heirloom
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Spell Satchel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
-22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Soured Springs
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Eroded Canyon
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
51%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
-17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Jagged Barrens
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Thriving Moor
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Malice
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Cinder Barrens
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-31%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-29%synergy
Underground River
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Escape Tunnel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Highland Lake
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy