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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
At Knifepoint
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Slick Sequence
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Return the Favor
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Abrade
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Izzet Charm
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Negate
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Guttersnipe
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Bolt
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Terminate
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Nimble Brigand
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Fiery Inscription
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Bedevil
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Young Pyromancer
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Electrostatic Field
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Blood Hustler
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Firebrand Archer
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Forsaken Miner
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Slickshot Lockpicker
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Haughty Djinn
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Slickshot Vault-Buster
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Drake
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Queen Brahne
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Coruscation Mage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Ionize
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Mental Modulation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Take the Fall
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Spell Pierce
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Prismari Command
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Murder
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Snap
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Shock
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Siphon Insight
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Skullcrack
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Electrodominance
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Repulse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Remand
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Phantom Interference
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Essence Capture
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Essence Scatter
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Silumgar's Command
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Skulduggery
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Blot Out
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Invert // Invent
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Raze the Effigy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Quick Draw
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Memory Lapse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Cremate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Far // Away
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ghastly Demise
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Strike
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Rush of Dread
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Faithless Looting
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Maestros Confluence
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Seize the Secrets
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Shifting Grift
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Take for a Ride
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Scorching Shot
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Lively Dirge
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Dreadbore
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Highway Robbery
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Shenanigans
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Fell
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Red Sun's Twilight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerous Sight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Blood on the Snow
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Wash Out
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Chain Lightning
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Pillage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Back in Town
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Invoke Despair
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Lava Coil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glasses of Urza
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Codex Shredder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Geistflame Reservoir
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Gold Pan
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Enchantments
Intimidation Campaign
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Double Vision
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Aria of Flame
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Brimstone Roundup
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Rakish Crew
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Double Down
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Skyline Cascade
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Fault
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Edge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-29%synergy
Drownyard Temple
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
-23%synergy
Izzet Signet
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Signet
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
-38%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Bandit's Haul
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Fire Diamond
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Honored Heirloom
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Spell Satchel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Bounty Board
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Soured Springs
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Eroded Canyon
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Sunken Hollow
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Jagged Barrens
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Thriving Moor
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Dismal Backwater
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malice
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Cinder Barrens
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Molten Tributary
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Mirage Mesa
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Conduit Pylons
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-34%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-32%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy