Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Budget 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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MTGStocks
Prismari Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Coercive Impetus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Abrade
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Slick Sequence
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
46%synergy
At Knifepoint
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Guttersnipe
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Nimble Brigand
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Return the Favor
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Terminate
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Charm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Charm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Bedevil
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
Raven of Fell Omens
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Firebrand Archer
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Slickshot Lockpicker
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Blood Hustler
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Forsaken Miner
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Electrostatic Field
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Visage Bandit
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Hama, the Bloodbender
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Hollow Marauder
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Halo Forager
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Malcolm, the Eyes
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Gelectrode
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Boneyard Desecrator
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Crackling Drake
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Zog, Triceraton Castaway
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Captivating Crew
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Murder
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Prismari Command
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Shock
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Spell Pierce
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Take the Fall
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Siphon Insight
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Crosis's Charm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Ionize
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Essence Scatter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Strike
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Phantom Interference
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Confounding Riddle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Repulse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Explosive Derailment
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Power Word Kill
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Return to the Sewers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Manhole Missile
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Electrolyze
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Essence Capture
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Run Away Together
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Charm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Turn Aside
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Charm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Defabricate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fading Hope
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Metamorphic Blast
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Silumgar's Command
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Seize the Secrets
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Take for a Ride
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Rush of Dread
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Maestros Confluence
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Shifting Grift
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Lively Dirge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Dreadbore
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Singularity Rupture
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Chart a Course
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-33%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Skewer the Critics
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Scorching Shot
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerous Sight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Unearth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Rousing Refrain
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Chain Lightning
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Beacon Bolt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fell
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lock and Load
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Pelakka Predation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Back in Town
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Highway Robbery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Grapeshot
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glasses of Urza
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Codex Shredder
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Geistflame Reservoir
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Millstone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Relic Amulet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Shiny Impetus
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Brimstone Roundup
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Honest Work
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Aria of Flame
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Double Vision
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Rakish Crew
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Retro-Mutation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Discreet Retreat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Curiosity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Double Down
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bind the Monster
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Witness Protection
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Stop Cold
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Skyline Cascade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fault
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
-27%synergy
Sol Ring
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-50%synergy
Izzet Signet
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Bandit's Haul
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-31%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-29%synergy
Spell Satchel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Honored Heirloom
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bounty Board
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Eroded Canyon
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
-27%synergy
Soured Springs
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Evolving Wilds
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Jagged Barrens
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Seething Landscape
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Deceit
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Sulfur Falls
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malice
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Cinder Barrens
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Demolition Field
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-31%synergy
Mirage Mesa
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Canyon Slough
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Bluff
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Peak
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
TCRI Building
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy