Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Expensive 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Flashback
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Grave Researcher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gitaxian Probe
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Deadly Rollick
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
68%synergy
Snap
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
58%synergy
Deflecting Swat
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Reanimate
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Pongify
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Swan Song
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Mental Misstep
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Vandalblast
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Urabrask
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Jeska's Will
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Underworld Breach
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Rhystic Study
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Force of Will
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Magda, the Hoardmaster
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Hex Parasite
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Opposition Agent
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Generous Plunderer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Spellskite
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Spellseeker
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Drake
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Guttersnipe
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Wonder
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Subtlety
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Agent of Treachery
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Frog
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Flusterstorm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Prismari Command
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Pact of Negation
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Dismember
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Consultation
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Abrade
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Pact
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Vapor
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Snuff Out
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Return the Favor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Strix Serenade
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Slaughter Pact
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Misdirection
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Pyroblast
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Charm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Traumatic Critique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dissection Practice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vibrant Outburst
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Final Fortune
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Submerge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Gut Shot
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Grapeshot
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Gamble
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Expressive Iteration
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Will of the Abzan
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Stock Up
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Past in Flames
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Villainous Wrath
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Flow State
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Duress
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Merchant Scroll
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Timetwister
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Molten Collapse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Blood for Bones
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glasses of Urza
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Defense Grid
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Furnace
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Codex Shredder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Spatial Binding
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
At Knifepoint
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Dack Fayden
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Urborg
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Hammerheim
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Chrome Mox
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Mana Vault
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Mox Opal
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Mox Amber
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Signet
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Relic of Sauron
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Resonating Lute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-22%synergy
Bandit's Haul
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Paradise Mantle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Underground Sea
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
78%synergy
Volcanic Island
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
78%synergy
Polluted Delta
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Steam Vents
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Scalding Tarn
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Watery Grave
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Blood Crypt
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Swamp
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Island
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Mountain
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Xander's Lounge
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Luxury Suite
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Morphic Pool
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Mana Confluence
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Raucous Theater
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Misty Rainforest
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Thundering Falls
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Wooded Foothills
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-28%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Eroded Canyon
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-25%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-28%synergy
Jagged Barrens
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Soured Springs
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Reef
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-28%synergy
Mount Doom
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy