Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Tempo

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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Emeritus of Ideation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Furygale Flocking
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Flashback
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gitaxian Probe
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
30%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Snap
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Force of Negation
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Deflecting Swat
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Jeska's Will
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Underworld Breach
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Rhystic Study
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Mana Vault
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Spellskite
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Boggart Trawler
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Urabrask
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Hex Parasite
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
The Lord of Pain
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Young Pyromancer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Drake
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Moonshadow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
The Master, Mesmerist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Subtlety
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Flusterstorm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Mental Misstep
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Pact
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Chain of Vapor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Snuff Out
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Demonic Consultation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Pact of Negation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dismember
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Charm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Pyroblast
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Fire Covenant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Brain Freeze
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Peek
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Final Fortune
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Submerge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Siphon Insight
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
Stitch Together
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Rite of Flame
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Molten Collapse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Windfall
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Incarnation Technique
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Beacon Bolt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Raven's Crime
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Back in Town
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Dragonhunt
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Winternight Stories
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Ruthless Negotiation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Glasses of Urza
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Defense Grid
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Vexing Bauble
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Opulence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
At Knifepoint
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Steal Enchantment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Urborg
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Hammerheim
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
City of Traitors
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Tolaria
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Mox Opal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mox Diamond
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Signet
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Signet
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-20%synergy
Victory Chimes
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mana Crypt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Séance Board
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Mountain
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Island
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Blood Crypt
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Watery Grave
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Steam Vents
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Undercity Sewers
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Training Center
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Misty Rainforest
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Xander's Lounge
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Badlands
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Underground Sea
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Sulfur Falls
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Luxury Suite
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Thundering Falls
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Marsh Flats
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Raucous Theater
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Soured Springs
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Boggart Trawler
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Blazemire Verge
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Eroded Canyon
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Volcanic Island
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-32%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy