Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
11%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
4.8%inclusion3 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Day of Black Sun
2.9%inclusion2 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
2.8%inclusion2 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Redirect Lightning
2.6%inclusion4 decks153 decks
-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
70%inclusion198 decks284 decks
68%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
54%inclusion152 decks284 decks
52%synergy
Reanimate
65%inclusion185 decks284 decks
41%synergy
Animate Dead
46%inclusion132 decks284 decks
38%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
40%inclusion115 decks284 decks
35%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
36%inclusion101 decks284 decks
32%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
31%inclusion89 decks283 decks
31%synergy
Abrade
38%inclusion109 decks284 decks
29%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
29%inclusion82 decks284 decks
28%synergy
Glasses of Urza
29%inclusion81 decks284 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
52%inclusion147 decks284 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
51%inclusion144 decks284 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion119 decks284 decks
-4%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion114 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion113 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
37%inclusion104 decks284 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
36%inclusion102 decks284 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion97 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion95 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
32%inclusion92 decks284 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion58 decks284 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
19%inclusion55 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion54 decks284 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion38 decks284 decks
-6%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion36 decks284 decks
-12%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.8%inclusion25 decks284 decks
-2%synergy
Notion Thief
7.7%inclusion22 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Kaervek, the Punisher
28%inclusion79 decks284 decks
27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
26%inclusion74 decks284 decks
17%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
24%inclusion69 decks284 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
24%inclusion68 decks284 decks
20%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
24%inclusion67 decks284 decks
23%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
23%inclusion66 decks284 decks
20%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
23%inclusion65 decks284 decks
21%synergy
Generous Plunderer
23%inclusion64 decks284 decks
20%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
21%inclusion59 decks284 decks
16%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
19%inclusion55 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
19%inclusion55 decks284 decks
19%synergy
Spellskite
19%inclusion54 decks284 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
18%inclusion52 decks284 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
18%inclusion50 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
18%inclusion50 decks284 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion47 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
17%inclusion47 decks284 decks
16%synergy
Urabrask
16%inclusion45 decks284 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
15%inclusion44 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
14%inclusion41 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Anger
14%inclusion39 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion38 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
13%inclusion37 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Hex Parasite
12%inclusion34 decks284 decks
12%synergy
The Lord of Pain
12%inclusion33 decks281 decks
10%synergy
Mayhem Devil
12%inclusion33 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion32 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
11%inclusion32 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
11%inclusion31 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
11%inclusion31 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
10%inclusion29 decks284 decks
2%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
10%inclusion29 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion28 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion27 decks276 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion27 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
10%inclusion27 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9.2%inclusion26 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
9.2%inclusion26 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Nimble Brigand
8.8%inclusion25 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.8%inclusion25 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Miner
8.8%inclusion25 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
8.1%inclusion23 decks283 decks
6%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
7.7%inclusion22 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.7%inclusion22 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
-6%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
-4%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion95 decks284 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion91 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion90 decks284 decks
23%synergy
Snap
32%inclusion90 decks284 decks
23%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion87 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion84 decks284 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion81 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion80 decks282 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion75 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion72 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion68 decks284 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
24%inclusion67 decks283 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
21%inclusion60 decks284 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion59 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion55 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
17%inclusion49 decks284 decks
15%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
17%inclusion47 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion47 decks284 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion47 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion46 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
15%inclusion43 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion40 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion39 decks284 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion38 decks284 decks
-3%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion38 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion37 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion36 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion35 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion34 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion34 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion32 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Siphon Insight
11%inclusion32 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion31 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion31 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion31 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion28 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion28 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Slick Sequence
9.2%inclusion26 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Charm
9.2%inclusion26 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Wash Away
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Murder
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.7%inclusion19 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.3%inclusion18 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.3%inclusion18 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
2%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
25%inclusion70 decks284 decks
16%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion70 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
21%inclusion60 decks284 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion59 decks284 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion37 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion37 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion35 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion34 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Abzan
11%inclusion27 decks236 decks
10%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion32 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion31 decks284 decks
-13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion31 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion27 decks276 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.2%inclusion26 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
9.2%inclusion26 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.2%inclusion26 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
8.8%inclusion25 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
8.8%inclusion25 decks284 decks
1%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.8%inclusion25 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
8.1%inclusion23 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.0%inclusion19 decks237 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
2%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Bribery
6.7%inclusion19 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.7%inclusion19 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Back in Town
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Codex Shredder
26%inclusion73 decks284 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
22%inclusion63 decks284 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion54 decks284 decks
-11%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
17%inclusion47 decks284 decks
16%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
14%inclusion41 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
14%inclusion41 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion35 decks284 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
12%inclusion35 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion33 decks284 decks
-14%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.1%inclusion23 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.7%inclusion19 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Bauble
5.3%inclusion15 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
At Knifepoint
24%inclusion69 decks284 decks
23%synergy
Necromancy
21%inclusion61 decks284 decks
19%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
19%inclusion55 decks284 decks
16%synergy
Spatial Binding
17%inclusion49 decks284 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion47 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
12%inclusion34 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion32 decks284 decks
-4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.8%inclusion25 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.1%inclusion23 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.1%inclusion23 decks284 decks
-4%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.1%inclusion23 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
7.7%inclusion22 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
7.7%inclusion22 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.3%inclusion15 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Double Down
5.3%inclusion15 decks284 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
10%inclusion28 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Dack Fayden
7.4%inclusion21 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion136 decks284 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion73 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion72 decks284 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion50 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
15%inclusion43 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Urborg
13%inclusion37 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Hammerheim
13%inclusion37 decks284 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion36 decks284 decks
-2%synergy
Tolaria
8.5%inclusion24 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.9%inclusion19 decks239 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.0%inclusion20 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.7%inclusion19 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
6.3%inclusion18 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.0%inclusion17 decks284 decks
-17%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Great Furnace
5.6%inclusion16 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.3%inclusion15 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion246 decks284 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion242 decks284 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion153 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50%inclusion141 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
49%inclusion140 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion113 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
32%inclusion92 decks284 decks
-5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
31%inclusion89 decks284 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Signet
29%inclusion82 decks284 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
28%inclusion79 decks284 decks
-8%synergy
Bandit's Haul
18%inclusion51 decks284 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion43 decks284 decks
-6%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion32 decks284 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion27 decks284 decks
-6%synergy
Victory Chimes
10%inclusion27 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
7.7%inclusion22 decks284 decks
-6%synergy
Bounty Board
6.7%inclusion19 decks284 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion276 decks284 decks
5%synergy
Island
95%inclusion271 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion269 decks284 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion264 decks284 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion177 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
55%inclusion156 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
53%inclusion151 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
50%inclusion142 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion138 decks284 decks
15%synergy
Blood Crypt
48%inclusion137 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
46%inclusion132 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion129 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Soured Springs
44%inclusion125 decks284 decks
42%synergy
Jagged Barrens
43%inclusion121 decks284 decks
41%synergy
Morphic Pool
42%inclusion120 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
41%inclusion116 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Eroded Canyon
41%inclusion116 decks284 decks
39%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
40%inclusion115 decks284 decks
-15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion113 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
39%inclusion111 decks284 decks
-5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion111 decks284 decks
-3%synergy
Training Center
39%inclusion111 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
38%inclusion109 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion102 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
34%inclusion97 decks284 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
34%inclusion96 decks284 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion95 decks284 decks
24%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion93 decks284 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion84 decks284 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
30%inclusion84 decks284 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion81 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
27%inclusion77 decks284 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
27%inclusion76 decks284 decks
-11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion70 decks284 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion69 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Thundering Falls
24%inclusion69 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
24%inclusion68 decks284 decks
20%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion61 decks284 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion53 decks284 decks
-13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion47 decks284 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion47 decks284 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion41 decks284 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion40 decks284 decks
-11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion36 decks283 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion36 decks284 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13%inclusion36 decks284 decks
1%synergy
Blazemire Verge
12%inclusion35 decks283 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion34 decks284 decks
10%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion33 decks284 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11%inclusion31 decks284 decks
-1%synergy