Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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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Flashback
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Grave Researcher
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Coercive Impetus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
64%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
54%synergy
Reanimate
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
45%synergy
Animate Dead
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Glasses of Urza
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Pongify
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
34%synergy
Rakdos Charm
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Snap
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Notion Thief
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Hullbreaker Horror
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Generous Plunderer
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Spellskite
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Urabrask
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
13%synergy
The Lord of Pain
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Ledger Shredder
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Hostage Taker
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Return the Favor
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Bitter Triumph
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-20%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Drown in the Loch
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Invert Polarity
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Strix Serenade
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Siphon Insight
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Fire Covenant
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Charm
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Peek
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Run Away Together
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Stitch Together
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Will of the Abzan
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Bribery
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Insurrection
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Secrets
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Back in Town
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Shenanigans
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Shifting Grift
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Role Reversal
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Fell
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Codex Shredder
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Bauble
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-20%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Gorgon's Head
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Gorgon Flail
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Virtue of Persistence
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
19%synergy
At Knifepoint
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
21%synergy
Spatial Binding
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Nowhere to Run
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
-15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Urborg
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Hammerheim
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Desert
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Tolaria
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion47 decks60 decks
-10%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion47 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Signet
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Relic of Sauron
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Signet
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Bandit's Haul
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-14%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion59 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Island
98%inclusion59 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion58 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion58 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
52%inclusion31 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Underground River
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Thundering Falls
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Soured Springs
43%inclusion26 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Raucous Theater
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Jagged Barrens
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Eroded Canyon
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
40%synergy
Morphic Pool
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
26%synergy
Luxury Suite
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
29%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
35%inclusion21 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Seething Landscape
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
23%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-5%synergy