Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bender's Waterskin
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Chakra Meditation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
70%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
51%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Rakdos Charm
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Codex Shredder
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Glasses of Urza
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Vandalblast
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Snap
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Jeska's Will
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Notion Thief
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Kess, Dissident Mage
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Spellskite
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Generous Plunderer
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Urabrask
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Anger
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Mayhem Devil
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Gelectrode
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
The Lord of Pain
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Blood Cultist
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Abrade
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Pongify
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Return the Favor
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Prismari Command
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Slick Sequence
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Invert Polarity
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Siphon Insight
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Fire Covenant
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Substitution
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Stitch Together
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Faithless Looting
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Will of the Abzan
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Lively Dirge
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Exhume
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Grift
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Secrets
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Bribery
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Insurrection
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Shenanigans
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Dark Petition
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Role Reversal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Restart Sequence
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Grapeshot
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Back in Town
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mishra's Bauble
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Urza's Bauble
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Gorgon's Head
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Gorgon Flail
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-19%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
29%synergy
At Knifepoint
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Spatial Binding
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Nowhere to Run
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dack Fayden
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-21%synergy
Urborg
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Hammerheim
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Signet
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Relic of Sauron
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Bandit's Haul
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Island
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Xander's Lounge
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Watery Grave
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Steam Vents
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Jagged Barrens
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Eroded Canyon
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Soured Springs
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Training Center
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Undercity Sewers
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Seething Landscape
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Raucous Theater
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-2%synergy