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
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Grave Researcher
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
66%inclusion41 decks62 decks
65%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
54%synergy
Reanimate
73%inclusion45 decks62 decks
48%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Pongify
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
36%synergy
Glasses of Urza
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Animate Dead
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Snap
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-12%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Notion Thief
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Kess, Dissident Mage
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Generous Plunderer
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Spellskite
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Urabrask
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
11%synergy
The Lord of Pain
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Ledger Shredder
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Guttersnipe
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Hostage Taker
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Withering Torment
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Abrade
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Command
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Bolt
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Return the Favor
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Bedevil
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Invert Polarity
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Siphon Insight
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Fire Covenant
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Peek
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Gut Shot
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Substitution
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Traumatic Critique
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Faithless Looting
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Stitch Together
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Will of the Abzan
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Bribery
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Villainous Wrath
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Insurrection
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Back in Town
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Secrets
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Dream Harvest
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Codex Shredder
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Bauble
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-20%synergy
Enchantments
Virtue of Persistence
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
18%synergy
At Knifepoint
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Spatial Binding
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Nowhere to Run
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Coercive Impetus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Urborg
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Hammerheim
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Tolaria
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion49 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion49 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Signet
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Bandit's Haul
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion61 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Island
98%inclusion61 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion60 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion59 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Xander's Lounge
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Steam Vents
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Thundering Falls
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Soured Springs
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
42%synergy
Raucous Theater
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Jagged Barrens
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Eroded Canyon
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Scalding Tarn
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Luxury Suite
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Training Center
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Seething Landscape
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
-12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-4%synergy