Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Upgraded Crime

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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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Magda, the Hoardmaster
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Animate Dead
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Generous Plunderer
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Reanimate
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
39%synergy
At Knifepoint
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Glasses of Urza
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Terminate
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Spellskite
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Jeska's Will
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Rhystic Study
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Urabrask
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Ledger Shredder
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Mayhem Devil
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Royal Assassin
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Anger
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Blood Cultist
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Prodigal Pyromancer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Razorfin Hunter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
The Lord of Pain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Frantic Search
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Snap
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Siphon Insight
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-26%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
V.A.T.S.
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fire Covenant
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Victimize
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Vandalblast
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Stitch Together
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Sundering Eruption
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Will of the Abzan
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Living Death
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Exhume
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Heist
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Seize the Secrets
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Villainous Wrath
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Windfall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mass Diminish
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bribery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Blood Money
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Trespass
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Codex Shredder
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Gorgon's Head
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Gorgon Flail
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Spatial Binding
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Opulence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Noggle the Mind
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Double Down
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rakish Crew
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Captive Audience
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Parker Luck
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Maze of Ith
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Tolaria
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Urborg
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Hammerheim
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Pit of Offerings
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
High Market
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dust Bowl
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Great Furnace
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Relic of Sauron
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Signet
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Bandit's Haul
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Victory Chimes
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Training Center
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Jagged Barrens
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Steam Vents
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Soured Springs
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Thundering Falls
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Volcanic Island
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Oscorp Industries
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
4%synergy