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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Spinerock Tyrant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Animate Dead
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Generous Plunderer
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Reanimate
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Spellskite
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Charm
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Frantic Search
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Terminate
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Underworld Breach
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Notion Thief
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Laughing Jasper Flint
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Urabrask
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Hex Parasite
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Ledger Shredder
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mayhem Devil
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Blood Cultist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Prodigal Pyromancer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Razorfin Hunter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
The Lord of Pain
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Hostage Taker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Frog
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Snap
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Bedevil
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Entomb
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Resculpt
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Flusterstorm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Siphon Insight
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Invert Polarity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Darkness
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
V.A.T.S.
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fire Covenant
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Heartless Act
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Gitaxian Probe
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Faithless Looting
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Will of the Abzan
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Vandalblast
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Living Death
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Stitch Together
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Exhume
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Villainous Wrath
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bribery
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Heist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Persist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Past in Flames
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Rise from the Tides
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mass Diminish
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mists of Lórien
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Blood Money
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Romantic Rendezvous
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Glasses of Urza
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Codex Shredder
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Gorgon's Head
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Gorgon Flail
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Long-Range Sensor
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Insight Engine
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
At Knifepoint
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Spatial Binding
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rakish Crew
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Captive Audience
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Hammerheim
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Tolaria
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Urborg
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Pit of Offerings
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
High Market
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dust Bowl
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Starforge
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Relic of Sauron
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Signet
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Signet
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Bandit's Haul
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Victory Chimes
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Misleading Signpost
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Training Center
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Jagged Barrens
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Xander's Lounge
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Eroded Canyon
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Soured Springs
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Steam Vents
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Haunted Ridge
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Seething Landscape
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Raucous Theater
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Sulfur Falls
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Thundering Falls
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Oscorp Industries
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-22%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy