Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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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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Bender's Waterskin
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Redirect Lightning
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
68%synergy
Animate Dead
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
54%synergy
Deadly Rollick
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Reanimate
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
48%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Snuff Out
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Denial
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Abrade
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Deflecting Swat
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Snap
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Will
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Pinnacle Monk
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Spellskite
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Urabrask
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Hex Parasite
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Generous Plunderer
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Anger
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Oliphaunt
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Mayhem Devil
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Massacre Wurm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Displacer Kitten
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Bedevil
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Bolt
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Prismari Command
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Entomb
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Return the Favor
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Long River's Pull
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Fire Covenant
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Peek
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Wash Away
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Slick Sequence
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Disallow
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Mission Briefing
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Scour for Scrap
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Consign to Memory
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Stitch Together
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Persist
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Thoughtseize
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Shenanigans
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Insurrection
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Seize the Secrets
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Blatant Thievery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Burning Inquiry
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Memories Returning
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Codex Shredder
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Glasses of Urza
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Urza's Bauble
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
8%synergy
At Knifepoint
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Dance of the Dead
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Spatial Binding
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Witness Protection
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dack Fayden
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Ral Zarek
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Urborg
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Hammerheim
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Seat of the Synod
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Tolaria
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Flamekin Village
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Great Furnace
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Signet
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
The Soul Stone
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Relic of Sauron
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Bandit's Haul
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
85%synergy
Volcanic Island
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
82%synergy
Underground Sea
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
82%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Island
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Watery Grave
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Scalding Tarn
87%inclusion26 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Blood Crypt
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Steam Vents
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Training Center
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Luxury Suite
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Xander's Lounge
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Thundering Falls
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Misty Rainforest
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Prismatic Vista
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Soured Springs
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Wooded Foothills
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Arid Mesa
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-26%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-28%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-38%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-26%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-8%synergy