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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Ozai, the Phoenix King
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Redirect Lightning
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Animate Dead
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Deadly Rollick
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Reanimate
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
49%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Spellskite
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Mana Drain
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Denial
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Abrade
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Snap
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Hullbreaker Horror
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Hex Parasite
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Urabrask
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Generous Plunderer
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Oliphaunt
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Mayhem Devil
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Anger
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Displacer Kitten
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Spellseeker
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
The Lord of Pain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Guttersnipe
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Fell the Profane
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Deflecting Swat
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Force of Negation
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Prismari Command
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Narset's Reversal
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Return the Favor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Fire Covenant
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Slick Sequence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Peek
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Disallow
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Wash Away
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mission Briefing
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Scour for Scrap
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mental Misstep
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Domineering Will
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Desperate Ritual
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Will of the Abzan
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Thoughtseize
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Shenanigans
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Insurrection
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Flame
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Blatant Thievery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Secrets
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Burning Inquiry
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Grapeshot
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Memories Returning
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Circle of Power
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Codex Shredder
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Glasses of Urza
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Bauble
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
6%synergy
At Knifepoint
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Dance of the Dead
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Spatial Binding
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dack Fayden
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Urborg
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Hammerheim
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Seat of the Synod
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tolaria
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Flamekin Village
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Great Furnace
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Signet
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
The Soul Stone
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Relic of Sauron
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Haul
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Badlands
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
85%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
82%synergy
Polluted Delta
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Volcanic Island
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
82%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Island
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Scalding Tarn
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Watery Grave
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Blood Crypt
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Steam Vents
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Morphic Pool
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Training Center
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Luxury Suite
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Undercity Sewers
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Thundering Falls
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Fell the Profane
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Misty Rainforest
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Raucous Theater
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Flooded Strand
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Prismatic Vista
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Soured Springs
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-24%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Jagged Barrens
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
City of Brass
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-24%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-41%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy