Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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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Grave Researcher
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Flashback
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Traumatic Critique
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Forum Necroscribe
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gisa, the Hellraiser
76%inclusion45 decks59 decks
75%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
68%synergy
Reanimate
88%inclusion52 decks59 decks
63%synergy
Animate Dead
68%inclusion40 decks59 decks
59%synergy
Stitch Together
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
52%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
47%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
46%synergy
Victimize
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
44%synergy
Glasses of Urza
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Rakdos Charm
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Underworld Breach
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Kess, Dissident Mage
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Generous Plunderer
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Spellskite
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
17%synergy
The Lord of Pain
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Urabrask
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Anger
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Hostage Taker
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Frog
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Hex Parasite
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Snap
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Command
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Bitter Triumph
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Return the Favor
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-24%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Slick Sequence
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Siphon Insight
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Fire Covenant
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Take the Fall
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Confounding Riddle
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Will of the Abzan
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Exhume
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Persist
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Sundering Eruption
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Dread
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Zombify
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Restart Sequence
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Careful Study
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Mists of Lórien
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Take for a Ride
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Bribery
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Back in Town
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Flow State
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Codex Shredder
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-14%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Virtue of Persistence
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Necromancy
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
31%synergy
At Knifepoint
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Spatial Binding
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Nowhere to Run
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Reunion
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Double Down
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-20%synergy
Urborg
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Hammerheim
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Tolaria
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-16%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Detection Tower
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion49 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion47 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Bandit's Haul
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-18%synergy
Victory Chimes
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Signet
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-20%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
Bounty Board
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Relic of Legends
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Island
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion55 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Morphic Pool
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Raucous Theater
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Reef
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Underground River
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Luxury Suite
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Jagged Barrens
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
42%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Eroded Canyon
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Soured Springs
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Haunted Ridge
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Sulfur Falls
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Thundering Falls
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Training Center
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Landscape
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-19%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
-19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
4%synergy