Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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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
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Day of Black Sun
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Chakra Meditation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
70%synergy
Reanimate
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
64%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
62%synergy
Animate Dead
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Victimize
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Stitch Together
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Terminate
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Jeska's Will
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
The One Ring
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, Whispering One
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Generous Plunderer
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Spellskite
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Baleful Strix
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Anger
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Oliphaunt
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
The Lord of Pain
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Hex Parasite
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Urabrask
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Snap
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Bolt
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Prismari Command
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Entomb
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Bitter Triumph
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Charm
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Slick Sequence
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Siphon Insight
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Refute
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Demand Answers
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Dread Return
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Will of the Abzan
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Exhume
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Persist
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Buried Alive
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Restart Sequence
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Zombify
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Thoughtseize
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Take for a Ride
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Grapeshot
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Shenanigans
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Slip Through Space
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Role Reversal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Wildfire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Back in Town
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Secrets
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Molten Collapse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glasses of Urza
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Codex Shredder
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Bauble
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Enchantments
Virtue of Persistence
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Necromancy
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Spatial Binding
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
At Knifepoint
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Nowhere to Run
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Reunion
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Double Down
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Hammerheim
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Tolaria
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Urborg
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-24%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Detection Tower
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Bandit's Haul
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Relic of Sauron
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Rakdos Signet
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Victory Chimes
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-26%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Amber
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Island
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Xander's Lounge
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Steam Vents
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Blood Crypt
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Jagged Barrens
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Eroded Canyon
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Soured Springs
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Underground River
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Thundering Falls
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Training Center
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Seething Landscape
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
5%synergy