Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Budget Control

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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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Zog, Triceraton Castaway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Bot Bashing Time
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Return to the Sewers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Retro-Mutation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
TCRI Building
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Negate
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
At Knifepoint
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Abrade
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Terminate
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Sepulchral Primordial
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Blood Hustler
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Forsaken Miner
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Gelectrode
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Nimble Brigand
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Hostage Taker
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Guttersnipe
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Fire Lord Azula
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Dragonfly Swarm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Krang & Shredder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tokka & Rahzar, Terrible Twos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Willbreaker
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Royal Assassin
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Staticaster
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Cultist
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Inferno Titan
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fireslinger
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Humble Defector
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Hollow Marauder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Mana Leak
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Spell Pierce
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Tragic Slip
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Siphon Insight
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Unwind
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Power Word Kill
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Manhole Missile
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Heartless Act
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Price of Fame
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Peek
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Cling to Dust
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
You Are Already Dead
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Bedevil
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Annul
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Wild Unraveling
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Refute
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Lose Focus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Take the Fall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Countervailing Winds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Charm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Confounding Riddle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Soul Manipulation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Unearth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Maestros Confluence
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fell
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Singularity Rupture
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Blood Money
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Stitch Together
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Dreadbore
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Secrets
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Epic Downfall
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Crashing Wave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jet's Brainwashing
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Price of Freedom
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Excavation Explosion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Highway Robbery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Poison the Waters
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Suplex
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Glasses of Urza
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Codex Shredder
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Gorgon's Head
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
The Everflowing Well
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Gorgon Flail
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Tinybones Joins Up
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Fiery Inscription
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Nowhere to Run
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Opulence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Unable to Scream
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Honest Work
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bind the Monster
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Blood Spatter Analysis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Parker Luck
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Pit of Offerings
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Piranha Marsh
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Field of Ruin
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Ghost Quarter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Skyline Cascade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Agna Qel'a
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Edge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Fault
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-40%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Bandit's Haul
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Fire Diamond
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Bounty Board
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Honored Heirloom
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Eroded Canyon
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Jagged Barrens
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Soured Springs
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
59%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Seething Landscape
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Deceit
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Malice
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-20%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-25%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Maestros Theater
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Peak
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Geothermal Bog
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Molten Tributary
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy