Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Core

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Oscorp Industries
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Parker Luck
2.8%inclusion2 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
2.8%inclusion2 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
The Death of Gwen Stacy
2.8%inclusion2 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
2.6%inclusion2 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
67%inclusion454 decks677 decks
65%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
47%inclusion317 decks677 decks
46%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
44%inclusion295 decks677 decks
43%synergy
At Knifepoint
42%inclusion287 decks677 decks
41%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
39%inclusion263 decks677 decks
38%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
31%inclusion213 decks677 decks
31%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
31%inclusion209 decks677 decks
30%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
28%inclusion190 decks677 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion228 decks677 decks
25%synergy
Glasses of Urza
25%inclusion171 decks677 decks
25%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion290 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion290 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion272 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion271 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Negate
37%inclusion249 decks677 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
36%inclusion244 decks677 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion229 decks677 decks
-13%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion224 decks677 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion217 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
30%inclusion204 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
5.6%inclusion38 decks677 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
28%inclusion192 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
27%inclusion181 decks677 decks
18%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
26%inclusion178 decks677 decks
22%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
23%inclusion158 decks677 decks
23%synergy
Nimble Brigand
22%inclusion152 decks677 decks
22%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
22%inclusion149 decks677 decks
20%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
21%inclusion144 decks677 decks
21%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
21%inclusion143 decks677 decks
21%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
21%inclusion139 decks677 decks
14%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
19%inclusion129 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Blood Hustler
19%inclusion129 decks677 decks
19%synergy
Forsaken Miner
19%inclusion126 decks677 decks
18%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
18%inclusion99 decks543 decks
18%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
18%inclusion121 decks677 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
15%inclusion102 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
15%inclusion102 decks677 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion96 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Marauding Sphinx
14%inclusion94 decks677 decks
14%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
14%inclusion92 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
13%inclusion88 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
13%inclusion68 decks534 decks
10%synergy
Deadeye Duelist
12%inclusion83 decks676 decks
12%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
12%inclusion80 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
12%inclusion79 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
12%inclusion78 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
12%inclusion78 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Anger
12%inclusion78 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion77 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
11%inclusion76 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
11%inclusion75 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
10%inclusion69 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
10%inclusion69 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion43 decks426 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion68 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion67 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
10%inclusion67 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9.5%inclusion56 decks590 decks
6%synergy
Generous Plunderer
9.2%inclusion62 decks676 decks
7%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
8.9%inclusion51 decks576 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.8%inclusion52 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Slickshot Lockpicker
8.3%inclusion56 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
2%synergy
Hostage Taker
8.1%inclusion55 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Gelectrode
7.8%inclusion53 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
7.7%inclusion52 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
7.4%inclusion50 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Urabrask
7.4%inclusion50 decks677 decks
6%synergy
The Lord of Pain
7.2%inclusion35 decks483 decks
5%synergy
Royal Assassin
7.2%inclusion49 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Mayhem Devil
7.1%inclusion48 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion198 decks677 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion183 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Snap
24%inclusion165 decks677 decks
18%synergy
Return the Favor
21%inclusion139 decks677 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion136 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion97 decks486 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion115 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion114 decks677 decks
14%synergy
Siphon Insight
17%inclusion114 decks677 decks
14%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion111 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
15%inclusion104 decks677 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion102 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Slick Sequence
15%inclusion102 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion101 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
13%inclusion90 decks677 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion64 decks490 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion76 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Charm
12%inclusion83 decks677 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion73 decks597 decks
3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion77 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion76 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Take the Fall
11%inclusion74 decks676 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion73 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion70 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion65 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion65 decks677 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.3%inclusion63 decks677 decks
-23%synergy
Brainstorm
9.3%inclusion63 decks677 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion52 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Ionize
8.0%inclusion54 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Great Train Heist
7.5%inclusion51 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Invert Polarity
7.4%inclusion44 decks595 decks
5%synergy
Explosive Derailment
7.4%inclusion50 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Metamorphic Blast
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.5%inclusion44 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Repulse
6.2%inclusion42 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.1%inclusion41 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Peek
5.9%inclusion40 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.8%inclusion39 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.8%inclusion31 decks539 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.6%inclusion38 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
5.6%inclusion38 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Big Score
5.6%inclusion38 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
5.5%inclusion37 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Unwind
5.5%inclusion37 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.3%inclusion36 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Essence Capture
5.0%inclusion34 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
24%inclusion163 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion158 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Secrets
22%inclusion146 decks676 decks
21%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion144 decks677 decks
16%synergy
Vandalblast
21%inclusion141 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
18%inclusion122 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Take for a Ride
16%inclusion106 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Rush of Dread
15%inclusion103 decks677 decks
14%synergy
Stitch Together
14%inclusion95 decks677 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion94 decks677 decks
-7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion90 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
13%inclusion86 decks677 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion85 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Shifting Grift
13%inclusion85 decks677 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion69 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Back in Town
10%inclusion67 decks673 decks
7%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion67 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
10%inclusion65 decks676 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
9.3%inclusion63 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.4%inclusion18 decks214 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.1%inclusion55 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.5%inclusion51 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.5%inclusion51 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Scorching Shot
7.4%inclusion50 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.4%inclusion44 decks597 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.2%inclusion16 decks221 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.9%inclusion41 decks597 decks
4%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Molten Collapse
6.5%inclusion44 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Hell to Pay
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
6.1%inclusion41 decks677 decks
-18%synergy
Skewer the Critics
5.9%inclusion40 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Grapeshot
5.6%inclusion38 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bloodthirsty Blade
24%inclusion161 decks677 decks
23%synergy
Codex Shredder
21%inclusion139 decks677 decks
20%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
19%inclusion91 decks490 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion121 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
17%inclusion116 decks677 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion95 decks677 decks
-15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion89 decks677 decks
-11%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
11%inclusion76 decks677 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
10%inclusion69 decks677 decks
10%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
10%inclusion68 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.9%inclusion40 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.0%inclusion34 decks677 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
27%inclusion182 decks677 decks
18%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
23%inclusion157 decks677 decks
23%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
17%inclusion118 decks677 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
14%inclusion92 decks677 decks
12%synergy
Spatial Binding
13%inclusion90 decks677 decks
13%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion79 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
12%inclusion78 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion69 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion67 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Double Down
10%inclusion65 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Rakish Crew
9.5%inclusion64 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.6%inclusion42 decks555 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.8%inclusion46 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Shiny Impetus
6.8%inclusion46 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.5%inclusion37 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.2%inclusion35 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Brimstone Roundup
5.0%inclusion34 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
10%inclusion65 decks677 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion267 decks677 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion167 decks677 decks
-11%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
9.3%inclusion63 decks677 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.5%inclusion51 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.2%inclusion49 decks677 decks
-15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.8%inclusion46 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Arid Archway
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
6.5%inclusion44 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.4%inclusion43 decks677 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion40 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.3%inclusion36 decks677 decks
-9%synergy
Hammerheim
5.2%inclusion35 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion564 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion517 decks677 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
42%inclusion287 decks677 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion280 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40%inclusion272 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
40%inclusion268 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion265 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
38%inclusion259 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion236 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Bandit's Haul
33%inclusion221 decks677 decks
32%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
22%inclusion150 decks677 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion114 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion97 decks677 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion94 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion67 decks677 decks
-11%synergy
Bounty Board
10%inclusion65 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.8%inclusion46 decks677 decks
-9%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.5%inclusion44 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion665 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion662 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion661 decks677 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion569 decks677 decks
-8%synergy
Soured Springs
58%inclusion396 decks677 decks
56%synergy
Eroded Canyon
58%inclusion390 decks677 decks
55%synergy
Jagged Barrens
55%inclusion371 decks677 decks
53%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion357 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
52%inclusion353 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
43%inclusion289 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
41%inclusion278 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion273 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
39%inclusion263 decks677 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion252 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion225 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
32%inclusion186 decks590 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion197 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion186 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
27%inclusion180 decks677 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion161 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23%inclusion158 decks677 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion153 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
22%inclusion152 decks677 decks
-23%synergy
Steam Vents
22%inclusion150 decks677 decks
-21%synergy
Blood Crypt
21%inclusion139 decks677 decks
-23%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion139 decks677 decks
-5%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion134 decks677 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20%inclusion133 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Ridge
19%inclusion126 decks677 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion122 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion120 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion116 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Training Center
17%inclusion113 decks677 decks
-16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion111 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion110 decks677 decks
-17%synergy
Morphic Pool
16%inclusion110 decks677 decks
-17%synergy
Luxury Suite
16%inclusion108 decks677 decks
-17%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
16%inclusion106 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion105 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion102 decks677 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion100 decks677 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15%inclusion99 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
15%inclusion99 decks677 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion98 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion97 decks677 decks
2%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion94 decks677 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion94 decks677 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion94 decks677 decks
-18%synergy
Maestros Theater
14%inclusion93 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion76 decks597 decks
5%synergy