Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Core 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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Gisa, the Hellraiser
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
80%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
79%synergy
Reanimate
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
56%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Victimize
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Necromancy
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Glasses of Urza
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
At Knifepoint
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Gamble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Boggart Trawler
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Anger
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Generous Plunderer
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
The Lord of Pain
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Meteor Golem
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Marang River Regent
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Blood Hustler
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Magmatic Force
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Nimble Brigand
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Keen Duelist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Likeness Looter
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Oliphaunt
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Take the Fall
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Reality Shift
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Slick Sequence
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Return the Favor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Charm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Great Train Heist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Unwind
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Suspended Sentence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Phantom Interference
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Electrodominance
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Repulse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Live or Die
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ionize
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fatal Push
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Pile On
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Maestros Charm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-25%synergy
Lethal Scheme
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Faithless Looting
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Stitch Together
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Dread Return
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Persist
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Will of the Abzan
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Back in Town
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Lively Dirge
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Incarnation Technique
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Shifting Grift
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Singularity Rupture
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Take for a Ride
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Highway Robbery
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Restart Sequence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Hell to Pay
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mists of Lórien
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Secrets
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Molten Collapse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Electroduplicate
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Codex Shredder
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Grim Captain's Locker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
The Key to the Vault
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Spatial Binding
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Rakish Crew
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Opulence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Double Down
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Hot Pursuit
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Discreet Retreat
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Brimstone Roundup
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dack Fayden
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Hammerheim
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Pit of Offerings
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Arid Archway
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
The Black Gate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Tolaria
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Piranha Marsh
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Urborg
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Sol Ring
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Bandit's Haul
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Relic of Sauron
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Victory Chimes
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Bounty Board
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Legends
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Xander's Lounge
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Soured Springs
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Steam Vents
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Blood Crypt
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Jagged Barrens
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Sunken Hollow
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Haunted Ridge
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Raucous Theater
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Luxury Suite
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Training Center
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Seething Landscape
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy