Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - 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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Hexing Squelcher
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Brambleback Brute
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Aberrant Return
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
2.4%inclusion2 decks83 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
70%inclusion178 decks256 decks
68%synergy
Animate Dead
72%inclusion185 decks256 decks
63%synergy
Reanimate
87%inclusion223 decks256 decks
63%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
57%inclusion147 decks256 decks
56%synergy
Victimize
59%inclusion151 decks256 decks
50%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
52%inclusion133 decks256 decks
49%synergy
Stitch Together
50%inclusion127 decks256 decks
47%synergy
Necromancy
45%inclusion115 decks256 decks
42%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
43%inclusion111 decks256 decks
39%synergy
Glasses of Urza
39%inclusion99 decks256 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
52%inclusion133 decks256 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion128 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion121 decks256 decks
18%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion112 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion108 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
41%inclusion105 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Frantic Search
41%inclusion104 decks256 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
41%inclusion104 decks256 decks
37%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion102 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
39%inclusion100 decks256 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion79 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion62 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Jeska's Will
21%inclusion53 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion52 decks256 decks
-4%synergy
Underworld Breach
19%inclusion49 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
19%inclusion49 decks256 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion35 decks256 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion29 decks256 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Will
9.0%inclusion23 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Kaervek, the Punisher
38%inclusion97 decks256 decks
37%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
36%inclusion93 decks256 decks
34%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
35%inclusion90 decks256 decks
34%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
34%inclusion88 decks256 decks
31%synergy
Anger
33%inclusion85 decks256 decks
23%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
28%inclusion72 decks256 decks
25%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
27%inclusion69 decks256 decks
26%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
26%inclusion67 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
25%inclusion47 decks188 decks
23%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
24%inclusion62 decks256 decks
-3%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
24%inclusion61 decks256 decks
22%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
24%inclusion61 decks256 decks
23%synergy
Spellskite
23%inclusion59 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
22%inclusion56 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
22%inclusion56 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
21%inclusion55 decks256 decks
15%synergy
The Lord of Pain
21%inclusion39 decks183 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion54 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Hex Parasite
20%inclusion52 decks256 decks
20%synergy
Likeness Looter
20%inclusion51 decks256 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
20%inclusion50 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
20%inclusion50 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
20%inclusion50 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
19%inclusion49 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion39 decks208 decks
15%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
19%inclusion37 decks199 decks
18%synergy
Massacre Wurm
18%inclusion47 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
18%inclusion46 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
18%inclusion45 decks256 decks
15%synergy
Generous Plunderer
17%inclusion43 decks252 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
16%inclusion41 decks256 decks
15%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
15%inclusion37 decks254 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion36 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
13%inclusion34 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
13%inclusion32 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
12%inclusion21 decks170 decks
10%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion27 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion27 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Urabrask
11%inclusion27 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
11%inclusion27 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Vein Ripper
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Mayhem Devil
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion100 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Abrade
34%inclusion88 decks256 decks
25%synergy
Snap
34%inclusion87 decks256 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion86 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion60 decks185 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Charm
30%inclusion76 decks256 decks
15%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion75 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion60 decks213 decks
20%synergy
Entomb
28%inclusion72 decks256 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion57 decks213 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
26%inclusion49 decks185 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion65 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
23%inclusion60 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion57 decks256 decks
13%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion56 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion50 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion49 decks256 decks
-16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion47 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion47 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion45 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
17%inclusion44 decks254 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion42 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion39 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion36 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion34 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Command
13%inclusion34 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion32 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion32 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion26 decks213 decks
7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Return the Favor
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion29 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
-8%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Redirect Lightning
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Demand Answers
8.2%inclusion21 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Murder
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Slick Sequence
7.1%inclusion18 decks254 decks
7%synergy
Invert Polarity
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.0%inclusion15 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
37%inclusion94 decks256 decks
34%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
36%inclusion92 decks256 decks
31%synergy
Vandalblast
34%inclusion88 decks256 decks
18%synergy
Persist
34%inclusion86 decks256 decks
31%synergy
Living Death
31%inclusion80 decks256 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion73 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
26%inclusion33 decks125 decks
25%synergy
Exhume
18%inclusion46 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Buried Alive
18%inclusion45 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion42 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
14%inclusion17 decks125 decks
13%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion34 decks254 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
-12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
11%inclusion23 decks213 decks
8%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
10%inclusion20 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Incarnation Technique
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Molten Collapse
7.4%inclusion19 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Secrets
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
-3%synergy
Zombify
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Restart Sequence
6.4%inclusion13 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Back in Town
6.4%inclusion16 decks251 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.3%inclusion16 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.5%inclusion14 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Take for a Ride
5.1%inclusion13 decks254 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
35%inclusion64 decks185 decks
34%synergy
Codex Shredder
29%inclusion74 decks256 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
25%inclusion63 decks256 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion51 decks256 decks
-10%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
18%inclusion45 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
18%inclusion45 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
12%inclusion30 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
11%inclusion29 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion28 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
-17%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
7.8%inclusion20 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.5%inclusion14 decks256 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Virtue of Persistence
36%inclusion91 decks256 decks
33%synergy
At Knifepoint
28%inclusion71 decks256 decks
27%synergy
Spatial Binding
23%inclusion58 decks256 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
15%inclusion37 decks254 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion36 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
12%inclusion31 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion25 decks213 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
11%inclusion28 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.8%inclusion20 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
7.0%inclusion18 decks256 decks
-7%synergy
Double Down
6.3%inclusion16 decks254 decks
4%synergy
Sneak Attack
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion115 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion60 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion58 decks256 decks
-13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion51 decks256 decks
15%synergy
Hammerheim
16%inclusion42 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Urborg
15%inclusion38 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion29 decks256 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion14 decks125 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion26 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Pit of Offerings
9.4%inclusion24 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.0%inclusion23 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.0%inclusion23 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
-16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.5%inclusion14 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
5.5%inclusion14 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion228 decks256 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion218 decks256 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
61%inclusion155 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion141 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50%inclusion127 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion107 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
30%inclusion76 decks256 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Signet
24%inclusion62 decks256 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
23%inclusion59 decks256 decks
-11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Signet
19%inclusion48 decks256 decks
-15%synergy
Relic of Sauron
16%inclusion42 decks256 decks
-3%synergy
Bandit's Haul
14%inclusion36 decks254 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
-12%synergy
Victory Chimes
10%inclusion25 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.6%inclusion17 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
-7%synergy
Bounty Board
5.6%inclusion14 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
5.5%inclusion14 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
5.1%inclusion13 decks256 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.1%inclusion13 decks256 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.1%inclusion13 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
5.1%inclusion13 decks256 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94%inclusion241 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion241 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Island
93%inclusion237 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Mountain
91%inclusion234 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
61%inclusion155 decks256 decks
14%synergy
Xander's Lounge
57%inclusion146 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion146 decks256 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion139 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
53%inclusion135 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
52%inclusion134 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
51%inclusion131 decks256 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion125 decks256 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
46%inclusion119 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
45%inclusion116 decks256 decks
13%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion115 decks256 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
45%inclusion114 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
45%inclusion114 decks256 decks
-10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
43%inclusion111 decks256 decks
11%synergy
Training Center
43%inclusion110 decks256 decks
10%synergy
Soured Springs
39%inclusion101 decks256 decks
38%synergy
Eroded Canyon
38%inclusion98 decks256 decks
36%synergy
Jagged Barrens
38%inclusion97 decks256 decks
36%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion89 decks256 decks
22%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
34%inclusion86 decks256 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
34%inclusion86 decks256 decks
-6%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion84 decks256 decks
22%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
33%inclusion84 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion82 decks256 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
32%inclusion81 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
32%inclusion81 decks256 decks
4%synergy
Thundering Falls
31%inclusion80 decks256 decks
21%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
30%inclusion78 decks256 decks
28%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
29%inclusion75 decks256 decks
-8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion75 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion60 decks213 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion57 decks213 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion57 decks256 decks
-9%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion37 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
12%synergy
Seething Landscape
19%inclusion40 decks208 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion39 decks208 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion47 decks256 decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion34 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion37 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion36 decks256 decks
-1%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion35 decks256 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion35 decks256 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion35 decks256 decks
-10%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion33 decks256 decks
2%synergy