Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Spellslinger

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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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Emeritus of Ideation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Furygale Flocking
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Zog, Triceraton Castaway
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
58%inclusion183 decks317 decks
56%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
64%inclusion203 decks317 decks
54%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
48%inclusion153 decks317 decks
42%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
51%inclusion162 decks317 decks
41%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
50%inclusion158 decks317 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
49%inclusion155 decks317 decks
39%synergy
Guttersnipe
45%inclusion143 decks317 decks
39%synergy
Snap
47%inclusion150 decks317 decks
38%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
38%inclusion120 decks317 decks
37%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion141 decks317 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
58%inclusion185 decks317 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion161 decks317 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion158 decks317 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
47%inclusion149 decks317 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
45%inclusion144 decks317 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion142 decks317 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
44%inclusion141 decks317 decks
19%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion139 decks317 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
42%inclusion133 decks317 decks
26%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion126 decks317 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
35%inclusion111 decks317 decks
19%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion72 decks317 decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion68 decks317 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Breach
21%inclusion65 decks317 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion60 decks317 decks
-4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion51 decks317 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion45 decks317 decks
-7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion43 decks317 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion42 decks317 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion37 decks317 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion120 decks317 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
35%inclusion112 decks317 decks
32%synergy
Urabrask
33%inclusion106 decks317 decks
32%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
33%inclusion104 decks317 decks
28%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
32%inclusion103 decks317 decks
26%synergy
Young Pyromancer
32%inclusion100 decks317 decks
30%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
29%inclusion91 decks317 decks
24%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
28%inclusion88 decks317 decks
27%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
28%inclusion88 decks317 decks
23%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
26%inclusion82 decks317 decks
25%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25%inclusion80 decks317 decks
23%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
23%inclusion72 decks317 decks
21%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
19%inclusion61 decks317 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion49 decks263 decks
15%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
19%inclusion59 decks317 decks
18%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
18%inclusion58 decks317 decks
16%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
17%inclusion55 decks317 decks
16%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion38 decks227 decks
13%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
16%inclusion51 decks317 decks
15%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
16%inclusion50 decks317 decks
10%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
16%inclusion50 decks317 decks
15%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
15%inclusion46 decks317 decks
13%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
14%inclusion45 decks317 decks
13%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
14%inclusion31 decks226 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion34 decks266 decks
11%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
12%inclusion38 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
12%inclusion37 decks317 decks
11%synergy
Nimble Brigand
11%inclusion36 decks317 decks
11%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion36 decks317 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
11%inclusion35 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion34 decks317 decks
10%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
10%inclusion32 decks317 decks
9%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion31 decks317 decks
9%synergy
Generous Plunderer
10%inclusion31 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
10%inclusion21 decks221 decks
7%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
9.5%inclusion30 decks317 decks
9%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
9.5%inclusion30 decks317 decks
9%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
9.5%inclusion30 decks317 decks
9%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
9.5%inclusion30 decks317 decks
8%synergy
The Lord of Pain
9.2%inclusion17 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.8%inclusion28 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
8.8%inclusion28 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
8.6%inclusion22 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Hex Parasite
8.2%inclusion26 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.9%inclusion25 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
7.9%inclusion25 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Blood Hustler
7.9%inclusion25 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
37%inclusion116 decks317 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion114 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
35%inclusion111 decks317 decks
29%synergy
Prismari Command
34%inclusion108 decks317 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion105 decks317 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
30%inclusion96 decks317 decks
25%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion90 decks317 decks
-8%synergy
Swan Song
28%inclusion90 decks317 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion89 decks317 decks
11%synergy
Return the Favor
27%inclusion86 decks317 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion82 decks317 decks
23%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
26%inclusion81 decks317 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion81 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion45 decks190 decks
11%synergy
Slick Sequence
23%inclusion73 decks317 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion62 decks271 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion64 decks317 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion64 decks317 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion63 decks317 decks
15%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion62 decks317 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion58 decks317 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion49 decks271 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion33 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion54 decks317 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
15%inclusion48 decks317 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion39 decks269 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion45 decks317 decks
10%synergy
Siphon Insight
14%inclusion44 decks317 decks
11%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion43 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion43 decks317 decks
11%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
13%inclusion42 decks317 decks
12%synergy
Peek
13%inclusion41 decks317 decks
12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion40 decks317 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion35 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Ionize
11%inclusion34 decks317 decks
10%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion34 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion34 decks317 decks
10%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion24 decks224 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion33 decks317 decks
2%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion31 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Take the Fall
9.5%inclusion30 decks317 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.5%inclusion30 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
9.5%inclusion30 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.6%inclusion23 decks267 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.5%inclusion27 decks317 decks
1%synergy
Seething Song
8.5%inclusion27 decks317 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
8.5%inclusion27 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.2%inclusion26 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.2%inclusion26 decks317 decks
0%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.9%inclusion25 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Mizzix's Mastery
38%inclusion119 decks317 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion119 decks317 decks
-7%synergy
Faithless Looting
35%inclusion111 decks317 decks
16%synergy
Grapeshot
29%inclusion92 decks317 decks
27%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion74 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
22%inclusion69 decks317 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion60 decks317 decks
16%synergy
Expressive Iteration
19%inclusion60 decks317 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion51 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion46 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
14%inclusion45 decks317 decks
13%synergy
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion44 decks317 decks
13%synergy
Seize the Secrets
14%inclusion44 decks317 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion42 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion39 decks317 decks
-11%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
11%inclusion36 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion35 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion29 decks317 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
8.8%inclusion28 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
8.2%inclusion26 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.2%inclusion26 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Gamble
7.9%inclusion25 decks317 decks
-2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
7.6%inclusion24 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.3%inclusion23 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Grift
7.3%inclusion23 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.3%inclusion23 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.0%inclusion19 decks271 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
6.9%inclusion22 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.9%inclusion22 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.6%inclusion21 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Confluence
6.6%inclusion21 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Molten Collapse
6.6%inclusion21 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.3%inclusion20 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Take for a Ride
6.0%inclusion19 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.0%inclusion19 decks317 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6.0%inclusion19 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.0%inclusion19 decks317 decks
2%synergy
Rousing Refrain
5.7%inclusion18 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.4%inclusion17 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.4%inclusion17 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3%synergy
Duress
5.0%inclusion16 decks317 decks
4%synergy
Lock and Load
5.0%inclusion16 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Back in Town
5.0%inclusion16 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
19%inclusion37 decks192 decks
19%synergy
Glasses of Urza
18%inclusion58 decks317 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion47 decks317 decks
-15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion43 decks317 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
12%inclusion39 decks317 decks
11%synergy
Codex Shredder
12%inclusion37 decks317 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion32 decks317 decks
-1%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.6%inclusion24 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
7.3%inclusion23 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.3%inclusion23 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.6%inclusion21 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
6.0%inclusion19 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.7%inclusion18 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.7%inclusion18 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.7%inclusion18 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
5.4%inclusion17 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
At Knifepoint
27%inclusion86 decks317 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
26%inclusion84 decks317 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Inscription
22%inclusion71 decks317 decks
18%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
20%inclusion64 decks317 decks
19%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion61 decks317 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
19%inclusion60 decks317 decks
16%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
15%inclusion46 decks317 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion37 decks317 decks
-4%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.5%inclusion27 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.5%inclusion27 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Double Vision
8.2%inclusion26 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Spatial Binding
7.6%inclusion24 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.6%inclusion21 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Double Down
6.3%inclusion20 decks317 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
6.3%inclusion20 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
6.0%inclusion19 decks317 decks
-8%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.0%inclusion16 decks317 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion54 decks317 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
9.5%inclusion30 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.9%inclusion18 decks227 decks
7%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
5.7%inclusion18 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion125 decks317 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion114 decks317 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion65 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion59 decks317 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion32 decks317 decks
-4%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion31 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.5%inclusion30 decks317 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.1%inclusion29 decks317 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg
8.5%inclusion27 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Hammerheim
6.9%inclusion22 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
6.3%inclusion20 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.4%inclusion17 decks317 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion278 decks317 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion265 decks317 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
52%inclusion164 decks317 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion161 decks317 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
43%inclusion135 decks317 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion123 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
37%inclusion118 decks317 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
36%inclusion115 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion105 decks317 decks
-2%synergy
Bandit's Haul
21%inclusion65 decks317 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion63 decks317 decks
-2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Relic of Sauron
13%inclusion40 decks317 decks
-6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion40 decks317 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion37 decks317 decks
-8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion29 decks317 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.5%inclusion27 decks317 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
8.5%inclusion27 decks317 decks
-5%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.0%inclusion19 decks317 decks
-3%synergy
Forger's Foundry
5.4%inclusion17 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Bounty Board
5.4%inclusion17 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
5.0%inclusion16 decks317 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Opal
5.0%inclusion16 decks317 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion300 decks317 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion299 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion292 decks317 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion290 decks317 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion171 decks317 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion151 decks317 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
47%inclusion149 decks317 decks
45%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion148 decks317 decks
-7%synergy
Jagged Barrens
46%inclusion147 decks317 decks
45%synergy
Soured Springs
46%inclusion146 decks317 decks
44%synergy
Watery Grave
46%inclusion146 decks317 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
44%inclusion140 decks317 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
42%inclusion134 decks317 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
41%inclusion131 decks317 decks
-4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
41%inclusion129 decks317 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion128 decks317 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion122 decks317 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
36%inclusion115 decks317 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion113 decks317 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion108 decks317 decks
-1%synergy
Training Center
32%inclusion100 decks317 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion99 decks317 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
31%inclusion99 decks317 decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion97 decks317 decks
-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
30%inclusion95 decks317 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion93 decks317 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion91 decks317 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion86 decks317 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion80 decks317 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion79 decks317 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion62 decks271 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion68 decks317 decks
-9%synergy
Thundering Falls
21%inclusion68 decks317 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
21%inclusion68 decks317 decks
0%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion56 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion65 decks317 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion61 decks317 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion49 decks263 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion49 decks271 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion54 decks317 decks
-2%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion53 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
16%inclusion52 decks317 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion48 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion48 decks317 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion39 decks269 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion45 decks317 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion44 decks317 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion44 decks317 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion42 decks317 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion41 decks317 decks
3%synergy