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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Redirect Lightning
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Firebending Lesson
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Boiling Rock Prison
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Agna Qel'a
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
69%inclusion207 decks302 decks
60%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
56%inclusion170 decks302 decks
55%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
56%inclusion170 decks302 decks
48%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
53%inclusion159 decks302 decks
43%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
48%inclusion145 decks302 decks
42%synergy
Guttersnipe
47%inclusion143 decks302 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
49%inclusion147 decks302 decks
40%synergy
Snap
48%inclusion146 decks302 decks
40%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
43%inclusion129 decks302 decks
40%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
45%inclusion135 decks302 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
58%inclusion176 decks302 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion163 decks302 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
51%inclusion153 decks302 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
47%inclusion142 decks302 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Warp
46%inclusion139 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
44%inclusion134 decks302 decks
29%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion133 decks302 decks
35%synergy
Terminate
43%inclusion129 decks302 decks
17%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion128 decks302 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
42%inclusion126 decks302 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
37%inclusion113 decks302 decks
21%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion74 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion71 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Breach
22%inclusion65 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion58 decks302 decks
-5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion48 decks302 decks
-3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion47 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion43 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion41 decks302 decks
-8%synergy
Force of Will
13%inclusion38 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
39%inclusion118 decks302 decks
36%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion115 decks302 decks
12%synergy
Urabrask
36%inclusion108 decks302 decks
35%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
35%inclusion107 decks302 decks
30%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
35%inclusion106 decks302 decks
34%synergy
Young Pyromancer
35%inclusion106 decks302 decks
33%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
35%inclusion105 decks302 decks
30%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
30%inclusion92 decks302 decks
26%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
28%inclusion86 decks302 decks
26%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
26%inclusion80 decks302 decks
23%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
26%inclusion79 decks302 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
25%inclusion75 decks302 decks
24%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion54 decks243 decks
18%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
21%inclusion64 decks301 decks
21%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
21%inclusion62 decks302 decks
19%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20%inclusion40 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
19%inclusion56 decks302 decks
15%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
19%inclusion56 decks302 decks
17%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
17%inclusion51 decks300 decks
16%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
16%inclusion49 decks302 decks
16%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
16%inclusion47 decks299 decks
14%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
15%inclusion44 decks302 decks
14%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
14%inclusion29 decks202 decks
14%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
14%inclusion43 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion34 decks246 decks
12%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
13%inclusion40 decks300 decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion17 decks132 decks
10%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
12%inclusion36 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
12%inclusion36 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
12%inclusion35 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion35 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
11%inclusion33 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
11%inclusion33 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
11%inclusion32 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
10%inclusion24 decks235 decks
10%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Haughty Djinn
10%inclusion30 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Nimble Brigand
10%inclusion29 decks300 decks
9%synergy
The Lord of Pain
10%inclusion15 decks156 decks
8%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
10%inclusion29 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion29 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
9.3%inclusion28 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
9.1%inclusion18 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
9.0%inclusion27 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.6%inclusion26 decks302 decks
0%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
8.3%inclusion25 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.2%inclusion20 decks243 decks
6%synergy
Generous Plunderer
8.0%inclusion24 decks299 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
38%inclusion116 decks302 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion111 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
36%inclusion109 decks302 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion99 decks302 decks
15%synergy
Prismari Command
32%inclusion98 decks302 decks
27%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion93 decks302 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
30%inclusion91 decks302 decks
25%synergy
Return the Favor
29%inclusion87 decks301 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion87 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion86 decks302 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion82 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion78 decks302 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion61 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion39 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion57 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Slick Sequence
22%inclusion65 decks300 decks
21%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
21%inclusion64 decks300 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion63 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion62 decks302 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20%inclusion32 decks163 decks
14%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion58 decks302 decks
14%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion58 decks302 decks
18%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion57 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion51 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion39 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion46 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
15%inclusion46 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion43 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Siphon Insight
14%inclusion41 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Peek
13%inclusion39 decks302 decks
12%synergy
Electrodominance
13%inclusion38 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion38 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion38 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
12%inclusion37 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
12%inclusion37 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion35 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion34 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Ionize
11%inclusion33 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion31 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion30 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
9.3%inclusion28 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.9%inclusion27 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Seething Song
8.9%inclusion27 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.9%inclusion27 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Consider
8.6%inclusion26 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
8.6%inclusion26 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Unwind
8.6%inclusion26 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Take the Fall
8.4%inclusion25 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.3%inclusion25 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion115 decks302 decks
-8%synergy
Faithless Looting
37%inclusion111 decks302 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
30%inclusion92 decks302 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion74 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Past in Flames
23%inclusion68 decks302 decks
20%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion60 decks302 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Cruise
20%inclusion59 decks302 decks
16%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
16%inclusion48 decks302 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion48 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Dread
15%inclusion46 decks300 decks
14%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion40 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion38 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion38 decks302 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion37 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion37 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Secrets
12%inclusion36 decks299 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.9%inclusion27 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.9%inclusion27 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
8.3%inclusion25 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Dread Return
7.9%inclusion24 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
7.6%inclusion23 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
7.6%inclusion23 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
7.6%inclusion23 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.6%inclusion19 decks251 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.3%inclusion22 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.3%inclusion22 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.0%inclusion21 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Confluence
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Grift
6.7%inclusion20 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.6%inclusion20 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.6%inclusion20 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Fell
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Molten Collapse
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Rousing Refrain
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.6%inclusion17 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
17%inclusion28 decks163 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion48 decks302 decks
-14%synergy
Glasses of Urza
15%inclusion46 decks302 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion40 decks302 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
11%inclusion34 decks302 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion33 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Codex Shredder
9.3%inclusion28 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.9%inclusion27 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.9%inclusion24 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.6%inclusion23 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.6%inclusion20 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
5.6%inclusion17 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
28%inclusion86 decks302 decks
26%synergy
At Knifepoint
25%inclusion76 decks302 decks
24%synergy
Fiery Inscription
24%inclusion71 decks302 decks
18%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion66 decks302 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
21%inclusion62 decks302 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion52 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
14%inclusion41 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion35 decks302 decks
-4%synergy
Double Vision
9.3%inclusion28 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Aria of Flame
9.3%inclusion28 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
7.6%inclusion23 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Spatial Binding
7.6%inclusion23 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
6.3%inclusion19 decks302 decks
-7%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
-6%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion53 decks302 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion31 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
5.6%inclusion17 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion115 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion113 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion62 decks302 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion62 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion31 decks302 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion31 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion30 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion29 decks302 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg
8.9%inclusion27 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Hammerheim
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.0%inclusion18 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion264 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion257 decks302 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
53%inclusion159 decks302 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion155 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion133 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion122 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion115 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion115 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion101 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion61 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Bandit's Haul
19%inclusion58 decks300 decks
19%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion38 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion35 decks302 decks
-10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
12%inclusion35 decks302 decks
-8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion30 decks302 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.9%inclusion27 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
8.6%inclusion26 decks302 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.6%inclusion20 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Forger's Foundry
5.4%inclusion16 decks299 decks
5%synergy
Bounty Board
5.4%inclusion16 decks299 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
5.3%inclusion16 decks302 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion286 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion284 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
91%inclusion276 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion275 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion167 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
48%inclusion146 decks302 decks
-7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion144 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Soured Springs
46%inclusion139 decks302 decks
44%synergy
Eroded Canyon
46%inclusion138 decks302 decks
44%synergy
Jagged Barrens
45%inclusion137 decks302 decks
43%synergy
Watery Grave
45%inclusion136 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
44%inclusion133 decks302 decks
0%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion128 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
42%inclusion127 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
41%inclusion123 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
41%inclusion123 decks302 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
41%inclusion123 decks302 decks
-3%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion114 decks302 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion110 decks302 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion104 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion99 decks302 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
32%inclusion97 decks302 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
31%inclusion95 decks302 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
31%inclusion94 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
30%inclusion91 decks302 decks
5%synergy
Luxury Suite
30%inclusion91 decks302 decks
-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion87 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion84 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion77 decks302 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion76 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion61 decks251 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion57 decks251 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
23%inclusion55 decks243 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion54 decks243 decks
18%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion67 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Thundering Falls
22%inclusion65 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion64 decks302 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion62 decks302 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion57 decks302 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion51 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion49 decks302 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion39 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
15%inclusion46 decks302 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion46 decks302 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion45 decks302 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion43 decks302 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion34 decks246 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion41 decks302 decks
1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion38 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion38 decks302 decks
-2%synergy