Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Budget 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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Vibrant Cityscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Abrade
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Guttersnipe
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Izzet Charm
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Slick Sequence
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Negate
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Bolt
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Terminate
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Fiery Inscription
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
35%synergy
At Knifepoint
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Electrostatic Field
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Young Pyromancer
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Nimble Brigand
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Firebrand Archer
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Gelectrode
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Haughty Djinn
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Blood Hustler
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Miner
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Slickshot Lockpicker
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Coruscation Mage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Queen Brahne
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Pink Horror
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Drake
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Mental Modulation
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Return the Favor
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Rakdos Charm
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Bedevil
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Ionize
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Snap
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Dig Through Time
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Shock
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Spell Pierce
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Take the Fall
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Opt
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Murder
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Electrodominance
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Skullcrack
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Siphon Insight
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Run Away Together
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Essence Scatter
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Memory Lapse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Remand
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phantom Interference
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Monstrous Rage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Silumgar's Command
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Maestros Charm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Blot Out
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Invert // Invent
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Far // Away
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Crosis's Charm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Peek
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Titan's Strength
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ghastly Demise
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Unlicensed Disintegration
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Think Twice
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Get Out
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Mizzix's Mastery
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Faithless Looting
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Maestros Confluence
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Rush of Dread
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Seize the Secrets
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Dreadbore
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Shenanigans
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Sorcerous Sight
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Take for a Ride
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Scorching Shot
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Shifting Grift
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Fell
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Chart a Course
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Red Sun's Twilight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Blood on the Snow
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Duress
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-40%synergy
Chain Lightning
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Grapeshot
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lava Coil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Enter the Enigma
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Black Mage's Rod
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Glasses of Urza
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Codex Shredder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Geistflame Reservoir
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Double Vision
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Aria of Flame
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Brimstone Roundup
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Skyline Cascade
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Volatile Fault
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Tectonic Edge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-28%synergy
Drownyard Temple
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Signet
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Sol Ring
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
-35%synergy
Dimir Signet
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Signet
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Bandit's Haul
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-28%synergy
Fire Diamond
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Forger's Foundry
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Mirror
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Spell Satchel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Soured Springs
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Eroded Canyon
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Seething Landscape
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Moor
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Jagged Barrens
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malice
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Cinder Barrens
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Maestros Theater
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Molten Tributary
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Escape Tunnel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-34%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Grixis Panorama
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-32%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy