Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Oscorp Industries
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
4.7%inclusion6 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Villainous Wrath
3.3%inclusion3 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
3.1%inclusion3 decks96 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
69%inclusion178 decks258 decks
67%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
53%inclusion137 decks258 decks
52%synergy
Reanimate
64%inclusion164 decks258 decks
39%synergy
Animate Dead
45%inclusion116 decks258 decks
36%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
41%inclusion107 decks258 decks
36%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
36%inclusion92 decks258 decks
33%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
29%inclusion75 decks257 decks
29%synergy
Abrade
37%inclusion95 decks258 decks
28%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
29%inclusion74 decks258 decks
28%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
28%inclusion73 decks258 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
52%inclusion134 decks258 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion130 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion106 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion106 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion103 decks258 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
36%inclusion93 decks258 decks
21%synergy
Vandalblast
36%inclusion92 decks258 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
34%inclusion87 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion85 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
32%inclusion82 decks258 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
21%inclusion53 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion51 decks258 decks
-4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
19%inclusion49 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion35 decks258 decks
-6%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion32 decks258 decks
-12%synergy
Underworld Breach
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
7.8%inclusion20 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
27%inclusion70 decks258 decks
20%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
25%inclusion64 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion64 decks258 decks
21%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
23%inclusion59 decks258 decks
-3%synergy
Generous Plunderer
22%inclusion57 decks258 decks
20%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
22%inclusion56 decks258 decks
20%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
22%inclusion56 decks258 decks
19%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
21%inclusion54 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
20%inclusion52 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
20%inclusion51 decks258 decks
19%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
18%inclusion46 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Spellskite
17%inclusion45 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
17%inclusion45 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion44 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Urabrask
16%inclusion42 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
16%inclusion42 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion40 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
16%inclusion40 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
15%inclusion39 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Anger
14%inclusion35 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
13%inclusion34 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Hex Parasite
13%inclusion34 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Mayhem Devil
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
10%synergy
The Lord of Pain
13%inclusion32 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion32 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
11%inclusion28 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
11%inclusion28 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion25 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Nimble Brigand
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Guttersnipe
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
8.4%inclusion21 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Miner
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
7.8%inclusion20 decks258 decks
-4%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.8%inclusion20 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
1%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
7.4%inclusion19 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
-7%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Hostage Taker
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
-4%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion86 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion81 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Snap
31%inclusion81 decks258 decks
25%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion79 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
31%inclusion79 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion77 decks258 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion75 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion75 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
26%inclusion67 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
25%inclusion63 decks257 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion62 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion60 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion51 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion50 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion49 decks258 decks
-14%synergy
Return the Favor
17%inclusion45 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
17%inclusion45 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion44 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion43 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion43 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
16%inclusion42 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
-3%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion32 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion32 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12%inclusion32 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Siphon Insight
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Deflecting Swat
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
-6%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Slick Sequence
10%inclusion25 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion25 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Charm
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Peek
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Unwind
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Wash Away
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
26%inclusion68 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
24%inclusion63 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Stitch Together
20%inclusion52 decks258 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion51 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion33 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
-12%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion25 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion25 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion24 decks250 decks
2%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Secrets
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Ponder
7.8%inclusion20 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Grapeshot
7.8%inclusion20 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Back in Town
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Past in Flames
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Blood Money
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Insurrection
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glasses of Urza
27%inclusion69 decks258 decks
26%synergy
Codex Shredder
24%inclusion63 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
22%inclusion58 decks258 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion45 decks258 decks
-12%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
16%inclusion41 decks258 decks
16%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
14%inclusion37 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion35 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
14%inclusion35 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion28 decks258 decks
-14%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.9%inclusion23 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
At Knifepoint
26%inclusion67 decks258 decks
25%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion51 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
18%inclusion46 decks258 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion39 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Spatial Binding
15%inclusion38 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
12%inclusion32 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion28 decks258 decks
-4%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Opulence
9.3%inclusion24 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Double Down
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Witness Protection
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
8.5%inclusion22 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Dack Fayden
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion124 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion65 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion64 decks258 decks
-11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion49 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Maze of Ith
15%inclusion38 decks258 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Hammerheim
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Tolaria
7.0%inclusion18 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.6%inclusion17 decks258 decks
-16%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.2%inclusion16 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Great Furnace
5.8%inclusion15 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.4%inclusion14 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion223 decks258 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion217 decks258 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion135 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
48%inclusion125 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
48%inclusion124 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion99 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion84 decks258 decks
-6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
30%inclusion77 decks258 decks
28%synergy
Izzet Signet
28%inclusion73 decks258 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
28%inclusion71 decks258 decks
-9%synergy
Bandit's Haul
19%inclusion49 decks258 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion36 decks258 decks
-8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
-6%synergy
Victory Chimes
10%inclusion27 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
8.1%inclusion21 decks258 decks
-7%synergy
Bounty Board
7.4%inclusion19 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.0%inclusion13 decks258 decks
-18%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion251 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Island
95%inclusion246 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion244 decks258 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion241 decks258 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion160 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion137 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Xander's Lounge
52%inclusion135 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Steam Vents
49%inclusion126 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Blood Crypt
48%inclusion123 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
47%inclusion120 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
46%inclusion119 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Soured Springs
45%inclusion115 decks258 decks
42%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
45%inclusion115 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Jagged Barrens
43%inclusion110 decks258 decks
41%synergy
Morphic Pool
42%inclusion108 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
41%inclusion105 decks258 decks
-16%synergy
Eroded Canyon
41%inclusion105 decks258 decks
39%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion104 decks258 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion103 decks258 decks
-2%synergy
Training Center
39%inclusion101 decks258 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
39%inclusion100 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion99 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Luxury Suite
38%inclusion97 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion90 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion87 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion86 decks258 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion86 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion81 decks258 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
31%inclusion81 decks258 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
30%inclusion77 decks258 decks
22%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion75 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
29%inclusion74 decks258 decks
-10%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
27%inclusion69 decks258 decks
24%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion64 decks258 decks
21%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion63 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Thundering Falls
24%inclusion61 decks258 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion60 decks258 decks
11%synergy
Seething Landscape
22%inclusion58 decks258 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion50 decks258 decks
-13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion44 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion40 decks258 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion38 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion37 decks258 decks
-11%synergy
Blazemire Verge
13%inclusion34 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion33 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12%inclusion32 decks258 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion32 decks258 decks
0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion31 decks258 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
1%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion30 decks258 decks
-3%synergy