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
Spinerock Tyrant
4.8%inclusion2 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
4.3%inclusion2 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Dose of Dawnglow
1.5%inclusion1 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
1.3%inclusion2 decks153 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
72%inclusion234 decks326 decks
70%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
52%inclusion171 decks326 decks
51%synergy
Reanimate
65%inclusion213 decks326 decks
41%synergy
Animate Dead
46%inclusion150 decks326 decks
37%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
40%inclusion129 decks326 decks
34%synergy
Abrade
40%inclusion129 decks326 decks
30%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
35%inclusion113 decks326 decks
30%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
30%inclusion98 decks325 decks
30%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
30%inclusion98 decks326 decks
29%synergy
Glasses of Urza
29%inclusion94 decks326 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
55%inclusion178 decks326 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
52%inclusion169 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion137 decks326 decks
-3%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion131 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion126 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
38%inclusion123 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
36%inclusion118 decks326 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion109 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion107 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
33%inclusion107 decks326 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
21%inclusion68 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion60 decks326 decks
-4%synergy
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion56 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion45 decks326 decks
-6%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
-12%synergy
Notion Thief
7.7%inclusion25 decks326 decks
0%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Kaervek, the Punisher
28%inclusion91 decks326 decks
27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
26%inclusion86 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
24%inclusion77 decks326 decks
-3%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
24%inclusion77 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
23%inclusion76 decks326 decks
20%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion73 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
22%inclusion72 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
21%inclusion70 decks326 decks
20%synergy
Generous Plunderer
21%inclusion68 decks326 decks
19%synergy
Spellskite
21%inclusion68 decks326 decks
19%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
20%inclusion64 decks326 decks
19%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
19%inclusion61 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
17%inclusion57 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
17%inclusion57 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
17%inclusion56 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion55 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion53 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Urabrask
16%inclusion52 decks326 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
15%inclusion49 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
15%inclusion48 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Anger
13%inclusion43 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
13%inclusion42 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Hex Parasite
13%inclusion42 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion42 decks326 decks
11%synergy
The Lord of Pain
12%inclusion40 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion38 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Nimble Brigand
11%inclusion36 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Mayhem Devil
11%inclusion35 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion35 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
11%inclusion35 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
11%inclusion35 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
10%inclusion34 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
10%inclusion33 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion31 decks318 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion31 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
10%inclusion31 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion31 decks326 decks
0%synergy
Forsaken Miner
9.2%inclusion30 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
8.9%inclusion29 decks325 decks
6%synergy
Guttersnipe
8.9%inclusion29 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
8.6%inclusion28 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
8.6%inclusion28 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
8.3%inclusion21 decks253 decks
6%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
-4%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
-6%synergy
Hostage Taker
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
-3%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion104 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion104 decks326 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion102 decks326 decks
22%synergy
Snap
31%inclusion102 decks326 decks
22%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion99 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion95 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion95 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion89 decks324 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion87 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
27%inclusion87 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion82 decks326 decks
19%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
24%inclusion78 decks325 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
22%inclusion71 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion65 decks326 decks
-15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion64 decks326 decks
15%synergy
Bedevil
18%inclusion60 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Return the Favor
18%inclusion58 decks326 decks
16%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion57 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
17%inclusion56 decks326 decks
16%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion52 decks326 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion50 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
15%inclusion49 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion47 decks326 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion47 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion46 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion45 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion41 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion41 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion41 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion40 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Siphon Insight
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion37 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion37 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion35 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion35 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion32 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Charm
10%inclusion31 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
9.2%inclusion30 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Slick Sequence
8.9%inclusion29 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Murder
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Wash Away
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
6.4%inclusion21 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Run Away Together
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
26%inclusion86 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
26%inclusion85 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Stitch Together
24%inclusion77 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion68 decks326 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion44 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion43 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion38 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Abzan
12%inclusion32 decks278 decks
10%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion36 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion34 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion34 decks326 decks
-13%synergy
Seize the Secrets
10%inclusion32 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
9.2%inclusion30 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.6%inclusion28 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.6%inclusion28 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.5%inclusion27 decks318 decks
2%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
8.3%inclusion27 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion27 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.2%inclusion23 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Bribery
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Buried Alive
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Grapeshot
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.1%inclusion13 decks212 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Back in Town
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Codex Shredder
25%inclusion81 decks326 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
21%inclusion69 decks326 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion63 decks326 decks
-10%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
17%inclusion56 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
14%inclusion45 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
14%inclusion45 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
13%inclusion41 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
0%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
-14%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
At Knifepoint
25%inclusion80 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion65 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
20%inclusion65 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion52 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Spatial Binding
16%inclusion51 decks326 decks
15%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion34 decks326 decks
-5%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.9%inclusion29 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.6%inclusion28 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
8.3%inclusion27 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
-4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
10%inclusion31 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Dack Fayden
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion154 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion89 decks326 decks
-8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion83 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion59 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion47 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion42 decks326 decks
-1%synergy
Hammerheim
13%inclusion41 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Urborg
12%inclusion40 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Tolaria
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.8%inclusion19 decks281 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
-16%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.4%inclusion21 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.4%inclusion21 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.1%inclusion20 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.1%inclusion20 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
6.1%inclusion20 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Great Furnace
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
0%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
0%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion278 decks326 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion272 decks326 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion166 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
46%inclusion151 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46%inclusion149 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion117 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
31%inclusion102 decks326 decks
-5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
30%inclusion99 decks326 decks
28%synergy
Izzet Signet
29%inclusion94 decks326 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
27%inclusion87 decks326 decks
-8%synergy
Bandit's Haul
17%inclusion57 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion33 decks198 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion53 decks326 decks
-5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
10%inclusion34 decks326 decks
-9%synergy
Victory Chimes
10%inclusion34 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.9%inclusion29 decks326 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
7.7%inclusion25 decks326 decks
-6%synergy
Bounty Board
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion12 decks204 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion318 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion313 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion310 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion302 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion191 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
55%inclusion180 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Xander's Lounge
52%inclusion169 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
49%inclusion160 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
48%inclusion156 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
48%inclusion155 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion153 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
47%inclusion152 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Soured Springs
44%inclusion143 decks326 decks
42%synergy
Jagged Barrens
42%inclusion138 decks326 decks
41%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
41%inclusion135 decks326 decks
-13%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion135 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Eroded Canyon
41%inclusion134 decks326 decks
39%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion131 decks326 decks
-4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion129 decks326 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion128 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Luxury Suite
39%inclusion127 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
39%inclusion126 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
38%inclusion123 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
36%inclusion116 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
32%inclusion104 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
32%inclusion103 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
32%inclusion103 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion102 decks326 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion96 decks326 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion95 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
28%inclusion91 decks326 decks
-10%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
28%inclusion90 decks326 decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion88 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion80 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion78 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Seething Landscape
24%inclusion77 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Raucous Theater
23%inclusion76 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion73 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion65 decks326 decks
-11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
16%inclusion53 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion50 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion48 decks326 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion44 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion44 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion40 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
-3%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
12%inclusion38 decks325 decks
2%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion38 decks326 decks
-4%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion38 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
12%inclusion38 decks326 decks
-3%synergy