Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Control

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
Flashback
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Grave Researcher
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Charm
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Coercive Impetus
4.6%inclusion3 decks65 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
56%inclusion155 decks279 decks
54%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
40%inclusion112 decks279 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
63%inclusion175 decks279 decks
38%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
41%inclusion114 decks279 decks
35%synergy
Animate Dead
42%inclusion116 decks279 decks
33%synergy
Glasses of Urza
32%inclusion90 decks279 decks
32%synergy
Snap
39%inclusion108 decks279 decks
29%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
59%inclusion164 decks279 decks
29%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
29%inclusion81 decks279 decks
28%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
32%inclusion90 decks279 decks
27%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion114 decks279 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion114 decks279 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion110 decks279 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion109 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
39%inclusion108 decks279 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
35%inclusion99 decks279 decks
-9%synergy
Swan Song
35%inclusion99 decks279 decks
16%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion92 decks279 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion91 decks279 decks
22%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion91 decks279 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
34%inclusion94 decks279 decks
16%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion86 decks279 decks
11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion83 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion76 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Jeska's Will
27%inclusion75 decks279 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Breach
24%inclusion66 decks279 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion66 decks279 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion57 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion55 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion44 decks279 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
27%inclusion75 decks279 decks
0%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
27%inclusion74 decks279 decks
16%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
26%inclusion73 decks279 decks
17%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
25%inclusion70 decks279 decks
24%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
23%inclusion65 decks279 decks
23%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
22%inclusion62 decks279 decks
16%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
22%inclusion62 decks279 decks
19%synergy
Spellskite
22%inclusion61 decks279 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion52 decks274 decks
17%synergy
Hex Parasite
19%inclusion52 decks279 decks
18%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
18%inclusion49 decks279 decks
16%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
18%inclusion49 decks279 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion48 decks279 decks
12%synergy
Generous Plunderer
16%inclusion46 decks279 decks
14%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
16%inclusion45 decks279 decks
12%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
16%inclusion44 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion43 decks274 decks
12%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
15%inclusion39 decks263 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
15%inclusion41 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Urabrask
14%inclusion40 decks279 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
14%inclusion40 decks279 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion35 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
13%inclusion35 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
13%inclusion35 decks279 decks
12%synergy
The Lord of Pain
12%inclusion31 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
12%inclusion30 decks251 decks
10%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
12%inclusion33 decks279 decks
11%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
12%inclusion33 decks279 decks
11%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
12%inclusion33 decks279 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion32 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion32 decks279 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
11%inclusion31 decks278 decks
10%synergy
Nimble Brigand
11%inclusion31 decks279 decks
11%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
11%inclusion29 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
11%inclusion30 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
10%inclusion29 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Anger
10%inclusion29 decks279 decks
0%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
10%inclusion28 decks279 decks
1%synergy
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion27 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
9.2%inclusion22 decks239 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
9.0%inclusion25 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
9.0%inclusion25 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Miner
9.0%inclusion25 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.6%inclusion24 decks279 decks
-1%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.4%inclusion22 decks263 decks
1%synergy
Mayhem Devil
8.2%inclusion23 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.2%inclusion23 decks279 decks
1%synergy
Displacer Kitten
7.9%inclusion22 decks279 decks
3%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
7.9%inclusion22 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Guttersnipe
7.9%inclusion22 decks279 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion88 decks278 decks
22%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion86 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion85 decks279 decks
2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion81 decks279 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion69 decks250 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion76 decks279 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion74 decks279 decks
-11%synergy
Frantic Search
24%inclusion67 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion64 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
22%inclusion56 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion60 decks278 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion59 decks279 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion58 decks279 decks
17%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
19%inclusion53 decks279 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
19%inclusion53 decks279 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
19%inclusion53 decks279 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
19%inclusion52 decks279 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion47 decks279 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion47 decks279 decks
11%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
17%inclusion44 decks263 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion46 decks279 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion44 decks279 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion43 decks279 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion42 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
15%inclusion41 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
14%inclusion40 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion40 decks279 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion38 decks277 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Pact
13%inclusion37 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion37 decks279 decks
-4%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion37 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
13%inclusion36 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion36 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
13%inclusion35 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
12%inclusion34 decks278 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Consultation
12%inclusion34 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion34 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion33 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Vapor
11%inclusion32 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion32 decks279 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion31 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
10%inclusion28 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion28 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Slick Sequence
10%inclusion27 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Siphon Insight
10%inclusion27 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion27 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
10%inclusion27 decks279 decks
0%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion27 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Invert Polarity
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9.0%inclusion25 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
30%inclusion83 decks279 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion80 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
26%inclusion72 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion64 decks279 decks
14%synergy
Stitch Together
18%inclusion51 decks279 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion40 decks279 decks
-9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion40 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion26 decks204 decks
12%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion34 decks278 decks
10%synergy
Gamble
12%inclusion34 decks279 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion30 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion29 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion28 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
10%inclusion28 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion27 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
10%inclusion20 decks208 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
9.3%inclusion26 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
9.0%inclusion25 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Persist
8.6%inclusion24 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.2%inclusion23 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.2%inclusion23 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
8.2%inclusion23 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.2%inclusion23 decks279 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.5%inclusion18 decks239 decks
2%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.4%inclusion13 decks176 decks
6%synergy
Bribery
7.2%inclusion20 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
7.2%inclusion20 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
6.8%inclusion19 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.5%inclusion18 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.5%inclusion18 decks279 decks
3%synergy
Back in Town
6.5%inclusion18 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.1%inclusion17 decks278 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.1%inclusion17 decks279 decks
0%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
6.1%inclusion17 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
5.7%inclusion16 decks279 decks
-2%synergy
Ponder
5.4%inclusion15 decks279 decks
-3%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.4%inclusion15 decks279 decks
1%synergy
Thoughtseize
5.4%inclusion15 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.3%inclusion12 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.0%inclusion14 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
5.0%inclusion14 decks279 decks
2%synergy
Insurrection
5.0%inclusion14 decks279 decks
2%synergy
Buried Alive
5.0%inclusion14 decks279 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.0%inclusion14 decks279 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
26%inclusion66 decks250 decks
26%synergy
Codex Shredder
20%inclusion56 decks279 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
20%inclusion55 decks279 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion46 decks279 decks
-13%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion43 decks279 decks
3%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
15%inclusion43 decks279 decks
14%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
14%inclusion40 decks279 decks
14%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion30 decks279 decks
3%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
11%inclusion30 decks279 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion29 decks279 decks
-1%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
9.3%inclusion26 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.9%inclusion22 decks279 decks
-18%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.2%inclusion20 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.7%inclusion16 decks279 decks
3%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
5.4%inclusion15 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
At Knifepoint
24%inclusion68 decks279 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion65 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion55 decks279 decks
17%synergy
Spatial Binding
19%inclusion52 decks279 decks
18%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
15%inclusion41 decks279 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion34 decks279 decks
-2%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
10%inclusion28 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion28 decks279 decks
-2%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
10%inclusion27 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.7%inclusion23 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
7.5%inclusion21 decks279 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.5%inclusion21 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.7%inclusion16 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.0%inclusion14 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.0%inclusion14 decks279 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
7.2%inclusion20 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Dack Fayden
5.4%inclusion15 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion127 decks279 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion93 decks279 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion58 decks279 decks
-15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion43 decks279 decks
3%synergy
Urborg
14%inclusion39 decks279 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion38 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion35 decks279 decks
-1%synergy
Hammerheim
13%inclusion35 decks279 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion32 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion29 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
9.3%inclusion26 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.2%inclusion23 decks279 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Pit of Offerings
7.2%inclusion20 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.2%inclusion20 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.5%inclusion18 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.7%inclusion16 decks279 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion240 decks279 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion227 decks279 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion166 decks279 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion143 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
51%inclusion142 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion124 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion80 decks279 decks
-6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
25%inclusion42 decks166 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Signet
24%inclusion68 decks279 decks
-8%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion67 decks279 decks
-9%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
22%inclusion62 decks279 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion55 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion41 decks279 decks
-7%synergy
Bandit's Haul
14%inclusion40 decks279 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion40 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion37 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
13%inclusion36 decks279 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion34 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion33 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion29 decks279 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
9.3%inclusion26 decks279 decks
-4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
9.3%inclusion26 decks279 decks
3%synergy
Bounty Board
9.0%inclusion25 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.5%inclusion18 decks279 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion264 decks279 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
87%inclusion244 decks279 decks
-5%synergy
Island
87%inclusion244 decks279 decks
-5%synergy
Mountain
85%inclusion236 decks279 decks
-7%synergy
Watery Grave
60%inclusion167 decks279 decks
12%synergy
Blood Crypt
59%inclusion165 decks279 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
58%inclusion163 decks279 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion160 decks279 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
49%inclusion137 decks279 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
48%inclusion135 decks279 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
48%inclusion133 decks279 decks
15%synergy
Xander's Lounge
44%inclusion124 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
42%inclusion117 decks279 decks
-5%synergy
Morphic Pool
42%inclusion116 decks279 decks
10%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
41%inclusion113 decks279 decks
-12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion112 decks279 decks
-5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion111 decks279 decks
-3%synergy
Training Center
40%inclusion111 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
38%inclusion107 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
37%inclusion103 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Eroded Canyon
36%inclusion101 decks279 decks
34%synergy
Soured Springs
36%inclusion101 decks279 decks
34%synergy
Jagged Barrens
35%inclusion99 decks279 decks
34%synergy
Underground River
34%inclusion95 decks279 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion88 decks278 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
32%inclusion88 decks279 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
32%inclusion88 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
30%inclusion84 decks279 decks
28%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion82 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
29%inclusion80 decks279 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
28%inclusion78 decks279 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
27%inclusion75 decks279 decks
16%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion72 decks279 decks
-12%synergy
Raucous Theater
25%inclusion69 decks279 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
23%inclusion64 decks274 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion65 decks279 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion60 decks278 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion59 decks279 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
21%inclusion59 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion57 decks279 decks
10%synergy
Badlands
20%inclusion57 decks279 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
20%inclusion55 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Island
19%inclusion54 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion54 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion52 decks274 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion52 decks279 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion52 decks279 decks
-12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion50 decks279 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion45 decks279 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion44 decks279 decks
-8%synergy