Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Core Control

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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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Wild Unraveling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
48%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
41%synergy
At Knifepoint
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Reanimate
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Victimize
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Bedevil
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Duelist of the Mind
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Nimble Brigand
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Anger
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Rattleback Apothecary
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Generous Plunderer
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Blood Hustler
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Forsaken Miner
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
The Lord of Pain
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Hellspur Posse Boss
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Scampering Surveyor
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Wurm
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Royal Assassin
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Hostage Taker
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Meteor Golem
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Callidus Assassin
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Geode Rager
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Gelectrode
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Rakdos Charm
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Charm
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Command
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Return the Favor
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Slick Sequence
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Firebending Lesson
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Invert Polarity
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Take the Fall
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Great Train Heist
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Unwind
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Suspended Sentence
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Overkill
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Ionize
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Phantom Interference
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Repulse
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
You Find Some Prisoners
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Electrodominance
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Guff Rewrites History
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Siphon Insight
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Lethal Scheme
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Archmage's Charm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Crosis's Charm
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Will of the Abzan
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Stitch Together
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Back in Town
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Singularity Rupture
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Shifting Grift
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Seize the Secrets
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Will of the Temur
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Dread
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Take for a Ride
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Crashing Wave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Jet's Brainwashing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Price of Freedom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Wail of the Forgotten
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Cover-Up
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Bribery
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Insurrection
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Painful Truths
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Overwhelming Forces
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Grapeshot
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Confluence
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bloodthirsty Blade
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Glasses of Urza
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Codex Shredder
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Once and Future
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Necromancy
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Curse of Opulence
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Double Down
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Spatial Binding
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Search for Azcanta
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Valakut
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Pit of Offerings
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Arid Archway
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Piranha Marsh
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Sandstorm Verge
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Agna Qel'a
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Desert
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Skyline Cascade
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Fault
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
-23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Bandit's Haul
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Bounty Board
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Relic of Sauron
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Victory Chimes
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Soured Springs
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Jagged Barrens
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Eroded Canyon
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
56%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Seething Landscape
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Xander's Lounge
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Blood Crypt
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-19%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Luxury Suite
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Raucous Theater
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Thundering Falls
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Ridge
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Morphic Pool
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Training Center
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy