Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Hexing Squelcher
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Aberrant Return
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm-Kiln Artist
67%inclusion200 decks298 decks
57%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
57%inclusion171 decks298 decks
56%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
54%inclusion160 decks298 decks
44%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
48%inclusion144 decks298 decks
43%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
51%inclusion153 decks298 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Bolt
49%inclusion147 decks298 decks
40%synergy
Snap
49%inclusion146 decks298 decks
40%synergy
Guttersnipe
45%inclusion135 decks298 decks
39%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
40%inclusion119 decks298 decks
37%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
36%inclusion108 decks298 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
58%inclusion172 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
52%inclusion155 decks298 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion149 decks298 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
47%inclusion139 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Charm
45%inclusion135 decks298 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion134 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
44%inclusion131 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion131 decks298 decks
35%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
43%inclusion127 decks298 decks
34%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion125 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
37%inclusion109 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion73 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion69 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Breach
21%inclusion63 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion58 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion44 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion36 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Nightscape Familiar
37%inclusion111 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
36%inclusion108 decks298 decks
33%synergy
Urabrask
35%inclusion105 decks298 decks
34%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
34%inclusion101 decks298 decks
28%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
32%inclusion96 decks298 decks
27%synergy
Young Pyromancer
32%inclusion96 decks298 decks
31%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
29%inclusion85 decks298 decks
24%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
27%inclusion80 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
26%inclusion78 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
26%inclusion77 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
23%inclusion69 decks297 decks
22%synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
23%inclusion69 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion48 decks241 decks
16%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
20%inclusion59 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
19%inclusion39 decks205 decks
15%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
18%inclusion53 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
17%inclusion51 decks296 decks
17%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
17%inclusion51 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
16%inclusion49 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
16%inclusion47 decks295 decks
14%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
15%inclusion45 decks298 decks
14%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
15%inclusion44 decks298 decks
14%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
14%inclusion42 decks296 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion33 decks244 decks
11%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
13%inclusion26 decks204 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
12%inclusion17 decks139 decks
9%synergy
Nimble Brigand
11%inclusion34 decks296 decks
11%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Zevlor, Elturel Exile
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
11%inclusion32 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Electrostatic Field
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
9%synergy
The Lord of Pain
9.2%inclusion15 decks163 decks
8%synergy
Haughty Djinn
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
9.0%inclusion18 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Exterminator Magmarch
9.0%inclusion21 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Hex Parasite
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Generous Plunderer
8.5%inclusion25 decks295 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion20 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Bedevil
38%inclusion112 decks298 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion107 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
35%inclusion104 decks298 decks
28%synergy
Prismari Command
34%inclusion102 decks298 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion97 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
30%inclusion89 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion87 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion87 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion84 decks298 decks
-7%synergy
Return the Favor
28%inclusion82 decks297 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Charm
27%inclusion79 decks298 decks
24%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion78 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
24%inclusion71 decks296 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion59 decks249 decks
14%synergy
Slick Sequence
23%inclusion67 decks296 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion63 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion59 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion49 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
19%inclusion58 decks298 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
19%inclusion58 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion56 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion31 decks170 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion54 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion40 decks247 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion43 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Siphon Insight
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
13%inclusion39 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion39 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Peek
13%inclusion38 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Ionize
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Electrodominance
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Shock
10%inclusion31 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion31 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion20 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Take the Fall
9.5%inclusion28 decks295 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.6%inclusion21 decks245 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Consider
8.1%inclusion24 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.1%inclusion24 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
41%inclusion122 decks298 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
37%inclusion110 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Faithless Looting
36%inclusion107 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Grapeshot
30%inclusion89 decks298 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion71 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Past in Flames
22%inclusion66 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Expressive Iteration
19%inclusion57 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion56 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion49 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
15%inclusion45 decks298 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Secrets
14%inclusion40 decks295 decks
13%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion38 decks296 decks
12%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion37 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
12%inclusion37 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion36 decks298 decks
-11%synergy
Will of the Abzan
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Gamble
8.1%inclusion24 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.0%inclusion20 decks249 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Stitch Together
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Grift
7.4%inclusion22 decks296 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Maestros Confluence
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.8%inclusion20 decks296 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Molten Collapse
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Rousing Refrain
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Take for a Ride
5.7%inclusion17 decks296 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ghost Vacuum
19%inclusion33 decks170 decks
19%synergy
Glasses of Urza
18%inclusion53 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion45 decks298 decks
-15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion38 decks298 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
12%inclusion37 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Codex Shredder
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.1%inclusion24 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
28%inclusion83 decks298 decks
26%synergy
At Knifepoint
26%inclusion78 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Fiery Inscription
22%inclusion67 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion65 decks298 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
20%inclusion60 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion55 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
13%inclusion39 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Double Vision
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Aria of Flame
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Spatial Binding
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Propaganda
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Necromancy
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Double Down
5.4%inclusion16 decks296 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
18%inclusion53 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
7%synergy
Geyadrone Dihada
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion110 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion109 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion62 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion60 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Hammerheim
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion260 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion249 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion153 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion151 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
42%inclusion126 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion117 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
37%inclusion110 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
37%inclusion109 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion97 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion62 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Bandit's Haul
20%inclusion58 decks296 decks
19%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion38 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Relic of Sauron
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Forger's Foundry
5.4%inclusion16 decks295 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Bounty Board
5.1%inclusion15 decks295 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion282 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion280 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion273 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion273 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion162 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
47%inclusion140 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Eroded Canyon
47%inclusion139 decks298 decks
45%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion139 decks298 decks
-7%synergy
Watery Grave
46%inclusion138 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Jagged Barrens
46%inclusion136 decks298 decks
44%synergy
Soured Springs
45%inclusion135 decks298 decks
43%synergy
Steam Vents
44%inclusion132 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Xander's Lounge
42%inclusion126 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion124 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Crypt
41%inclusion123 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40%inclusion120 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion116 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38%inclusion112 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion108 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion105 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
33%inclusion98 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
32%inclusion96 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
32%inclusion95 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
32%inclusion94 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Luxury Suite
31%inclusion92 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
31%inclusion91 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
30%inclusion89 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion82 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion76 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
25%inclusion75 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion59 decks249 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
23%inclusion55 decks241 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion66 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion65 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
22%inclusion65 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion62 decks298 decks
-10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion48 decks241 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion49 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19%inclusion58 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion51 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion50 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion40 decks247 decks
10%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
16%inclusion48 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion43 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
14%inclusion43 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion33 decks244 decks
11%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
2%synergy