Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Upgraded 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Spinerock Tyrant
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Aberrant Return
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Magda, the Hoardmaster
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
68%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
58%synergy
Reanimate
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Glasses of Urza
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Animate Dead
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Codex Shredder
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Pongify
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Charm
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Act
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Terminate
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Vandalblast
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Frantic Search
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Jeska's Will
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Notion Thief
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Kess, Dissident Mage
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Generous Plunderer
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Spellskite
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Urabrask
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
The Lord of Pain
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Anger
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Blood Artist
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Gelectrode
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Snap
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Abrade
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Prismari Command
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Bolt
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Bitter Triumph
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Return the Favor
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-17%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Drown in the Loch
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Fire Covenant
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Invert Polarity
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Slick Sequence
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Siphon Insight
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Substitution
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Stitch Together
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Faithless Looting
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Dread Return
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Abzan
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Bribery
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Exhume
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Lively Dirge
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Thoughtseize
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Insurrection
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Villainous Wrath
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Shenanigans
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Grift
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Dark Petition
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Role Reversal
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Restart Sequence
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Back in Town
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Grapeshot
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mishra's Bauble
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Bauble
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Gorgon's Head
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Gorgon Flail
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Virtue of Persistence
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Spatial Binding
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
At Knifepoint
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Necromancy
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Nowhere to Run
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Opulence
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-19%synergy
Urborg
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Hammerheim
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion42 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
31%inclusion12 decks39 decks
26%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Dimir Signet
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Signet
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Bandit's Haul
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Island
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Watery Grave
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Steam Vents
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Blood Crypt
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Shivan Reef
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Underground River
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Soured Springs
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Jagged Barrens
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Eroded Canyon
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
41%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Thundering Falls
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Training Center
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Haunted Ridge
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Raucous Theater
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Seething Landscape
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Sundering Eruption
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
5%synergy