Marchesa, Dealer of Death (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

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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Grave Researcher
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
24%synergy
Flashback
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Traumatic Critique
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Forum Necroscribe
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gisa, the Hellraiser
74%inclusion43 decks58 decks
73%synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
66%synergy
Reanimate
88%inclusion51 decks58 decks
63%synergy
Animate Dead
71%inclusion41 decks58 decks
62%synergy
Stitch Together
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
45%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Glasses of Urza
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Withering Torment
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Jeska's Will
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Underworld Breach
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Notion Thief
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Kess, Dissident Mage
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Red Death, Shipwrecker
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Vadmir, New Blood
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Generous Plunderer
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Kaervek, the Punisher
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
The Lord of Pain
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Raven of Fell Omens
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Urabrask
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Strix
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Hostage Taker
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Ledger Shredder
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Anger
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Wurm
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Oliphaunt
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Ertai Resurrected
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Frog
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Hex Parasite
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Charm
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Snap
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Pongify
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Command
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Return the Favor
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-22%synergy
Deflecting Swat
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Scour
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Slick Sequence
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Invert Polarity
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Siphon Insight
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Take the Fall
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Slip Out the Back
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Great Train Heist
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Vibrant Outburst
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Vandalblast
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Living Death
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Exhume
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Dread Return
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Persist
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Dread
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Bribery
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Zombify
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Restart Sequence
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Seize the Secrets
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Flow State
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Take for a Ride
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Coronation of Chaos
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mists of Lórien
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Codex Shredder
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Scrabbling Claws
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Virtue of Persistence
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Necromancy
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
33%synergy
At Knifepoint
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Spatial Binding
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Nowhere to Run
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Opulence
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Reunion
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Double Down
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Geyadrone Dihada
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Maze of Ith
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Urborg
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Hammerheim
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Tolaria
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Palace
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Detection Tower
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Arena of Glory
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion48 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion48 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Bandit's Haul
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Signet
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Victory Chimes
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Relic of Sauron
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-22%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Bounty Board
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Resonating Lute
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion55 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion55 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion55 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Blood Crypt
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Xander's Lounge
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Raucous Theater
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Underground River
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Luxury Suite
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Jagged Barrens
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
43%synergy
Eroded Canyon
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Soured Springs
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Thundering Falls
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Seething Landscape
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Blazemire Verge
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-20%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-20%synergy
Sundering Eruption
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
4%synergy