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Queen Marchesa's Reign
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $578.76
Salt Sum: 38.84
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Commander

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Queen Marchesa

Deathtouch, haste When Queen Marchesa enters the battlefield, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent is the monarch, create a 1/1 black Assassin creature token with deathtouch and haste.

Creature
Queen Marchesa (cmr) 531
1

Artifact

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Peregrine Mask

Equipped creature has defender, flying, and first strike. Equip {2}

Artifact
Peregrine Mask (rav) 268
1

Draw

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Humble Defector

{T}: Draw two cards. Target opponent gains control of Humble Defector. Activate only during your turn.

Creature
Humble Defector (c21) 174
1
Mangara, the Diplomat

Lifelink Whenever an opponent attacks with creatures, if two or more of those creatures are attacking you and/or planeswalkers you control, draw a card. Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, draw a card.

Creature
Mangara, the Diplomat (cmm) 42
1
Mentor of the Meek

Whenever another creature with power 2 or less enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay {1}. If you do, draw a card.

Creature
Mentor of the Meek (2x2) 340
1
Skullclamp

Equipped creature gets +1/-1. Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards. Equip {1}

Artifact
Skullclamp (c20) 251
1
Thorn of the Black Rose

Deathtouch When Thorn of the Black Rose enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.

Creature
Thorn of the Black Rose (cmm) 190
1
Tocasia's Welcome

Whenever one or more creatures with mana value 3 or less enter the battlefield under your control, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Enchantment
Tocasia's Welcome (bro) 30
1
Wedding Ring

When Wedding Ring enters the battlefield, if it was cast, target opponent creates a token that's a copy of it. Whenever an opponent who controls an artifact named Wedding Ring draws a card during their turn, you draw a card. Whenever an opponent who controls an artifact named Wedding Ring gains life during their turn, you gain that much life.

Artifact
Wedding Ring (voc) 32
1
Welcoming Vampire

Flying Whenever one or more other creatures with power 2 or less enter the battlefield under your control, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Creature
Welcoming Vampire (lcc) 140
1

Enchantment

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Bitter Feud

As Bitter Feud enters the battlefield, choose two players. If a source controlled by one of the chosen players would deal damage to the other chosen player or a permanent that player controls, that source deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.

Enchantment
Bitter Feud (cm2) 84
1

Evasion

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Bladed Pinions

Equipped creature has flying and first strike. Equip {2}

Artifact
Bladed Pinions (som) 140
1

Instant

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Final Showdown

Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.) + {1} — All creatures lose all abilities until end of turn. + {1} — Choose a creature you control. It gains indestructible until end of turn. + {3}{W}{W} — Destroy all creatures.

Instant
Final Showdown (otj) 11
1
Take the Bait

Cast this spell only during an opponent's turn and only during combat. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you and planeswalkers you control this turn. Untap all attacking creatures and goad them. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Instant
Take the Bait (mkc) 43
1

Land

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Battlefield Forge

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {R} or {W}. Battlefield Forge deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Battlefield Forge (bro) 257
1
Blood Crypt

({T}: Add {B} or {R}.) As Blood Crypt enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters the battlefield tapped.

Land
Blood Crypt (rvr) 273
1
Bojuka Bog

Bojuka Bog enters the battlefield tapped. When Bojuka Bog enters the battlefield, exile target player's graveyard. {T}: Add {B}.

Land
Bojuka Bog (lcc) 320
1
Buried Ruin

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice Buried Ruin: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

Land
Buried Ruin (onc) 147
1
Caves of Koilos

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. Caves of Koilos deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Caves of Koilos (dmu) 244
1
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (lcc) 325
1
Emergence Zone

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice Emergence Zone: You may cast spells this turn as though they had flash.

Land
Emergence Zone (war) 245
1
Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Land
Exotic Orchard (lcc) 329
1
Godless Shrine

({T}: Add {W} or {B}.) As Godless Shrine enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters the battlefield tapped.

Land
Godless Shrine (rvr) 277
1
Haunted Ridge

Haunted Ridge enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Land
Haunted Ridge (mid) 263
1
Inventors' Fair

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or more artifacts, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}, Sacrifice Inventors' Fair: Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.

Land
Inventors' Fair (kld) 247
1
Maze of Ith

{T}: Untap target attacking creature. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn.

Land
Maze of Ith (dmr) 250
1
Mistveil Plains

({T}: Add {W}.) Mistveil Plains enters the battlefield tapped. {W}, {T}: Put target card from your graveyard on the bottom of your library. Activate only if you control two or more white permanents.

Land
Mistveil Plains (uma) 247
1
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (lci) 400
3
Nomad Outpost

Nomad Outpost enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {R}, {W}, or {B}.

Land
Nomad Outpost (cmm) 1016
1
Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Land
Path of Ancestry (lcc) 346
1
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (lci) 393
6
Sacred Foundry

({T}: Add {R} or {W}.) As Sacred Foundry enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters the battlefield tapped.

Land
Sacred Foundry (rvr) 285
1
Sanctum of Eternity

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Return target commander you own from the battlefield to your hand. Activate only during your turn.

Land
Sanctum of Eternity (c19) 59
1
Shattered Sanctum

Shattered Sanctum enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Shattered Sanctum (vow) 264
1
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep

{T}: Add {R}. {R}, {T}: Target legendary creature gains first strike until end of turn.

Land
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep (chk) 282
1
Shizo, Death's Storehouse

{T}: Add {B}. {B}, {T}: Target legendary creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

Land
Shizo, Death's Storehouse (dmc) 233
1
Spire of Industry

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color. Activate only if you control an artifact.

Land
Spire of Industry (moc) 426
1
Sundown Pass

Sundown Pass enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Land
Sundown Pass (vow) 266
1
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (lci) 397
2
Thriving Bluff

Thriving Bluff enters the battlefield tapped. As Thriving Bluff enters the battlefield, choose a color other than red. {T}: Add {R} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Thriving Bluff (lcc) 361
1
Thriving Heath

Thriving Heath enters the battlefield tapped. As Thriving Heath enters the battlefield, choose a color other than white. {T}: Add {W} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Thriving Heath (lcc) 363
1
Thriving Moor

Thriving Moor enters the battlefield tapped. As Thriving Moor enters the battlefield, choose a color other than black. {T}: Add {B} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Thriving Moor (lcc) 365
1

Protection

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Boros Charm

Choose one — • Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. • Permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn. • Target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Instant
Boros Charm (onc) 116
1
Darksteel Plate

Indestructible Equipped creature has indestructible. Equip {2}

Artifact
Darksteel Plate (2x2) 304
1
Deflecting Swat

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. You may choose new targets for target spell or ability.

Instant
Deflecting Swat (cmm) 214
1
Ghostly Prison

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Ghostly Prison (onc) 71
1
Karmic Justice

Whenever a spell or ability an opponent controls destroys a noncreature permanent you control, you may destroy target permanent that opponent controls.

Enchantment
Karmic Justice (c15) 72
1
Master Warcraft

Cast this spell only before attackers are declared. You choose which creatures attack this turn. You choose which creatures block this turn and how those creatures block.

Instant
Master Warcraft (cmr) 447
1
Mother of Runes

{T}: Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Creature
Mother of Runes (clb) 702
1
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Equip {1}

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (lcc) 314
1
Teferi's Protection

Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.) Exile Teferi's Protection.

Instant
Teferi's Protection (2x2) 32
1
Vedalken Orrery

You may cast spells as though they had flash.

Artifact
Vedalken Orrery (2x2) 317
1
Windborn Muse

Flying Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Creature
Windborn Muse (onc) 91
1

Pump

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Duelist's Heritage

Whenever one or more creatures attack, you may have target attacking creature gain double strike until end of turn.

Enchantment
Duelist's Heritage (ncc) 197
1

Ramp

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (lcc) 299
1
Archaeomancer's Map

When Archaeomancer's Map enters the battlefield, search your library for up to two basic Plains cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. Whenever a land enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, if that player controls more lands than you, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Artifact
Archaeomancer's Map (c21) 12
1
Boros Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Artifact
Boros Signet (rvr) 251
1
Curse of Opulence

Enchant player Whenever enchanted player is attacked, create a Gold token. Each opponent attacking that player does the same. (A Gold token is an artifact with "Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Enchantment
Curse of Opulence (moc) 274
1
Fellwar Stone

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Artifact
Fellwar Stone (woc) 147
1
Orzhov Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Artifact
Orzhov Signet (rvr) 263
1
Rakdos Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Artifact
Rakdos Signet (rvr) 265
1
Smothering Tithe

Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Enchantment
Smothering Tithe (cmm) 57
1
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (lcc) 313
1
Spectral Searchlight

{T}: Choose a player. That player adds one mana of any color they choose.

Artifact
Spectral Searchlight (cmm) 411
1
Talisman of Conviction

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {R} or {W}. Talisman of Conviction deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Conviction (cmm) 978
1
Talisman of Hierarchy

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. Talisman of Hierarchy deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Hierarchy (lcc) 315
1
Talisman of Indulgence

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {B} or {R}. Talisman of Indulgence deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Indulgence (scd) 282
1
Thaumatic Compass

Artifact
Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca (xln) 249Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca (xln) 249
1
Wayfarer's Bauble

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Wayfarer's Bauble: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Artifact
Wayfarer's Bauble (cmm) 983
1

Removal

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Anguished Unmaking

Exile target nonland permanent. You lose 3 life.

Instant
Anguished Unmaking (2x2) 170
1
Bloodthirsty Blade

Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.) {1}: Attach Bloodthirsty Blade to target creature an opponent controls. Activate only as a sorcery.

Artifact
Bloodthirsty Blade (clb) 854
1
Despark

Exile target permanent with mana value 4 or greater.

Instant
Despark (moc) 322
1
Fight to the Death

Destroy all blocking creatures and all blocked creatures.

Instant
Fight to the Death (arb) 97
1
Mana Tithe

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Instant
Mana Tithe (sta) 8
1
Oblation

The owner of target nonland permanent shuffles it into their library, then draws two cards.

Instant
Oblation (c21) 97
1
Pathway Arrows

Equipped creature has "{2}, {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature. If a colorless creature is dealt damage this way, tap it." Equip {2}

Artifact
Pathway Arrows (bfz) 225
1
Rakdos Charm

Choose one — • Exile target player's graveyard. • Destroy target artifact. • Each creature deals 1 damage to its controller.

Instant
Rakdos Charm (lcc) 284
1
Ruinous Ultimatum

Destroy all nonland permanents your opponents control.

Sorcery
Ruinous Ultimatum (iko) 204
1
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (lcc) 137
1
Tibalt's Trickery

Counter target spell. Choose 1, 2, or 3 at random. Its controller mills that many cards, then exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card with a different name than that spell. They may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then they put the exiled cards on the bottom of their library in a random order.

Instant
Tibalt's Trickery (khm) 153
1
Vanquish the Horde

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield. Destroy all creatures.

Sorcery
Vanquish the Horde (mid) 41
1
Viridian Longbow

Equipped creature has "{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target." Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters the battlefield unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature leaves.)

Artifact
Viridian Longbow (afc) 221
1

Theft

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Insurrection

Untap all creatures and gain control of them until end of turn. They gain haste until end of turn.

Sorcery
Insurrection (cmm) 236
1
Mob Rule

Choose one — • Gain control of all creatures with power 4 or greater until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn. • Gain control of all creatures with power 3 or less until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn.

Sorcery
Mob Rule (voc) 147
1

Tutor

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Beseech the Queen

({2/B} can be paid with any two mana or with {B}. This card's mana value is 6.) Search your library for a card with mana value less than or equal to the number of lands you control, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Beseech the Queen (v16) 1
1
Demonic Tutor

Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Demonic Tutor (cmm) 150
1
Enlightened Tutor

Search your library for an artifact or enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Instant
Enlightened Tutor (dmr) 6
1
Head Games

Target opponent puts the cards from their hand on top of their library. Search that player's library for that many cards. The player puts those cards into their hand, then shuffles.

Sorcery
Head Games (10e) 148
1
Open the Armory

Search your library for an Aura or Equipment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Open the Armory (cmr) 34
1
Scheming Symmetry

Choose two target players. Each of them searches their library for a card, then shuffles and puts that card on top.

Sorcery
Scheming Symmetry (m20) 113
1
Sunforger

Equipped creature gets +4/+0. {R}{W}, Unattach Sunforger: Search your library for a red or white instant card with mana value 4 or less and cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle. Equip {3}

Artifact
Sunforger (cmr) 473
1
Wishclaw Talisman

Wishclaw Talisman enters the battlefield with three wish counters on it. {1}, {T}, Remove a wish counter from Wishclaw Talisman: Search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle. An opponent gains control of Wishclaw Talisman. Activate only during your turn.

Artifact
Wishclaw Talisman (eld) 110
1

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Description

{"ops":[{"insert":"Roles in the deck\nHere are the cards I choose divided into the roles they have in the deck.\n\n> Mana (50/50): 35 lands +\nWayfarer’s Bauble, Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Fellwar Stone, signets (3x), talismans (3x), Thaumatic Compass, Archaeomancer's Map, Spectral Searchlight, Curse of Opulence, Smothering Tithe.\n\n> Card Draw (10/10):\nQueen Marchesa, Thorn of the Black Rose, Mentor of the Meek, Managara the Diplomat, Humble Defector, Welcoming Vampire, Skullclamp, Thaumatic Compass, Wedding Ring, Tocasia's Welcome.\n\n> Targeted Removal (11/9):\nBloodthirsty Blade, Viridian Longbow, Pathway Arrows, Karmic Justice, Swords to Plowshares, Despark, Anguished Unmaking, Oblation, Rakdos Charm, Mana Tithe, Tibalt's Trickery.\n\n> Board Wipes (3/3):\nFinal Showdown, Ruinous Ultimatum, Vanquish the Horde.\n\n> Recursion (2/2):\nBuried Ruin, Mistveil Plains.\n\n> Flexible Tutors (8/2):\nSunforger, Wishclaw Talisman, Enlightened Tutor, Open the Armory, Scheming Symmetry, Demonic Tutor, Beseech the Queen, Inventors' Fair.\n\n> Graveyard Hate (2/1):\nRakdos Charm, Bojuka Bog.\n\n> Surprise \"I Win\" Card (3/1):\nTake the Bait, Mob Rule, Insurrection.\n\nI've added some roles in line of our main strategy:\n\n> Flash (2):\nVedalken Orrery, Emergence Zone.\n\n> Political Weapons (27):\nMonarch, Humble Defector, Windborn Muse, Curse of Opulence, Thaumatic Compass, Spectral Searchlight, Bloodthirsty Blade, Wedding Ring, Duelist's Heritage, Ghostly Prison, Bitter Feud, targeted removal (11x), Scheming Symmetry, Fight to the Death, Master Warcraft, Head Games, Shizo Death's Storehouse, Forbidden Orchard.\n\n> Deathtouchers (3):\nQueen Marchesa, her assassin tokens, Thorn of the Black Rose.\n\n> Make Deathtouchers Invincible In Combat (8 ):\nMother of Runes, Peregrine Mask, Bladed Pinions, Darksteel Plate, Duelist's Heritage, Boros Charm, Shinka the Bloodsoaked Keep.\n\nPlan A (Protect the Monarchy):\n\n> Defense (5):\nDeathtouchers (3x), Windborn Muse, Ghostly Prison.\n\n> Protection (9):\nMother of Runes, Swiftfoot Boots, Darksteel Plate, Hammer of Nazahn, Karmic Justice, Final Showdown, Boros Charm, Tibalt's Trickery, Teferi's Protection.\n\nPlan B (Reclaim the Monarchy):\n\n> Become the Monarch (2):\nQueen Marchesa, Thorn of the Black Rose.\n\n> Hit Players Through Combat (7):\nDeathtouchers (3x), Mother of Runes, Windborn Muse, Bladed Pinions, Shizo Death's Storehouse.\n\nUpgrades?\n- ... > Champions of Minas Tirith!\n- Open the Armory > Vampiric Tutor\n- Thriving Bluff > Vault of Champions\n- Thriving Heath > Spectator Seating\n- Thriving Moor > Luxury Suite\n- ... > Trouble in Pairs\n- ... > Victory Chimes?\n- ... > Arcbond?\n- ... > Thaumatic Compass?\n"}]}
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