All Hail the Queen - Queen Marchesa

Commander / EDH Casual Pillow Fort RBW (Mardu)

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AttackEachOther (10)

• 1x Crown of Doom
• 1x Fumiko the Lowblood
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x Maddening Imp
• 1x Rite of the Raging Storm
• 1x Vow of Duty
• 1x Vow of Lightning
• 1x Vow of Malice
• 1x War's Toll

Don'tAttackMe (14)

• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Darien, King of Kjeldor
• 1x Delaying Shield
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Hissing Miasma
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Marchesa's Decree
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Solitary Confinement
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts

EnchantmentsMatter (6)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Auramancer
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Monk Idealist
• 1x Replenish

GoodStuff (4)

• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

It'sGoodtobeMonarch (4)

• 1x Garrulous Sycophant
• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin
• 1x Knights of the Black Rose
• 1x Skyline Despot

Land (38)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Jund Panorama
• 1x Kor Haven
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Naya Panorama
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 4x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Let'sVote (3)

• 1x Bite of the Black Rose
• 1x Capital Punishment
• 1x Council's Judgment

ManaFixing (8)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

Manafixing (1)

• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

TargetedRemoval (7)

• 1x Mortify
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Royal Assassin
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vindicate

Tutors (4)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Idyllic Tutor

Wincon (5)

• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 1x Darien, King of Kjeldor
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Skyline Despot

Commander (1)

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Trumpets Blare

All hail her highness, Queen of Paliano and Monarch of the Pillowfort!

This is my first EDH Deck and probably needs a lot of work still, but the idea is based around politicing, manipulating votes and controlling my opponents attack decisions (just like a good leader should).

There is obvious card advantage in being the Monarch, but also a large target gets painted on you, so I wanted to be as unthreatening as possible while I shore up my defenses, using favors and targeted removal to encourage my opponents to focus on each other. (I've generally avoid Wraths as they hurt my strategies)

Once I'm well defended and it is nearly impossible to attack me, I start forcing my opponents to attack each other until they are thoroughly beaten down, then swing in with the full weight of my 1/1 army of soldiers and 5/5 fleet of dragons for the victory.

I'm very new to EDH and would love any recommendations you have. Please let me know if you would recommend a card what you would cut though as I had a very difficult time getting down to my 99! Thanks!

P.S. I just added an Alt. Build here: Queen Marchesa's Assault for follow up games.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 49 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.58
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Dragon 5/5 R, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Lightning Rager, Ogre 3/3 R, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, The Monarch
Folders	Queen Marchesa, build this
Based on	Queen Marchesa's Bloody Reign CaptainLick EDH