Long Live the Queen!

Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu)

Zennargle

Land (35)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 5x Plains
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Vandalblast

Creature (25)

• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Cliffhaven Vampire
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Darien, King of Kjeldor
• 1x Gifted Aetherborn
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Mathas, Fiend Seeker
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Olivia Voldaren
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Sunscorch Regent
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Vona, Butcher of Magan

Instant (6)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Comeuppance
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride
• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

Commander (1)

Artifact (12)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pathway Arrows
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Viridian Longbow

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Gideon's Intervention
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sanguine Bond

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Creature (1)

• 1x Twilight Prophet

Artifact (1)

• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

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Casual Queen Marchesa deck built around mostly draining opponents. I considered more pillow fort and stax but settled more heavily on rattlesnake elements as a defensive strategy and a mix of other stuff to deter would be crown stealers from attacking you, focusing more on getting to the deck's win cons.

I originally had the idea after getting beat by a "poison arrows" deck in modern that uses the card viridian longbow with deathtouch creatures to have reusable removal for anything decent you put out. This deck uses pathway arrows, viridian longbow and chandra's ignition to do the same with Marchesa or other deathtouch creatures. This lead to the larger focus overall on rattlesnake elements to deter opponents from wanting to attack you.

The life gain aspect isn't strictly focused on gaining a LOT of life, although it can, so much as just a lot of separate life gain triggers to interact with cards like Ajani's Pridemate, Karlov of the Ghost Council, Cliffhaven Vampire, and Archangel of Thune. When it does gain large amounts of life, it's mostly to be a finisher with Sanguine bond, Vizkopa Guildmage or Aetherflux Reservoir.

Marchesa's monarch ability adds a new political element that's not in most games that's quite fun. It generates a surprising amount of card advantage while you out pace opponents.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 30 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.18
Tokens	Ajani's Pridemate, Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Snake 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, The Monarch, Vampire Knight 1/1 B
Folders	commander