Marchesa, the UBR Rose

Commander / EDH

Tolarus

Creature (28)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Bloodflow Connoisseur
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Cytoplast Manipulator
• 1x Dack's Duplicate
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Flayer of the Hatebound
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Helium Squirter
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Necropolis Regent
• 1x Nevermaker
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Olivia Voldaren
• 1x Prince of Thralls
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x River Kelpie
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sage of Fables
• 1x Scourge of the Throne
• 1x Thalakos Deceiver
• 1x Thoughtpicker Witch
• 1x Thraximundar
• 1x Treasonous Ogre
• 1x Vela the Night-Clad
• 1x Viscera Seer

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Land (37)

• 1x Blackcleave Cliffs
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 2x Island
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Urborg
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Grave Betrayal
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol
• 1x Vicious Shadows

Artifact (11)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Helm of Possession
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (6)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Crosis's Charm
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Ashes to Ashes
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Slave of Bolas
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Creature (14)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Blood Tyrant
• 1x Deathbringer Thoctar
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Hellhole Flailer
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Kheru Bloodsucker
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Pyreheart Wolf
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Dark Prophecy

Instant (3)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disdainful Stroke
• 1x Stubborn Denial

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I need help deciding what card from the maybeboard should go into the main deck, and what to swap out for them.

This deck doesn't have many huge combos, so any instant kills you can think of would be great. It grinds out a slow advantage until you steal your opponents' best stuff. If they don't get out anything amazing, then there are generally enough bombs to close it out yourself if you're playing against a combo deck.

Nevermaker can lock someone out of the game completely unless they have removal or extra draw. Flayer of the Hatebound makes for huge swings in damage, doubly so if you sac Hellhole Flailer. Sage of Fables has some sweet synergy with Marchesa, giving my wizards some protection as soon as they enter play. Thalakos Deceiver is an all-star, stealing a juicy target every time it attacks.

One issue is that all of these interactions rely on Marchesa, forcing me to keep a tutor in hand at all times. I would like to lessen the deck's reliance on the general, while still having nice synergy.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.97
Tokens	Squid 1/1 U