Queen Marchesa : Reanimator EDH

Commander / EDH* Combo Multiplayer Pillow Fort RBW (Mardu) Reanimator

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Land (32)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 2x Mountain
• 2x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Artifact (6)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana of the Veil
• 1x Nahiri, the Harbinger

Creature (27)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Baird, Steward of Argive
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Hero of Bladehold
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Magister of Worth
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Skyline Despot
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Instant (9)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Sorcery (16)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Cruel Tutor
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Exhume
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Wrath of God

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sneak Attack
• 1x Solitary Confinement

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Enchantment (7)

• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Court of Ambition
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Court of Ire
• 1x Marchesa's Decree
• 1x Monologue Tax
• 1x Shiny Impetus

Creature (4)

• 1x Archon of Coronation
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Emberwilde Captain
• 1x Kardur, Doomscourge

Artifact (7)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bloodthirsty Blade
• 1x Crown of Doom
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Wedding Ring

Instant (4)

• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Hellish Rebuke

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Cut a Deal
• 1x Damn
• 1x Feast of Succession
• 1x Mythos of Snapdax
• 1x Promise of Loyalty
• 1x Spectacular Showdown

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You saw it here first : The Queen Marchesa Reanimator deck designed to win games instead of circle jerk your friends!

This deck attempts to heavy-handedly dominate multiplayer games long enough to infinite combo. Instead of trying to use pure pillowfort, politics, or voltron tactics like other Queen Marchesa decks - we use a reanimator theme to give us the best shot at surviving the clusterfuck Marchesa creates with her "monarch" ability.

The deck's strength lays in it's ability to switch from offense to defense with ease. This is because of the duality of our creatures. For example Gisela, Blade of Goldnight acts as a damage doubler and cutter, Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite buffs our creatures but cuts theirs, and Academy Rector can fetch us defense like Ghostly Prison or it can lead the charge with Sneak Attack.

The monarch ability exists separately on the token created when someone is first dubbed the monarch. It is a draw a card ability that occurs at the end of the turn of the current monarch. It can be stolen by being hit with a creature. You want to keep this at all costs, not use it politically. It lets us dig deep into our deck for combos and card advantage. The monarch is also part of a soft lock , that will be described below.

We use a cash powered tutor package to get what we need consistently. Demonic Tutor,Cruel Tutor,Vampiric Tutor,Grim Tutor,Imperial Seal,and Diabolic Intent serve as our all purpose tutors. Imperial Recruiter and Recruiter of the Guard give us great control over our utility creatures. Entomb and Buried Alive let us set the graveyard up. Academy Rector gives us control over enchantments, and can be tutored by the previously mentioned recruiters.

What are we tutoring for?

Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker and Zealous Conscripts/Restoration Angel.

This is the simplest, easiest way to win. It's cheesy and everyone hates it...Because it works.

Tutor for Buried Alive as soon as possible. As soon as you draw/tutor for a reanimation spell, cast Buried Alive targetting Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker,Zealous Conscripts/Restoration Angel and Karmic Guide. Reanimate Karmic Guide,and reanimate Kiki Jiki with Karmic Guide's ability. Make a copy of Karmic Guide with Kiki Jiki, reanimating Zealous Conscripts/Restoration Angel with Karmic Guide's ability. Target Kiki Jiki with Zealous Conscripts/Restoration Angel's ability, untapping it. Now Kiki Jikiand Zealous Conscripts/Restoration Angel can combo off as normal...creating an infinite army of Zealous Conscripts/Restoration Angel with Haste.

Solitary Confinement + The Monarch/Phyrexian Arena

This is a soft lock. The Monarch/Phyrexian Arena will offset the cost of Solitary Confinement while you survive and search for a combo. This consequently makes everyone else kill each other. If they refuse to kill each other, spur them on with Disrupt Decorum.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.37
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Copy Clone, Dragon 5/5 R, Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Human 1/1 R, Snake 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W, The Monarch, Zombie 2/2 B
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