Queen Marchesa - Sneaky & Superior as Frick

Commander / EDH Cruel Control Pillow Fort RBW (Mardu)

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Lands (37)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 3x Plains
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 2x Swamp

Sneaky Value (3)

• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Told ya not to attack me! (13)

• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Batwing Brume
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Despark
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Delirium
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Comeuppance
• 1x Utter End

Good Stuff (9)

• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Vedalken Orrery
• 1x Athreos, Shroud-Veiled

Wipe the Frick out of them (6)

• 1x Settle the Wreckage
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Hallowed Burial
• 1x Massacre Girl
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum

Let the Peasants fight (4)

• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Polluted Bonds
• 1x Wound Reflection
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

Deadly Hit (3)

• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Insurrection

Commander (1)

Don´t you dare attacking me! (11)

• 1x High Priest of Penance
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Shiny Impetus
• 1x Aurification
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Master of Cruelties

Mana Rocks & Ramp (7)

• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip

Let´s talk - Passive Aggressiveness (4)

• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Edifice of Authority
• 1x Intrepid Hero
• 1x Royal Assassin

Last Stand (2)

• 1x Lapse of Certainty
• 1x Teferi's Protection

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Other (3)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Captive Audience

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This is my try on Queen Marchesa, long may she reign.

After playing her in a rather classical Pillow Fort style, I realised Queen Marchesa can be a lot more sneaky and deadly. Pillow Fort wants to prevent your opponents from attacking you, but I want my opponents to be afraid of attacking me (altough a little Pillow Fort is still included). Therefore fighting eachother and leaving me the frick alone.

The deck is build rather reactive, alot of instant spells and punisher cards if someone dares attacking me. I keep my guard down, invite my opponents to attack me and then hit with a sneaky dagger. If they don´t attack me, I keep the Crown and have stuff ready for the long run. In additon to that politics are inlcuded. Passive aggressive threats are on the board, which however will only be used for politics. Teaming up with your opponents one at a time to help them fight each other. Sneaky moves like giving double strike or infect to an opponents attacking creature adds a touch of superiority to the game, as you can harm or finish off your opponents with the attack of another opponent. A good hand full of board wipes are added to always assure you controle the game. As this deck runs low on creatures, this won´t harm yourself alot.

One of the main weaknesses is a 1-on-1or a 3-player commander group. This deck needs 3 opponents to fight each other and once exhausted and low on life, finisher cards will take you for the win. However, based on the nature of the deck, most of the time I finish second rather then first. But with a lot of fun along the way!

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 58 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.38
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, City's Blessing, Gold, Ogre 3/3 R, Snake 1/1 B, Monarch Emblem, Treasure