Marchesa, the Black Rose

Commander / EDH Counters

lunkwill

Creature (38)

• 1x Agent of Erebos
• 1x Bearer of the Heavens
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Cytoplast Manipulator
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Falkenrath Aristocrat
• 1x Flayer of the Hatebound
• 1x Fulminator Mage
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Greater Gargadon
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Grimgrin, Corpse-Born *oversized*
• 1x Herald of Secret Streams
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Judith, the Scourge Diva
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Metallic Mimic
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Olivia, Mobilized for War
• 1x Oona's Blackguard
• 1x Profaner of the Dead
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x River Kelpie
• 1x Sage of Fables
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Toothy, Imaginary Friend
• 1x Vendilion Clique
• 1x Vigean Graftmage
• 1x Vindictive Lich
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Land (36)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Flamekin Village
• 1x Forge of Heroes
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x High Market
• 2x Island
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Watery Grave

Instant (2)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Cyclonic Rift

Commander (1)

Artifact (9)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Jokulhaups
• 1x Last One Standing
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vandalblast

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sneak Attack
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol

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The main goal of this deck is to put some creatures on the board, attack with them to give them a +1/+1 counter and then use some boardwipes like Damnation or Jokulhaups to kill all creatures from my opponents, while mine get back to the battlefield at the endstep.

To benefit more from this i included some nasty ETB effects like Vindictive Lich or Puppeteer Clique .

Puppeteer Clique is such a amazing card in this deck. First of he is a Wizard and this is great because there is a light wizard subtheme in this deck to benefit from the effects from Metallic Mimic + Sage of Fables . Second is ETB trigger is great because we can reanimate a creature from an opponents graveyard and when we manage to get a +1/+1 counter on the creature and sac it before the end of turn, we will be the controller of this creature. But the best part is that he has persist, which is freaking amazing because of the mentioned Sage of Fables . Add to those both cards a Phyrexian Altar and we got infinite mana in any colors Dali could have dreamed of. Add a Flayer of the Hatebound + any sac outlet and we have won. Or just use Goblin Bombardment and we dont need the Flayer.

The other persist wizard, which is in this deck is Glen Elandra Archmage her counter ability for one Blue Mana is even better.

Balancing our own life total to keep getting +1/+1 on your sacced Imperial Recruiter is the most important and difficult thing to do. This makes piloting the deck a absolute blast. When we commit to much into the life loss from all the pain lands or Unspeakable Symbol we run into the problem that someone maybe just shocks you to death, or kills you with something unblockable. Thats why I didn't include Necropotence ... I cant control myself around this card.

And when we dont loose enough life to have less then somebody else you cant constantly clear the board with a Mass Removal or Profaner of the Dead and thats a shame. Bonus Points for Toxic Deluge , because its a way to loose a bunch of life and destroy every creature.

And if we find ourselfs in a place where we are about to die with no chance of winning, a pumped Chasm Skulker or Toothy, Imaginary Friend sacced to Disciple of Bolas has saved me a couple of times while dgraft magerawing a bunch of cards/ getting a ton of tokens.

Graft helps a lot to give all our creatures a much needed +1/+1 counter. Unfortunately Marchesa is not Green, so Im limited to the blue graft creatures. Only two made it into this deck Cytoplast Manipulator + Vigean Graftmage . Both of them are Wizards which is good, who doesnt like wizards ?

Haste is much needed to protect our good stuff like River Kelpie + Mikaeus, the Unhollowed. Persist + Undying yes please. Sneak Attack is probably the best card in this deck. Hall of the Bandit Lord + Urabrask the Hidden are also insanely strong.

There are much ways to draw cards. Rhystic Study , because deep down in my heart I actually hate all my friends. Nicer ways are constantly saccing stuff, while River Kelpie is on the field. Insanely good with Baleful Strix + Mulldrifter + Toothy, Imaginary Friend

Overall this deck makes so much fun to play and can be really strong, while being balanced and letting my opponents play the game. Instead of playing Meren of Clan Nel Toth and constantly saccing Protean Hulk + Spore Frog .... I hate my friends.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Key combos	Metallic Mimic + Sage of Fables Cytoplast Manipulator + Vigean Graftmage Hall of the Bandit Lord + Urabrask the Hidden Baleful Strix + Mulldrifter + Toothy, Imaginary Friend Protean Hulk + Spore Frog
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 57 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.62
Tokens	Morph 2/2 C