EDH: Marchesa's Game of Thrones

Commander / EDH* Combo Competitive Cruel Control Infinite Combo Tempo UBR (Grixis)

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Creature (35)

• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Dack's Duplicate
• 1x Etrata, the Silencer
• 1x Flayer of the Hatebound
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Metallic Mimic
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Murderous Redcap
• 1x Necroplasm
• 1x Nevermaker
• 1x Noosegraf Mob
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x River Kelpie
• 1x Sage of Fables
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Treasonous Ogre
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Woe Strider
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Land (35)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Faerie Conclave
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x High Market
• 3x Island
• 1x Kher Keep
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Ashes to Ashes
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Victimize

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Attrition
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol

Instant (3)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Mystical Tutor

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Creature (33)

• 1x Agent of Erebos
• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Bearer of the Heavens
• 1x Butcher Ghoul
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Deathbringer Regent
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Disciple of Griselbrand
• 1x Falkenrath Aristocrat
• 1x Fallen Angel
• 1x Fleshwrither
• 1x Greater Gargadon
• 1x Grimgrin, Corpse-Born *oversized*
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Nekrataal
• 2x Nevermaker
• 1x Offalsnout
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Profaner of the Dead
• 1x Rakdos Cackler
• 2x Reef Worm
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Slithermuse
• 1x Swift Warkite
• 1x Thoughtpicker Witch
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Damnable Pact
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Rite of Replication

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Black Market
• 1x Retribution of the Ancients
• 1x Shifting Shadow

Instant (2)

• 1x Crosis's Charm
• 1x Fact or Fiction

Artifact (6)

• 1x Blasting Station
• 1x Claws of Gix
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Deathrender
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Power Conduit

Land (6)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 2x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

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Marchesa, day 1: Let's play 50 creatures, Unleash, undying, 3 archetypes, and a lot of exploit.

Marchesa, day 14: Let's cut down on the creaure count, so i can play artifacts, for cheap manafixing.

Marchesa, today: Synergy, Synergy, MOAAARR SYNERGY!

Marchesa is no longer needed to play the deck, but rather an easily accessible "Persist-resetter", "boardwipe-securer for utility creatures like sac-engines", or "Undying into immortal machine".

I think I have come to the point where I have as many combo's in the deck, only using cards that are useful enough on their own.

Combo's are outdated

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All combo's deal with creatures entering and leaving the battlefield. I have used Viscera Seer as the sac-engine in combo's where any free sac-outlet can be used.

ETB/LTB Abusers Show

• Warstorm Surge
• Purphoros, God of the Forge
• Flayer of the Hatebound
• Blood Artist
• Zulaport Cutthroat

• Ob Nixilis, Unshackled (A 100/100 flying trample beater rocks, and this stops your opponents from abusing tutors.)

• Grim Haruspex

• Harvester of Souls
• River Kelpie

• Smothering Abomination (Listed here because almost every LTB will be caused by sacrifice)

• Ogre Slumlord

• Pawn of Ulamog
• Black Market

• Deathrender

• Grave Pact, Dictate of Erebos, Butcher of Malakir

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Combo's Show

Mass-Removal

• Ogre Slumlord + Warstorm Surge
• Ophiomancer + Warstorm Surge
• Grave Pact + Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet + Viscera Seer
• Grave Pact + Ogre Slumlord + Viscera Seer

going infinite

• Glen Elendra Archmage + Sage of Fables + Viscera Seer (using Goblin Bombardment or an extra ETB/LTB makes this an insta-win)
• Puppeteer Clique + Sage of Fables + Viscera Seer = Rise of the Dark Realms minus your own graveyard. The above still applies.

In both of these combo's Sage of Fables can be replaced by Mikaeus, the Unhallowed. Using Mikaeus also allows for:

• Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + River Kelpie + Viscera Seer = draw your deck. Be careful though, as river kelpie's ability is not a MAY. In multiplayer, you might mill yourself before something like goblin bombardement could give you a win.

• Ashnod's Altar + Flayer of the Hatebound + Sage of Fables = win. Again, be careful as you might mill yourself while doing this. Flayer can be replaced by any other creature with undying to draw your deck.

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There are a lot of variations to these combo's, some of which are not infinite, but near-infinite. In most combo's you could use Marchesa, the Black Rose to trigger once or twice a turn. The "at end of turn" on Marchesa prevents you from going infinite. i.e. Fleshbag Marauder + Marchesa, the Black Rose + Unspeakable Symbol = every turn, each opponent sacrifices a creature and you lose 3 life.

Sidenotes:

I have always been a tight-budget player, but I enjoy playing this deck so much, that I bought cards that push this deck out of the "budget" category. I realise that my mana-base is far from a competitive level.

The cards in Spanish are actually the ones that really need to be in the deck, but I have not yet acquired (the budget for).

Recent changes:

warstorm surge - > Nykthos

Slumlord - > Gary

Incoming orders:

Graven cairns, necropotence, demonic tutor For Flamekin Village, blood artist, Dimir house guard

Currently considering swapping the aristocrat theme for a wizard theme.

Wizard Theme Show

The wizard theme would possibly come with the following inclusions:

• Riptide Laboratory
• Galecaster Colossus
• Azami, Lady of Scrolls
• Bloodline Necromancer
• Apprentice Necromancer
• Disciple of Bolas
• The artifact search mages:
• Trinket Mage
• Tribute Mage
• Trophy Mage
• potentially some artifacts these mages can search
• Vedalken AEthermage
• Bloodtracker
• Profaner of the Dead
• Dualcaster Mage
• Benthic Biomancer
• Voidmage Prodigy
• Spellseeker
• Anathemancer
• Arcanis the Omnipotent?
• one of the niv-mizzets?
• Siren Stormtamer
• Stonybrook Banneret

Any feedback is appreciated!!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	WG
Key combos	Puppeteer Clique + Sage of Fables + Viscera Seer Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + River Kelpie + Viscera Seer Ashnod's Altar + Flayer of the Hatebound + Sage of Fables Grave Pact + Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet + Viscera Seer Grave Pact + Ogre Slumlord + Viscera Seer Glen Elendra Archmage + Sage of Fables + Viscera Seer Fleshbag Marauder + Marchesa, the Black Rose + Unspeakable Symbol
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.43
Tokens	Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Goat 0/1 W, Kobolds of Kher Keep 0/1 R, Morph 2/2 C, Squid 1/1 U, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Favs