Marchesa: Queen of Pain (100% Altered)

Commander / EDH* Aggro Control Group Slug Multiplayer Pillow Fort RBW (Mardu)

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Utility (28)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Arcbond
• 1x Backlash
• 1x Birgi, God of Storytelling  ^Flip
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Children of Korlis
• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Delirium
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Drana and Linvala
• 1x Enlightened TutorGC
• 1x Fire Covenant
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Professional Face-Breaker
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Rankle, Master of Pranks
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vampiric TutorGC
• 1x Winds of Abandon

SingleTargetRemoval (5)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Protection (4)

• 1x Comeuppance
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Land (30)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 2x Mountain
• 2x Plains
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Strip Mine
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions

Politics (5)

• 1x Agitator Ant
• 1x Bloodthirsty Blade
• 1x Breena, the Demagogue
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Duelist's Heritage

Pain (3)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation

Threats (1)

• 1x Virtus the Veiled

Commander (1)

Ramp (13)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Chrome MoxGC
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Smothering TitheGC
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy

Draw (6)

• 1x Bolas's CitadelGC
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Tymna the Weaver *f-etch*
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

Bounce (4)

• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Eldrazi Displacer
• 1x Kardur, Doomscourge
• 1x Selfless Squire

MaybeBoard (2)

• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

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Hello and welcome to my build of Queen Marchesa. This deck is a flexible Mardu control deck which relies on versatility, politics and cheap efficient threats to control and win the game. This is a deck that doesn’t win the game early - but is designed to disrupt your opponents’ plans while gaining more resources and options to secure your win.

The games that you can expect to play with this deck will be highly interactive and often down to the wire - never boring! This isn’t a linear deck - every game will be different. This deck is what I like to call the 100% 75% deck. It doesn't do anything unfair; it doesn't employ any infinite combos and it largely lets other players play their decks, but it is 100% built to be strong and earn every win.

You'll love this deck if:

...you enjoy having flexibility in your play and making tricky decisions while playing.

...you enjoy playing proactively yet patiently.

...you enjoy having answers to almost every situation.

...you enjoy playing a consistent deck.

...you enjoy playing a deck that can kill players out of nowhere, often using their own resources against them .

...you enjoy a deck that can virtually secure the win without your opponents knowing that it is coming.

...you enjoy a deck that can recover well.

...(More than anything) you enjoy feeling like you fought tooth and nail for every victory, and even if you lost - that you contributed significantly to most games.

You'll may not enjoy playing this deck if:

…you enjoy attacking with a 50/50 Dragon with trample, haste, indestructible, hexproof and horsemanship.

...you enjoy playing heavily creature based decks.

...you enjoy playing tribal decks.

...you enjoy straightforward play.

...you enjoy tripling your mana or ramping for a million lands.

...you enjoy running infinite combos.

This deck is all about playing lean and mean and provoking your opponents to make decisions that benefit you.

This deck is also a long term altering project with my end goal being having the entire deck altered - including the basic lands. I do the alters myself so its often whenever I feel in the mood to paint. There have been a few times when I have had 100% of the cards altered, but as I am constantly adding and taking out cards currently it is probably sitting at 80% altered.

Top Ranked	Achieved #7 position overall 6 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aggro 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Control 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Group Slug 3 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 months
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 57 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	102
Avg. CMC	2.51
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Copy Clone, Elephant 3/3 G, Monarch Emblem, Treasure
Folders	EDH, Interesting Decks, Edh, Potential Decks, Competitivo, That's an idea, mathis, compare with mine, commander, Edh