Marchesa the Blood Bender

Commander / EDH* Aggro Combo Counters Midrange Reanimator UBR (Grixis)

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Creature (35)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Blood Tyrant
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Demonlord of Ashmouth
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Flayer of the Hatebound
• 1x Flesh Carver
• 1x Fleshwrither
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Grimgrin, Corpse-Born *oversized*
• 1x Hellhole Flailer
• 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
• 1x Necropolis Regent
• 1x Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
• 1x Oona's Blackguard
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Phyrexian Obliterator
• 1x Rakdos Cackler
• 1x Rakdos, Lord of Riots
• 1x River Kelpie
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stalking Vengeance
• 1x Stormbound Geist
• 1x Swarm of Bloodflies
• 1x Taurean Mauler
• 1x Thalakos Deceiver
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Thraximundar
• 1x Thrill-Kill Assassin
• 1x Thunderblust

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Land (36)

• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crosis's Catacombs
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Island
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Volcanic Island
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Curse of Stalked Prey
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Artifact (15)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Claws of Gix
• 1x General's Kabuto
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Whip of Erebos
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (3)

• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Mizzium Skin
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Bitter Ordeal
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Victimize

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (6)

• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Caldera Hellion
• 1x Eater of Hope
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Mer-Ek Nightblade
• 1x Necroskitter

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Everlasting Torment
• 1x Grave Betrayal
• 1x Grave Pact

Artifact (1)

• 1x Eldrazi Monument

Instant (2)

• 1x Tragic Slip
• 1x Turn Aside

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Repay in Kind

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Maybeboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Invisible Stalker
• 1x Kederekt Creeper
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Phyrexian Ingester
• 1x Pyreheart Wolf
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sage of Fables

Artifact (1)

• 1x Aether Vial

Instant (1)

• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault

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WIP --- somewhat based on Blood Bender

deck strategy:

utilize beneficial sacrifices and kamikaze attacks in synergy with undying, persist and marchesa's re-animator ability.

this is my first edh so any help is appreciated

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:::combo cards:::

Flayer of the Hatebound

Stalking Vengeance

Warstorm Surge

Blood Artist

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:::re-animators:::

-some creatures regen by themselves but when they don't:

Marchesa, the Black Rose

Cauldron of Souls

-with marchesa:

Blade of the Bloodchief

Curse of Stalked Prey

Necropolis Regent

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

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:::sacrificers:::

Flesh Carver

Ghoulcaller Gisa

Grimgrin, Corpse-Born

Preyseizer Dragon

Dracoplasm

Diabolic Intent

+mana

Ashnod's Altar

Phyrexian Altar

Phyrexian Tower

-subgroup mana effects

-- Pawn of Ulamog-- Rakdos, Lord of Riots

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:::card draw:::

Grim Haruspex

River Kelpie

Dusk Urchins

Skullclamp

---Grenzo, Dungeon Warden

Dig Through Time

Vampiric Tutor

Demonic Tutor

Diabolic Intent

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:::other awesome combos::

Thalakos Deceiver - attack unblockable dethrone > get +1/+1 counter > sacrifice (trigger combo cards) > Swipe a creature > thalakos returns to play at end of turn (trigger combo cards) - rinse and repeat

Chasm Skulker - pump it up a bit > sacrifice it > pop out of bunch of squids > returns to play

Oona's Blackguard - Discard!!!

Hellhole Flailer - attack > sacrifice > direct damage > return to play

Whip of Erebos - mostly for the global lifelink > also back up re-animator

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:::board control:::

Bitter Ordeal - with all these creatures hopefully dying this card could remove a good amount of threats

Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

-sideboard for multiplayer/opponent specific-

Attrition

Caldera Hellion

Eldrazi Monument

Everlasting Torment

+Necroskitter

Glen Elendra Archmage

Grave Pact

+Grave Betrayal

Mer-Ek Nightblade

Tragic Slip

Turn Aside

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Some Late game

Blood Tyrant

Necropolis Regent

Thraximundar

Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

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All the shroud and hexproof protection is mostly for marchesa since the deck relies on her so heavily, however it can be useful for other creatures aswell and doesnt prevent me from sacrificing.

Kira, Great Glass-Spinner

Mizzium Skin

Lightning Greaves

etc....

Date added	9 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 1 Mythic Rares 58 - 11 Rares 20 - 1 Uncommons 3 - 2 Commons
Cards	98
Avg. CMC	3.48
Tokens	Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Horror */* B, Morph 2/2 C, Squid 1/1 U, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	goodstuff