A Black Rose

Commander / EDH Control Cruel Control UBR (Grixis) Wizards

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Creature (29)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Cytoplast Manipulator
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Dominus of Fealty
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Falkenrath Aristocrat
• 1x Flayer of the Hatebound
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Keiga, the Tide Star
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Murderous Redcap
• 1x Olivia Voldaren
• 1x Oona's Blackguard
• 1x Phyrexian Plaguelord
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x River Kelpie
• 1x Sage of Fables
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stalking Vengeance
• 1x Thoughtpicker Witch
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Instant (2)

• 1x Magmaquake
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Land (35)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 6x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Control Magic
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Grave Betrayal
• 1x No Mercy HP
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sneak Attack
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol
• 1x Vicious Shadows

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Commander (1)

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Act of Treason
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Mark of Mutiny
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Portent of Betrayal
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Slave of Bolas
• 1x Traitorous Blood
• 1x Traitorous Instinct

Artifact (10)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

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Creature (6)

• 1x Bloodtracker
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Nicol Bolas, the Ravager  ^Flip
• 1x Sower of Temptation
• 1x Thought Sponge
• 1x Toothy, Imaginary Friend

Land (2)

• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Morphic Pool

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Angrath, the Flame-Chained

Artifact (1)

• 1x Talisman of Creativity

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Pact

Instant (1)

• 1x Starstorm

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Marchesa is a ruthless lady, and this deck fits her well. The plan is set a small group of creatures and start smacking, triggering Marchesa, the Black Rose's dethrone abilities, adding +1/+1 counters, giving them a layer of defense and setting them up as sacrificial fodder. Once protected, maybe you kill everything off with a burn spell or two, maybe yours die too, oh well, they come back. Continue attacking whoever has the most life, making sure you your life total is lower with pain lands and Unspeakable Symbol, and when they start to play things again, borrow them, attack their owner with them, then sacrifice them, stealing them permanently. This deck is resilient, ruthless, and sometimes downright mean.

Ramp

Highish curve and three colors call for some extra ramp. A special shout out to the talismans for lowering my life total in the process.

Chromatic Lantern, Darksteel Ingot, Dimir Signet, Izzet Signet, Rakdos Signet, Sol Ring, Talisman of Dominance, Talisman of Indulgence

Removal

Because sometimes you just want to wipe the board.

Jace, the Mind Sculptor, No Mercy, Magmaquake, Starstorm, Blasphemous Act, Chain Reaction, Earthquake

Theft

What's mine is mine and what's yours is also mine.

Dominus of Fealty, Keiga, the Tide Star, Puppeteer Clique, Zealous Conscripts, Control Magic, Grave Betrayal, Act of Treason, Mark of Mutiny, Portent of Betrayal, Slave of Bolas, Traitorous Blood, Traitorous Instinct, Unwilling Recruit

Utility/Card Advantage

This is a big category, but in general, it generates card advantage or just simply works well with Marchesa, the Black Rose.

Disciple of Bolas, Drana, Liberator of Malakir, Glen Elendra Archmage, Grim Haruspex, Harvester of Souls, Helium Squirter, Novijen Sages, Oona's Blackguard, River Kelpie, Sage of Fables, Phyrexian Arena, Rhystic Study, Unspeakable Symbol, Vampiric Tutor, Demonic Tutor, Ponder, Preordain, Scroll Rack

Sac Engines

A must have in most games. Most of them are on the lower side of the mana curve, and in the event I fail to draw one, this is what I tutor for. They are the meat of the deck, and several of them double as win conditions.

Carrion Feeder, Falkenrath Aristocrat, Grimgrin, Corpse-Born, Phyrexian Plaguelord, Sidisi, Undead Vizier, Thoughtpicker Witch, Viscera Seer, Yahenni, Undying Partisan, Attrition, Goblin Bombardment

Win conditions

These are the thing that end the game, either by massive damage like Flayer of the Hatebound and Stalking Vengeance or by being comboey like Mikaeus, the Unhallowed.

Chasm Skulker, Flayer of the Hatebound, Murderous Redcap, Olivia Voldaren, Stalking Vengeance, Jace, the Mind Sculptor, Vicious Shadows, Blood Artist, Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Date added	7 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.52
Tokens	Morph 2/2 C, Squid 1/1 U
Folders	Decks I own, EDH, Marchesa