Marchesa's mind games

Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu)

totalnovice

Land (37)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 4x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Meadow
• 1x Windswept Heath

Ramp (8)

• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Draw (6)

• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Painful Truths
• 1x Read the Bones

Other (1)

• 1x Shreds of Sanity

Attack (17)

• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Bloodthirsty Blade
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Crown of Doom
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Goblin Spymaster
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Crescendo of War
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Furnace of Rath
• 1x Master Warcraft
• 1x Curse of Bloodletting
• 1x Dictate of the Twin Gods
• 1x Insurrection

Deploy (11)

• 1x Hunted Horror
• 1x Varchild's War-Riders
• 1x Goblin Spymaster
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
• 1x Hunted Lammasu
• 1x Selfless Squire
• 1x Hunted Dragon
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Rite of the Raging Storm
• 1x Death by Dragons

Remove (7)

• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Lapse of Certainty
• 1x Mages' Contest
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Patrician's Scorn

Select (6)

• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Shred Memory
• 1x Wishclaw Talisman
• 1x Dimir Machinations
• 1x Sunforger

Commander (1)

Defend (11)

• 1x Righteous Aura
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Shieldmage Advocate
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Archon of Absolution
• 1x Master Warcraft
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x Selfless Squire
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs

Trade (9)

• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Varchild's War-Riders
• 1x Wishclaw Talisman
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Shieldmage Advocate
• 1x Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs

Redirect (6)

• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Delirium
• 1x Harsh Justice
• 1x Comeuppance

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Other (40)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Despark
• 1x Oath of Ghouls
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Spectral Grasp
• 1x Backlash
• 1x Fire Covenant
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Pain's Reward
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Tempest of Light
• 1x Underworld Connections
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x War Cadence
• 1x Bedlam
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Dimir House Guard
• 1x Endless Whispers
• 1x Outlaws' Merriment
• 1x Vengeful Ancestor
• 1x Wild Ricochet
• 1x Worship
• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Bitter Feud
• 1x Guardian of the Gateless
• 1x Havoc Festival
• 1x Mob Rule
• 1x Captive Audience
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

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The idea is to be a "political aggro" deck that utilizes opponents' combat steps to our advantage. Give creatures, force attacks, prevent attacks, make things unblockable, double damage, reflect damage. Essentially, we want to be the deck that is best equipped for a battlefield arms race.

We also have some ways to prevent board wipes and deal with non-combat win conditions.

todo:

• More ramp and card draw if possible

• fix mana; the deck has way more red than it used to

• consider cutting comeuppance

• consider cutting shred memory

Metagame cards: Michiko Konda against slug decks like Nekusar. Patrician’s Scorn against prison decks like Oloro. Shred Memory against graveyard combo decks. Reverberate against stuff like Exsanguinate or blue decks that counter everything (though it can also be used proactively).

This is v2 of a jankier deck I made with lots of pet cards

Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	45 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.02
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Centaur 3/3 G w/ Pro Black, Dragon 5/5 R, Elephant 3/3 G, Goblin 1/1 R for Goblin Spymaster, Gold, Horror 4/4 B, Knight 2/2 W w/ First Strike, Lightning Rager, Ogre 3/3 R, Survivor 1/1 R, The Monarch
Based on	Marchesa's mind games base deck totalnovice EDH