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Marchesa's mind games base deck

Commander / EDH* RBW (Mardu)

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Defense (46)

Draw (15)

Recursion (12)

Slug (6)

Reciprocity (28)

Win condition (17)

Other (15)

Hate (7)

Ramp (6)


Marchesa card pool focused on utilizing opponents' resources without becoming a major threat, i.e. being a political mastermind

Major classes of cards in this list:

  • Card selection: tutor, transmute, reanimate...having the right answer at the right time

  • Redirection: incentives to attack opponents, goad-like effects, damage reflection ( Deflecting Palm )

  • Defense: damage prevention, life gain, deterring attacks via taxes and threat of removal

  • Removal: "catch-all" answers to threatening permanents and combos

  • Reciprocity: mutually beneficial trade opportunities

Minor classes:

Reveille Squad combos: Royal Assassin , Heartless Hidetsugu

Key to the City / Rogue's Passage + Master of Cruelties

Solemnity + Delaying Shield

List of EDH political cards

a cool deck: https://deckstats.net/decks/99377/872612-paliano-man/en

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Date added 6 years
Last updated 5 years
Legality

This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

13 - 0 Rares

8 - 0 Uncommons

1 - 0 Commons

Cards 22
Avg. CMC 2.50
Tokens Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Gold, Monarch Emblem
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