Marchesa's Penthouse of Scum and Villainy

Commander / EDH Casual Multiplayer UBR (Grixis)

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Creature (29)

• 1x Blighted Agent
• 1x Dimir Infiltrator
• 1x Flayer of the Hatebound
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Herald of Secret Streams
• 1x Higure, the Still Wind
• 1x Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
• 1x Inkfathom Infiltrator
• 1x Invisible Stalker
• 1x Keeper of Keys
• 1x Marchesa's Smuggler
• 1x Mistblade Shinobi
• 1x Neurok Invisimancer
• 1x Nightveil Specter
• 1x Ninja of the Deep Hours
• 1x Novijen Sages
• 1x Okiba-Gang Shinobi
• 1x Shadowmage Infiltrator
• 1x Silent-Blade Oni
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1x Throat Slitter
• 1x Tormented Soul
• 1x Vela the Night-Clad
• 1x Virtus the Veiled
• 1x Walker of Secret Ways
• 1x Wrexial, the Risen Deep

Land (39)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 15x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Marsh

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Berserkers' Onslaught
• 1x Dauthi Embrace
• 1x Feast on the Fallen
• 1x Greed
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Thopter Spy Network
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol

Artifact (13)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mask of Riddles
• 1x Quietus Spike
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Scytheclaw
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (3)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Rapid Hybridization

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Open Into Wonder
• 1x Stolen Identity
• 1x Vandalblast

Commander (1)

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Welcome to Marchesa's Top-Story Penthouse, your hub of dodgy dealings, raucous rogues and nefarious ninjas. This is a new, improved and still incomplete version of Marchesa's Luxury Suite of Scum and Villainy. This fresher, cleaner deck differs in that a) it has over 9 lands and b) the name is different as I couldn't afford a Luxury Suite.

Note on Suggestions

As I've mentioned, the deck isn't complete, but I'm posting it anyway to get recommendations for synergies and cuts. If you do make suggestions, please don't recommend cards over $5, as I try to maintain a budget as much as possible. Some cards I've included are over that $5 limit, but I have deemed them essential for the deck and am willing to pay the price. I am on the lookout for some versatile tutors for Virtus the Veiled, Quietus Spike and Scytheclaw, and am thinking of using transmute cards Brainspoil and Perplex.

Deck Conception

This deck was initially conceived as a ninja-cipher deck, but grew to encompass the whole unblockable theme. I chose Marchesa, the Black Rose as my commander because:

• I prefer the utility offered by playing 3-colour,
• She's cheap to cast (I generally hate large mana costs unless I am ramping hard on their effect is flashy),
• She protects my board (I hate rebuilding from board wipes),
• Her +1/+1 counter ability is extra value when coupled with unblockable creatures,
• Her flavour fits with a scheming, plotting theme represented by unblockable creatures.

Deck Plan

This is my second commander deck, the first I have built with proper background research, and the first that consists of a plan other than "durdle until you lose". This is my first time playing red and black, and my first time trying to use blue as more than an extra colour in Roon of the Hidden Realm's identity.

As I am not prepared to delve into the murky land of combo yet, I decided to win the way I am most familiar with, and that is to the face damage from creatures. As attempting to deal 120 combat damage in a game of commander is a quite unnatractive prospect, I am bringing some tools to the table to even the odds.

Quietus Spike, Scytheclaw and Virtus the Veiled are my main modes for victory. They were actually decided upon after the design of unblockable value was fleshed out in my mind, as synergistic win conditions. The plan is to make Virtus or a carrier of Quietus Spike or Scytheclaw unblockable through a myriad selection of effects, while enjoying some ninjutsu antics.

Card Roles

Commander Synergy

• Unspeakable Symbol: Provides instant speed protection when Marchesa is on the board.
• Ashnod's Altar: Ramps without the downside of losing creatures with Marchesa out.
• Opal Palace: Protects Marchesa when she enters the battlefield.
• Flayer of the Hatebound: Sac fodder due to undying, and the extra damage is useful in multiplayer.
• Herald of Secret Streams: Helps my value creatures and win-cons connect when paired with Marchesa's dethrone and Unspeakable Symbol

Card Draw I prefer repeatable effects as opposed to one off spells, so I have attempted to find some budget draw effects on creatures and enchantments:

This description is unfinished, but I am cycling anyway to garner interest. Let me know if you have any suggestions, and thanks for taking a look.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	WG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 33 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.64
Tokens	Boar 2/2 G, Copy Clone, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, The Monarch, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure