Politics Marchesa

Commander / EDH*

Ringworm

Enchantment (24)

• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 1x Axis of Mortality
• 1x Behind the Scenes
• 1x Cruel Reality
• 1x Curse of Bloodletting
• 1x Curse of Chaos
• 1x Curse of Death's Hold
• 1x Curse of Disturbance
• 1x Curse of Exhaustion
• 1x Curse of Misfortunes
• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Curse of the Nightly Hunt
• 1x Curse of Thirst
• 1x Curse of Vitality
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Koskun Falls
• 1x Mardu Ascendancy
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Overwhelming Splendor
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Starfield of Nyx
• 1x Torment of Scarabs
• 1x Trespasser's Curse

Creature (9)

• 1x Accursed Witch  ^Flip
• 1x Baird, Steward of Argive
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Darien, King of Kjeldor
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory *list*
• 1x Silent Sentinel
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts

Land (35)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 6x Mountain
• 6x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Throne of the High City
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Arc Blade
• 1x Chronomantic Escape
• 1x Curse of the Cabal
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Hour of Revelation
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Mindstab
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Open the Vaults
• 1x Phthisis
• 1x Three Dreams
• 1x Vindicate

Commander (1)

Artifact (14)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Coercive Portal
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Crystal Chimes
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Foundry
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Instant (3)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Rowan Kenrith

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First draft of the deck, definitely needs to be tweaked after I play test it.

The idea is to play reactively with curses. Someone destroyed Marchesa? Rude. Cast Curse of Exhaustion on that bih. People will think twice about being rude to the Queen, especially if the curse triggers on attack. You'll have an entire table to finesse into attacking your opposition, and they'll see a benefit and go for it.

The Monarch mechanic also incites more combat than normal. Who doesn't want free card draw? Fortunately, you'll benefit whether you're the Monarch or not.

This deck has a small suite of suspend cards. The idea here is to drop one as a visible threat, eliminating the possibility of a bluff. The other players will try so hard to sway your Curse of the Cabal away from them after you slap some time counters on it. Which player will disappoint the Queen the most? He/she gets to sac half of their permanents!

There are some token generation cards to try to keep a steady flow of creatures for the curse triggers. They should also help with the late game as well.

Lastly, there are some pillow fort effects. These are for stalling if you become a target. The main wincon (so far) is to eliminate the competition down to a 1v1, then drop an Open the Vaults effect and slap all of your curses on the remaining opponent. This will (hopefully) let you take a swift victory.

I have yet to do any sort of math in regards to the mana base. In time I'll see if it needs more ramp/more or less of certain colors.

Thanks for checking this out!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	UG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 31 - 0 Rares 34 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.02
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Rowan Kenrith, Goblin 1/1 R, Gold, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, The Monarch, Zombie 2/2 B