Queen Marchesa : Reanimator EDH

Commander / EDH Combo Multiplayer Pillow Fort RBW (Mardu) Reanimator

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Land (33)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 2x Mountain
• 2x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Artifact (5)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring

Creature (28)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Champions of Minas Tirith
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Kardur, Doomscourge
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Keeper of the Accord
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Master of Ceremonies
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Skyline Despot
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Starscream, Power Hungry  ^Flip
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Court of Ambition
• 1x Court of Ardenvale
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Sneak Attack
• 1x Solitary Confinement

Commander (1)

Sorcery (17)

• 1x Blasphemous Edict
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Cruel Tutor
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Exhume
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Wrath of God

Instant (7)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

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Enchantment (8)

• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Court of Embereth
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Court of Ire
• 1x Court of Locthwain
• 1x Marchesa's Decree
• 1x Monologue Tax
• 1x Shiny Impetus

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Blasphemous Edict
• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Damn
• 1x Feast of Succession
• 2x Promise of Loyalty

Creature (7)

• 1x Archon of Coronation
• 1x Breena, the Demagogue
• 1x Champions of Minas Tirith
• 1x Emberwilde Captain
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Magister of Worth
• 1x Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser

Artifact (4)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bloodthirsty Blade
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Wedding Ring

Instant (6)

• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Hellish Rebuke
• 1x Take the Bait
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Land (2)

• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Maze of Ith

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nahiri, the Harbinger

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You saw it here first : The Queen Marchesa Reanimator deck designed to win games instead of circle jerk your friends!

This deck attempts to heavy-handedly dominate multiplayer games long enough to infinite combo. Instead of trying to use pure pillowfort, politics, or voltron tactics like other Queen Marchesa decks - we use a reanimator theme to give us the best shot at surviving the clusterfuck Marchesa creates with her "monarch" ability.

The deck's strength lays in it's ability to switch from offense to defense with ease. This is because of the duality of our creatures. For example Gisela, Blade of Goldnight acts as a damage doubler and cutter, Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite buffs our creatures but cuts theirs, and Academy Rector can fetch us defense like Ghostly Prison or it can lead the charge with Sneak Attack.

The monarch ability exists separately on the token created when someone is first dubbed the monarch. It is a draw a card ability that occurs at the end of the turn of the current monarch. It can be stolen by being hit with a creature. You want to keep this at all costs, not use it politically. It lets us dig deep into our deck for combos and card advantage. The monarch is also part of a soft lock , that will be described below.

We use a cash powered tutor package to get what we need consistently. Demonic Tutor,Cruel Tutor,Vampiric Tutor,Grim Tutor,Imperial Seal,and Diabolic Intent serve as our all purpose tutors. Imperial Recruiter and Recruiter of the Guard give us great control over our utility creatures. Entomb and Buried Alive let us set the graveyard up. Academy Rector gives us control over enchantments, and can be tutored by the previously mentioned recruiters.

What are we tutoring for?

Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker and Zealous Conscripts/Restoration Angel.

This is the simplest, easiest way to win. It's cheesy and everyone hates it...Because it works.

Tutor for Buried Alive as soon as possible. As soon as you draw/tutor for a reanimation spell, cast Buried Alive targetting Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker,Zealous Conscripts/Restoration Angel and Karmic Guide. Reanimate Karmic Guide,and reanimate Kiki Jiki with Karmic Guide's ability. Make a copy of Karmic Guide with Kiki Jiki, reanimating Zealous Conscripts/Restoration Angel with Karmic Guide's ability. Target Kiki Jiki with Zealous Conscripts/Restoration Angel's ability, untapping it. Now Kiki Jikiand Zealous Conscripts/Restoration Angel can combo off as normal...creating an infinite army of Zealous Conscripts/Restoration Angel with Haste.

Solitary Confinement + The Monarch/Phyrexian Arena

This is a soft lock. The Monarch/Phyrexian Arena will offset the cost of Solitary Confinement while you survive and search for a combo. This consequently makes everyone else kill each other. If they refuse to kill each other, spur them on with Disrupt Decorum.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	2 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 56 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.46
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Citizen 1/1 GW, Copy Clone, Dragon 5/5 R, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Snake 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W, The Monarch, Treasure
Folders	Decklists