New Untitled Deck by zanolie_

Format: Commander

Commander: Queen Marchesa

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This Queen Marchesa deck operates as a classic Mardu political control and aikido strategy. Rather than racing for an early combo victory, the deck introduces the Monarch mechanic on Turn 4 to establish continuous card advantage and incentivize opponents to attack elsewhere. Through a dense package of forced combat enablers such as Taunt from the Rampart, Disrupt Decorum, and Kardur, Doomscourge, the deck weaponizes opponents' own creature boards against each other. Defensive deterrents like Marchesa's Decree, Champions of Minas Tirith, and deathtouch tokens discourage attacks directed at you, while aikido spells such as Deflecting Palm, Backlash, and Delirium punish oversized haymakers. The deck leverages high-impact asymmetric board control through Ruinous Ultimatum, voting engines, and Courts to grind down opposing resources. Ultimately, the deck closes the game around Turn 9 by turning the remaining survivors' life totals to zero with evasive tokens, damage reflection, and burst burn spells.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Backlash
  • 1 Ballot Broker
  • 1 Bite of the Black Rose
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Brago's Representative
  • 1 Brash Taunter
  • 1 Champions of Minas Tirith
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Coercive Portal
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Council's Judgment
  • 1 Court of Ambition
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Court of Ire
  • 1 Curse of Opulence
  • 1 Custodi Squire
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Deadly Tempest
  • 1 Deflecting Palm
  • 1 Delirium
  • 1 Disrupt Decorum
  • 1 Eclipsed Steppe
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fateful Tempest
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Grudge Keeper
  • 1 Immortal Obligation
  • 1 Incite Rebellion
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kardur, Doomscourge
  • 1 Knights of the Black Rose
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Marchesa's Decree
  • 1 Mirage Mirror
  • 1 Mob Verdict
  • 1 Model of Unity
  • 1 Mortify
  • 7 Mountain
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Prisoner's Dilemma
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Protector of the Crown
  • 1 Queen Marchesa
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Read the Bones
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Royal Assassin
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Scheming Symmetry
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Shattered Landscape
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Peak
  • 1 Take the Bait
  • 1 Taunt from the Rampart
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Tenuous Truce
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Throne of the High City
  • 1 Tyrant's Choice
  • 1 Vault 11: Voter's Dilemma
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Virtus's Maneuver
  • 1 Wear // Tear
  • 1 Weathered Wayfarer
  • 1 Xantcha, Sleeper Agent