New Untitled Deck by arielmatias

Format: Commander

Commander: Queen Marchesa

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 26

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Mardu Monarch control and political attrition strategy commanded by Queen Marchesa. The primary objective is to introduce the monarch mechanic early, establish defensive pillowfort layers, and accumulate card advantage through extra end-step draws. Cards like Blind Obedience, Marchesa's Decree, Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts, and deathtouch Assassin tokens discourage opponents from attacking you, incentivizing them to battle each other instead. In the mid-to-late game, the deck transitions from defense to proactive pressure by deploying scaling token producers and court enchantments such as Skyline Despot, Assemble the Legion, Court of Grace, and Court of Ambition. While the deck excels at steady card flow, political manipulation, and board recovery, its reliance on incremental combat damage gives opponents multiple turns to respond. It also suffers from tapland friction, thin ramp acceleration, and a lack of proactive protection against mass enchantment and creature removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Access Tunnel
• 1 Act of Treason
• 1 Agitator Ant
• 1 Archon of Coronation
• 1 Assemble the Legion
• 1 Bite of the Black Rose
• 1 Blind Obedience
• 1 Boros Guildgate
• 1 Breena, the Demagogue
• 1 Brilliant Restoration
• 1 Canyon Slough
• 1 Castle Embereth
• 1 Charcoal Diamond
• 1 Cinder Barrens
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Court of Ambition
• 1 Court of Ardenvale
• 1 Court of Embereth
• 1 Court of Grace
• 1 Court of Ire
• 1 Court of Locthwain
• 1 Crown of Empires
• 1 Crown of Gondor
• 1 Custodi Soulcaller
• 1 Dash Hopes
• 1 Deadly Designs
• 1 Deathbringer Liege
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Feast of Succession
• 1 Feed the Swarm
• 1 Fetid Heath
• 1 Forbidding Watchtower
• 1 Foreboding Ruins
• 1 Garrulous Sycophant
• 1 Geothermal Bog
• 1 Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1 Goblin Tunneler
• 1 Grenzo's Ruffians
• 1 Havoc Eater
• 1 Invasion of Fiora // Marchesa, Resolute Monarch
• 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1 Kaya's Ghostform
• 1 Kaya, Ghost Assassin
• 1 Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
• 1 Knights of the Black Rose
• 1 Lieutenants of the Guard
• 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1 Marchesa's Decree
• 1 Martial Coup
• 1 Massive Raid
• 1 Merciless Eviction
• 1 Meteor Swarm
• 1 Mind Stone
• 1 Mortify
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Murder
• 1 Night's Whisper
• 1 Noble's Purse
• 1 Orzhov Guildgate
• 1 Orzhov Signet
• 1 Palace Jailer
• 1 Palace Sentinels
• 8 Plains
• 1 Public Execution
• 1 Queen Marchesa
• 1 Read the Bones
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rest in Peace
• 1 Rocky Tar Pit
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Royal Assassin
• 1 Rugged Prairie
• 1 Sacred Peaks
• 1 Scepter of Empires
• 1 Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
• 1 Skyline Despot
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spectral Grasp
• 1 Sphere of Annihilation
• 8 Swamp
• 1 Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
• 1 Throne Warden
• 1 Throne of Empires
• 1 Throne of the High City
• 1 Xantcha, Sleeper Agent