Marneus B3 lifegain by Bigb1989

Format: Commander

Commander: Marneus Calgar

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 57

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper token-aristocrats combo and control strategy commanded by Marneus Calgar. The deck turns token creation into immense card advantage. Early turns focus on establishing mana rocks and passive token generators such as Bitterblossom, Ophiomancer, and Charismatic Conqueror. Once Marneus enters on Turn 4, every token creation event triggers a card draw, filling your hand across every player's turn. The primary path to victory involves assembling Training Grounds and Ashnod's Altar with Marneus, generating infinite mana, card draw, and token entries to eliminate the table on Turn 5 via Kambal, Profiteering Mayor. The deck protects its combo using Myrel, Shield of Argive, Voice of Victory, and Flare of Fortitude, while disrupting opponents with efficient interaction like Deadly Rollick, Mana Drain, and Toxic Deluge. If Marneus is removed, wide token swarms powered by Cathars' Crusade provide a robust backup plan.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Bloodline Recollector // Ancestral Craving
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Darien, King of Kjeldor
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Ethereal Investigator
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Artisans
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hinterland Sanctifier
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
  • 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
  • 1 Liliana the Faultless
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marneus Calgar
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Minn, Wily Illusionist
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Moseo, Vein's New Dean
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Nadir Kraken
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Permission Denied
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Thalisse, Reverent Medium
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Training Grounds
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician