yas queen go give them nothing (Queen Marchesa) by user2808611

Format: Commander

Commander: Queen Marchesa

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This Queen Marchesa deck plays an aikido and forced-combat control strategy. It directs enemy aggression away from itself using pillowfort deterrents like Ghostly Prison and No Mercy, while compelling opponents to battle each other using goad effects like Kardur, Doomscourge and Agitator Ant. Queen Marchesa introduces the monarch mechanic to generate steady card draw and deathtouch blockers. Because the list does not pursue infinite combos, it controls the board until opponents whittle down each other's life totals. The deck then pivots to close the game on Turn 9 through asymmetric swings like Mob Rule, damage multiplication via Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, or punitive redirection spells such as Deflecting Palm and Backlash.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agitator Ant
  • 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archetype of Courage
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Aurelia, the Law Above
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Backlash
  • 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Brash Taunter
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Curse of Opulence
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deadly Tempest
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Deflecting Palm
  • 1 Delirium
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Essence Burn
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Incite Rebellion
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
  • 1 Kardur, Doomscourge
  • 1 Keeper of the Accord
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Marchesa's Decree
  • 1 Mob Rule
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 No Mercy
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Puppet Master, String Puller
  • 1 Queen Marchesa
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Royal Assassin
  • 1 Rumor Gatherer
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Tenuous Truce
  • 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
  • 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
  • 1 Thraben Charm
  • 1 Vampiric Rites
  • 1 Vengeful Ancestor
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Xantcha, Sleeper Agent