Distract and Protect by rtladybug22

Format: Commander

Commander: Queen Marchesa

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Queen Marchesa commands a proactive Mardu Knight tribal deck focused on aggressive board development, Monarch card advantage, and crushing overrun finishes. The deck establishes early presence with efficient low-drop Knights and token generators like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar and Worthy Knight. Queen Marchesa introduces the Monarch mechanic, drawing cards and creating deathtouch Assassin tokens when contested. Tribal lords such as Knight Exemplar, Kinsbaile Cavalier, and Valiant Knight amplify combat power, while Courts provide continuous board scaling and recursion. The deck closes games through explosive board-wide overrun effects, utilizing Moonshaker Cavalry, Akroma's Will, or direct damage bursts from Court of Embereth and Knights' Charge.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Acclaimed Contender
• 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
• 1 Akroma's Will
• 1 Andúril, Narsil Reforged
• 1 Anointed Procession
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archaeomancer's Map
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
• 1 Basri's Lieutenant
• 1 Basri, Tomorrow's Champion
• 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 1 Belladonna Took
• 1 Blood Crypt
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Boros Signet
• 1 Cathars' Crusade
• 1 Caves of Koilos
• 1 Celes, Rune Knight
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Court of Ardenvale
• 1 Court of Embereth
• 1 Court of Grace
• 1 Crackling Doom
• 1 Deadly Rollick
• 1 Deflecting Swat
• 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
• 1 Enlightened Tutor
• 1 Exalted Sunborn
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Exsanguinator Cavalry
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Fetid Heath
• 1 Flare of Fortitude
• 1 Forth Eorlingas!
• 1 Gleaming Splendor
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 1 Guardian of Faith
• 1 Herald's Horn
• 1 Hop to It
• 1 Idyllic Tutor
• 1 Inspiring Veteran
• 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
• 1 Isolated Chapel
• 1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
• 1 Knight Exemplar
• 1 Knight of the White Orchid
• 1 Knights' Charge
• 1 Marsh Flats
• 1 Mithril Coat
• 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
• 4 Mountain
• 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
• 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
• 2 Orzhov Signet
• 1 Path to Exile
• 7 Plains
• 1 Prismatic Vista
• 1 Queen Marchesa
• 1 Roaming Throne
• 1 Rugged Prairie
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Silent Clearing
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Snuff Out
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Sunbaked Canyon
• 5 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Sword of the Animist
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
• 1 Talisman of Conviction
• 1 Talisman of Indulgence
• 1 The Circle of Loyalty
• 1 Tournament Grounds
• 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1 Valiant Knight
• 1 Vanquisher's Banner
• 1 Vault of Champions
• 1 Virtue of Loyalty // Ardenvale Fealty
• 1 Warren Warleader
• 1 Wintermoor Commander
• 1 Worthy Knight