Queen's guard by Reketz

Format: Commander

Commander: Queen Marchesa

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This deck is a Mardu midrange strategy combining Knight and Dragon tribal synergies with the political advantage of Queen Marchesa. Early turns focus on developing mana, deploying defensive Knights, and casting the commander on Turn 4 to introduce the monarch mechanic for steady card advantage. In the mid-to-late game, the deck pivots into aggressive aerial pressure using large Dragons such as Balefire Dragon, Glorybringer, and Inferno of the Star Mounts. The crossover between tribes is cemented by partner pair Sylvia Brightspear and Khorvath Brightflame, granting Dragons double strike and Knights flying with haste. A solid suite of Mardu removal spells keeps opposing threats in check while protective pieces safeguard your board. The deck wins by grinding down opponents through evasive combat damage over several turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Anguished Unmaking
• 1 Archetype of Courage
• 1 Ardenvale Tactician // Dizzying Swoop
• 1 Argentum Armor
• 1 Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
• 1 Balefire Dragon
• 1 Bastion Protector
• 1 Benalish Honor Guard
• 1 Black Dragon
• 1 Bloodfell Caves
• 1 Boon of Safety
• 1 Cavern of Souls
• 1 Charcoal Diamond
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Conqueror's Flail
• 1 Darksteel Mutation
• 1 Dauntless Bodyguard
• 1 Deathbringer Regent
• 1 Dragon's Fire
• 1 Dream Pillager
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Fang Dragon // Forktail Sweep
• 1 Flameblast Dragon
• 1 Geothermal Bog
• 1 Gleam of Battle
• 1 Glorybringer
• 1 Helm of the Host
• 1 History of Benalia
• 1 Hurl Through Hell
• 1 Illicit Shipment
• 1 Inferno of the Star Mounts
• 1 Khorvath Brightflame
• 1 Kindred Boon
• 1 Knight of Dusk's Shadow
• 1 Knight of Grace
• 1 Knight of Malice
• 1 Knight of New Benalia
• 1 Knight of the Ebon Legion
• 1 Knighted Myr
• 1 Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
• 1 Lost Legion
• 1 Marble Diamond
• 1 Martial Coup
• 1 Martial Impetus
• 1 Monologue Tax
• 8 Mountain
• 1 Myriad Landscape
• 1 Orzhov Basilica
• 1 Pilgrim's Eye
• 1 Piru, the Volatile
• 6 Plains
• 1 Prophetic Prism
• 1 Queen Marchesa
• 1 Red Dragon
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Sacred Peaks
• 1 Scheming Symmetry
• 1 Scoured Barrens
• 1 Seer's Lantern
• 1 Sorin, Grim Nemesis
• 1 Sparktongue Dragon
• 1 Spectral Searchlight
• 1 Steadfast Paladin
• 1 Steel Hellkite
• 1 Stoneforge Masterwork
• 1 Sun Titan
• 1 Sunlit Marsh
• 7 Swamp
• 1 Sylvia Brightspear
• 1 Temple of Triumph
• 1 Temple of the False God
• 1 Terramorphic Expanse
• 1 Thalia's Lancers
• 1 Timeless Dragon
• 1 Topaz Dragon // Entropic Cloud
• 1 Tormenting Voice
• 1 Traveler's Amulet
• 1 Utter End
• 1 Valorous Stance
• 1 Vault of the Archangel
• 1 Venerable Knight
• 1 Wind-Scarred Crag