yaaass queen go give us nothing (Queen Marchesa) by user2808611

Format: Commander

Creator: user2808611

Commander: Queen Marchesa

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This Queen Marchesa deck executes a classic Mardu Aikido game plan, blending pillowfort defenses, political combat incentives, and sudden reactive blowouts. In the early game, the deck deploys attack deterrents such as Ghostly Prison and Crawlspace while casting Queen Marchesa on Turn 4 to introduce the monarch and start card flow. Forced combat tools like Agitator Ant and Nelly Borca compel opponents to attack each other, whittling down life totals while keeping the pilot insulated behind deathtouch blockers and damage reflection spells. The deck maintains control using versatile spot removal, board sweepers, and aikido redirection cards such as Deflecting Palm and Backlash. Once the table is softened, the deck pivots into its closing sequence around Turn 7 using devastating asymmetric spells like Mob Rule, Ruinous Ultimatum, or Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, concluding the game over two combat rotations.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agitator Ant
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archetype of Courage
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Assemble the Legion
  • 1 Backlash
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
  • 1 Brash Taunter
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Court of Embereth
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Crawlspace
  • 1 Curse of Opulence
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deadly Tempest
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Deflecting Palm
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delirium
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grim Hireling
  • 1 Heliod's Intervention
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Incite Rebellion
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
  • 1 Karmic Justice
  • 1 Keeper of the Accord
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mage Hunter
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Mastermind's Acquisition
  • 1 Mob Rule
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 10 Mountain
  • 1 Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Popular Entertainer
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Puppet Master, String Puller
  • 1 Queen Marchesa
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Royal Assassin
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smuggler's Share
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Thraben Charm
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Vampiric Rites
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vengeful Ancestor
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Xantcha, Sleeper Agent