Marchesa, the Black Rose

Commander / EDH* Counters Multiplayer UBR (Grixis)

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Instant (2)

• 1x Crosis's Charm
• 1x Cyclonic Rift

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Living Death
• 1x Slave of Bolas

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Artifact (12)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Helm of Possession
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Nihil Spellbomb
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Creature (41)

• 1x Anger
• 1x Ashling the Pilgrim
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Cytoplast Manipulator
• 1x Dack's Duplicate
• 1x Dimir House Guard
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Falkenrath Aristocrat
• 1x Flayer of the Hatebound
• 1x Fleshwrither
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
• 1x Ingot Chewer
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Mer-Ek Nightblade
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Oona's Blackguard
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x River Kelpie
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sage of Fables
• 1x Sage of Hours
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Thalakos Deceiver
• 1x Thraximundar
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Vela the Night-Clad
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Voidmage Prodigy
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Land (37)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Great Furnace
• 4x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Watery Grave

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Chaos Warp

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Sneak Attack

Artifact (1)

• 1x Phyrexian Altar

Creature (9)

• 1x Avalanche Riders
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Marton Stromgald
• 1x Preyseizer Dragon
• 1x Scourge of the Throne
• 1x Sower of Temptation
• 1x Tuktuk Scrapper
• 1x Urabrask the Hidden
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant

Land (5)

• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x High Market
• 1x Lavaclaw Reaches
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Riptide Laboratory

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This is a homebrew version of Marchesa that I made from scratch.

Crosis's Charm is there for Torpor Orb, and I've got a Shattering Pulse on the go in case this effect becomes more prevalent. The deck's biggest weakness is definitely Rest in Peace / Wheel of Sun and Moon and these kinds of things, so you need to devote all of your attention to that player until you find your Oblivion Stone or Cyclonic Rift.

Unspeakable Symbol is the most important card in the deck after Marchesa. Mikaeus is #3.

Dimir House Guard is mainly a tutor for our high-impact 4 drops, but is still useful as a sac outlet if it randomly gets recurred from Living Death. Phyrexian Reclamation is a sexy synergy with it that helps you play with your life total to trigger Dethrone and also go back to tutor more things.

~4 mana average CMC is pretty high, but I run 5 rocks at the 2 mana spot alongside Sol Ring and Darksteel Ingot. I also have Solemn Simulacrum, Burnished Hart, and a Trinket Mage that can fetch the artifact lands (their weakness to Bane of Progress and the like is mitigated by my inclusion of Academy Ruins). I don't seem to run out of stuff to do at 4 mana, and it makes hitting those important 7 drops a little easier. Green decks still get there faster than you, but you're in Grixis so what can you do? Partial Paris Mulligans make this even better because you greatly improve your odds of getting one of your Signets or Sol Ring.

Looking for suggestions to improve the deck. Note my sideboard are cards I'm seeking for the deck and have already considered.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 4 Mythic Rares 36 - 12 Rares 27 - 1 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.59
Tokens	Morph 2/2 C, Squid 1/1 U