Creature (31)
- 1x Aether Channeler
- 1x Baleful Strix
- 1x Bloodflow Connoisseur
- 1x Carrion Feeder
- 1x Charming Scoundrel
- 1x Chasm Skulker
- 1x Cytoplast Manipulator
- 1x Dockside Extortionist
- 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
- 1x Faerie Seer
- 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
- 1x Goldhound
- 1x Greater Gargadon
- 1x Hex Parasite
- 1x Iron Apprentice
- 1x Kalain, Reclusive Painter
- 1x Metallic Mimic
- 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- 1x Mulldrifter
- 1x Opposition Agent
- 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
- 1x Sage of Fables
- 1x Shriekmaw
- 1x Siren Stormtamer
- 1x Skullport Merchant
- 1x Spark Double
- 1x Trinket Mage
- 1x Vampire Hexmage
- 1x Vigean Graftmage
- 1x Viscera Seer
- 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Enchantment (3)
Land (34)
- 1x Badlands
- 1x Blightstep Pathway Flip
- 1x Blood Crypt
- 1x Bloodstained Mire
- 1x Bojuka Bog
- 1x Cavern of Souls
- 1x Cephalid Coliseum
- 1x Clearwater Pathway Flip
- 1x Command Tower
- 1x Crosis's Catacombs
- 1x Crumbling Necropolis
- 1x Exotic Orchard
- 1x Great Furnace
- 2x Island
- 1x Luxury Suite
- 1x Morphic Pool
- 2x Mountain
- 1x Opal Palace
- 1x Phyrexian Tower
- 1x Polluted Delta
- 1x Scalding Tarn
- 1x Shivan Reef
- 1x Steam Vents
- 1x Sulfurous Springs
- 4x Swamp
- 1x Underground River
- 1x Vault of Whispers
- 1x Watery Grave
- 1x Xander's Lounge
Sorcery (8)
Commander (1)
Artifact (12)
- 1x Arcane Signet
- 1x Fellwar Stone
- 1x Phyrexian Altar
- 1x Shadowspear
- 1x Skullclamp
- 1x Sol Ring
- 1x Spawning Pit
- 1x Talisman of Dominance
- 1x Talisman of Indulgence
- 1x The Ozolith
- 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
- 1x Witch's Cauldron
Instant (11)
Sideboard
Enchantment (5)
Creature (2)
Instant (4)
Maybeboard
Creature (75)
- 1x Abyssal Gatekeeper
- 1x AEthersnipe
- 1x Alchemist's Apprentice
- 1x Apprentice Necromancer
- 1x Augur of Bolas
- 1x Augury Owl
- 1x Blighted Agent
- 1x Blind Zealot
- 1x Blood Artist
- 1x Blood Vassal
- 1x Bloodghast
- 1x Burnished Hart
- 1x Cloud of Faeries
- 1x Cosi's Trickster
- 1x Crosis's Attendant
- 1x Deceiver Exarch
- 1x Demonlord of Ashmouth
- 1x Desecration Demon
- 1x Dimir Doppelganger
- 1x Disowned Ancestor
- 1x Dominus of Fealty
- 1x Dracoplasm
- 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
- 1x Evil Twin
- 1x Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch
- 1x Festercreep
- 1x Fireblade Artist
- 1x Flesh-Eater Imp
- 1x Fleshwrither
- 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
- 1x Gravecrawler
- 1x Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
- 1x Grixis Grimblade
- 1x Harvester of Souls
- 1x Hellhole Flailer
- 1x Hex Parasite
- 1x Hound of Griselbrand
- 1x Ichor Rats
- 1x Ingot Chewer
- 1x Keiga, the Tide Star
- 1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
- 1x Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
- 1x Malakir Cullblade
- 1x Markov Blademaster
- 1x Morgue Toad
- 1x Murderous Redcap
- 1x Necropolis Regent
- 1x Nightscape Familiar
- 1x Novijen Sages
- 1x Olivia Voldaren
- 1x Pestermite
- 1x Phyrexian Crusader
- 1x Plague Stinger
- 1x Puppeteer Clique
- 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
- 1x Pyreheart Wolf
- 1x Rage Forger
- 1x River Kelpie
- 1x Rockslide Elemental
- 1x Runaway Steam-Kin
- 1x Sedris, the Traitor King
- 1x Seekers' Squire
- 1x Shadow Alley Denizen
- 1x Simic Fluxmage
- 1x Sower of Temptation
- 1x Sphinx of Magosi
- 1x Stern Proctor
- 1x Taurean Mauler
- 1x Thalakos Deceiver
- 1x Thrill-Kill Assassin
- 1x Tidehollow Strix
- 1x Vela the Night-Clad
- 1x Voidmage Prodigy
- 1x Zealous Conscripts
Sorcery (16)
- 1x Act of Treason
- 1x Chainer's Edict
- 1x Curse of the Swine
- 1x Demonic Tutor
- 1x Diabolic Tutor
- 1x Dreadbore
- 1x Exsanguinate
- 1x Innocent Blood
- 1x Jokulhaups
- 1x Living Death
- 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
- 1x Slave of Bolas
- 1x Tempt with Immortality
- 1x Tezzeret's Gambit
- 1x Threaten
- 1x Traitorous Blood
Artifact (9)
- 1x Contagion Engine
- 1x Eldrazi Monument
- 1x Genesis Chamber
- 1x Gilded Lotus
- 1x Mindlock Orb
- 1x Rakdos Keyrune
- 1x Soul Conduit
- 1x Talisman of Dominance
- 1x Talisman of Indulgence
Planeswalker (2)
Instant (13)
- 1x Corpse Dance
- 1x Crosis's Charm
- 1x Desertion
- 1x Devour Flesh
- 1x Diabolic Edict
- 1x Far / Away
- 1x Geth's Verdict
- 1x Hero's Downfall
- 1x Last-Ditch Effort
- 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
- 1x Terminate
- 1x Tragic Slip
- 1x Vampiric Tutor
Land (10)
- 1x Bojuka Bog
- 1x City of Brass
- 1x Darkslick Shores
- 1x Dimir Aqueduct
- 1x Exotic Orchard
- 1x Grixis Panorama
- 1x Izzet Boilerworks
- 1x Rakdos Carnarium
- 1x Temple of the False God
- 1x Transguild Promenade
Enchantment (8)
Valar Morghulis - All men must die.
Theme
The main theme of the deck are sacrificing for effects and ETB effects, notably causing all opponents to sacrifice their fancy hexproof indestructible creatures. I'm pretty sure there is not a creature that exists that I can't remove from play one way or another. This deck has a very low mana curve, lower than the stats suggest (greater gargodon is an unstoppable sac outlet) I'd rather get small creatures out and abuse their effects more as they fly under the table's radar, rather than have big splashy effects. This deck wins a lot by opponents deciding I'm not the threat, and their spells being too inefficient at removing my creatures as I remove their threats, so around turn 8-10 opponents succumb to the pressure.
Variations
Marchesa is such a versatile commander, great for lots of styles of play. In my version, games end via keeping my creatures through board wipes, Big +1/+1 counter creatures, and Direct Warstorm Surge/Flayer of the Hatebound damage.
Tech
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed is the big card that gives this deck extra legs, undying sacrifices allow extra abuse. Too bad I've never seen the card hit play before, I've never even had it in my hand.
Effects on ETB and when a creature dies via Enchantments and Creatures very quickly tend towards controlling the game.
Matchups
Bane of the deck is Sigarda, Host of Herons, but you can get to her via Cyclonic Rift, Mob Rule, Sudden Spoiling, Polymorphist's Jest, Toxic Deluge, and Ashling the Pilgrim.
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| Date added | 9 years |
| Last updated | 4 months |
| Legality | This deck is Commander / EDH legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 7 - 1 Mythic Rares 39 - 9 Rares 24 - 6 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons |
| Cards | 100 |
| Avg. CMC | 2.58 |
| Tokens | 2/2 C Artifact Creature Spawn, Bird 1/1 W, Manifest 2/2 C, Squid 1/1 U, Treasure, Wicked |
| Folders | notdecks, Commander, Marchesa the Black Rose |
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