Marchesa's M-M-M-Monster Kill

Commander / EDH

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Creature (73)

• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 2x Chasm Skulker
• 2x Contagious Nim
• 2x Core Prowler
• 2x Corpse Cur
• 2x Dack's Duplicate
• 2x Fallen Ferromancer
• 2x Flayer of the Hatebound
• 2x Flensermite
• 2x Flesh-Eater Imp
• 2x Grim Haruspex
• 2x Hand of the Praetors
• 2x Herald of Secret Streams
• 2x Ichor Rats
• 2x Ichorclaw Myr
• 2x Identity Thief
• 2x Kulrath Knight
• 2x Marchesa's Smuggler
• 2x Necropede
• 2x Necroplasm
• 2x Necroskitter
• 2x Ogre Menial
• 2x Phyrexian Crusader
• 2x Phyrexian Digester
• 2x Plague Myr
• 2x Plague Stinger
• 2x Profaner of the Dead
• 2x Razor Swine
• 2x Reaper of Sheoldred
• 2x River Kelpie
• 2x Septic Rats
• 2x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 2x Siren Stormtamer
• 2x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 2x The Scorpion God
• 2x Treasonous Ogre
• 2x Viral Drake

Land (63)

• 2x Ash Barrens
• 2x Command Tower
• 2x Crosis's Catacombs
• 2x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 2x Dimir Aqueduct
• 2x Dismal Backwater
• 2x Dragonskull Summit
• 2x Dreadship Reef
• 2x Evolving Wilds
• 2x Exotic Orchard
• 2x Grixis Panorama
• 3x Island
• 2x Izzet Boilerworks
• 2x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 3x Mountain
• 2x Opal Palace
• 2x Path of Ancestry
• 2x Rakdos Carnarium
• 2x Reliquary Tower
• 2x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 3x Swamp
• 2x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 2x Temple of Epiphany
• 2x Temple of Malice
• 2x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Underground River
• 2x Vivid Crag
• 2x Vivid Creek
• 2x Vivid Marsh

Sorcery (6)

• 2x Necromantic Selection
• 2x Slave of Bolas
• 2x Tezzeret's Gambit

Commander (1)

Enchantment (16)

• 2x Aqueous Form
• 2x Corrupted Conscience
• 2x Grave Betrayal
• 2x Hazoret's Favor
• 2x Inexorable Tide
• 2x Phyresis
• 2x Revel in Riches
• 2x Unspeakable Symbol

Artifact (16)

• 2x Ashnod's Altar
• 2x Eldrazi Monument
• 2x Glaring Spotlight
• 2x Lightning Greaves
• 2x Sol Ring
• 2x Stitcher's Graft
• 2x Swiftfoot Boots
• 2x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (10)

• 2x Fuel for the Cause
• 2x Grab the Reins
• 2x Grixis Charm
• 2x Polymorphist's Jest
• 2x Spinal Embrace

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Sorcery (5)

• 1x Artful Dodge
• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 2x Kindred Dominance
• 1x Open Into Wonder

Instant (2)

• 1x Aetherspouts
• 1x Terminate

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Glistening Oil
• 1x Shifting Shadow
• 1x Soul Ransom

Land (1)

• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus

Creature (5)

• 2x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
• 2x Urabrask the Hidden

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Overview - This is a Grixis infect deck using the commander Marchesa the Black Rose. The straightforward plan is to quickly take out the player with the most life by using creatures with the infect ability. Thanks to Marchesa's ability these creatures will not only grow in size from dethrone but if killed in combat or otherwise they will be resurrected and brought back to play at the end of turn. There are several other interactions outside of Marchesa and infect creatures that I will discuss below.

Gameplan - Keep in mind that this is a very aggressive and intimidating strategy so the main priority should be protecting your Marchesa and making sure your opponents are open. Do not worry about your life total as you have 40 of it to lose and your opponents only have 10, not to mention that players will be hesitant to rush into a wall of infect creatures. This is why cards like Unspeakable Symbol and Treasonous Ogre are so good in this deck, you can use their abilities to bring down your own life and make sure another player has a higher life total than you.

• Depending on how many other players are in the game, some politics may need to be involved. If you are playing a small game of 4 or less than you will want to take out the necessary threats as quick as possible. In a larger game you may want to wait until another player has shown themselves to be the necessary threat and convince the other players that your survival is essential for the time being. I have included a few bombs to handle everyone in the case that you are the #1 enemy and everyone has made an alliance to take you out.

Special Shout Outs

• when playing massive destroy cards like Necromantic Selection or Necroplasm, as long as your creatures had +1/+1 counters on them and Marchesa was out at the time that the destroy card resolved, the creatures will still return at end of turn, including Marchesa if she had a +1/+1 counter.

• Cards that let you take control of creatures until end of turn like Slave of Bolas, as long as they get the +1/+1 counter and they end up dying while you have control of them, they will be returned to your control at end of turn and you will not have to give them back due to the wording of Marchesa's ability.

• Cards with proliferate, such as Fuel for the Cause, are especially good because they not only add more poison and -1/-1 counters to your opponents creatures, but they also help make your creatures larger by adding more +1/+1 counters on your creatures.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 57 - 0 Rares 72 - 0 Uncommons 40 - 0 Commons
Cards	185
Avg. CMC	3.53
Tokens	Morph 2/2 C, Squid 1/1 U, Treasure