Queen Marchesa - Counter Offer

Commander / EDH* Aikido Battlecruiser Casual Pillow Fort RBW (Mardu)

theocracity

Land (36)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 5x Plains
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Damn
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Painful Truths
• 1x Promise of Loyalty
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation

Creature (22)

• 1x Abzan Battle Priest
• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Agitator Ant
• 1x Ashling the Pilgrim
• 1x Bloodtracker
• 1x Breena, the Demagogue
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Fain, the Broker
• 1x Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Hagra Constrictor
• 1x Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1x Lion Sash
• 1x Luminarch Aspirant
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Nils, Discipline Enforcer
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Scholar of New Horizons
• 1x Selfless Squire
• 1x Shadrix Silverquill
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Artifact (11)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Commander (1)

Instant (15)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Delirium
• 1x Despark
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Inkshield
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Stinging Study
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Tibalt's Trickery
• 1x Utter End

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Noble Heritage
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Together Forever

---

Sideboard

Creature (14)

• 1x Akki Battle Squad
• 1x Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
• 1x Basri's Lieutenant
• 1x Bloodcrazed Paladin
• 1x Combat Calligrapher
• 1x Deathbringer Thoctar
• 1x Etched Oracle
• 1x Falkenrath Exterminator
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Skyclave Shadowcat
• 1x Stonecoil Serpent
• 1x Sunscorch Regent
• 1x Thundering Raiju

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Citadel Siege
• 1x Resourceful Defense
• 1x Retribution of the Ancients

Artifact (2)

• 1x The Ozolith
• 1x The Reaver Cleaver

Instant (2)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Backlash

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum

---

This deck takes inspiration from the Silverquill commander precon, while adding red to use a few more +1/+1 counter synergies and take advantage of a Sunforger aikido backup plan.

The plan is to play a midrange game, building some big creatures while deflecting attention with some light politics. Try not to overcommit to the board and let your creatures slowly grow, while leaving up instant speed responses to danger. Win conditions can be Chandra’s Ignition, surprise Double Strike / Tainted Strike, or damage reversal via Deflecting Palm / Delirium.

Some thoughts on card selections:

-Ashling and Yahenni are pet cards. While they give themselves counters and each have strengths in the deck, they’re not the most directly synergistic with other cards.

-No Ozolith, mostly because of its cost - it would be a good upgrade card. Resourceful Defense is also skipped as I’m not doing shenanigans with other counter types. I feel I have a decent amount of board protection, so hopefully it won’t be necessary.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 1 Mythic Rares 42 - 16 Rares 21 - 5 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.88
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Elephant 3/3 G, Goblin 1/1 R, Gold, Inkling 2/1 WB, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Monarch Emblem, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure
Folders	compare with mine