The Army of the Black Rose

Commander / EDH* Cruel Control Humans UBR (Grixis)

coldbricks

Creature (34)

• 1x Alchemist's Apprentice
• 1x Aura Thief
• 1x Avalanche Riders
• 1x Banewhip Punisher
• 1x Big Game Hunter
• 1x Blighted Agent
• 1x Blind Zealot
• 1x Brine Shaman
• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 1x Deadeye Tracker
• 1x Dire Fleet Daredevil
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Flesh Carver
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Hooded Assassin
• 1x Kessig Malcontents
• 1x Kiku, Night's Flower
• 1x Knight of Dusk
• 1x Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
• 1x Magus of the Abyss
• 1x Manic Vandal
• 1x Metallic Mimic
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Pain Seer
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Rishadan Footpad
• 1x Thoughtpicker Witch
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant
• 1x Village Cannibals
• 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Instant (3)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Land (36)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bad River
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crosis's Catacombs
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Diamond Valley
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Grand Coliseum
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x High Market
• 1x Ifnir Deadlands
• 1x Ipnu Rivulet
• 1x Island
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Ramunap Ruins
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rocky Tar Pit
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Mass Appeal
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Commander (1)

Artifact (15)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Hammer of Purphoros
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Urza's Incubator
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol
• 1x Vigilante Justice

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I've been playing various traditional builds of Marchesa for some time as well as a couple of Wizard tribal versions and they started to get a little "samey". While looking at he play lobby on MTGO, a player was asking for creative tribal decks to play against and I wondered what else I could do with Marchesa.

This current test deck for a fast Human Tribal build for Marchesa the Black Rose is the result.

Land base is pretty basic, fetches would be a great addition. However, I've found this current base hasn't got me into too much trouble. It will need tweaking as creatures are swapped out as the build progresses.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 31 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.80
Tokens	Enchantment Golem 3/3 C, Horror */* B, Human 1/1 R, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Morph 2/2 C