Gisa, Glorious Resurrector

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

If a creature an opponent controls would die (be put into the graveyard from the battlefield), exile it instead.

At the beginning of your upkeep, put all creature cards exiled with this onto the battlefield under your control. They gain decayed. (A creature with decayed can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at the end of combat.)

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (38)

Last_Laugh on Black Rose Affairs: Love, Theft, and Sacrifice

4 weeks ago

Good start but I do have a few suggestions.

Gisa, Glorious Resurrector is EASILY your best theft option for Marchesa as it does both theft and sacrifice repeatedly with no further mana invested. Get it outta the maybeboard.

Feed the Swarm, Chaos Warp, and Canoptek Tomb Sentinel are your only realistic ways to deal with problematic enchantments in these colors. Don't get caught with your pants down vs. Rest in Peace, Solemnity, etc.

Satoru, the Infiltrator is one of the best draw options available to Marchesa bar none. Marchesa's recursion are all separate triggers, so like Thran Vigil, this triggers separately for each creature. Danny Pink is also amazing here. Keep in mind a creature returning from the grave is a new creature so alt +1+1 counter sources like Uncivil Unrest will draw again on resurrection.

Kardur, Doomscourge can feel dirty but goading all your opponents' creatures (and even fresh Haste creatures) repeatedly is highly effective to say the least.

Gray Merchant of Asphodel and the lifegain seem counterproductive here, but with any alternate source of +1+1 counters, he ends games fast. You get that etb 5 times (or more with clones) in one trip around the table. Easily my #1 finisher here.

I also can't recommend it enough... but get your remaining Signets and Talismans in here asap. The difference between a t3 and t4 Marchesa is huge.

Let me know if you're picking up what I'm putting down and I can help suggest a few cuts. Been piloting Marchesa for a literal decade now, so happy to help if you want.

Last_Laugh on Guess Who's Back, Back Again, And Again

4 weeks ago

Sorry to see that your Marchesa list is untouched for awhile now. I saw your request for new suggestions to keep things up to date... so here goes.

Satoru, the Infiltrator is probably the best draw engine this deck has ever seen with Danny Pink as a close 2nd.

Gev, Scaled Scorch is a new(ish) alternate source of +1+1 counters that's triggered frequently by opponents (or Goblin Bombardment).

Gisa, Glorious Resurrector is a bit older, but good enough to be the only theft card I run. Soooo good here.

Ripples of Potential is this deck's way to dodge exile, forced sac, etc. wraths when you don't have a sac outlet (or the wrath is Farewell).

Last_Laugh on Thieves of the Black Rose

1 month ago

Unspeakable Symbol is an amazing card here. Just don't proactively add a +1+1 counter to every creature or this card looks like a stinker real quick. Only use it in response to removal or to loop specific etb/death triggers on everyone's turns.

Gev, Scaled Scorch is another alternate source of +1+1 counters that I've had really good results with so far. Your opponents will trigger this frequently.

Gisa, Glorious Resurrector is theft plus the sac outlet in one to make that theft permanent.

Liliana's Standard Bearer and High-Society Hunter are 2 good draw engines I run here that are budget friendly.

I'd also try to make room for the other 2 Talismans and 2 Signets.

Last_Laugh on Oops! All female! Marchesa

1 month ago

Gisa, Glorious Resurrector is amazing here. Theft + a sac outlet in one to make the theft permanent.

Last_Laugh on Oops! All female! Marchesa

1 month ago

Gisa, Glorious Resurrector is amazing here. Theft + a sac outlet in one to make the theft permanent.

Last_Laugh on scotchtapedsleeves

1 month ago

Sorry to see that your Marchesa list is untouched for awhile now. I saw your request for new suggestions to keep things up to date... so here goes.

Satoru, the Infiltrator is probably the best draw engine this deck has ever seen with Danny Pink as a close 2nd.

Gev, Scaled Scorch is an a newish alternate source of +1+1 counters that's triggered frequently by opponents (or Goblin Bombardment).

Gisa, Glorious Resurrector is a bit older, but good enough to be the only theft card I run. Soooo good here.

Ripples of Potential is this deck's way to dodge exile, forced sac, etc. wraths when you don't have a sac outlet (or the wrath is Farewell).

Crow_Umbra on Mark Rosewater's Comments on Blocking …

4 months ago

I think it makes sense. It seems like a trend in contemporary design is to reduce "gummed up" boards that lead to stalemates. Some examples are Decayed tokens or creatures, such as ones created by Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia or Gisa, Glorious Resurrector. This is definitely not a comprehensive list, but here's various examples of mostly contemporary designs that create creature tokens that can't block.

The ability to block any number of creatures isn't very common, and is used on very rare occasions. I think it's a generally a pretty low-impact mechanic, so it makes sense it's not going to see much use.

Crow_Umbra on Burakos, Folk Hero

4 months ago

No prob! Burakos and Party in general is a lot of fun to pilot and make meta adjustments for. Totally understandable regarding Assault Intercessor. If you're ever looking for additional graveyard/Aristocrats hate, I'd suggest checking out Gisa, Glorious Resurrector and Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet. They're not super budget, but are both under $10. Gisa climbed in price a bit since I last checked.