Queen Marchesa - Aikido

Commander / EDH Aikido Control Pillow Fort RBW (Mardu)

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Land (34)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blightstep Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Haunted Ridge
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Needleverge Pathway  ^Flip
• 4x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Creature (25)

• 1x Breena, the Demagogue
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Kardur, Doomscourge
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Keeper of the Accord
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Opposition Agent
• 1x Palace Jailer
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Selfless Squire
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Skyline Despot
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Tymna the Weaver *f-etch*
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Xantcha, Sleeper Agent

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Monologue Tax
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Stranglehold

Commander (1)

Instant (19)

• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Comeuppance
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Fire Covenant
• 1x Hide / Seek
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Tithe
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Wear / Tear

Artifact (5)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

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This aikido control deck aims to influence your opponents attacks through pillow fort, retaliation, combat trick type effects, and the monarch. The game plan is to use political control elements to your advantage to survive to the late game, using your opponents decks strengths to beat them. The goal is to find a balance between being powerful without being the biggest threat at the table. Win cons for this deck depend on the deck archetypes your opponents are playing. Instant combo win = Ad Nauseam + Angel's Grace + Sickening Dreams. I highly recommend this archetype, as every game is different and winning with this deck is very gratifying.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 69 - 0 Rares 11 - 0 Uncommons 2 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.08
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Copy Clone, Dragon 5/5 R, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Gold, Ogre 3/3 R, Snake 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Monarch Emblem, Treasure