Every Masochist Needs a Marchesa to Love Them

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Competitive Midrange Multiplayer Primer Sacrifice UBR (Grixis) Value Engine

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Creature (33)

• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Braids, Arisen Nightmare
• 1x Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Danny Pink
• 1x Falkenrath Aristocrat
• 1x Fire Nation Salvagers
• 1x Flayer of the Hatebound
• 1x Flesh Duplicate
• 1x Gev, Scaled Scorch
• 1x Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x High-Society Hunter
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Iron Apprentice
• 1x Kardur, Doomscourge
• 1x Liliana's Standard Bearer
• 1x Metallic Mimic
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Phantasmal Image
• 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1x Pollywog Prodigy
• 1x Sage of Fables
• 1x Satoru, the Infiltrator
• 1x Spark Double
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Terror of the Peaks
• 1x Twilight Diviner
• 1x Vigean Graftmage
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Instant (5)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Fierce GuardianshipGC
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Vampiric TutorGC

Land (32)

• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x High Market
• 3x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Blasphemous Edict
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Last One Standing
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x NecropotenceGC
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Sneak Attack
• 1x Thran Vigil
• 1x Uncivil Unrest
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol

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Creature (5)

• 1x Bloodletter of Aclazotz
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Greater Gargadon
• 1x Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim

Artifact (2)

• 1x Anduril, Narsil Reforged
• 1x The Ozolith

Instant (4)

• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Lethal Scheme
• 1x Ripples of Potential
• 1x Saw in Half

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Corporeal Projection
• 1x Jokulhaups
• 1x Seize the Spotlight

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The deck is a synergistic nightmare for your opponents. It is set up as both an aggro deck and to abuse ETB/Death triggers and is VERY aggressive with life as a resource. Several lands, creatures, artifacts, and enchantments cause you to lose life (31 cards) and you can always smack yourself with Flayer of the Hatebound, Goblin Bombardment, and Terror of the Peaks (It's the right answer sometimes). Spellskite can also redirect the same spell or ability on the stack as many times as needed to lower your life where you want.

I typically end games by looping Gray Merchant of Asphodel and clones. Imperial Recruiter is typically my 1st tutor target (unless a boardwipe is needed) because of the massive toolbox it looks up here.

Iron Apprentice, Metallic Mimic, Gev, Scaled Scorch, Sage of Fables, Vigean Graftmage, Unspeakable Symbol, Spark Double, Uncivil Unrest, Thran Vigil, and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed all (except Thran Vigil) allow you to abuse etb/death triggers on everyone's turn instead of once per round.

I've never once comboed to win even though there are 2 lethal infinite combos in the deck (technically more, but all 4+ cards). I instead rely on tons of synergy and attacking my opponents resources for more of a war of attrition approach.

INFINITE COMBO

Ashnod's Altar + Flayer of the Hatebound + Sage of Fables for infinite damage and card draw.

1: Sac Flayer to Altar to get {2}, Flayer immediately comes back with a +1+1 counter and hits anything for 5.

2: Use the floating {2} with Sage to remove Flayer's +1+1 counter and draw a card.

3: Rinse and repeat until all opponents are certifiably dead!

Plugging Mikaeus, the Unhallowed into this combo allows you to replace Flayer of the Hatebound with any non-human that ISN'T a wizard for infinite ETB's.

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Glen Elendra Archmage, Goblin Bombardment, and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed. Just sac Glen Elendra to Goblin Bombardment over and over while alternating between Persist and Undying to ping the table to death.

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Feedback, upvotes, and ideas are appreciated, thanks in advance.

Feel free to check out my other decks.

ACTIVE:

{U}{B}{R} Every Masochist Needs a Marchesa to Love Them

{W}{B}{R} Spanisshin Inquisisshin

{W}{U}{B} Alela's Aerodynamics: A Crash Course

{W}{U}{R} Bipedal Beastmode (Éowyn Human Tribal)

{W}{U}{G} Dopplegangbangers - Historic Flash Convoke Copies

{W}{R}{G} Taste the Painbow - Rienne Multicolor/Legendaries

RETIRED:

{W} Goldmane... The Other Brother

{U}{B}{G} Muldrotha's Madhouse ⫷Primer⫸

{W}{B}{G} Added Layers of Protection - Tymna & Sidar

{W}{R}{G} Marisi the Pimp - (Combat) Trickin' Hoes

{B}{R}{G} Prossh's Dastardly Bastard Children - Group Slug

{U}{R}{G} Animar, Gaea's Hemorrhoid ⫷PRIMER⫸

{W}{G} Sisay's Hombres -Hatebears

{W}{B}{R} Edgar's Dega Vampires

{G}{B}{U}{W} Little Rey of Ishine (Reyhan/Ishai)

CRAFTED (NEVER PLAYED):

{W}{R} "Wake Up, Wasteland! It's Me, Three Dog!"

{W}{B}{G} deck:the-calm-before-the-swarm-kathryl-tribal-insects (Rule 0)

BUILT FOR FRIENDS:

{U}{B}{G} deck:boot-scootin-boogie-felix-five-boots

{W}{B}{R} "The Devil's Invoice" - Vihaan Treasuristocrats

{W}{R}{G} Ghired's Parrots: "Stop Copying Me, Squawk"

Top Ranked	Achieved #6 position overall 6 years ago Achieved #4 position in Commander / EDH 6 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Primer 6 years ago
Date added	8 years
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 60 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.75
Tokens	Copy Clone, Morph 2/2 C
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