Marchesa, Political Queen of Pillows
Commander / EDH
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Commander 2017 —Aug. 18, 2017
Trying a few cards from Commander 2017. The Vampire deck had a nice political sub-theme to it:
Solemn Simulacrum ---> Curse of Opulence: Solemn always felt a little expensive for a ramp card in this deck. The curse can come out early, cause some political shenanigans, and give some ramp. I'm not sure how impactful it will be in practice. If I swap it with another ramp card it will likely be 2-3 CMC instead of Solemn again.
Boros Fury-Shield ---> Teferi's Protection: Teferi's Protection may be the best fog effect ever printed. No wonder it's the most expensive card in the set right now. It protects from EVERYTHING until your next turn...that's nuts. Boros Fury Shield was ok but a little conditional. Moved to maybeboard.
Exsanguinate ---> Disrupt Decorum: mass goad! While not nearly as good as say...Insurrection...it's only 4 mana and forces opponents to expend resources attacking each other. Exsanguinate may find its way back in as a finisher if this card doesn't pan out.
Card on hit list: Word of Seizing. I love its flexibility but 5 mana often feels steep for this effect. I may cut it in a future revision, but I will keep it in for now.
MegaMatt13 says... #2
precociousapprentice, yeah...it could fit in your Burning Wish sideboard
July 20, 2017 9:53 p.m.
precociousapprentice says... #3
That has been a consideration. Right now Austere Command has been pulling that duty rather well. I may test it in that spot.
July 20, 2017 11:45 p.m.
MegaMatt13 says... #4
precociousapprentice, tough call between those two. I really like both. I do enjoy the flexibility of Austere Command though. It's great to be able to tailor the boardwipe so it hurts you the least.
July 21, 2017 12:28 a.m.
Have you thought about adding Leyline of Sanctity? It's good on its own but even better against storm and spellslinger decks. Another alternative to that is Aegis of the Gods.
July 26, 2017 6:08 p.m.
MegaMatt13 says... #6
lucal13, thanks for the suggestions. Leyline of Sanctity would be great in here but its price tag is a little steep right now. Perhaps if it gets reprinted. Aegis of the Gods is an interesting budget option. As a small creature I'd be worried about it getting removed too easily. I'll consider it though :)
July 27, 2017 5:45 p.m.
MegaMatt13 says... #7
lucal13, just looked at other hexproof options and found Witchbane Orb for about 50 cents lol. Hmm i'll think about it. I'm not sure how often I need hexproof as the player. Usually it's my permanents I want to have hexproof.
July 27, 2017 5:52 p.m.
MegaMatt13 says... #9
sashaza, I temporarily took her out to test other cards. I've found that I've missed her though so she's going back in.
July 28, 2017 11:37 a.m.
precociousapprentice says... #11
I had considered Anointed Procession, but in every case I would want it, I figured it would be win more.
July 30, 2017 1:59 p.m.
joshposhua says... #12
That's fair enough. I was taught to play MTG not by winning but winning more and that's usually how I think. This is a pretty solid deck regardless
August 4, 2017 3:43 p.m.
MegaMatt13 says... #13
joshposhua and precociousapprentice, yeah I could see Anointed Procession being great in a build that more reliably produces tokens. Even Marchesa's own assassin token doesn't come out very often. The deck pillowforts so well that I rarely lose the monarchy and therefore don't get an assassin token.
August 4, 2017 7:58 p.m.
Venomous08 says... #14
Once Commander 2017 releases I could imagine this deck running Stalking Leonin, it's another great card that dissuades all opponents from attacking
August 8, 2017 6:25 p.m.
MegaMatt13 says... #15
Venomous08, I'm definitely considering that card. It could be a useful pillowfort :)
August 8, 2017 7:40 p.m.
FenIsABasicSwamp says... #16
Needs more plains fetches and Mistveil Plains so you can keep reusing Sunforger.
precociousapprentice says... #1
I have an Hour of Revelation that I have not yet tried. I may check it out.
July 20, 2017 8:30 p.m.