Queen Marchesa: for the Aikido Inclined

Commander / EDH Aikido Control RBW (Mardu)

jamesschlegel

Land (36)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 5x Plains
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Stone Quarry
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Last One Standing
• 1x Mob Rule
• 1x Painful Truths
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Rout
• 1x Scheming Symmetry

Instant (19)

• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Arcbond
• 1x Backlash
• 1x Batwing Brume
• 1x Bedevil
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Comeuppance
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Despark
• 1x Fire Covenant
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Lapse of Certainty
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Wear / Tear
• 1x Word of Seizing

Artifact (12)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip

Commander (1)

Creature (13)

• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x High Priest of Penance
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Mathas, Fiend Seeker
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Selfless Squire
• 1x Tithe Drinker
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Xantcha, Sleeper Agent

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Delaying Shield
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Solitary Confinement
• 1x Stolen Strategy
• 1x Underworld Connections
• 1x Vow of Malice
• 1x Wound Reflection

---

Queen Marchesa V.2

Hello fellow Aikido players! Here is my work in progress deck for a similar deck found here: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/queen-marchesa-politics-aikido-and-control/#c3529038

It is a mostly budget friendly version that allows for the same flavor, without spending as much. Some of the more expensive cards such as Dark Confidant I was able to stumble upon for a trade. The rest of the more expensive cards over 10bucks I was able to find at card shops for half the price (Kor Haven, Hatred, Wound Reflection). Play this deck if:

• You like to a reactive play style

• Like to use your opponent's strengths against them

• Like thinking methodically, as if the game were a puzzle to win

• Complicated plays

The deck is designed to play well against any deck, really but obviously you must cater to your meta. Once again, credit goes to precociousapprentice as he is the original creator for the idea and I'm sure has put countless hours into perfecting the craft.

Any suggestions welcome and I am happy to explain my budget choices so far. :)

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.02
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Ogre 3/3 R, Snake 1/1 B, Monarch Emblem, Treasure