Marchesa, Dealer of Death
Whenever you commit a crime, you may pay {1}. If you do, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.)
How Marchesa decks play in EDH
Marchesa, Dealer of Death is a Grixis commander in blue, black and red costing UBR, and its legendary creature - human rogue line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Marchesa, Dealer of Death decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $88.42Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (2)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
Lands (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Marchesa, Dealer of Death decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Marchesa, Dealer of Death deck?
Marchesa, Dealer of Death has a Grixis colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Marchesa, Dealer of Death?
The cards played most often in Marchesa, Dealer of Death decks include Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun, Turbulent Crater, Geist of Saint Thalia. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Marchesa, Dealer of Death deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $88.42 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Marchesa, Dealer of Death deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.