Queen Marchesa
Deathtouch, haste When Queen Marchesa enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent is the monarch, create a 1/1 black Assassin creature token with deathtouch and haste.
How Queen Marchesa decks play in EDH
Queen Marchesa is a Mardu commander in white, black and red costing 1RWB, and its legendary creature - human assassin line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. The cards below are the ones Queen Marchesa decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $89.80Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (1)
Removal (3)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Queen Marchesa 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 Queen Marchesa deck?
Queen Marchesa has a Mardu colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Queen Marchesa?
The cards played most often in Queen Marchesa decks include Gleaming Splendor, Tamiyo, Upriser Crowned, The Queen of Dale. 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 Queen Marchesa deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $89.80 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 Queen Marchesa 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.