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Marchesa, the Black Rose

Marchesa, the Black Rose - Built around Unspeakable Symbol, Iron Apprentice and Carrion Feeder

Marchesa, the Black Rose · BRU · 100 cards · 37 lands

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Bracket 3 - UpgradedCommander 1Creatures 47Instants 4Sorceries 4Artifacts 2Enchantments 5Lands 37
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Marchesa, the Black Rose
Marchesa, the Black Rose
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.) Other creatures you control have dethrone. Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.
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Creatures (47)

Iron Apprentice
Iron Apprentice
Artifact Creature — Construct
$0.28
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it. When this creature dies, if it had counters on it, put those counters on target creature you control.
Carrion Feeder
Carrion Feeder
Creature — Zombie
$1.51
This creature can't block. Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Flayer of the Hatebound
Flayer of the Hatebound
Creature — Devil
$0.27
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.) Whenever this creature or another creature enters from your graveyard, that creature deals damage equal to its power to any target.
Baleful Strix
Baleful Strix
Artifact Creature — Bird
$3.76
Flying, deathtouch When this creature enters, draw a card.
Viscera Seer
Viscera Seer
Creature — Vampire Wizard
$0.48
Sacrifice a creature: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Scorn-Blade Berserker
Scorn-Blade Berserker
Creature — Human Berserker
$0.33
Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following ability until end of turn.) {1}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.
Vigean Graftmage
Vigean Graftmage
Creature — Vedalken Wizard Mutant
$0.1
Graft 2 (This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another creature enters, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto it.) {1}{U}: Untap target creature with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Arcbound Stinger
Arcbound Stinger
Artifact Creature — Insect
$0.21
Flying Modular 1 (This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
Arcbound Slith
Arcbound Slith
Artifact Creature — Slith
$0.37
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Modular 1 (This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
Thundering Raiju
Thundering Raiju
Creature — Spirit
$0.46
Haste Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Then this creature deals X damage to each opponent, where X is the number of modified creatures you control other than this creature. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Arcbound Worker
Arcbound Worker
Artifact Creature — Construct
$0.25
Modular 1 (This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
Arcbound Tracker
Arcbound Tracker
Artifact Creature — Dog
$0.24
Menace Modular 2 (This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.) Whenever you cast a spell other than your first spell each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Arcbound Slasher
Arcbound Slasher
Artifact Creature — Cat
$0.19
Modular 4 (This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.) Riot (This creature enters with your choice of an additional +1/+1 counter or haste.)
Voldaren Thrillseeker
Voldaren Thrillseeker
Creature — Vampire Warrior
$0.2
Backup 2 (When this creature enters, put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following ability until end of turn.) {1}, Sacrifice this creature: It deals damage equal to its power to any target.
Grim Haruspex
Grim Haruspex
Creature — Human Wizard
$2.64
Morph {B} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, draw a card.
Solemn Simulacrum
Solemn Simulacrum
Artifact Creature — Golem
$0.28
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. When this creature dies, you may draw a card.
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
$0.31
Haste Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Yahenni. Sacrifice another creature: Yahenni gains indestructible until end of turn.
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Legendary Creature — Vampire Ally
$0.99
Flying, first strike Whenever Drana deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on each attacking creature you control.
Herald of Secret Streams
Herald of Secret Streams
Creature — Merfolk Warrior
$6.17
Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them can't be blocked.
River Kelpie
River Kelpie
Creature — Beast
$0.3
Whenever this creature or another permanent enters from a graveyard, draw a card. Whenever a player casts a spell from a graveyard, draw a card. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
Satoru, the Infiltrator
Satoru, the Infiltrator
Legendary Creature — Human Ninja Rogue
$0.78
Menace Whenever Satoru and/or one or more other nontoken creatures you control enter, if none of them were cast or no mana was spent to cast them, draw a card.
Glen Elendra Archmage
Glen Elendra Archmage
Creature — Faerie Wizard
$9.64
Flying {U}, Sacrifice this creature: Counter target noncreature spell. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
Juri, Master of the Revue
Juri, Master of the Revue
Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
$0.28
Whenever you sacrifice a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on Juri. When Juri dies, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.
Warren Soultrader
Warren Soultrader
Creature — Zombie Goblin Wizard
$17.14
Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature: Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Spark Double
Spark Double
Creature — Illusion
$5
You may have this creature enter as a copy of a creature or planeswalker you control, except it enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it if it's a creature, it enters with an additional loyalty counter on it if it's a planeswalker, and it isn't legendary.
Gev, Scaled Scorch
Gev, Scaled Scorch
Legendary Creature — Lizard Mercenary
$0.45
Ward—Pay 2 life. Other creatures you control enter with an additional +1/+1 counter on them for each opponent who lost life this turn. Whenever you cast a Lizard spell, Gev deals 1 damage to target opponent.
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Legendary Creature — Devil
$0.42
At the beginning of your end step, create a Treasure token for each creature that died this turn. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Danny Pink
Danny Pink
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Advisor
$19.85
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.) Creatures you control have "Whenever one or more counters are put on this creature for the first time each turn, draw a card."
Sage of Fables
Sage of Fables
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
$0.28
Each other Wizard creature you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it. {2}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Draw a card.
Fain, the Broker
Fain, the Broker
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
$1.57
{T}, Sacrifice a creature: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. {T}, Remove a counter from a creature you control: Create a Treasure token. {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying. {3}{B}: Untap Fain.
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
Legendary Creature — Nightmare
$4.12
At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice an artifact, creature, enchantment, land, or planeswalker. If you do, each opponent may sacrifice a permanent of their choice that shares a card type with it. For each opponent who doesn't, that player loses 2 life and you draw a card.
Marionette Apprentice
Marionette Apprentice
Creature — Human Artificer
$2.1
Fabricate 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it or create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token.) Whenever another creature or artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Legendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
$21.99
Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.) Whenever a Human deals damage to you, destroy it. Other non-Human creatures you control get +1/+1 and have undying. (When a creature with undying dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
$1.81
First strike Whenever Alesha attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Raid — At the beginning of your end step, if you attacked this turn, return target creature card with mana value less than or equal to Alesha's power from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Zealous Conscripts
Zealous Conscripts
Creature — Human Warrior
$0.27
Haste When this creature enters, gain control of target permanent until end of turn. Untap that permanent. It gains haste until end of turn.
Puppeteer Clique
Puppeteer Clique
Creature — Faerie Wizard
$0.27
Flying When this creature enters, put target creature card from an opponent's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. It gains haste. At the beginning of your next end step, exile it. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
Bloodtracker
Bloodtracker
Creature — Vampire Wizard
$0.24
Flying {B}, Pay 2 life: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. When this creature leaves the battlefield, draw a card for each +1/+1 counter on it.
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Creature — Zombie
$0.62
When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer
Creature — Human Pirate
$3.21
Whenever another creature you control dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
$22.83
Protection from Humans Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature: Put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature and draw a card. {B}{B}, Discard a card: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Siren Stormtamer
Siren Stormtamer
Creature — Siren Pirate Wizard
$0.33
Flying {U}, Sacrifice this creature: Counter target spell or ability that targets you or a creature you control.
Midnight Reaper
Midnight Reaper
Creature — Zombie Knight
$0.2
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, this creature deals 1 damage to you and you draw a card.
Disciple of Bolas
Disciple of Bolas
Creature — Human Wizard
$0.38
When this creature enters, sacrifice another creature. You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is that creature's power.
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
Legendary Creature — Human Elf Bard
$0.21
When Kalain enters, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.") Other creatures you control enter with an additional +1/+1 counter on them for each mana from a Treasure spent to cast them.
Accursed Marauder
Accursed Marauder
Creature — Zombie Warrior
$0.34
When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.
Aether Channeler
Aether Channeler
Creature — Human Wizard
$0.31
When this creature enters, choose one — • Create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying. • Return another target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. • Draw a card.
Plaguecrafter
Plaguecrafter
Creature — Human Shaman
$0.34
When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice. Each player who can't discards a card.

Instants (4)

Deadly Dispute
Deadly Dispute
Instant
$0.26
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature. Draw two cards and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Cyclonic Rift
Cyclonic Rift
Instant
$30.1
Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand. Overload {6}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Instant
$0.44
Add {B}{B}{B}.
Mana Sculpt
Mana Sculpt
Instant
$0.8
Counter target spell. If you control a Wizard, add an amount of {C} equal to the amount of mana spent to cast that spell at the beginning of your next main phase.

Sorceries (4)

Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Sorcery
$0.72
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield. Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.
Toxic Deluge
Toxic Deluge
Sorcery
$5.15
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life. All creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.
Seize the Spotlight
Seize the Spotlight
Sorcery
$14.77
Each opponent chooses fame or fortune. For each player who chose fame, gain control of a creature that player controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures and they gain haste until end of turn. For each player who chose fortune, you draw a card and create a Treasure token.
Jeska's Will
Jeska's Will
Sorcery
$39.22
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead. • Add {R} for each card in target opponent's hand. • Exile the top three cards of your library. You may play them this turn.

Artifacts (2)

Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Artifact
$8.15
Sacrifice a creature: Add {C}{C}.
Wayfarer's Bauble
Wayfarer's Bauble
Artifact
$0.31
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Enchantments (5)

Unspeakable Symbol
Unspeakable Symbol
Enchantment
$1.28
Pay 3 life: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Uncivil Unrest
Uncivil Unrest
Enchantment
$18.86
Nontoken creatures you control have riot. (They enter with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) If a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage instead.
Goblin Bombardment
Goblin Bombardment
Enchantment
$2.5
Sacrifice a creature: This enchantment deals 1 damage to any target.
Thran Vigil
Thran Vigil
Enchantment
$0.27
Whenever one or more artifact and/or creature cards leave your graveyard during your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections
Enchantment
$10.47
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more — • Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life. • Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life. • Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)

Lands (37)

Forge of Heroes
Forge of Heroes
Land
$0.3
{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Choose target commander that entered this turn. Put a +1/+1 counter on it if it's a creature and a loyalty counter on it if it's a planeswalker.
High Market
High Market
Land
$0.4
{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice a creature: You gain 1 life.
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Land
$0.99
This land enters tapped. When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard. {T}: Add {B}.
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Land
$4.19
You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.
Nesting Grounds
Nesting Grounds
Land
$0.29
{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Move a counter from target permanent you control onto a second target permanent. Activate only as a sorcery.
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Land
$0.29
{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Spymaster's Vault
Spymaster's Vault
Land
$2.71
This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp. {T}: Add {B}. {B}, {T}: Target creature you control connives X, where X is the number of creatures that died this turn. (Draw X cards, then discard X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each nonland card discarded this way.)
Tyrite Sanctum
Tyrite Sanctum
Land
$2.49
{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Target legendary creature becomes a God in addition to its other types. Put a +1/+1 counter on it. {4}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Put an indestructible counter on target God.
The Black Gate
The Black Gate
Legendary Land — Gate
$9.36
As The Black Gate enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {1}{B}, {T}: Choose a player with the most life or tied for most life. Target creature can't be blocked by creatures that player controls this turn.
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
Land — Planet
$4.78
This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Planet. Station only as a sorcery.) 12+ | {1}{B}, {T}, Pay 2 life, Sacrifice a creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Activate only as a sorcery.
Temple of the False God
Temple of the False God
Land
$0.19
{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Legendary Land
$10.68
{T}: Add {B}. Channel — {3}{B}, Discard this card: Mill three cards, then return a creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Karn's Bastion
Karn's Bastion
Land
$2.7
{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Seat of the Synod
Seat of the Synod
Artifact Land
$0.87
{T}: Add {U}.
Vault of Whispers
Vault of Whispers
Artifact Land
$1.75
{T}: Add {B}.
Great Furnace
Great Furnace
Artifact Land
$2.53
{T}: Add {R}.
Drannith Ruins
Drannith Ruins
Land
$0.41
{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Put two +1/+1 counters on target non-Human creature that entered this turn.
Command Tower
Command Tower
Land
$0.24
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Basic lands: 11 Swamp 4 Island 4 Mountain
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