The Queen Marchesa is obvioulsy the most funniest new general to play.
My deck idea is to keep the Monarch Crown myself at any cost. Winning is not so important :)
And of course, EDH cards for the Queen should be foils. Queen likes shiny things.
EDIT: DECKLIST UPDATED 08-02-2017
Commander (1):
Queen Marchesa
Creatures (31):
If you want the Crown you shall pay the price for it (16):
Spitemare
Souls of the Faultless
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
Boros Reckoner
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
Ophiomancer
Selfless Squire
Wall of Souls
Vengeful Pharaoh
Mogg Maniac
Stuffy Doll
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
Dread
Darien, King of Kjeldor
Windborn Muse
Royal Assassin
Monarch back for the Queen (4):
Custodi Lich
Knights of the Black Rose
Palace Jailer
Thorn of the Black Rose
Utility cretures and Queen's servants (11):
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Master of Cruelties
Butcher of the Horde
Aurelia, the Warleader
Urabrask the Hidden
Tajic, Blade of the Legion
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder
Sheoldred, Whispering One
Deathbringer Liege
Sun Titan
Grand Abolisher
Taxing and Protecting the Queen (18):
Deflecting Palm
Norn's Annex
Polluted Bonds
No Mercy
War's Toll
Citadel Siege
Blind Obedience
Painful Quandary
Ghostly Prison
Delaying Shield
Island Sanctuary
Intervention Pact
Solitary Confinement
Gideon of the Trials
Gideon Jura
Kaya, Ghost Assassin
Nahiri, the Harbinger
Ajani Vengeant
Sweepers and Removals (7):
Utter End
Crackling Doom
Merciless Eviction
Vindicate
Terminus
Hide / Seek
Razia's Purification
EDH Staples and Mana Rocks (8):
Demonic Tutor
Skullclamp
Land Tax
Sol Ring
Boros Signet
Rakdos Signet
Orzhov Signet
Fellwar Stone
Lands (37):
Island of Wak-Wak
Maze of Ith
Kor Haven
Mystifying Maze
Glacial Chasm
Shizo Death's Storehouse
Command Tower
Nomad Outpost
Strip Mine
Plateau
Badlands
Scrubland
Sacred Foundry
Blood Crypt
Godless Shrine
Needle Spires
Shambling Vent
Lavaclaw Reaches
5x Swamp
5x Plains
5x Mountain
4x Fetchland
How does the deck look? Did I miss any cool taxing creatures?
Cheers!
Last edited by raudo; 08-02-2017 at 03:18 PM.
I've been debating picking up a copy of Queen Marchesa myself and giving her a try. I like the idea of her, but I haven't really been able to settle on a list. Here's some things I was considering:
Kambal, Consul of Allocation is a nice little taxing creature, and is somewhat flavorful since the Queen obviously has a minister of finance. People are going to play non-creature spells, so you might as well benefit from them.
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight seems like it would be quite good here, especially if people are attacking you and trying to steal your crown. Half damage is nothing to sneeze at, and it even prevents you from getting hit by 1/1 token swarms since you round the damage you take down, not up. Then, when it comes time for you to return the favor, double damage is quite nice.
Crown of Doom is very flavorful, and is also a sort of "pillowfort" card in that it encourages attacks elsewhere.
Royal Assassin more flavor, but also an excellent rattlesnake. Sure, come steal my crown, but you're going to lose an attacker for the privilege.
You've got Maze of Ith in there, but you don't have it's cousin Mystifying Maze. It can be a little clunky at times, but it's fairly good against the recent glut of Atraxa/Ezuri decks running around that are full of creatures loaded up with +1/+1 counters.
Skyline Despot is another way to get your crown back that gives you a fairly decent little bonus for actually being the queen.
As for your list, here's some things I don't like:
Hanweir Garrison seems like a worse Hero of Bladehold. You could get the sweet meld thing going every once in a while, but for my money I think I'd still opt for Hero if I wanted that effect.
Lyzolda, the Blood Witch seems out of place in your deck. You've got a lot of things to sacrifice to it for "value", but I don't think you're hard up enough for random draws or shocks that you need this card. This is especially true if you're holding on to the monarch crown which seems to be your overall plan.
Price of Glory is one of those cards that sounds sweet, but either makes you a target or actively hurts you. Unless you see a huge amount of random counterspells in your meta or something I'd cut this in favor of Kambal.
While it is a cool card, I'm also not sure how good Necromancer's Covenant is. I guess if you have a lot of Karador/Jarad/Meren type decks in your meta it could pay off, but I think something like Army of the Damned will net you more zombies more consistently if what you're after is a surprise token horde.
I think I'd rather have Assemble the Legion over Covenant or Army, but it is slow. This deck doesn't seem like a speed-demon though.
"The Ancients teach us that if we can but last, we shall prevail."
—Kaysa, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order
Thanks for the answers. Royal Assassin really must be in this theme. I forgot it because I have only revised edition Assassin and here it should obviously be from Beta. :)
Graveyard and anti-counter techs are in because there are annoying blue and reanimator mages around. Let's see what is the reality but cards look really cool in the paper though.
Theme is really more important than win here so I think some of the Titans and other EDH-bombs should go.
Assemble the Legion is surely cooler than let's say Luminarch Ascension.
Kambal I didn't even know it existed. It is obviously good taxing creature in the theme too.
I can honestly recommend this deck for any EDH player. It is ton of fun to play.
But should there be a King or does our Queen want to be always single? :)
Darien, King of Kjeldor
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed and
King Suleiman are probably the best options.
Only Prince seems to be Prince of Thralls who has wrong colours.
Only Princess seems to be Princess Lucrezia and she has wrong colours too.
BTW, if anyone have spare Royal Assassin from Beta for a good home send me a priv message. :)
Last edited by raudo; 03-14-2017 at 03:36 PM.
Technically, this one is a prince and is on color. I think Darien is most on theme, people want to attack you to get the Monarch and when they do, you get an army to take it back.
Haha, just get a FBB one, those are a lot less expensive.
Damn, I think I kind of want to build this, it's such a flavor win.
"The Ancients teach us that if we can but last, we shall prevail."
—Kaysa, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order
I've been kicking a similar idea around for a while, and here's what I came up with:
Commander:
Queen Marchesa
Creatures:
Mother of Runes
Grand Abolisher
Goblin Diplomats
High Priest of Penance
Goblin Spymaster
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Bastion Protector
Orzhov Advokist
Royal Assassin
Palace Jailer
Selfless Squire
Brutal Hordechief
Hero of Bladehold
Custodi Lich
Knights of the Black Rose
Zealous Conscripts
Custodi Squire
Magister of Worth
Skyline Despot
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
Instants:
Swords to Plowshares
Path to Exile
Deflecting Palm
Rakdos Charm
Crackling Doom
Chaos Warp
Anguished Unmaking
Utter End
Comeuppance
Wild Ricochet
Sorcery:
Demonic Tutor
Night's Whisper
Council's Judgment
Read the Bones
Wrath of God
Unburial Rites
Capital Punishment
Austere Command
Blasphemous Act
Artifacts:
Sol Ring
Pacification Array
Strionic Resonator
Rakdos Signet
Orzhov Signet
Boros Signet
Key to the City
Chromatic Lantern
Darksteel Ingot
Crown of Doom
Sunforger
Enchantments:
Land Tax
Blind Obedience
Prison Term
Ghostly Prison
Oblivion Ring
Phyrexian Arena
Marchesa's Decree
War's Toll
Citadel Seige
Assemble the Legion
Lands:
Blood Crypt
Godless Shrine
Sacred Foundry
Bloodstained Mire
Arid Mesa
Marsh Flats
Dragonskull Summit
Clifftop Retreat
Isolated Chapel
Temple of Malice
Temple of Silence
Temple of Triumph
Nomad Outpost
Reflecting Pool
Command Tower
Evolving Wilds
Kor Haven
Strip Mine
Reliquary Tower
Bojuka Bog
Vault of the Archangel
Slayers' Stronghold
Mystifying Maze
Maze of Ith
5 Swamp
5 Plains
4 Mountain
I tried to stick to a theme with the creatures and such - basically I wanted to build Marchesa's court/queendom. Everything else is oriented toward keeping the monarchy for myself while making my opponent's fight each other. There's a couple of sub-themes here with token production and a handful of the voting cards, but I didn't go too deep on that stuff.
Cool deck idea. The link bellow is to a semi-competitive Queen list I have been working on. Any critiques will be welcomed to try and make the list better.
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/06-04...ive-the-queen/
Thank you in advance.
Foiled Delaying Shield, Solitary Confinement and Gideon of the Trials arrived. I shall update the primer soon with the new additions.
Last edited by raudo; 05-18-2017 at 03:07 AM.
Decklist updated finally :)
Added a lot of cool lands and stuff.
Edited
Last edited by raudo; 03-19-2019 at 05:12 PM.
So anything nice for the Queen in couple of years :)
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