Art: Ryan Pancoast · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Marchesa, Dealer of Death

UBR

Legendary Creature — Human Rogue · from $0.20

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.)

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

57 of 100 at $5 or less · 40 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
18	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
19	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
20	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
21	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
22	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
23	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
24	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
25	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
26	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
27	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
28	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
29	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
30	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
31	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
32	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
33	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
34	Watery Grave	Land	0	$9.86
35	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
36	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
37	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
38	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
39	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
40	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
41	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
42	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
43	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
44	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
45	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
46	Blood Crypt	Land	0	$8.68
47	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
48	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
49	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
50	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
51	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
52	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
53	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
54	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
55	Dragonskull Summit	Land	0	$0.45
56	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
57	Sunken Hollow	Land	0	$0.29
58	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
59	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
60	Talisman of Dominance	Artifact	2	$0.49
61	Smoldering Marsh	Land	0	$0.27
62	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
63	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
64	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
65	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
66	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
67	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
68	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
69	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
70	Drowned Catacomb	Land	0	$0.50
71	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
72	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
73	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
74	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
75	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
76	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
77	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
78	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
79	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
80	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
81	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
82	Talisman of Indulgence	Artifact	2	$0.47
83	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
84	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
85	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
86	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
87	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
88	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
89	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
90	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
91	Underground River	Land	0	$0.51
92	Sulfurous Springs	Land	0	$0.49
93	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
94	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
95	Morphic Pool	Land	0	$28.50
96	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
97	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
98	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
99	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
100	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19

Curve of these staples

Most played with Marchesa, Dealer of Death

The 25 most-played cards in 10 settled top-16 lists running Marchesa, Dealer of Death at 16+ player events since Apr 12, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Arcane Signet	100% · 10 of 10	3
2	Command Tower	100% · 10 of 10	3
3	Sol Ring	100% · 10 of 10	3
4	Ancient Tomb	90% · 9 of 10	3
5	Badlands	90% · 9 of 10	3
6	Beseech the Mirror	90% · 9 of 10	3
7	Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty	90% · 9 of 10	3
8	Blood Crypt	90% · 9 of 10	3
9	Bloodstained Mire	90% · 9 of 10	3
10	Borne Upon a Wind	90% · 9 of 10	3
11	Cabal Ritual	90% · 9 of 10	3
12	Chain of Vapor	90% · 9 of 10	3
13	Chrome Mox	90% · 9 of 10	3
14	Dark Ritual	90% · 9 of 10	3
15	Deflecting Swat	90% · 9 of 10	3
16	Demonic Tutor	90% · 9 of 10	3
17	Fierce Guardianship	90% · 9 of 10	3
18	Flooded Strand	90% · 9 of 10	3
19	Flusterstorm	90% · 9 of 10	3
20	Force of Negation	90% · 9 of 10	3
21	Force of Will	90% · 9 of 10	3
22	Gamble	90% · 9 of 10	3
23	Gemstone Caverns	90% · 9 of 10	3
24	Hexing Squelcher	90% · 9 of 10	3
25	Imperial Seal	90% · 9 of 10	3

Combos with Marchesa, Dealer of Death

2 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Ashnod's Altar + Bone Miser + Marchesa, Dealer of Death + Mind Over Matter
Near-infinite looting · Near-infinite self-discard triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Bone Miser + Marchesa, Dealer of Death + Mind Over Matter + Phyrexian Altar
Near-infinite looting · Near-infinite self-discard triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 11 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

10th of 27 — Cedh European Championship qualifier on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 0–2–3 · by Gašper Žajdela
8th of 88 — cEDH Nationals Deutschland - Open on Topdeck.ggSep 5, 2026 · 3–3–2 · by Gašper Žajdela
15th of 32 — SPB EDH Open 2 on Topdeck.ggJul 25, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Карасёв Евгений Юрьевич
3rd of 60 — cEDH Win a Badlands a Commander Invitational Qualifier 7-18-26 on Topdeck.ggJul 18, 2026 · 4–3–0 · by Kellen Cuen [Pinnacle]
11th of 59 — Commander Invitational Qualifier - Gamer Geeks on Topdeck.ggJul 4, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Kellen Cuen [Pinnacle]
5th of 42 — EXTRAEXTRA Cedh Tourney! on Topdeck.ggJun 21, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Lia
2nd of 43 — Tropical Island Vacation on Topdeck.ggJun 13, 2026 · 2–1–2 · by Matt Schneider [Pinnacle]
3rd of 17 — Cedh European Championship Qualifier on Topdeck.ggJun 13, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by Gašper Žajdela

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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