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Marchesa

Summary

A cohesive Marchesa aristocratscombo deck with strong recursion, layered sacrifice engines, and multiple deterministic lines. It is powerful in general play, but for Bracket 4 it falls short on interaction density, stack presence, and raw speed consistency.

Commander

Marchesa, the Black Rose

Deck Verdict

Structurally Sound, Underpowered for Bracket - Bracket 4 - General Power 7.5 - Score in bracket 3.3 - Confidence: high

Commander background

Marchesa

Bracket 4
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Commander: Marchesa, the Black RoseCommander
Deck description
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Deck total
$509.30
Missing cost
-
Wishboard
-
Deck cards
100
3.3/10
Score in bracket
7.5/10
General Power
SpeResConIntSynRelative Power
MTG Master

Commander (1)

  • 1
    {1}{U}{B}{R}
    TCGPlayer

Creatures (48)

  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {6}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {U}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{U}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {5}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {B}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{U}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {B}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {4}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {U}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{U}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{U}{U}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{U}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {U}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {4}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {2}{U}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {4}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer

Sorceries (2)

  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer

Artifacts (9)

  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{R}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {4}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer

Enchantments (5)

  • 1Foil
    {1}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {4}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer

Lands (35)

  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 4
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 11
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer

Mana curve

Mana value distribution and average cost for castable cards in the main deck.

65 castable cards35 pure lands excluded
Cards by mana value
Nonlands plus spell-side lands, grouped by rounded mana value.
Mana value 0: 0 cards
0
5
Mana value 1: 5 cards
1
19
Mana value 2: 19 cards
2
21
Mana value 3: 21 cards
3
11
Mana value 4: 11 cards
4
5
Mana value 5: 5 cards
5
3
Mana value 6: 3 cards
6
Mana value 7: 0 cards
7
1
8+ mana value: 1 cards
8+
Mana valueCounted cards
Average mana value
Based on nonlands and double-faced lands with a spell side.
3.09
Average MV
Lean1.2-2.5
Balanced2.5-3.5
Heavy3.5-5.0
Average
3.09
Median
3
Total MV
201
Counted
65

Mana pressure & alignment

How your colored demand lines up with the mana base during your game.

Color pressure

Demand vs support share by color.

{U}Blue
Surplus
Demand: 14%Support: 17%
{B}Black
Strained
Demand: 71%Support: 46%
{R}Red
Surplus
Demand: 15%Support: 23%
{C}Colorless
Surplus
Demand: 0%Support: 15%
{B}Delta-5.8Strained
{U}Delta+2.0Surplus
{R}Delta+3.8Surplus
{C}Delta+5.7Surplus

Mana integrity

Overall alignment score for your mana base.

88Score
Grade
Good
Highlights
  • Mana integrity is in a good spot.
  • Black sources are getting stretched by the demand.
Warnings
  • Early-game Black commitments are heavy.
Recommendations
  • Add fixing rocks to stabilize Black.

Early turn stress

Where colored and colorless mana requirements cluster across turns.

Blue
Black
Red
Weighted colored and colorless pips
Demand score
6score
Turn 1: Demand score 6Turn 1
21.6score
Turn 2: Demand score 21.6Turn 2
36.3score
Turn 3: Demand score 36.3Turn 3
17.8score
Turn 4: Demand score 17.8Turn 4
9.2score
Turn 5: Demand score 9.2Turn 5
7score
Turn 6: Demand score 7Turn 6
2score
Turn 7+: Demand score 2Turn 7+

Mana Base

Benchmark-backed view of how the deck develops mana, fixes colors, and reaches commander timing in the first turns.

medium
Main bottleneck: Turn 1 live color via Tapped-land tempo

Mana readiness snapshot

Compact early-game checks for whether the mana base turns on cleanly.

Turn 1 live color
Live colored mana for turn-1 plays.
74%
2 mana by turn 2
Keeps the early curve on schedule.
98%
All colors by turn 3
Gets the full color mix online early.
78%
Double pip by turn 3
Checks early UU, BB, RR, or GG requirements.
89%
Benchmark target: Dauthi Voidwalker
Higher percentages mean the mana base supports the deck's early asks more consistently.

Commander and color timing

Shows when the mana base turns colors on and when commander timing becomes reliable.

  • All colors online
  • Commander castable
T3T4T5T60255075100
Main bottlenecks

Benchmarks that miss most often, plus the dominant reasons behind those misses.

26% Main bottleneck: Turn 1 live color via Tapped-land tempo
Tapped-land tempo: 85%
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