Marchesa, the Black Rose
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}{B}{R}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
- Power / toughness
- 3 / 3
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop #2009 (rare)
- Price
- $4.80 USD
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.
Marchesa, the Black Rose has 10 printings, first in Conspiracy (2014). EDHREC ranks it #4,958 among Commander cards. It appears most in Jodah, the Unifier decks (3,982 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 7 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Marchesa, the Black Rose
- Arcane Wizardry - Commander 2017, led by Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Commanders that run Marchesa, the Black Rose most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Jodah, the Unifier: 3,982 decks
- Inalla, Archmage Ritualist: 2,246 decks
- Edea, Possessed Sorceress: 1,131 decks
- Tazri, Beacon of Unity: 569 decks
- Thraximundar: 455 decks
- Missy: 400 decks
Often played with Marchesa, the Black Rose
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If Marchesa has a +1/+1 counter on it when it dies, it will return to the battlefield under your control because of its own ability.
- : In a Two-Headed Giant game, dethrone will trigger if the creature attacks either player on the team with the most life or tied for the most life.
- : The +1/+1 counter is put on the creature before blockers are declared.
- : Once dethrone triggers, it doesn't matter what happens to the players' life totals before the ability resolves. You'll put a +1/+1 counter on the creature even if the defending player doesn't have the most life as the ability resolves.
- : If the creature card leaves the graveyard before the delayed triggered ability resolves, that card won't return to the battlefield, even if it's back in the graveyard when the delayed triggered ability resolves.
- : If a creature has multiple instances of dethrone, each triggers separately.
- : Dethrone doesn't trigger if the creature attacks a planeswalker, even if its controller has the most life. The same is true if the creature attacks a battle, even if its protector has the most life.