Art by Kieran Yanner
Saved commander deck
Queen Marchesa
Lock down opponents with oppressive spell and mana taxes before systematically destroying all lands. Use phase-out spells, indestructible effects, and graveyard recursion like Crucible of Worlds to asymmetrical break mass land destruction.
Prompt: I want a deck that its sole purpose is to tax the opponents and destroy their lands
Commander
1 cards
Queen Marchesa
{1}{R}{W}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Smothering Tithe
{3}{W}Enchantment
punishes opponents for drawing while generating insane mana
Card Draw
10 cards
Esper Sentinel
{W}Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
taxes opponents noncreature spells while drawing cards
Black Market Connections
{2}{B}Enchantment
provides draw, ramp treasure, and board presence
Necropotence
{B}{B}{B}Enchantment
refills hand instantly regardless of board state
Removal
10 cards
Path to Exile
{W}Instant
cheap creature removal when opponents have no lands left to pull
Wear // Tear
{1}{R} // {W}Instant // Instant
efficient double removal for artifacts and enchantments
Crackling Doom
{R}{W}{B}Instant
forces each opponent to sacrifice their biggest creature
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Ruination
{3}{R}Sorcery
punishes greedy multi-color manabases by destroying nonbasic lands
Boom // Bust
{1}{R} // {5}{R}Sorcery // Sorcery
flexible single land removal or mass land destruction
Fall of the Thran
{5}{W}Enchantment — Saga
destroys all lands while giving a controlled trickle back
Impending Disaster
{1}{R}Enchantment
cheap telegraphed land wipe that forces terrible opponent decisions
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
{2}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
forces nonbasic lands and creatures to enter tapped
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
{1}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
taxes noncreature spells across the table
Archon of Emeria
{2}{W}Creature — Archon
limits spellcasting and makes nonbasic lands enter tapped
Glowrider
{2}{W}Creature — Human Cleric
additional taxation on noncreature spells
Grand Abolisher
{W}{W}Creature — Human Cleric
prevents opponents from reacting during your turn
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
{1}{W}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
taxes opponent life totals whenever they cast noncreature spells
Zo-Zu the Punisher
{1}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin Warrior
deals direct damage whenever players play lands
Loxodon Gatekeeper
{2}{W}{W}Creature — Elephant Soldier
makes enemy artifacts, creatures, and lands enter tapped
Blind Obedience
{1}{W}Enchantment
taps incoming opponent artifacts and creatures with extort value
Drannith Magistrate
{1}{W}Creature — Human Wizard
locks opponents out of casting commanders and exiled spells
Harsh Mentor
{1}{R}Creature — Human Cleric
punishes nonland activated abilities with damage
Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
steals lands and permanents sacrificed or discarded by opponents
Utility
8 cards
Boros Charm
{R}{W}Instant
gives all your permanents indestructible before a land destruction spell
Teferi's Protection
{2}{W}Instant
phases out your board so only opponent lands are wiped
Flawless Maneuver
{2}{W}Instant
free protection spell to keep board intact through destruction
Faith's Reward
{3}{W}Instant
returns all your lands to play after destroying everyone else's
Crucible of Worlds
{3}Artifact
recycles destroyed lands directly from your graveyard
Cosmic Intervention
{3}{W}Instant
exiles lands and permanents to bring them back at end step after MLD
Aura of Silence
{1}{W}{W}Enchantment
taxes opponent artifacts/enchantments and sacrifices for removal
Damping Sphere
{2}Artifact
shuts down high-mana lands and storm/multiple spell plays
