Art by Kieran Yanner
Commander deckBRW
Queen Marchesa
Deploy disruptive hatebears and stax pieces to strangle opponents' mana and spell output while generating continuous value through the monarch and midrange threats.
Asked for“A budget mardu midrange/stax/hatebears deck with a proper manabase with fetchlands”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Queen Marchesa
1RWBLegendary Creature — Human Assassin
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
Repeatedly triggers off small hatebear creatures
Dark Confidant
1BCreature — Human Wizard
Cheap incremental card advantage fitting low-curve stax
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Draws cards as opponents' creatures die to removal and combat
Mangara, the Diplomat
3WLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Punishes multiple spells and attacks from opponents
Removal
11
Wear // Tear
1R // WInstant // Instant
Efficient split removal for artifacts and enchantments
Threats/Wincons
24
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Slows down noncreature-heavy decks substantially
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
2WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Forces opposing creatures and nonbasics to enter tapped
Archon of Emeria
2WCreature — Archon
Slows down spell loops and nonbasic land bases
Eidolon of Rhetoric
2WEnchantment Creature — Spirit
Hard stop against storm and combo turns
Aven Mindcensor
2WCreature — Bird Wizard
Hoses tutors and fetchlands at instant speed
Hushbringer
1WCreature — Faerie
Shuts off enter-the-battlefield and death triggers
Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
1WBLegendary Creature — Dog
Stops graveyard recursion while providing lifelink
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
1WBLegendary Creature — Human Advisor
Drains opponents whenever they cast noncreature spells
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
2WWBLegendary Creature — Angel
Pressures life totals each time any spell is cast
Drannith Magistrate
1WCreature — Human Wizard
Locks commanders in the command zone and stops cascade
Grand Abolisher
WWCreature — Human Cleric
Prevents opponents from interacting on your turn
Spirit of the Labyrinth
1WEnchantment Creature — Spirit
Caps explosive card draw from blue and green decks
Strict Proctor
1WCreature — Spirit Cleric
Taxes all triggered abilities on permanents
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
One-sided graveyard exile with free spell-casting potential
Harsh Mentor
1RCreature — Human Cleric
Burns opponents for using artifact and creature activated abilities
Imposing Sovereign
1WCreature — Human Noble
Slows down opposing haste and blocker lines
Vryn Wingmare
2WCreature — Pegasus
Redundant noncreature tax effect on an evasive body
Reidane, God of the Worthy // Valkmira, Protector's Shield
2WLegendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
Taxes high-cost spells and snow lands
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
2RRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Doubles burn damage from pain effects and hatebears
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
4RWWLegendary Creature — Angel
Midrange finisher that doubles damage dealt and halves damage taken
Serra Ascendant
WCreature — Human Monk
Early high-pressure beater to gain commanding life lead
Leonin Arbiter
1WCreature — Cat Cleric
Severely taxes search effects and fetchlands
Archivist of Oghma
1WCreature — Halfling Cleric
Draws cards and gains life whenever opponents search
Opposition Agent
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Punishes and steals opponent tutor effects
Utility
7
Blind Obedience
1WEnchantment
Extort drain while tapping incoming artifacts and creatures
Authority of the Consuls
WEnchantment
Incidental lifegain that slows down aggressive creature lines
Rule of Law
2WEnchantment
Symmetric spell limit breaking parity with midrange board presence
Deafening Silence
WEnchantment
Inexpensive stax enchantment shutting down noncreature storm
Sevinne's Reclamation
2WSorcery
Recurs key hatebears and permanents from the graveyard
