Marchesa, the Black Rose

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Name	Marchesa, the Black Rose
Type	Legendary creature — human wizard
Description	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 See more
Artist	Andreas Zafiratos
Set	Secret Lair Drop #1452
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Marchesa, the Black Rose

Marchesa, the Black Rose, Legendary creature — human wizard, designed by Matt Stewart first released in Jun, 2014 in the set Conspiracy and was printed exactly in 9 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 17.24.

This card would be a great fit for a deck focused on aggressive strategies and maintaining control on the battlefield, as it rewards you for attacking the player with the most life and encourages a dethrone theme. While Marchesa, the Black Rose is a strong choice for such a deck, other cards like Olivia Voldaren or Grenzo, Dungeon Warden could offer different advantages and synergies depending on the overall strategy of the deck. Ultimately, Marchesa should see play in decks looking to capitalize on its unique abilities and build around the dethrone mechanic.

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If a creature has multiple instances of dethrone, each triggers separately.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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