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It seems your deck runs different than that of the standard (Solrune's deck). You run a lot of big non creature cards and slower rocks. In my opinion, you should honestly cut just about all of them. Let me break down the running (very successfully) theme in the decks a lot of us build.
Marchesa has a very unique ability, offering a form of protection/reanimation so long as you keep attacking and you make sure you don't have the most life. Marchesa is best paired with lots and lots of creatures with etb or death effects so that you always are fighting for board dominance and still interacting/drawing. Since the reanimation requires first swinging and sacraficing, haste and 0 cost sac outlets are big. You want the bulk of your deck to hit the board before you drop Marchesa so you can build up the counters right away. This is why lots of 2 cmc mana rocks are great. You'll never have a game without a 4 drop creature. Drop one turn three, then Marchesa after or maybe more before dropping her. There is also a very solid theme that can be run in the deck based around creatures having 4 cmc and/or 2 or less power. Dimir Houseguard, Clutch of the Undercity, Fleshwrither and Imperial Recruiter (you can probably skip recruiter >2 aspect it's very pricy) help tutor the expansive toolbox you have access to in these colors, which fits with the idea where we drop a good creature before Marchesa. Know how grixis doesn't have good enchantment removal to get rid of that pillow fort player? Aura Thief steals it and another player's Sylvan Library AND returns to threaten to take more. Like potentially free, instant speed, repeatable removal for creatures? Mer-Ek Nightblade and cards like Deathbringer Thoctar or Goblin Sharpshooter. There are plenty of other examples, look over Rune's deck. Mine needs a huge update, but my closing words are get Sneak Attack
So to start with I need to up my creature count to take advantage of Marchesa's ability. I also need to get some of my more expensive mana rocks swapped out for some 2 CMC alternatives. I'll cut some of the 'goodstuff' cards for more cheaper creatures that work well with Marchesa. Thanks for the input!
So to start with I need to up my creature count to take advantage of Marchesa's ability. I also need to get some of my more expensive mana rocks swapped out for some 2 CMC alternatives. I'll cut some of the 'goodstuff' cards for more cheaper creatures that work well with Marchesa. Thanks for the input!
Zero Marchesa love eh?
1x Drowned Catacomb
1x Reflecting Pool
1x Necrotic Ooze
Here's my list as of today:
1x Marchesa, the Black Rose
Ramp:9
1x Mind Stone
1x Gilded Lotus
1x Obelisk of Grixis
1x Sol Ring
1x Coalition Relic
1x Darksteel Ingot
1x Rakdos Signet
1x Izzet Signet
1x Commander's Sphere
+1/+1 Counters:2
1x Unspeakable Symbol
1x Dragon Blood
Sac Outlets:5
1x Carnage Altar
1x Altar of Dementia
1x Ashnod's Altar
1x Infernal Tribute
1x Attrition
Tutor:1
1x Increasing Ambition
Non-Creature Spells:18
1x Magmaquake
1x Grave Betrayal
1x Fact or Fiction
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Tezzeret, the Seeker
1x Nihil Spellbomb
1x Nevinyrral's Disk
1x Greed
1x Chaos Warp
1x Unstable Obelisk
1x Crosis's Charm
1x Darksteel Plate
1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
1x Swiftfoot Boots
1x Victimize
1x No Mercy
1x Oblivion Stone
1x Squee, Goblin Nabob
1x Preyseizer Dragon
1x Bloodgift Demon
1x Cytoplast Manipulator
1x Taurean Mauler
1x Burnished Hart
1x Desecration Demon
1x Dack's Duplicate
1x Mulldrifter
1x Tymaret, the Murder King
1x Anathemancer
1x Viashino Heretic
1x Disciple of Bolas
1x Sphinx of Magosi
1x Molten Primordial
1x River Kelpie
1x Solemn Simulacrum
1x Oona's Blackguard
1x Chasm Skulker
1x Sage of Fables
1x Shriekmaw
1x Notion Thief
1x Flayer of the Hatebound (WINS games!)
1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
1x Stalking Vengeance
1x Feldon of the Third Path
1x Falkenrath Aristocrat
1x Phyrexian Metamorph
1x Dualcaster Mage
Lands:36
2x Swamp
2x Mountain
2x Island
1x Cabal Coffers
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1x City of Brass
1x Bojuka Bog
1x Izzet Guildgate
1x Sulfurous Springs
1x Tectonic Edge
1x Rupture Spire
1x Opal Palace (ALL STAR)
1x Dismal Backwater
1x Rakdos Carnarium
1x Crumbling Necropolis
1x Izzet Boilerworks
1x Reliquary Tower
1x Vivid Marsh
1x Dimir Guildgate
1x Jwar Isle Refuge
1x Strip Mine
1x Vivid Creek
1x Steam Vents
1x Dragonskull Summit
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Evolving Wilds
1x Blood Crypt
1x Lonely Sandbar
1x Flamekin Village
1x Command Tower
1x Swiftwater Cliffs
1x Grixis Panorama
1x Bloodstained Mire
Any input would be great! I love the deck and want to make it work!