Marchesa, Dealer of Death

Legendary Creature — Human Rogue

Whenever you commit a crime, you may pay {1}. If you do, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{U}{B}{R}
Color identity
BRU
Rarity
rare
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction
Price
$0.23
EDHREC rank
#10806
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Marchesa, Dealer of Death card art
Marchesa, Dealer of Death turns every opponent's upkeep into a drain trigger, generating life loss, card draw, or creature theft simply for existing on the board. The cost is a four-mana legend with no built-in protection — she needs support, but Mind Over Matter and similar engines make her a genuine engine piece rather than a value filler.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Marchesa, Dealer of Death is legal everywhere except Pauper, but competitive Constructed formats have no interest in a four-mana legendary with a slow upkeep trigger — she simply doesn't impact the board fast enough. Commander is unambiguously where she belongs: multiplayer upkeep triggers fire three times per round, meaning three opponents each turn are losing life, pitching cards, or handing over creatures before anything else happens. Oathbreaker is a functional home too, though the smaller life totals and faster pace make the upkeep drain less decisive than it is across a full four-player table.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.23 bulk tier

At $0.23, Marchesa, Dealer of Death is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card with real multiplayer upside. Bulk rares with legitimate Commander demand tend to creep upward as the format discovers them, but at this price the question isn't whether she holds value; it's whether you can find a reason not to include her.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.