Queen Marchesa

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Queen Marchesa: Legendary Creature - Human Assassin, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{R}{W}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Creature - Human Assassin
Colour identity
White, black and red (WBR)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)
Released
2024-04-19
Collector number
239
Artist
Kieran Yanner
Keywords
Haste, Deathtouch
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Queen Marchesa

Queen Marchesa is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white, black and red legendary creature from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC), a Commander product released in April 2024. It is collector number 239 in that set, with art by Kieran Yanner. It costs {1}{R}{W}{B} (one generic, one white, one black and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is white, black and red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Conspiracy: Take the Crown (2016) to Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.64 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).

Card text

Deathtouch, haste

When Queen Marchesa enters, you become the monarch.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent is the monarch, create a 1/1 black Assassin creature token with deathtouch and haste.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.64 (as of 2026-10-23).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Queen Marchesa by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Queen Marchesa

Queen Marchesa has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2688Mythic2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1559Mythic2024
Commander Masters (CMM) #350Rare2023
Commander Masters (CMM) #588Rare2023
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #499Mythic2022
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #86184Mythic2020
Commander Legends (CMR) #531Mythic2020
The List (PLST) #CN2-78Mythic2019
Treasure Chest (PZ2) #50Mythic2016
Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2) #78Mythic2016

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Queen Marchesa, newest first.

  • Being the monarch carries two inherent triggered abilities. "At the beginning of the monarch's end step, that player draws a card" and "Whenever a creature deals combat damage to the monarch, its controller becomes the monarch."
  • Abilities that trigger whenever you "become the monarch" trigger only if you aren't already the monarch. For example, if you are already the monarch as Custodi Lich enters the battlefield, its last ability won't trigger.
  • If the triggered ability that causes the monarch to draw a card goes on the stack, and a different player becomes the monarch before that ability resolves, the first player will still draw the card.
  • The last ability of Queen Marchesa (long may she reign) checks to see if an opponent is the monarch as your upkeep begins. If no opponent is the monarch, Queen Marchesa's (long may she reign) ability won't trigger at all. Queen Marchesa's (long may she reign) ability will also check to see if an opponent is the monarch as it tries to resolve. If no opponent is the monarch at that time, Queen Marchesa's (long may she reign) ability will have no effect.
  • The game starts with no monarch. Once an effect makes one player the monarch, the game will have exactly one monarch from that point forward.

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