---
name: "Queen Marchesa"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{W}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Assassin"
colors: ["B", "R", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "W"]
keywords: ["Haste", "Deathtouch"]
set: "PZ2"
set_name: "Treasure Chest"
collector_number: "50"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Kieran Yanner"
oracle_id: "d7ac4be1-dcca-49b6-8ddb-d1b0e6cf2dcf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/queen-marchesa-pz2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Queen Marchesa
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{W}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Haste, Deathtouch

## Oracle 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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thorn of the Black Rose](/printing/thorn-of-the-black-rose-cmr.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
2. [Marchesa's Decree](/printing/marchesas-decree-plst.md) — Enchantment
3. [Knights of the Black Rose](/printing/knights-of-the-black-rose-plst.md) — Creature — Human Knight
4. [Queen Mother Ramonda](/printing/queen-mother-ramonda-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble
5. [Jared Carthalion, True Heir](/printing/jared-carthalion-true-heir-prm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Palace Sentinels](/printing/palace-sentinels-plst.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Treasure Chest (PZ2) #50
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Kieran Yanner
- **Total Printings:** 37 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`