Marchesa, the Black Rose

Name
Marchesa, the Black Rose

Flavor Name
Miracle Max, Unemployed

Mana Cost

Type
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Set
Secret Lair Drop

Rarity
Rare

Text

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 the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.


Flavor Text

"It just so happens that your friend here is only mostly dead."


Power/Toughness
3/3

Number
#1452

Other Prints
Double Masters 2022
Commander 2017
Conspiracy
Magic Online Promos
Legendary Cube Prize Pack
Vintage Masters

Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Oathbreaker | Penny | Vintage

Availability
Paper

Rulings

(29/05/2014)
If a creature has multiple instances of dethrone, each triggers separately.


(29/05/2014)
If the creature card leaves the graveyard before the delayed triggered ability resolves, that card won't return to the battlefield, even if it's back in the graveyard when the delayed triggered ability resolves.


(29/05/2014)
The +1/+1 counter is put on the creature before blockers are declared.


(29/05/2014)
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.


(28/07/2023)
Dethrone doesn't trigger if the creature attacks a planeswalker, even if its controller has the most life. The same is true if the creature attacks a battle, even if its protector has the most life.


(29/05/2014)
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.


(29/05/2014)
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.


Artist
Andreas Zafiratos

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