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◇ Catalog #2009

Marchesa, the Black Rose

sld·#2009·rare·borderless

Illus. Jay Howell

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Apr '25

1 yr ago

Value

$4.04+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.18 · low $3.81

NM$4.04

LP—

MP—

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$3.73–$4.26modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.04low $2.75range 46.9%n 44

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,766 · Niche pick

Variants

Borderless$4.04

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

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.

Many of Marchesa's subjects would die for her. In fact, most of them have.

3/3

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 7

2023-07-28wotc

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.

2014-05-29wotc

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.

2014-05-29wotc

The +1/+1 counter is put on the creature before blockers are declared.

2014-05-29

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.04. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.75 and $4.04 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #2009 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Wizard, color identity black/red/blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{U}{B}{R} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Dethrone.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,766 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jay Howell. Rarix catalogs 6 other cards credited to this artist.