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◇ Catalog #2688

Queen Marchesa

sld·#2688·mythic·borderless

Illus. Vanessa Stockard

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Jun '26

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EDHrec rank #2,507 · Niche pick

Variants

Borderless

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin

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.

3/3

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 5

2016-08-23wotc

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."

2016-08-23wotc

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.

2016-08-23wotc

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.

Context

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 #2688 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2026 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Assassin, color identity black/red/white, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {1}{R}{W}{B} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Haste and Deathtouch.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,507 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Vanessa Stockard. Rarix catalogs 4 other cards credited to this artist.