Queen Marchesa Price
11 printings · 8 sets · first printed 2016
Queen Marchesa has been printed 11 times across 8 sets, first in 2016 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Conspiracy: Take the Crown #78 at $1.15, while the most expensive is Secret Lair Drop #2688 at $42.74 — about 37× more. The median across 9 priced printings is $6.35. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 11x, including dedicated reprint sets like Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander, Commander Masters.
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Every Queen Marchesa Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conspiracy: Take the Crown #78 (M) Cheapest | 2016 | $1.15 | $0.95 |
| Commander Masters #350 (R) | 2023 | $1.69 | $0.80 |
| The List #CN2-78 (M) | 2019 | $1.79 | $1.00 |
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander #239 (R) | 2024 | $2.16 | — |
| Commander Legends #531 (M) Foil | 2020 | $6.35 | — |
| Secret Lair Drop #499 (M) | 2022 | $8.02 | $4.00 |
| Commander Masters #588 (R) Foil | 2023 | $8.27 | — |
| Secret Lair Drop #1559 (M) | 2024 | $16.99 | $8.00 |
| Secret Lair Drop #2688 (M) | 2026 | $42.74 | $38.00 |
| Magic Online Promos #86184 (M) | 2020 | — | — |
| Treasure Chest #50 (M) | 2016 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
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.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 11 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
5 PrecedentsBeing 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.