Mari, the Killing Quill
$2.75
$2.75Legendary Creature — Vampire Assassin
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#1400
Current Rank
#1729
Last Week
#1219
Last Month
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Mari, the Killing Quill.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Mari, the Killing Quill decks.
Sunset Saboteur+3% Synergy
$0.34
Alpharael, Stonechosen+2% Synergy
$0.60
Archenemy's Charm-1% Synergy
$1.04
Zero Point Ballad-1% Synergy
$0.33
Umbral Collar Zealot-4% Synergy
$0.60
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Mari, the Killing Quill's abilities and overall game plan.
Royal Assassin+72% Synergy
$0.46
Hoard Robber+71% Synergy
$0.06
Changeling Outcast+70% Synergy
$1.66
Grim Hireling+65% Synergy
$14.09
Oona's Blackguard+61% Synergy
$0.45
Vampire Cutthroat+59% Synergy
$0.53
Zhentarim Bandit+59% Synergy
$0.08
Nighthawk Scavenger+57% Synergy
$0.18
Nekrataal+57% Synergy
$0.22
Morbid Opportunist+57% Synergy
$0.26
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Mari, the Killing Quill decks.
Shadow Alley Denizen+56% Synergy
$0.16
Massacre Girl+54% Synergy
$0.28
Big Game Hunter+54% Synergy
$0.35
Audacious Thief+54% Synergy
$0.13
Rankle, Master of Pranks+51% Synergy
$1.20
Revel in Riches+47% Synergy
$15.75
Soul Shatter+46% Synergy
$2.99
Go for the Throat+36% Synergy
$0.76
Defile+26% Synergy
$0.62
Feed the Swarm+19% Synergy
$0.20
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Opposition Agent+13% Synergy
$22.72
Vampiric Tutor-12% Synergy
$59.87
Demonic Tutor-13% Synergy
$52.72
Bolas's Citadel-20% Synergy
$12.28
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Mari, the Killing Quill's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire+47% Synergy
$2.50
Ravenloft Adventurer+47% Synergy
$0.20
Hooded Blightfang+44% Synergy
$0.40
Frogtosser Banneret+39% Synergy
$0.25
Thieves' Guild Enforcer+38% Synergy
$0.21
Blackbloom Rogue+37% Synergy
$0.12
Gonti, Lord of Luxury+35% Synergy
$0.25
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake+35% Synergy
$0.37
Unstoppable Slasher+34% Synergy
$2.73
Assassin Initiate+33% Synergy
$0.11
Termination Facilitator+33% Synergy
$0.95
Virtus the Veiled+31% Synergy
$5.43
Marionette Master+30% Synergy
$1.56
Nightshade Assassin+30% Synergy
$0.11
Silumgar Assassin+28% Synergy
$0.20
Prickly Boggart+25% Synergy
$0.26
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist+25% Synergy
$7.90
Thorn of the Black Rose+24% Synergy
$0.11
Blightwing Bandit+24% Synergy
$1.05
Massacre Girl, Known Killer+23% Synergy
$5.10
Rev, Tithe Extractor+23% Synergy
$29.71
Mirkwood Bats+22% Synergy
$0.59
Kiku, Night's Flower+21% Synergy
$5.44
Doomed Necromancer+20% Synergy
$0.36
Orochi Soul-Reaver+20% Synergy
$2.38
Guul Draz Assassin+20% Synergy
$1.74
Sanguine Spy+19% Synergy
$0.22
Stinkdrinker Bandit+19% Synergy
$0.16
Dogged Detective+17% Synergy
$0.15
Undercity Scrounger+17% Synergy
$0.05
Desmond Miles+17% Synergy
$0.41
Stalactite Stalker+17% Synergy
$0.15
Glint-Sleeve Siphoner+17% Synergy
$0.21
Vein Ripper+16% Synergy
$7.85
Body Launderer+16% Synergy
$0.62
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin+16% Synergy
$0.34
Tinybones, the Pickpocket+15% Synergy
$4.98
Guildsworn Prowler+15% Synergy
$0.06
Nightshade Stinger+15% Synergy
$0.08
Forsaken Miner+14% Synergy
$1.45
Stingblade Assassin+14% Synergy
$0.08
Vincent Valentine+13% Synergy
$1.01
Vadmir, New Blood+13% Synergy
$0.13
Dauthi Voidwalker+10% Synergy
$5.85
Ogre Slumlord+4% Synergy
$0.26
Massacre Wurm-2% Synergy
$1.41
Zulaport Cutthroat-6% Synergy
$3.00
Accursed Marauder-7% Synergy
$0.31
Crypt Ghast-25% Synergy
$13.56
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-27% Synergy
$1.22
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Mari, the Killing Quill safe.
Vona's Hunger+40% Synergy
$4.27
Force of Despair+32% Synergy
$2.75
Sheoldred's Edict+30% Synergy
$0.98
Tragic Slip+27% Synergy
$0.14
Shoot the Sheriff+25% Synergy
$1.51
Infernal Grasp+23% Synergy
$0.29
Doom Blade+21% Synergy
$0.19
Malicious Affliction+21% Synergy
$1.55
Deadly Dispute+20% Synergy
$0.41
Curtains' Call+15% Synergy
$0.28
Hero's Downfall+13% Synergy
$0.15
Murder+12% Synergy
$0.04
Fake Your Own Death+12% Synergy
$0.07
Cut Down+11% Synergy
$0.53
Liliana's Triumph+10% Synergy
$0.24
Lethal Scheme+10% Synergy
$0.24
Cast Down+10% Synergy
$0.23
Price of Fame+10% Synergy
$0.16
Chain Assassination+10% Synergy
$0.08
Flare of Malice+8% Synergy
$3.08
Heartless Act+8% Synergy
$0.14
Sudden Spoiling+7% Synergy
$4.33
Hagra Mauling+7% Synergy
$1.08
Bitter Triumph+6% Synergy
$2.92
Slaughter Pact+6% Synergy
$0.98
Drag to the Underworld+6% Synergy
$0.11
Vendetta+6% Synergy
$0.27
Fell the Profane+5% Synergy
$5.02
Consuming Corruption+5% Synergy
$0.18
V.A.T.S.+5% Synergy
$0.52
Power Word Kill+5% Synergy
$0.16
Withering Torment+4% Synergy
$2.64
Snuff Out+4% Synergy
$16.57
Dismember+3% Synergy
$6.62
Fatal Push+3% Synergy
$0.79
Slice from the Shadows+3% Synergy
$0.06
Victim of Night+3% Synergy
$0.33
Feign Death+2% Synergy
$0.77
Malakir Rebirth-1% Synergy
$8.35
Overkill-1% Synergy
$0.21
Supernatural Stamina-1% Synergy
$0.13
Not Dead After All-3% Synergy
$0.89
Imp's Mischief-9% Synergy
$4.21
Deadly Rollick-15% Synergy
$18.91
Dark Ritual-16% Synergy
$3.59
Village Rites-16% Synergy
$0.24
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Mari, the Killing Quill's game plan and control the board.
Back in Town+43% Synergy
$0.77
Make an Example+28% Synergy
$5.77
In Garruk's Wake+25% Synergy
$1.36
Blood Money+23% Synergy
$0.67
Night's Whisper+14% Synergy
$0.43
Exsanguinate+12% Synergy
$0.31
Mire in Misery+12% Synergy
$0.60
Virtus's Maneuver+11% Synergy
$0.82
Sign in Blood+10% Synergy
$0.40
Read the Bones+10% Synergy
$0.25
Torment of Hailfire+10% Synergy
$20.32
Gix's Command+8% Synergy
$0.71
Unearth+7% Synergy
$0.45
Profane Command+6% Synergy
$0.27
Predators' Hour+6% Synergy
$0.22
Sadistic Shell Game+6% Synergy
$0.39
Mutilate+5% Synergy
$1.70
Fell+5% Synergy
$0.40
Extract a Confession+5% Synergy
$0.11
Walk the Plank+5% Synergy
$0.11
Crippling Fear+4% Synergy
$3.28
Pact of the Serpent+4% Synergy
$0.56
Back for Seconds+4% Synergy
$0.09
Will of the Abzan+3% Synergy
$6.65
Lich-Knights' Conquest+3% Synergy
$0.49
Profane Tutor+1% Synergy
$3.80
Blasphemous Edict0% Synergy
$4.51
Agadeem's Awakening0% Synergy
$26.07
Decree of Pain0% Synergy
$0.23
Insatiable Avarice-1% Synergy
$1.91
Diabolic Tutor-7% Synergy
$1.72
Syphon Mind-8% Synergy
$0.48
Damnation-9% Synergy
$20.12
Bubbling Muck-9% Synergy
$2.61
Toxic Deluge-13% Synergy
$5.54
Victimize-14% Synergy
$0.44
Reanimate-22% Synergy
$5.14
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Viridian Longbow+48% Synergy
$0.85
Thieves' Tools+33% Synergy
$0.08
Vorpal Sword+30% Synergy
$1.53
Whispersilk Cloak+22% Synergy
$2.11
Swiftfoot Boots+18% Synergy
$1.32
Cloak and Dagger+17% Synergy
$1.28
Quietus Spike+12% Synergy
$0.85
Sword of the Animist+11% Synergy
$5.28
Tithing Blade+11% Synergy
$0.36
Lightning Greaves+9% Synergy
$4.54
Brotherhood Regalia+9% Synergy
$8.93
Bontu's Monument+8% Synergy
$4.86
Pathway Arrows+7% Synergy
$0.12
Hidden Blade+6% Synergy
$0.16
Arc Spitter+6% Synergy
$0.04
Mask of Memory+5% Synergy
$0.29
Shadowspear+4% Synergy
$34.22
Cranial Plating+4% Synergy
$0.33
Vat of Rebirth+3% Synergy
$0.19
Thornbite Staff+3% Synergy
$11.46
Commander's Plate+1% Synergy
$36.21
Wayfarer's Bauble-2% Synergy
$0.26
Whip of Erebos-2% Synergy
$6.89
Expedition Map-4% Synergy
$0.85
Jet Medallion-10% Synergy
$8.53
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Mari, the Killing Quill's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Bitterblossom+32% Synergy
$21.01
Discreet Retreat+20% Synergy
$0.15
Black Market Connections+18% Synergy
$12.32
Black Market+18% Synergy
$3.70
Agent of the Iron Throne+14% Synergy
$0.34
Intimidation+13% Synergy
$0.68
Cover of Darkness+11% Synergy
$11.65
Rakish Crew+10% Synergy
$0.11
Kaya's Ghostform+6% Synergy
$0.93
No Mercy+5% Synergy
$16.56
Nowhere to Run+5% Synergy
$0.64
Underhanded Designs+5% Synergy
$0.12
Call of the Ring+4% Synergy
$1.50
Bad Moon+3% Synergy
$1.98
Underworld Connections+3% Synergy
$0.45
Wound Reflection+2% Synergy
$8.63
Phyrexian Reclamation-1% Synergy
$3.56
Greed-1% Synergy
$0.27
Meathook Massacre II-1% Synergy
$1.89
Dictate of Erebos-4% Synergy
$15.38
Phyrexian Arena-7% Synergy
$2.62
The Meathook Massacre-7% Synergy
$21.30
Grave Pact-10% Synergy
$20.40
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Mari, the Killing Quill to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Dark Realms-2% Synergy
$5.14
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+45% Synergy
$0.32
Access Tunnel+39% Synergy
$0.33
Witch's Cottage+13% Synergy
$1.62
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+9% Synergy
$23.29
Detection Tower+9% Synergy
$1.80
War Room+8% Synergy
$2.85
Mortuary Mire+8% Synergy
$0.30
The Black Gate+8% Synergy
$9.00
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+8% Synergy
$9.63
Treasure Vault+7% Synergy
$1.48
Bojuka Bog+6% Synergy
$0.89
Spymaster's Vault+5% Synergy
$0.99
Arcane Lighthouse+4% Synergy
$9.12
Castle Locthwain+3% Synergy
$3.74
Ghost Quarter+2% Synergy
$0.64
Cabal Stronghold0% Synergy
$12.42
Barren Moor0% Synergy
$0.14
Reliquary Tower-3% Synergy
$2.59
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-3% Synergy
$7.19
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-5% Synergy
$35.89
Midgar, City of Mako-7% Synergy
$2.19
Cabal Coffers-8% Synergy
$25.71
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-11% Synergy
$49.13
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Heraldic Banner+14% Synergy
$0.23
Charcoal Diamond+6% Synergy
$0.24
Strixhaven Stadium+6% Synergy
$0.48
Throne of Eldraine+1% Synergy
$20.12
Nyx Lotus+1% Synergy
$4.92
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.21
Arcane Signet-2% Synergy
$0.52
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.17
Sol Ring-4% Synergy
$1.24
Thought Vessel-4% Synergy
$1.15
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$1.34
Caged Sun-5% Synergy
$3.60
Lands
The mana base foundation for Mari, the Killing Quill decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Blackbloom Rogue+37% Synergy
$0.12
Path of Ancestry+11% Synergy
$0.15
Hagra Mauling+7% Synergy
$1.08
Fell the Profane+5% Synergy
$5.02
Demolition Field+3% Synergy
$0.55
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.07
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.21
Agadeem's Awakening0% Synergy
$26.07
Malakir Rebirth-1% Synergy
$8.35
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Mari, the Killing Quill.
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
Rilsa Rael, Kingpin
Alora, Merry Thief // Haunted One
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Mastermind Plum
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Agent of the Iron Throne
Sygg, River Cutthroat
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Haunted One
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Agent of the Iron Throne
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Criminal Past
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Cultist of the Absolute
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Haunted One
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Ravos, Soultender
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Popular Entertainer
Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Fain, the Broker
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
Edward Kenway
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Tavern Brawler
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Guild Artisan
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Tavern Brawler
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Agent of the Iron Throne
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Mr. House, President and CEO
Rankle and Torbran
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Don Andres, the Renegade