Faerie Elves by SailorSmithsonian

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 26

Deck overview

This deck develops a mixed Elf and Faerie board, then uses Maralen, Fae Ascendant to exile two cards from an opponent’s library whenever a tribe member enters. Once enough Elves and Faeries are present, Maralen, Fae Ascendant casts one exiled spell each turn without paying its mana cost. Mana creatures such as Elvish Mystic, Bloom Tender, Priest of Titania, and Elvish Archdruid accelerate the plan, while Bitterblossom, Bitterbloom Bearer, Elvish Warmaster, and Imperious Perfect build the creature count. The main supported pressure route is Lathril, Blade of the Elves with ten Elves. Her activated ability drains each opponent for 10, but three activations are needed from starting life totals. The deck has respectable counters and removal, yet its critical board is exposed for several turns and recovery after a wipe is slow. It is a strong casual or high-power tribal engine, not a compact competitive combo deck.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alchemist's Refuge
  • 1 Alela, Cunning Conqueror
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Champions of the Perfect
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 Cloud of Faeries
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Deadeye Navigator
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deathrite Shaman
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Formidable Speaker
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Galadhrim Ambush
  • 1 Glen Elendra Archmage
  • 1 Glen Elendra Guardian
  • 1 Glen Elendra's Answer
  • 1 Harmonized Crescendo
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 1 High Perfect Morcant
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leyline of Anticipation
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Maraleaf Pixie
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
  • 1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Scion of Oona
  • 1 Selfless Safewright
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Stutter
  • 1 Spellstutter Sprite
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Talion, the Kindly Lord
  • 1 Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Voracious Tome-Skimmer
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Zagoth Triome