Stealing Elves by Dragonslayer

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 60

Deck overview

This deck is a Sultai Elfball Combo-Aggro build helmed by Maralen, Fae Ascendant. It blends classic green elf ramp with black tutors and blue protection and interaction. The primary strategy leverages low-cost mana elves and explosive mana multipliers like Priest of Titania, Elvish Archdruid, and Gaea's Cradle to generate overwhelming mana by Turn 4. From there, it transitions directly into a decisive Turn 5 win using infinite mana loops with Staff of Domination or massive overrun combat swings with Ezuri, Renegade Leader. Maralen, Fae Ascendant supplies card advantage and incidental library disruption from the command zone, while cards like Selfless Safewright, Eladamri, Lord of Leaves, and Fierce Guardianship keep critical pieces safe from opposing interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Asceticism
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Birchlore Rangers
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Celestial Reunion
  • 1 Cloudstone Curio
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concordant Crossroads
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Devoted Druid
  • 1 Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eclipsed Elf
  • 1 Eclipsed Realms
  • 1 Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
  • 1 Elven Ambush
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Guidance
  • 1 Elvish Harbinger
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Promenade
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Galadhrim Ambush
  • 1 Galadhrim Brigade
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Immaculate Magistrate
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leyline of Abundance
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Morcant's Loyalist
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Selfless Safewright
  • 1 Shaman of the Pack
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sylvan Tutor
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Soul Stone
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Trickbind
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Trystan's Command
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Virulent Emissary
  • 1 Volrath's Stronghold
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wirewood Channeler
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Zagoth Triome