Lathril Blade of elves by user6328675

Format: Commander

Commander: Lathril, Blade of the Elves

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 55

Deck overview

This deck is a Golgari Elfball swarm and combo strategy commanded by Lathril, Blade of the Elves. The primary plan accelerates mana using 1-drop Elf dorks, deploys Lathril on Turn 3, and attacks on Turn 4 to create Elf Warrior tokens. Once a critical mass of Elves is assembled, big-mana generators like Priest of Titania and Circle of Dreams Druid fuel explosive overrun finishers, including Craterhoof Behemoth, Ezuri, Renegade Leader, and Finale of Devastation. The deck can also generate infinite mana and draw its library using Staff of Domination paired with any 5-mana creature producer, untapping Lathril to drain all opponents. Engines such as Beast Whisperer and Guardian Project provide steady card advantage to maintain velocity, while versatile spot removal like Assassin's Trophy and Heroic Intervention defend the board. The strategy is fast and highly redundant, though vulnerable to exile sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
  • 1 Alpha Authority
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Blooming Marsh
  • 1 Boreal Druid
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks
  • 1 Canopy Tactician
  • 1 Champions of the Perfect
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Champion
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Emerald Medallion
  • 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gala Greeters
  • 1 Genesis Wave
  • 1 Gilt-Leaf Palace
  • 1 Glissa Sunslayer
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Heritage Druid
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Perfect Morcant
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Into the North
  • 1 Joraga Warcaller
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Legolas Greenleaf
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Necroblossom Snarl
  • 1 Nullmage Shepherd
  • 1 Nurturing Peatland
  • 1 Ohran Frostfang
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Quest for Renewal
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Regal Force
  • 1 Selfless Safewright
  • 1 Shared Roots
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Skemfar Avenger
  • 1 Skemfar Shadowsage
  • 11 Snow-Covered Forest
  • 2 Snow-Covered Swamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Tear Asunder
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Timberwatch Elf
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Turbulent Fen
  • 1 Tyvar Kell
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Vernal Fen
  • 1 Vivien Reid
  • 1 Wastewood Verge
  • 1 Wirewood Channeler
  • 1 Wood Elves
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth