Maralen by Jdizzal74

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 44

Deck overview

This Sultai deck is led by Maralen, Fae Ascendant, combining Elf and Faerie tribal synergies with explosive mana ramp, comprehensive control, and an infinite combo win condition. The primary game plan accelerates mana on Turns 1 and 2 through dense one-drop mana dorks and low-cost rocks to cast Maralen ahead of curve. Once in play, Maralen turns every entering Elf or Faerie into asymmetric library exile while allowing free casts of stolen spells. The deck quickly tutors for its primary win condition: Deadeye Navigator paired with Cloud of Faeries. Because Cloud of Faeries untaps two lands upon entering, soulbonding it with Deadeye Navigator creates an infinite flicker loop at mana parity that triggers Maralen to exile all opponents' libraries in a single turn. Backed by efficient interaction, asymmetric board wipes like Culling Ritual, and uncounterable protection spells, the deck consistently threatens a protected, decisive victory by Turn 5 or 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Alchemist's Refuge
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Badgermole Cub
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Call Damage Control
  • 1 Carpet of Flowers
  • 1 Cloud of Faeries
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Culling Ritual
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Deadeye Navigator
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Deathrite Shaman
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Dispel
  • 1 Dream-Thief's Bandana
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Eclipsed Realms
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
  • 1 Eternal Scourge
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Harbinger
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Formidable Speaker
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Ghostly Flicker
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Glen Elendra's Answer
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Inquisitor's Flail
  • 1 Into the Flood Maw
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Misthollow Griffin
  • 1 Mockingbird
  • 1 Mornsong Aria
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Nature's Rhythm
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Neoform
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Presence of Gond
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Retraction Helix
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Run Away Together
  • 1 Secluded Glen
  • 1 Seedtime
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Slaughter Pact
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Unforgiving Aim
  • 1 Valley Floodcaller
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Witherbloom Apprentice
  • 1 Wood Elves
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast