Queen Aerith by Commynst2

Format: Commander

Commander: Aerith, Last Ancient

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This Selesnya deck combines lifegain triggers with graveyard reanimation under Aerith, Last Ancient. The primary game plan accelerates early mana through 1-drop dorks and landcycling creatures like Generous Ent and Angel of the Ruins, which stock the graveyard while fixing colors. Once Aerith is on the battlefield, gaining life triggers her end-step Raise ability to return cards to hand, or directly to the battlefield when gaining 7 or more life through burst lifegain like Feed the Clan or Heroes' Reunion. The deck transitions into a lethal win state around Turn 6 by reanimating heavy evasive threats such as Zetalpa, Primal Dawn or deploying team-wide pump engines like Archangel of Thune. A dense suite of flexible removal and multi-modal protection spells such as Restoration Magic shields the board from opposing disruption while combat damage seals the victory.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Aerith, Last Ancient
  • 1 Agonasaur Rex
  • 1 Ajani, the Greathearted
  • 1 Altanak, the Thrice-Called
  • 1 Angel of the Ruins
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Bloombrute
  • 1 Blossoming Sands
  • 1 Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Cathar Commando
  • 1 Collective Resistance
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cosmic Rebirth
  • 1 Distinguished Conjurer
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Enlightened Confidant
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Ezzaroot Channeler
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 1 Feed the Clan
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 12 Forest
  • 1 Generous Ent
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gilded Goose
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Heroes' Reunion
  • 1 Hunting Grounds
  • 1 Insidious Fungus
  • 1 Jaheira's Respite
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Kwia Vigorbloom
  • 1 Leyline of Hope
  • 1 Liliana the Faultless
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Malevolent Rumble
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Mirri's Guile
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nissa's Renewal
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Pristine Talisman
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Riot Control
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Scattered Groves
  • 1 Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Spore Frog
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Summon: Titan
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Gaffer
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thraben Charm
  • 1 Tranquil Thicket
  • 1 Vigorbloom Charm
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Wilderness Reclamation
  • 1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn