ELLIE/JOEL by user1224123

Format: Commander

Commander: Ellie, Vengeful Hunter and Joel, Resolute Survivor

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This Jund deck is an aggressive Aristocrats and token-sacrifice strategy led by partner commanders Ellie, Vengeful Hunter and Joel, Resolute Survivor. The game plan revolves around generating a continuous stream of creature tokens, converting them into card advantage and direct damage through Ellie's zero-mana sacrifice ability, and draining the entire table with cards like Bastion of Remembrance, Blood Artist, and Mirkwood Bats. Supported by a dense suite of 1- and 2-CMC ramp spells, the deck reliably establishes its core engine by Turn 4 and deploys decisive threats like Tendershoot Dryad, Mayhem Devil, or Korvold, Fae-Cursed King on Turn 5. Although the deck lacks blue countermagic and dedicated stax locks, its heavy functional redundancy, self-recurring creatures, and flexible removal suite allow it to consistently maintain board presence and eliminate all three opponents by Turn 7 through unavoidable life-drain triggers and combat pressure.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Artifact Mutation
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bloodghast
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Carrion Feeder
  • 1 Case of the Stashed Skeleton
  • 1 Cauldron of Essence
  • 1 Chthonian Nightmare
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Corrupted Conviction
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Dina, Essence Brewer
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dreadhorde Invasion
  • 1 Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
  • 1 Ellie, Vengeful Hunter
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fatal Push
  • 9 Forest
  • 1 Grave Researcher // Reanimate
  • 1 Gravecrawler
  • 1 Grismold, the Dreadsower
  • 1 Grist, the Hunger Tide
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Ignoble Hierarch
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Infestation Sage
  • 1 Insidious Roots
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Joel, Resolute Survivor
  • 1 Juri, Master of the Revue
  • 1 Karplusan Forest
  • 1 Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Marionette Apprentice
  • 1 Mayhem Devil
  • 1 Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Nadier's Nightblade
  • 1 Nether Traitor
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Pest Infestation
  • 1 Pest Rescuer
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Priest of Forgotten Gods
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Scute Swarm
  • 1 Sheoldred's Edict
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Slimefoot and Squee
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 13 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Impulse
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Tendershoot Dryad
  • 1 The Mycotyrant
  • 1 Tukatongue Thallid
  • 1 Umbral Collar Zealot
  • 1 Vengeful Bloodwitch
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat