Elf on a shelf, Fairy drinkin dairy by Blackouroboros

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

Maralen, Fae Ascendant is an Elf/Faerie value engine: every tribal ETB exiles two cards and unlocks one free spell per turn equal to the tribe count. The deck ramps into her quickly, then turns Bitterblossom, Faebloom Trick, and Reflections of Littjara into a cascade of exiling triggers. It can close through token combat powered by Banner of Kinship, Lathril's life-loss activation, Notorious Throng's extra turn, or Villainous Wealth. Maralen of the Mornsong and Wishclaw Talisman tutor missing pieces, while Opposition Agent converts opponents' searches into fuel. Several independent Elf/Faerie token lines remain dangerous even if the commander is removed.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alchemist's Refuge
  • 1 Alela, Cunning Conqueror
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Cloud of Faeries
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dawn-Blessed Pennant
  • 1 Devoted Druid
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Elven Passage
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Evendo, Waking Haven
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faebloom Trick
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Flourishing Defenses
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Formidable Speaker
  • 1 Gathering Stone
  • 1 Glen Elendra Guardian
  • 1 Glen Elendra's Answer
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 1 High Perfect Morcant
  • 1 Immaculate Magistrate
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Intruder Alarm
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Maraleaf Pixie
  • 1 Maralen of the Mornsong
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mornsong Aria
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Notorious Throng
  • 1 Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Parallel Lives
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Prowess of the Fair
  • 1 Reflections of Littjara
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Scheming Symmetry
  • 1 Scion of Oona
  • 1 Secluded Glen
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Sodden Verdure
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Thranduil, the Elvenking
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Trystan's Command
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Underground Mortuary
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Villainous Wealth
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Zagoth Triome