Update 2 by Qwarb

Format: Commander

Commander: Thranduil, the Elvenking

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This Sultai Elf tribal deck swarms the board with lords and token makers, then wins through anthem-stacked combat or incremental drain. Thranduil, the Elvenking acts as a draw engine when legendary Elves enter and copies activated abilities of Elves in the graveyard for mana and tokens. Adrix and Nev, Twincasters and anthems like Banner of Kinship, Door of Destinies, and Chronicle of Victory turn small Elf tokens into lethal attackers, while Ezuri, Renegade Leader provides an overrun. Secondary wins come from Mirkwood Bats draining on token creation, Cauldron of Essence draining, and Lathril, Blade of the Elves tapping ten Elves to drain 10. Lathril functions as a hidden commander with its own win condition.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Autumn's Veil
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Canopy Tactician
  • 1 Cauldron of Essence
  • 1 Celestial Reunion
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Disallow
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Dwynen's Elite
  • 1 Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
  • 1 Elrond, Moon-Reader
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Emil, Vastlands Roamer
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • 1 Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 1 For the Common Good
  • 9 Forest
  • 1 Gala Greeters
  • 1 Gnashing of Teeth
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Insatiable Avarice
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 12 Island
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Mana Leak
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Patriarch's Bidding
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Quick Study
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Silvan Reveler
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Thranduil's Company
  • 1 Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally
  • 1 Thranduil, the Elvenking
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Tyvar the Bellicose
  • 1 Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Wood Elves
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Woodland Weavemaster
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast