maralen by Sdebuck86

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This Sultai deck unites Elf and Faerie kindred synergies under the command of Maralen, Fae Ascendant. The early game focuses on explosive mana acceleration through dorks like Priest of Titania and Bloom Tender, transitioning into steady token production via Bitterblossom and Bitterbloom Bearer. Casting Maralen on Turn 4 unlocks a potent advantage engine, exiling cards from opposing libraries on kindred entries and casting stolen spells for free. The deck threatens lethal pressure around Turn 6 by swarming with evasive flyers, buffing the team with kindred lords, and delivering direct life drain through Shaman of the Pack and Obyra, Dreaming Duelist. In addition to fair combat, the deck houses a compact combo using Deadeye Navigator and Cloud of Faeries to exile all opposing decks or drain opponents infinitely. A suite of blink spells and countermagic ensures resilience against opposing disruption while driving repeatable entry triggers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alela, Cunning Conqueror
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Cackling Counterpart
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Cloud of Faeries
  • 1 Coiling Oracle
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Deadeye Navigator
  • 1 Displace
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Dwynen's Elite
  • 1 Eclipsed Realms
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Harbinger
  • 1 Elvish Visionary
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Essence Flux
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Faerie Artisans
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fierce Empath
  • 8 Forest
  • 1 Ghostly Flicker
  • 1 Glen Elendra Archmage
  • 1 Glissa Sunslayer
  • 1 Golgari Signet
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Illusionist's Stratagem
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Loamspeaker
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Lonis, Cryptozoologist
  • 1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
  • 1 Maraleaf Pixie
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Masked Vandal
  • 1 Morcant's Loyalist
  • 1 Necroblossom Snarl
  • 1 Nightmare Sower
  • 1 Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
  • 1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
  • 1 Paradise Druid
  • 1 Planar Incision
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Quirion Elves
  • 1 Rankle, Master of Pranks
  • 1 Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Scarblade's Malice
  • 1 Scion of Oona
  • 1 Shaman of the Pack
  • 1 Simic Signet
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sower of Temptation
  • 1 Spellstutter Sprite
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Talion, the Kindly Lord
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Unbury
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Virulent Emissary
  • 1 Voracious Tome-Skimmer
  • 1 Wirewood Symbiote
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast