Lathril by Chuy

Format: Commander

Commander: Lathril, Blade of the Elves

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This is a classic Golgari Elfball deck helmed by Lathril, Blade of the Elves. The plan is straightforward: flood the board with Elf mana dorks and token makers, convert that density into explosive green mana, then close through overrun effects, drain payoffs, or infinite mana loops. Lathril, Blade of the Elves accelerates the token plan via combat damage and provides a repeatable table-wide drain once ten Elves are untapped, but she is not required for the deck's primary wins. Primary finishers are Craterhoof Behemoth, Finale of Devastation, Triumph of the Hordes, Ezuri, Renegade Leader activations, and Staff of Domination loops with high-output dorks. Secondary reach comes from Shaman of the Pack, Skemfar Shadowsage, and Lathril's activated ability. The deck plays as a midrange tribal engine that ramps hard, draws off its own cast triggers, and overwhelms the table with a critical mass of Elves.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Canopy Tactician
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Deathrite Shaman
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Elderfang Venom
  • 1 Elven Ambush
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Champion
  • 1 Elvish Harbinger
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Promenade
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 10 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Galadhrim Ambush
  • 1 Gilt-Leaf Palace
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Perfect Morcant
  • 1 Immaculate Magistrate
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Joraga Warcaller
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Natural Order
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Pact of the Serpent
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Putrefy
  • 1 Quest for Renewal
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Shaman of the Pack
  • 1 Skemfar Shadowsage
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Timberwatch Elf
  • 1 Triumph of the Hordes
  • 1 Tyvar Kell
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Wastewood Verge
  • 1 Wirewood Channeler
  • 1 Wirewood Lodge
  • 1 Wolverine Riders
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth