El by user3211500

Format: Commander

Commander: Elsha of the Infinite

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 82

Deck overview

This deck is a high-powered competitive Jeskai storm combo list centered on Elsha of the Infinite. The primary strategy pairs Elsha with Sensei's Divining Top and a cost reducer such as Geist of Saint Thalia, Artist's Talent, or Birgi, God of Storytelling to draw the entire library and win on the spot with Brain Freeze or storm damage. As a fully independent secondary win condition, the deck runs the premier cEDH package of Underworld Breach, Lion's Eye Diamond, and Brain Freeze, easily assembled through Intuition or Gifts Ungiven. The deck leverages dense 0–1 CMC fast mana to accelerate deployment to Turns 2–3. Its win attempts are shielded by a robust suite of free countermagic, uncounterable enablers, and silence effects like Silence, Ranger-Captain of Eos, and Teferi, Time Raveler. High-velocity card draw engines sustain resources, allowing the deck to contest opposing threats while rapidly threatening same-turn table finishes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancestral Knowledge
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angel's Grace
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Artist's Talent
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Copy Artifact
  • 1 Copy Enchantment
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
  • 1 Elsha of the Infinite
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flash Photography
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gifts Ungiven
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Grinding Station
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Imposter Mech
  • 1 Into the Flood Maw
  • 1 Intuition
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Jeweled Amulet
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Mirrormade
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Personal Tutor
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scroll Rack
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Tithe
  • 1 Transmute Artifact
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills