Lathril Primer by sock_exe

Format: Commander

Commander: Lathril, Blade of the Elves

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 78

Deck overview

This deck is a high-speed Golgari combo list built around explosive elf mana and compact win conditions. It pairs the token generation and drain potential of Lathril, Blade of the Elves with fast infinite combos, notably Witherbloom Apprentice alongside Chain of Smog and Staff of Domination paired with high-volume mana dorks like Priest of Titania. Over fifteen 0-to-1-mana ramp sources ensure the deck consistently operates ahead of curve, establishing a usable engine by Turn 3. A deep suite of creature and universal tutors like Demonic Tutor, Green Sun's Zenith, and Finale of Devastation provides high access to required combo pieces. The deck protects its winning turns with efficient tools such as Allosaurus Shepherd, Veil of Summer, and Destiny Spinner, while disrupting opponents with flexible answers like Abrupt Decay, Assassin's Trophy, and Force of Vigor. While vulnerable to well-timed creature removal when attempting Chain of Smog, its speed, redundancy, and independent backup lines make it a potent competitive threat.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
  • 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Argothian Elder
  • 1 Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Birchlore Rangers
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Carpet of Flowers
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chain of Smog
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concordant Crossroads
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deathrite Shaman
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Dryad Arbor
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Eldritch Evolution
  • 1 Elven Passage
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Reclaimer
  • 1 Elvish Visionary
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Endurance
  • 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gilt-Leaf Palace
  • 1 Glimpse of Nature
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Heritage Druid
  • 1 Hope Tender
  • 1 Invasion of Ikoria // Zilortha, Apex of Ikoria
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Legolas's Quick Reflexes
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Magus of the Candelabra
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Natural Order
  • 1 Nurturing Peatland
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Pact of the Serpent
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Quirion Ranger
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Scryb Ranger
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Summoner's Pact
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
  • 1 Temur Sabertooth
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
  • 1 Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wirewood Lodge
  • 1 Wirewood Symbiote
  • 1 Witherbloom Apprentice
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Yisan, the Wanderer Bard