Elves by gadring

Format: Commander

Commander: Thranduil, the Elvenking

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Elven tribal commander strategy helmed by Thranduil, the Elvenking. The plan is straightforward: accelerate heavily with mana dorks, deploy Thranduil as a mana battery and card-advantage engine, then overwhelm opponents with either a massive combat step via Craterhoof Behemoth or a boosted Finale of Devastation. Another angle is to string together infinite mana through combos like Priest of Titania+Staff of Domination or the untapping synergy of Wirewood Symbote with Heritage Heritage Druid loops. Thranduil's activated-ability-granting from the graveyard amplifies mana and draw, while Lathril, Blade of the Elves and Kindred Discovery speed up the draw. The deck balances explosive ramp with plentiful tutors for the pieces, and backups like Haunting Voyage and Conduit of Worlds for board recovery.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alchemist's Refuge
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beseech the Queen
  • 1 Birchlore Rangers
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Cauldron of Essence
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkslick Shores
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Devoted Druid
  • 1 Dina's Guidance
  • 1 Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
  • 1 Elven Ambush
  • 1 Elven Passage
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Promenade
  • 1 Evolution Witness
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Flare of Denial
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Formidable Speaker
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Genesis Wave
  • 1 Haunting Voyage
  • 1 Heritage Druid
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Immaculate Magistrate
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Necroblossom Snarl
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pendelhaven
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Planar Engineering
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Selfless Safewright
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Shifting Woodland
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Springbloom Druid
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Thranduil's Company
  • 1 Thranduil, the Elvenking
  • 1 Three Steps Ahead
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Tyvar the Bellicose
  • 1 Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
  • 1 Unmarked Grave
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Wirewood Symbiote
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Wrap in Vigor
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth