MLP by desspacito05

Format: Commander

Commander: Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power Selesnya midrange and combo deck helmed by Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn. It leverages dense, low-cost mana acceleration to deploy low-mana lifegain enablers—such as Soul Warden, Essence Warden, and Guide of Souls—ahead of curve. Once Lathiel enters the battlefield, any life gained translates directly into end-step +1/+1 counter distribution, turning small utility creatures and lifelinkers into lethal beaters in rapid order. The deck reinforces its aggressive combat plan with counter doublers like Branching Evolution, evasion from Kodama of the West Tree, and overwhelming overrun finishes via Akroma's Will. Alongside its go-wide combat pressure, the deck incorporates compact infinite combos: Heliod, Sun-Crowned paired with Spike Feeder generates arbitrarily large life totals and counter reserves to close games instantly or feed Aetherflux Reservoir. High-tier protection spells including Heroic Intervention and Teferi's Protection ensure the board survives opponent sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conclave Mentor
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Evolution Witness
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Fumigate
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Heliod's Intervention
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Sanctifier
  • 1 Horizon Canopy
  • 1 Hushwood Verge
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Kodama of the West Tree
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
  • 1 Light of Promise
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Pristine Talisman
  • 1 Prosperous Innkeeper
  • 1 Radiant Fountain
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Rhox Faithmender
  • 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Scavenging Ooze
  • 1 Scurry Oak
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Spike Feeder
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Suture Priest
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Terrasymbiosis
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Wall of Reverence
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth