elvenking by Shepherdodeath

Format: Commander

Commander: Thranduil, the Elvenking

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 25

Deck overview

This Sultai deck is an Elf tribal midrange deck commanded by Thranduil, the Elvenking. The strategy focuses on establishing early mana dorks, building a wide board of synergistic Elves, and distributing +1/+1 counters. Thranduil acts as a value engine that filters cards whenever legendary Elves enter the battlefield while gaining all activated abilities from Elves in the graveyard. Critical onset occurs around Turn 7 when mass buffs and trampling effects from Haldir, Lórien Lieutenant, Galadhrim Brigade, and Mirkwood Channeler transform the board into a lethal combat threat. The deck closes out the game over three combat rotations on Turn 9. While the deck features robust creature recursion through Zombify and resilient backup beatdown plans without its commander, the high number of taplands and absence of fast combo lines position it firmly in the casual midrange space.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 A.I.M. Labs
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
  • 1 Boughside Wanderers
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Confusticate and Bebother
  • 1 Deny Entry
  • 1 Down in the Valley
  • 1 Dreadful as the Storm
  • 1 Druid of the Cowl
  • 1 Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
  • 1 Elrond, Moon-Reader
  • 1 Elven Chorus
  • 1 Elven Raft-Steerer
  • 1 Elvenking's Halls
  • 1 Elvish Archers
  • 1 Elvish Harbinger
  • 1 Elvish Ranger
  • 1 Elvish Scout
  • 1 Elvish Scrapper
  • 1 Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth
  • 1 Emil, Vastlands Roamer
  • 1 Enchanted River's Grasp
  • 1 Essence Scatter
  • 1 Fog
  • 1 Foggy Bottom Swamp
  • 11 Forest
  • 1 Galadhrim Brigade
  • 1 Giant Growth
  • 1 Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death
  • 1 Grapple with Death
  • 1 Growth Curve
  • 1 Haldir, Lórien Lieutenant
  • 12 Island
  • 1 Legolas Greenleaf
  • 1 Llanowar Scout
  • 1 Melancholic Poet
  • 1 Mirkwood Channeler
  • 1 Mirkwood Elk
  • 1 Mirkwood Meditator
  • 1 Mirkwood Nurturer
  • 1 Mirkwood Pathmaker
  • 1 Murder
  • 1 Mutant Town
  • 1 Otherworldly Gaze
  • 1 Part in Friendship
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Plunder the Trollshaws
  • 1 Potioner's Trove
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Pull from the Grave
  • 1 Pym Technologies
  • 1 Quandrix Charm
  • 1 Quick Study
  • 1 Riddles in the Dark
  • 1 Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll
  • 1 Serpent's Pass
  • 1 Shared Roots
  • 1 Silvan Reveler
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soothing of Sméagol
  • 1 Subterranean Cavern
  • 1 Supper for Spiders
  • 1 Tale of Katara and Toph
  • 1 The Black Breath
  • 1 Thornfist Striker
  • 1 Thranduil's Company
  • 1 Thranduil's Decree
  • 1 Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally
  • 1 Thranduil, the Elvenking
  • 1 Thriving Grove
  • 1 Thriving Isle
  • 1 Thriving Moor
  • 1 Thrór's Map
  • 1 Titan's Grave
  • 1 Vine Trellis
  • 1 Vitalize
  • 1 Woodland Weavemaster
  • 1 Zombify