Smarty pants by MooseCats

Format: Commander

Commander: Galadriel, Light of Valinor

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

Galadriel, Light of Valinor turns each creature entry into a choice among mana, counters, or card selection. The deck uses cheap mana creatures, land-search spells, and creature-based ramp to reach Galadriel around turn 5, then compounds value with Elves, landfall, tokens, and +1/+1 counters. Elvish Warmaster, Thranduil, Sindarin Liege, Thranduil's Company, Arwen, Weaver of Hope, and Tireless Provisioner help create the wide board needed for the finish. The primary clock is a turn-8 Craterhoof Behemoth attack, which can be lethal to the table when roughly ten creatures are present. Tutors improve access but do not remove the need to draw or assemble several different roles. Interaction and protection are respectable for a casual or high-power table, but the deck remains vulnerable to sweepers, targeted removal, and counterspells during its long setup. It has no supported infinite combo or deterministic alternate win.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 Aragorn and Arwen, Wed
• 1 Arwen, Mortal Queen
• 1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
• 1 Authority of the Consuls
• 1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1 Bard, King of Dale
• 1 Beast Whisperer
• 1 Belladonna Took
• 1 Bilbo's Gambit
• 1 Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot
• 1 Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer
• 1 Birds of Paradise
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 1 Brushland
• 1 Canopy Vista
• 1 Captain Sisay
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1 Cryptolith Rite
• 1 Cultivate
• 1 Deserted Beach
• 1 Dreamroot Cascade
• 1 Elrond, Master of Healing
• 1 Elvish Archdruid
• 1 Elvish Piper
• 1 Elvish Warmaster
• 1 Enduring Curiosity
• 1 Enlightened Tutor
• 1 Evolution Sage
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Fierce Guardianship
• 1 Finale of Devastation
• 1 Flooded Grove
• 1 Flopsie, Bumi's Buddy
• 1 Flow State
• 1 Flowering of the White Tree
• 7 Forest
• 1 Fortified Village
• 1 Galadriel, Light of Valinor
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Gleaming Splendor
• 1 Growth Spiral
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Heliod's Intervention
• 1 Hinterland Harbor
• 1 Innkeeper's Talent
• 1 Inquisitorial Rosette
• 5 Island
• 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Llanowar Elves
• 1 Miscast
• 1 Morningtide's Light
• 1 Mossborn Hydra
• 1 Mutational Advantage
• 1 Nature's Lore
• 1 Noble Hierarch
• 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
• 5 Plains
• 1 Prairie Stream
• 1 Radagast of Rhosgobel
• 1 Rampant Growth
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Reprieve
• 1 Rhystic Study
• 1 Seaside Citadel
• 1 Serra Ascendant
• 1 Silvan Reveler
• 1 Skyshroud Claim
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Stroke of Midnight
• 1 Sunpetal Grove
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Temple Garden
• 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
• 1 The Earth Crystal
• 1 The Notary Hobbits
• 1 Thranduil's Company
• 1 Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally
• 1 Tireless Provisioner
• 1 Wood Elves
• 1 Worldly Tutor
• 1 Yavimaya Coast