Thranduil the Strategist Elves by MPGoldenPants

Format: Commander

Commander: Thranduil the Strategist

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

Thranduil the Strategist leads a Simic Elf deck that turns landfall into a wide Elf board and turns Elves into mana. The primary plan is to ramp with one-mana dorks and land-tutors, cast Thranduil early, then bury opponents under Elf tokens and finish with Craterhoof Behemoth or Finale of Devastation. Secondary paths are infinite-mana wins through Staff of Domination or Umbral Mantle on a 5+ mana dork, or the Retreat to Coralhelm, Llanowar Scout, and Simic Growth Chamber landfall loop, all ending in Ezuri or Craterhoof. Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally acts as a hidden second commander, duplicating the landfall token engine. The commander is an accelerator, not a combo piece.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Champions of the Perfect
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 Coiling Oracle
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Crucible of Worlds
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
  • 1 Elfsworn Giant
  • 1 Elven Passage
  • 1 Elven Raft-Steerer
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Champion
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Visionary
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Exploration
  • 1 Exploration Broodship
  • 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 11 Forest
  • 1 Formidable Speaker
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Galadhrim Brigade
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Harrow
  • 1 Hedge Maze
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Scout
  • 1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mirkwood Pathmaker
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nissa, Resurgent Animist
  • 1 Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
  • 1 Oracle of Mul Daya
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Retreat to Coralhelm
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Simic Growth Chamber
  • 1 Sodden Verdure
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Thranduil the Strategist
  • 1 Thranduil's Company
  • 1 Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Umbral Mantle
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Willowrush Verge
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wood Elves
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth