Drain Responsibly by Retr0mp10

Format: Commander

Commander: Lathril, Blade of the Elves

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 44

Deck overview

This deck is a Golgari Elf tribal aggro-combo strategy led by Lathril, Blade of the Elves. It leverages efficient one-mana and two-mana mana dorks to accelerate into Lathril, Blade of the Elves ahead of curve. Once deployed, Lathril attacks through opposing blockers with menace or unblockable equipment to generate a large swarm of 1/1 Elf Warrior tokens. The deck converts this wide creature board into a decisive win through massive mana generation, overrun effects like Ezuri, Renegade Leader and Triumph of the Hordes, or by tapping ten Elves to drain opponents for 10 life per turn with Seedborn Muse support. Additionally, infinite mana combos involving Staff of Domination or Umbral Mantle paired with scaling mana dorks like Priest of Titania provide instant table finishes. Robust protection spells safeguard the creature swarm against sweepers, while versatile removal handles opposing threats.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abomination of Llanowar
  • 1 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Blooming Marsh
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Boreal Druid
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Call Damage Control
  • 1 Canopy Tactician
  • 1 Carpet of Flowers
  • 1 Cauldron of Essence
  • 1 Chimil, the Inner Sun
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Compost
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Deathrite Shaman
  • 1 Deglamer
  • 1 Dina's Guidance
  • 1 Doom Blade
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
  • 1 Elderfang Venom
  • 1 Elven Passage
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 8 Forest
  • 1 Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
  • 1 Golgari Charm
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity
  • 1 Krosan Grip
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Nadier's Nightblade
  • 1 Necroblossom Snarl
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Poison-Tip Archer
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Regrowth
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Return to Nature
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Secret Tunnel
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Shaman of the Pack
  • 1 Skemfar Avenger
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Strionic Resonator
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Tainted Wood
  • 1 Tragic Slip
  • 1 Triumph of the Hordes
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Twinblade Assassins
  • 1 Umbral Mantle
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Viridescent Bog
  • 1 Wilt
  • 1 Wirewood Channeler
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Worldly Tutor