Thranduil 2 by VandalismusGandalf

Format: Commander

Commander: Thranduil the Strategist

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a Simic Elf tribal deck that leverages the landfall trigger from its commander, Thranduil the Strategist, to generate a wide board of 1/1 Elf tokens while turning each Elf into a mana dork. The primary game plan is to ramp aggressively with a dense core of Elf mana producers and land-search spells, then overwhelm opponents with a single explosive combat turn using Craterhoof Behemoth, Triumph of the Hordes, or Ezuri, Renegade Leader's overrun ability. Secondary lines include generating infinite mana with Priest of Titania / Elvish Archdruid and untap effects (e.g., Seedborn Muse, Dionus, Elvish Archdruid) then dumping it into Finale of Devastation for a massive, hasty army. The deck prioritises speed and consistency over defence, aiming to end the game before opponents can assemble their answers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
  • 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
  • 1 Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Elrond, Moon-Reader
  • 1 Elven Passage
  • 1 Elven Raft-Steerer
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Exploration
  • 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Gyre Sage
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Krosan Grip
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Tribe
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Necklace of Girion
  • 1 Nissa, Resurgent Animist
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Oracle of Mul Daya
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pendelhaven
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Prime Speaker Vannifar
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Shifting Woodland
  • 1 Skyshroud Claim
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
  • 1 The Earth Crystal
  • 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 Triumph of the Hordes
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wirewood Lodge
  • 1 Wood Elves
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth