King of Elves by Geurimja

Format: Commander

Commander: Thranduil, the Elvenking

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Thranduil, the Elvenking helms a Sultai Elf tribal deck that leverages the synergy between mana dorks, lords, and graveyard recursion. Thranduil's first ability grants him all activated abilities of Elf cards in your graveyard, turning the graveyard into a toolbox of untap, mana, and drain effects. His second ability turns each legendary Elf that enters into a Consecrated Sphinx-style draw engine, refueling the hand. The primary win condition is an explosive combat step via Craterhoof Behemoth or Finale of Devastation for X=10, turning a board full of elves into lethal trampling attackers. Secondary wins include infinite mana combos (Devoted Druid + untap synergy) fed into Walking Ballista, or draining opponents through Lathril, Blade of the Elves's activated ability. The deck is built to generate overwhelming mana velocity, then convert it into a rapid finish.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Abomination of Llanowar
• 1 Aftermath Analyst
• 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
• 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Assassin's Trophy
• 1 Bayou
• 1 Beast Whisperer
• 1 Beast Within
• 1 Bloodline Bidding
• 1 Bloom Tender
• 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 1 Buried Alive
• 1 Cavern of Souls
• 1 Champions of the Perfect
• 1 Chord of Calling
• 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
• 1 City of Brass
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1 Culling Ritual
• 1 Cultivate
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Deadly Rollick
• 1 Deathbloom Ritualist
• 1 Deathrite Shaman
• 1 Devoted Druid
• 1 Dina's Guidance
• 1 Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
• 1 Eclipsed Realms
• 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
• 1 Elven Chorus
• 1 Elven Passage
• 1 Elvish Archdruid
• 1 Elvish Mystic
• 1 Entomb
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1 Farseek
• 1 Fauna Shaman
• 1 Finale of Devastation
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 1 Forest
• 1 Formidable Speaker
• 1 Galadhrim Ambush
• 1 Gemstone Caverns
• 1 Harmonized Crescendo
• 1 Hedge Maze
• 1 Heroic Intervention
• 1 Incubation Druid
• 1 Kindred Discovery
• 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
• 1 Legolas's Quick Reflexes
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Llanowar Elves
• 1 Mana Confluence
• 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1 Misty Rainforest
• 1 Morphic Pool
• 1 Mystic Remora
• 1 Nature's Lore
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City
• 1 Overgrown Tomb
• 1 Polluted Delta
• 1 Priest of Titania
• 1 Raise the Palisade
• 1 Reanimate
• 1 Rejuvenating Springs
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Ripples of Undeath
• 1 Selfless Safewright
• 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Swamp
• 1 Swan Song
• 1 Sylvan Library
• 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1 Thranduil, the Elvenking
• 1 Three Tree City
• 1 Three Visits
• 1 Tropical Island
• 1 Tyvar the Bellicose
• 1 Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
• 1 Tyvar, the Pummeler
• 1 Undercity Sewers
• 1 Underground Mortuary
• 1 Underground Sea
• 1 Undergrowth Stadium
• 1 Underrealm Lich
• 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1 Veil of Summer
• 1 Verdant Catacombs
• 1 Walking Ballista
• 1 Watery Grave
• 1 Windswept Heath
• 1 Wooded Foothills
• 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
• 1 Zagoth Triome
• 1 Zameck Guildmage