Maralen - ima steal yo sh*t by Dominight

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This Sultai deck merges the rapid mana acceleration of Elves with the evasive tempo and disruptive capabilities of Faeries. Led by Maralen, Fae Ascendant, the strategy floods the battlefield with low-cost creatures and token generators such as Bitterblossom, Dwynen's Elite, and Bitterbloom Bearer. Once Maralen enters, every Elf and Faerie trigger exiles cards from opponents' libraries, allowing the pilot to cast powerful spells for free each turn based on their creature count. Card advantage engines like Edric, Spymaster of Trest, Beast Whisperer, and Elven Chorus maintain a full grip of cards and steady battlefield development. The deck closes games by overwhelming the table through evasive flying combat, anthem buffs from Elvish Archdruid and Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor, explosive token doubling via Elven Ambush, or direct life-drain activations from Lathril, Blade of the Elves.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alela, Cunning Conqueror
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage of Echoes
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Blooming Marsh
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Botanical Sanctum
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 Cloud of Faeries
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Deathrite Shaman
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Dwynen's Elite
  • 1 Edric, Spymaster of Trest
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Elrond, Moon-Reader
  • 1 Elven Ambush
  • 1 Elven Chorus
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faebloom Trick
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gilt-Leaf Palace
  • 1 Glen Elendra Archmage
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Leyline of Anticipation
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Maraleaf Pixie
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Morcant's Loyalist
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pestermite
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Quirion Ranger
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Scion of Oona
  • 1 Scryb Ranger
  • 1 Secluded Glen
  • 1 Selfless Safewright
  • 1 Sodden Verdure
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sower of Temptation
  • 1 Spark Double
  • 1 Spellstutter Sprite
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Talion, the Kindly Lord
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
  • 1 Thranduil's Company
  • 1 Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Vernal Fen
  • 1 Wastewood Verge
  • 1 Wirewood Symbiote
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth