Maralen, Fae Ascendant by user9868748

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 65

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Sultai kindred swarm deck that blends the mana acceleration of Elves with the evasion, utility, and disruption of Faeries. Piloted by Maralen, Fae Ascendant, the deck turns routine creature deployments into steady impulse advantage and free spells from opposing libraries. An elite acceleration core—featuring fast mana rocks, Llanowar variants, and explosive mana multipliers such as Priest of Titania and Gaea's Cradle—enables the deck to develop wide boards ahead of schedule. The deck transitions into a lethal assault around Turn 5 using Craterhoof Behemoth, Triumph of the Hordes, or Finale of Devastation. Backed by top-tier free countermagic and uncounterable creature technology, the deck forcefully protects its explosive turns while answering opposing threats with high efficiency.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Blooming Marsh
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Botanical Sanctum
  • 1 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Cloud of Faeries
  • 1 Cloudstone Curio
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Visionary
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Enduring Vitality
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faerie Seer
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Gilt-Leaf Palace
  • 1 Glen Elendra Archmage
  • 1 Heritage Druid
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Quickling
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Reality Shift
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scion of Oona
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spellstutter Sprite
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Triumph of the Hordes
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wirewood Symbiote
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast
  • 1 Zagoth Triome