Aerith by user7859977

Format: Commander

Commander: Aerith, Last Ancient

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This Selesnya lifegain midrange deck leverages Aerith, Last Ancient to generate recurring card advantage from the graveyard while steadily growing a formidable board of +1/+1 counter beaters. The game plan opens with low-cost ramp and soul sisters such as Soul Warden and Essence Warden, establishing an unbroken stream of lifegain triggers. Once Aerith and scaling threats like Voice of the Blessed, Trelasarra, Moon Dancer, or Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn hit the battlefield on Turn 4, every life increment converts into permanent stats and graveyard recursion. The deck pivots to critical onset around Turn 6 with explosive combat finishers like Blossoming Bogbeast, Archangel of Thune, or Akroma's Will, capable of wiping out the table across one to two combat steps. Robust protection spells safeguard the board against board wipes, ensuring steady inevitability.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Aerith, Last Ancient
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ajani's Pridemate
  • 1 Ajani's Welcome
  • 1 Ajani, Strength of the Pride
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Blossoming Bogbeast
  • 1 Blossoming Sands
  • 1 Boon Reflection
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Dragonlord Dromoka
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Elenda's Hierophant
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 8 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Graypelt Refuge
  • 1 Greater Good
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Judgment of Alexander
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
  • 1 Leyline of Hope
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Lush Portico
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nykthos Paragon
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Radiant Fountain
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rhox Faithmender
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Selesnya Sanctuary
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Selvala, Explorer Returned
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Destined White Mage
  • 1 The Earth Crystal
  • 1 The Gaffer
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
  • 1 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
  • 1 Ultimate Magic: Holy
  • 1 Voice of the Blessed
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams