Elfball by Johndoemer

Format: Commander

Commander: Tyvar the Bellicose

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 57

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Golgari Elfball Combo deck commanded by Tyvar the Bellicose. The deck leverages rapid early creature acceleration to deploy mana dorks on Turns 1 and 2, setting up multi-mana engines like Priest of Titania, Marwyn, the Nurturer, and Viridian Joiner. Tyvar exponentially scales these dorks by granting +1/+1 counters equal to the mana they produce each turn, converting humble mana producers into massive threats and absurd mana generators. The primary win condition revolves around untap artifacts such as Umbral Mantle and Staff of Domination, which generate infinite mana when paired with big mana dorks. Once infinite mana is established, the deck closes the game in the same turn via Walking Ballista, massive Torment of Hailfire, or an unblockable Finale of Devastation combat step. Robust protection spells and recursion ensure the deck can push through removal and rebuild quickly.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
  • 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
  • 1 Armorcraft Judge
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Augur of Autumn
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bloodline Bidding
  • 1 Boreal Druid
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
  • 1 Elven Chorus
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Harbinger
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Finale of Eternity
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gilt-Leaf Palace
  • 1 Glissa Sunslayer
  • 1 God-Pharaoh's Statue
  • 1 Golgari Charm
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Gyre Sage
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Incubation Druid
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Joraga Treespeaker
  • 1 Joraga Warcaller
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Nurturing Peatland
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Obscuring Haze
  • 1 Oracle of Mul Daya
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Platinum Angel
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Profane Command
  • 1 Putrefy
  • 1 Quest for Renewal
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Silkguard
  • 1 Skyshroud Poacher
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of the Paruns
  • 1 Sylvan Tutor
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Topiary Lecturer
  • 1 Torment of Hailfire
  • 1 Tribute to the World Tree
  • 1 Turntimber Symbiosis // Turntimber, Serpentine Wood
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Tyvar the Bellicose
  • 1 Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
  • 1 Umbral Mantle
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Viridian Joiner
  • 1 Void Winnower
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wirewood Channeler
  • 1 Wirewood Lodge
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Woodland Weavemaster
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth