Elven Assault by user3033874

Format: Commander

Commander: Lathril, Blade of the Elves

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 52

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Golgari Elf tribal strategy helmed by Lathril, Blade of the Elves. It focuses on explosive early mana acceleration, wide token generation, and rapid overrun finishes. In the early game, cheap mana dorks like Llanowar Elves and Priest of Titania accelerate deployment, allowing Lathril to hit the board quickly and generate Elf Warrior tokens through combat damage. Mid-game engines such as Beast Whisperer, Skullclamp, and Pact of the Serpent convert creature density into massive card draw. The deck finishes games around turn 5 by translating its swarm of Elves into lethal combat damage using Craterhoof Behemoth, Coat of Arms, Ezuri, Renegade Leader, or an infinite Exquisite Blood and Sanguine Bond combo. While resilient against single-target removal thanks to Eladamri, Lord of Leaves and Ezuri, Renegade Leader, the deck is vulnerable to mass exile sweepers and features minimal stack interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Aluren
  • 1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Blooming Marsh
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Bounty of Skemfar
  • 1 Canopy Tactician
  • 1 Casualties of War
  • 1 Champions of the Perfect
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Crown of Skemfar
  • 1 Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Down in the Valley
  • 1 Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
  • 1 Eclipsed Realms
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
  • 1 Elderfang Venom
  • 1 Elven Ambush
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Champion
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Piper
  • 1 Elvish Promenade
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 10 Forest
  • 1 Galadhrim Ambush
  • 1 Galadriel, Gift-Giver
  • 1 Glissa Sunslayer
  • 1 Great Hall of the Citadel
  • 1 Haldir, Lórien Lieutenant
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 High Perfect Morcant
  • 1 Immaculate Magistrate
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Joraga Treespeaker
  • 1 Joraga Warcaller
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Lotus Field
  • 1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Mirkwood
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Nissa Revane
  • 1 Obscuring Haze
  • 1 Pact of the Serpent
  • 1 Paradise Druid
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove
  • 1 Rhys the Exiled
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Ruthless Winnower
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Skemfar Shadowsage
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Sylvan Offering
  • 1 Temple of Malady
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Tyvar the Bellicose
  • 1 Umbral Mantle
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vernal Fen
  • 1 Wellwisher
  • 1 Windswift Slice
  • 1 Wirewood Lodge
  • 1 Wolverine Riders
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth