Lathril - yet another elfball by Trultadoren

Format: Commander

Commander: Lathril, Blade of the Elves

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 48

Deck overview

This Golgari deck is a high-velocity tribal Elfball strategy commanded by Lathril, Blade of the Elves. The primary plan accelerates mana using low-cost mana dorks and scaling mana generators such as Priest of Titania, Elvish Archdruid, and Circle of Dreams Druid. It converts mana into massive card advantage through engines like Beast Whisperer, Guardian Project, and Leaf-Crowned Visionary. Once a wide board of Elves is established, the deck transitions into a lethal win through overwhelming combat damage or direct drain. Craterhoof Behemoth, Ezuri, Renegade Leader, and Finale of Devastation provide decisive mass trample overruns, while Lathril, Blade of the Elves can tap ten Elves to drain opponents for ten life repeatedly. Supporting infinite loops with Staff of Domination and heavy creature tutoring ensure fast, consistent assembly. While vulnerable to sweepers, the deck packs dedicated answers like Heroic Intervention, Allosaurus Shepherd, and Veil of Summer to shield its explosive board development.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Benefactor's Draught
  • 1 Birchlore Rangers
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Elven Chorus
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Visionary
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 10 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Glimpse of Nature
  • 1 Glissa Sunslayer
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Heritage Druid
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Incubation Druid
  • 1 Joraga Warcaller
  • 1 Last March of the Ents
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Mutavault
  • 1 Natural Order
  • 1 Nettle Sentinel
  • 1 Noxious Revival
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phyrexian Reclamation
  • 1 Plumb the Forbidden
  • 1 Poison-Tip Archer
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Putrefy
  • 1 Quest for Renewal
  • 1 Quirion Ranger
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Regal Force
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Shaman of the Pack
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Sudden Spoiling
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tear Asunder
  • 1 Thornbite Staff
  • 1 Thoughtseize
  • 1 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Tyvar Kell
  • 1 Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Wirewood Channeler
  • 1 Wirewood Lodge
  • 1 Wirewood Symbiote
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth