You Will Forgive Me If I Finish It by therealdhs

Format: Commander

Commander: Thranduil, the Elvenking

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 66

Deck overview

This competitive Sultai deck leverages Thranduil, the Elvenking as a commander-centric Necrotic Ooze for Elf creatures. By running zero basic lands, a single activation of Hermit Druid mills the entire library directly into the graveyard. Alternatively, Buried Alive, Entomb, or Survival of the Fittest easily tutor specific combo packages. Once in the graveyard, Devoted Druid pairs with power-based mana producers such as Viridian Joiner, Selvala, Heart of the Wilds, and Marwyn, the Nurturer to generate infinite green and colored mana alongside infinite +3/+3 pumps from Ezuri, Renegade Leader. The deck terminates the game immediately at instant speed through Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord, sacrificing an infinitely large Elf to drain all three opponents simultaneously. Backed by premier fast mana, free counterspells, uncounterability enablers like Allosaurus Shepherd, and split-second protection from Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun, the deck achieves a reliable Turn 4 win with 0 response cycles.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concordant Crossroads
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Devoted Druid
  • 1 Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Evolution Witness
  • 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Formidable Speaker
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Greenhilt Trainee
  • 1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
  • 1 Hedge Maze
  • 1 Hermit Druid
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Immaculate Magistrate
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Incubation Druid
  • 1 Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
  • 1 Legolas's Quick Reflexes
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Mesmeric Orb
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Personal Tutor
  • 1 Prime Speaker Vannifar
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
  • 1 Seeker of Skybreak
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Survival of the Fittest
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Talisman of Curiosity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Thranduil, the Elvenking
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Turbulent Fen
  • 1 Turbulent Wilderness
  • 1 Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Underground Mortuary
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Viridian Joiner
  • 1 Wastewood Verge
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Willowrush Verge
  • 1 Wirewood Lodge
  • 1 Woodland Weavemaster
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Zameck Guildmage