Sultai Etali by towerbattles

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 5

Deck overview

This is a high-powered Sultai Elf/Faerie tribal combo deck helmed by Maralen, Fae Ascendant. The core plan floods the board with Elf mana dorks and Faerie bodies, then converts that density into infinite mana or infinite tokens through interlocking two-card engines (Deadeye Navigator lines, Intruder Alarm + Presence of Gond). Maralen, Fae Ascendant accelerates the endgame by milling opponents on every Elf/Faerie ETB and letting you cast free spells from exile once the tribal count is high enough. Secondary paths include Lathril, Blade of the Elves's tap-ten drain, Notion Thief + wheel locks, and overwhelming combat with lords and tokens. Dense creature tutors (Chord of Calling, Eldritch Evolution, Nature's Rhythm, transmute package) make the combo suite highly accessible, while a solid counter suite protects the critical turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Amphibian Downpour
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Autumn's Veil
  • 1 Beastcaller Savant
  • 1 Blooming Marsh
  • 1 Botanical Sanctum
  • 1 Bring to Light
  • 1 Chameleon, Master of Disguise
  • 1 Chomping Changeling
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Cloud of Faeries
  • 1 Clutch of the Undercity
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Darkslick Shores
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Deadeye Navigator
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Delay
  • 1 Devoted Druid
  • 1 Dimir House Guard
  • 1 Dimir Machinations
  • 1 Dispel
  • 1 Dispersal Shield
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Drift of Phantasms
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eagle Vision
  • 1 Eldritch Evolution
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Formation
  • 1 Faerie Seer
  • 1 Fertile Ground
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Ilysian Caryatid
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Insight
  • 1 Intruder Alarm
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Joraga Treespeaker
  • 1 Kenrith's Transformation
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leafkin Druid
  • 1 Leyline of Abundance
  • 1 Lilysplash Mentor
  • 1 Lim-Dûl's Vault
  • 1 Lively Dirge
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Maraleaf Pixie
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Mystical Dispute
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Nature's Rhythm
  • 1 Neoform
  • 1 Notion Thief
  • 1 Overflowing Basin
  • 1 Overgrowth
  • 1 Peregrine Drake
  • 1 Perplex
  • 1 Presence of Gond
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Ringsight
  • 1 Shared Summons
  • 1 Shimmerwilds Growth
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sower of Temptation
  • 1 Starfield Vocalist
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Thran Portal
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Urborg Elf
  • 1 Viridescent Bog
  • 1 Waterlogged Grove
  • 1 Whisperer of the Wilds
  • 1 Whispering Madness
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast