Tranquill, non è elfball (è peggio) by pghfesss

Format: Commander

Commander: Thranduil, the Elvenking and Vampiric Tutor

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This Sultai Midrange deck is commanded by Thranduil, the Elvenking, blending tribal Elf synergies, graveyard ability copying, and second-draw token triggers. The primary game plan develops mana dorks on Turns 1–3 to cast Thranduil on Turn 4. On Turn 5, deploying any legendary Elf triggers Thranduil to draw two cards and discard an activated-ability Elf, immediately granting Thranduil the ability to tap for 5+ mana via Marwyn, the Nurturer or Selvala, Heart of the Wilds. By Turn 6, the deck converts this mana surplus into wide token engines such as Alandra, Sky Dreamer and Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse, while Archfiend of Ifnir continuously wipes opposing boards with -1/-1 counters on every discard. Combat damage finishes the table across Turns 7 and 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer
  • 1 Altar of Bhaal // Bone Offering
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Archfiend of Ifnir
  • 1 Archmage Ascension
  • 1 Baboon Spirit
  • 1 Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Bloodline Bidding
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clive's Hideaway
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Construct a Cosmic Cube
  • 1 Círdan the Shipwright
  • 1 Deadeye Navigator
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Dour Port-Mage
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Elrond of the White Council
  • 1 Elrond, Moon-Reader
  • 1 Essence Flux
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Evendo, Waking Haven
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Formidable Speaker
  • 1 Gala Greeters
  • 1 Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
  • 1 Harald, King of Skemfar
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hide on the Ceiling
  • 1 High Perfect Morcant
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Izoni, Center of the Web
  • 1 Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
  • 1 Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
  • 1 Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
  • 1 Lonis, Cryptozoologist
  • 1 M.O.D.O.K., Evil Intellect
  • 1 Make an Example
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Minn, Wily Illusionist
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Monument to Endurance
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Nature's Rhythm
  • 1 On the Trail
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Pollywog Prodigy
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Quest for Renewal
  • 1 Radagast of Rhosgobel
  • 1 Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sutina, Speaker of the Tajuru
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Teferi's Time Twist
  • 1 The Watcher in the Water
  • 1 Thranduil the Strategist
  • 1 Thranduil, the Elvenking
  • 1 Three Steps Ahead
  • 1 Turbulent Fen
  • 1 Turbulent Wetlands
  • 1 Turbulent Wilderness
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Waterbender's Restoration
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Whisper, Blood Liturgist
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Yeva, Nature's Herald
  • 1 Zimone and Dina