Lathrill(8) by Chaos_Monarch2559

Format: Commander

Commander: Lathril, Blade of the Elves

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Golgari Elf tribal strategy helmed by Lathril, Blade of the Elves. It leverages an efficient suite of 1-mana and 2-mana Elves to accelerate mana and deploy Lathril ahead of curve on Turn 3. Once on the battlefield, Lathril attacks to generate 1/1 Elf Warrior tokens, rapidly scaling the board alongside mass token generators like Elven Ambush and Elvish Promenade. The deck transitions into a lethal threat by Turn 5, threatening either an overwhelming wide combat attack bolstered by lords like Elvish Archdruid and Canopy Tactician, or activating Lathril's tap ability to drain each opponent for 10 life per turn cycle. While the deck possesses explosive mana acceleration and strong engine recovery through natural tribal redundancy, its reliance on keeping creature permanents on the board leaves it vulnerable to sweepers, and its light interaction suite makes it primarily proactive.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abomination of Llanowar
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
  • 1 Assemble the Entmoot
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Canopy Tactician
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Crown of Skemfar
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Druid of the Cowl
  • 1 Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
  • 1 Elven Ambush
  • 1 Elven Farsight
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Clancaller
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Piper
  • 1 Elvish Promenade
  • 12 Forest
  • 1 Foul Orchard
  • 1 Gala Greeters
  • 1 Galadhrim Bow
  • 1 Gilt-Leaf Palace
  • 1 Glissa Sunslayer
  • 1 Golgari Rot Farm
  • 1 Harald Unites the Elves
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Instruments of War
  • 1 Jaspera Sentinel
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Legolas Greenleaf
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Tribe
  • 1 Lys Alana Bowmaster
  • 1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Mirror of Galadriel
  • 1 Nadier's Nightblade
  • 1 Nath of the Gilt-Leaf
  • 1 Natural Order
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Prowess of the Fair
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Ruthless Winnower
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of the Wild Magus
  • 1 Steel Leaf Champion
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sylvan Anthem
  • 1 Tainted Wood
  • 1 Tajuru Blightblade
  • 1 Temple of Malady
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Tribute to the World Tree
  • 1 Tyvar the Bellicose
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
  • 1 Wildborn Preserver
  • 1 Wolverine Riders
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery