Midsummer Buzzsaw by Dakonaton57

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is a Sultai tribal midrange list helmed by Maralen, Fae Ascendant. It pairs the explosive mana generation of traditional Elves with the evasive, instant-speed disruption of Faeries. Early turns focus on accelerating mana through pieces like Priest of Titania, Bloom Tender, and Sol Ring, while deploying low-curve creatures and token generators such as Bitterblossom. Once Maralen enters on Turn 4, every entering Elf or Faerie exiles cards from opposing libraries, letting the deck cast free spells each turn to build commanding resource advantage. The midgame converts this board presence into lethal pressure through tribal lords like Elvish Archdruid and token multipliers like Lathril, Blade of the Elves. A compact infinite mana combo with Bloom Tender and Freed from the Real provides an alternate win condition via Ambassador Laquatus. The deck balances aggressive combat capabilities with instant-speed protection and flexible interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Amazing Acrobatics
  • 1 Ambassador Laquatus
  • 1 Aquitect's Defenses
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bilbo's Deadly Slice
  • 1 Biosynthic Burst
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Braids, Cabal Minion
  • 1 Breathe Your Last
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Chase Inspiration
  • 1 Cloud of Faeries
  • 1 Coastal Piracy
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Eclipsed Elf
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Elven Passage
  • 1 Elven Raft-Steerer
  • 1 Elvenking's Halls
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Regrower
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fertile Ground
  • 6 Forest
  • 1 Freed from the Real
  • 1 Gathering Stone
  • 1 Glamermite
  • 1 Glen Elendra's Answer
  • 1 Grapple with Death
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 13 Island
  • 1 It'll Quench Ya!
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Masterful Flourish
  • 1 Mischievous Sneakling
  • 1 Morcant's Loyalist
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Paradox Gardens
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Plunder the Trollshaws
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Pull from the Grave
  • 1 Radagast of Rhosgobel
  • 1 Scarblade's Malice
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sporogenic Infection
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Submerge
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Syncopate
  • 1 Think Twice
  • 1 Thranduil's Decree
  • 1 Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally
  • 1 Thranduil, the Elvenking
  • 1 Titan's Grave
  • 1 Trystan's Command
  • 1 Turbulent Fen
  • 1 Unforgiving Aim
  • 1 Urza's Rebuff
  • 1 Utter Insignificance
  • 1 Virulent Emissary
  • 1 Voracious Tome-Skimmer
  • 1 Vraska Joins Up
  • 1 Wirewood Symbiote
  • 1 Wisdom of Ages
  • 1 Wood Elves