Maralen V2 by Zan7

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Maralen, Fae Ascendant is the engine: every Elf or Faerie that enters exiles the top two cards of an opponent's library, and once per turn Maralen lets you cast one of those cards free if its mana value is no more than your current Elf/Faerie count. The primary plan is to flood the board with cheap tokens (Bitterblossom, Wolverine Riders, Imperious Perfect, Black Market Connections), then convert that wide board into either a lethal alpha strike with lords or a slow drain via Obyra. Panharmonicon and Roaming Throne multiply Maralen's trigger. Flash Faeries and counterspells give a controlling element, while Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury in the 99 serves as a hidden-commander token engine and enchantment/artifact removal. There is no deterministic combo; victory comes from overwhelming value and combat.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Alela, Cunning Conqueror
• 1 Arcane Denial
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Asceticism
• 1 Assassin's Trophy
• 1 Beast Whisperer
• 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
• 1 Bitterblossom
• 1 Black Market Connections
• 1 Blasphemous Edict
• 1 Bloom Tender
• 1 Breeding Pool
• 1 Chronicle of Victory
• 1 Cloud of Faeries
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Deadly Dispute
• 1 Deadly Rollick
• 1 Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
• 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
• 1 Elven Passage
• 1 Elvish Archdruid
• 1 Elvish Harbinger
• 1 Elvish Mystic
• 1 Elvish Warmaster
• 1 Enduring Curiosity
• 1 Essence Warden
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Faerie Mastermind
• 5 Forest
• 1 Formidable Speaker
• 1 Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1 Galadhrim Ambush
• 1 Glen Elendra Guardian
• 1 Glen Elendra's Answer
• 1 Harmonized Crescendo
• 1 Heroic Intervention
• 1 Hide on the Ceiling
• 1 High Fae Trickster
• 1 High Perfect Morcant
• 1 Imp's Mischief
• 1 Imperious Perfect
• 7 Island
• 1 Kindred Discovery
• 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
• 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
• 1 Leyline of Anticipation
• 1 Llanowar Elves
• 1 Llanowar Wastes
• 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
• 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1 Misty Rainforest
• 1 Mystic Remora
• 1 Nature's Lore
• 1 Not Dead After All
• 1 Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
• 1 Overgrown Tomb
• 1 Panharmonicon
• 1 Polluted Delta
• 1 Pongify
• 1 Presence of Gond
• 1 Priest of Titania
• 1 Raise the Palisade
• 1 Rejuvenating Springs
• 1 Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove
• 1 Roaming Throne
• 1 Scheming Symmetry
• 1 Scion of Oona
• 1 Seedborn Muse
• 1 Selfless Safewright
• 1 Sodden Verdure
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spellstutter Sprite
• 1 Sunken Hollow
• 4 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Talion, the Kindly Lord
• 1 Teferi's Time Twist
• 1 Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
• 1 Thranduil the Strategist
• 1 Tyvar Kell
• 1 Tyvar the Bellicose
• 1 Undergrowth Stadium
• 1 Verdant Catacombs
• 1 Vernal Fen
• 1 Watery Grave
• 1 Wolverine Riders