Grave King by user6394735

Format: Commander

Creator: user6394735

Commander: Thranduil, the Elvenking

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This Sultai Elfball deck is commanded by Thranduil, the Elvenking, combining traditional go-wide green mana ramp with black entombing and blue interaction. The primary strategy accelerates early mana through efficient 1-drop and 2-drop Elves, then uses Buried Alive or targeted tutors to deposit key activated abilities into the graveyard. Once Thranduil is on the battlefield, he inherits the untap ability of Devoted Druid and the counter-placement ability of Immaculate Magistrate, generating infinite green mana, infinite +1/+1 counters, and infinite Elf tokens via Imperious Perfect. The deck also features a robust backup plan in Staff of Domination, which combos directly with big mana dorks like Priest of Titania and Wirewood Channeler to draw the library and finish with Walking Ballista or Torment of Hailfire. While vulnerable to instant-speed removal and graveyard exile, the deck boasts resilient mana acceleration and rapid combo velocity.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Heist
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Botanical Sanctum
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Coiling Oracle
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Devoted Druid
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dread Return
  • 1 Eclipsed Realms
  • 1 Elven Passage
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Harbinger
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Essence Scatter
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farhaven Elf
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 11 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Grisly Salvage
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Immaculate Magistrate
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Incarnation Technique
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Jagged-Scar Archers
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Numa, Joraga Chieftain
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Profane Command
  • 1 Putrefy
  • 1 Quirion Ranger
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Regrowth
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Satyr Wayfinder
  • 1 Scarblade Scout
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Shaman of the Pack
  • 1 Simic Signet
  • 1 Slip Out the Back
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Springbloom Druid
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thranduil, the Elvenking
  • 1 Timberwatch Elf
  • 1 Torment of Hailfire
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Vile Entomber
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wirewood Channeler
  • 1 Wirewood Herald
  • 1 Wirewood Symbiote
  • 1 Wood Elves
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery