EDHREC-1 by LasdalMerzim

Format: Commander

Commander: Rhys the Redeemed

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a Selesnya token-swarm deck helmed by Rhys the Redeemed, designed to overrun the table with an exponential army of Elf and other tokens. The primary game plan is to establish a critical mass of token producers (Elvish Promenade, Elven Ambush, Presence of Gond) and then use Rhys's activated ability to double the entire board, or assemble one of several infinite token combos (Scurry Oak + Rosie Cotton of South Lane, Ivy Lane Denizen + Herd Baloth) to win through combat. The deck layers a dense elf tribal subtheme for mana acceleration (Priest of Titania, Elvish Archdruid, Marwyn, the Nurturer) and includes a robust tutor suite (Fauna Shaman, Eladamri, Korvecdal, Green Sun's Zenith) to find the combo pieces. While the commander is a force multiplier, the deck's real power lies in the 99-most combos and engines run independently of Rhys, making the deck resilient to command-zone disruption.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blighted Steppe
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Champions of the Perfect
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 Collected Company
  • 1 Collective Unconscious
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conclave Guildmage
  • 1 Crisis of Conscience
  • 1 Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Devoted Druid
  • 1 Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Elven Ambush
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Promenade
  • 1 Emerald Medallion
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Everything Comes to Dust
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 1 Fog
  • 1 For the Common Good
  • 14 Forest
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Frenzied Baloth
  • 1 Gaea's Herald
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Harrow
  • 1 Herd Baloth
  • 1 Horizon Canopy
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Ivy Lane Denizen
  • 1 Joraga Warcaller
  • 1 Jumbo Cactuar
  • 1 Karametra's Acolyte
  • 1 Lifecrafter's Bestiary
  • 1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nullmage Shepherd
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Presence of Gond
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Queen Allenal of Ruadach
  • 1 Ravnica at War
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Rhys the Redeemed
  • 1 Rootborn Defenses
  • 1 Rosie Cotton of South Lane
  • 1 Savage Summoning
  • 1 Scroll Rack
  • 1 Scurry Oak
  • 1 Second Harvest
  • 1 Seedcradle Witch
  • 1 Selesnya Evangel
  • 1 Selesnya Guildmage
  • 1 Selesnya Sanctuary
  • 1 Selfless Safewright
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Shamanic Revelation
  • 1 Shifting Woodland
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Split Up
  • 1 Strength of the Harvest // Haven of the Harvest
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
  • 1 Wilt-Leaf Liege
  • 1 Yeva, Nature's Herald