Stealin Yo sh*t by MISTAHJ

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This Sultai deck is led by Maralen, Fae Ascendant, blending traditional Elf tribal ramp with spell-theft mechanics. The primary strategy focuses on deploying efficient mana dorks like Priest of Titania, Bloom Tender, and Llanowar Elves in the opening turns to accelerate into Maralen by Turn 4. Once Maralen is on the battlefield, every entering Elf or Faerie exiles cards from opponents' libraries, letting you cast stolen spells for free based on your creature count. The deck converts high mana production into wide token swarms with Lathril, Blade of the Elves and Imperious Perfect, heavy combat pressure through Heedless One and Gloom Ripper, or massive resolution bombs like Villainous Wealth and Emergent Ultimatum. While the deck excels at generating mana and snowballing creature advantages, it relies on natural draws to find specific interaction or protection spells, making it vulnerable to well-timed board sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Blooming Marsh
  • 1 Champions of the Perfect
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crossroads Village
  • 1 Dawnhand Dissident
  • 1 Deadly Brew
  • 1 Dimir Guildgate
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Dream Harvest
  • 1 Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Elrond, Moon-Reader
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
  • 1 Emergent Ultimatum
  • 1 Essence Scatter
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Extract Power
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Flare of Cultivation
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Generous Patron
  • 1 Glen Elendra Guardian
  • 1 Glissa Sunslayer
  • 1 Gloom Ripper
  • 1 Gyre Sage
  • 1 Heedless One
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Perfect Morcant
  • 1 Illusionist's Bracers
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Incubation Druid
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Legolas, Master Archer
  • 1 Letter of Acceptance
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist
  • 1 Lonis, Cryptozoologist
  • 1 Maelstrom Pulse
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Mirkwood Channeler
  • 1 Morcant's Eyes
  • 1 Morcant's Loyalist
  • 1 Muldrotha, the Gravetide
  • 1 New Generation's Technique
  • 1 Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
  • 1 Oko, Lorwyn Liege // Oko, Shadowmoor Scion
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
  • 1 Seeker of Skybreak
  • 1 Selfless Safewright
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Simulacrum Shaper
  • 1 Sin, Spira's Punishment
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Sultai Charm
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tangled Islet
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Thornwood Falls
  • 1 Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally
  • 1 Thriving Grove
  • 1 Thriving Isle
  • 1 Thriving Moor
  • 1 Tromell, Seymour's Butler
  • 1 Trystan's Command
  • 1 Trystan, Callous Cultivator // Trystan, Penitent Culler
  • 1 Twilight Diviner
  • 1 Villainous Wealth
  • 1 Whip of Erebos
  • 1 Wildborn Preserver
  • 1 Witness Protection
  • 1 Yeva, Nature's Herald