I'm going to say it... Elfs by Mri

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This deck is a Sultai ({B}{G}{U}) kindred midrange strategy commanded by Maralen, Fae Ascendant, blending Elf mana acceleration with Faerie evasiveness and card advantage. Early turns focus on establishing 1-2 CMC ramp and low-curve kindred permanents like Bitterblossom and Faerie Mastermind. Casting Maralen on turn 4 immediately weaponizes kindred board presence, exiling cards from opponents' libraries and free-casting stolen spells each turn. Midgame turns expand the creature count through token generators such as Lathril, Blade of the Elves, Springleaf Parade, and Alela, Cunning Conqueror, supported by steady card flow from Guardian Project and Rhystic Study. The deck transitions into a lethal clock on turn 6 by resolving massive overrun effects like Craterhoof Behemoth, Coat of Arms, or Finale of Devastation, overwhelming defenses with large trampling attackers to close out the game by turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Alela, Cunning Conqueror
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Champions of the Perfect
  • 1 Chomping Changeling
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Deceit
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Dryad Arbor
  • 1 Eclipsed Elf
  • 1 Eclipsed Realms
  • 1 Elven Passage
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fell
  • 1 Fetid Pools
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Flourishing Defenses
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Glen Elendra Guardian
  • 1 Grave Researcher // Reanimate
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 1 High Perfect Morcant
  • 1 Inside Information
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Koma, Cosmos Serpent
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Nissa, Resurgent Animist
  • 1 Noxious Newt
  • 1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
  • 1 Ophidian Eye
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Selfless Safewright
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sylvan Offering
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thranduil, the Elvenking
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Turbulent Fen
  • 1 Turbulent Wilderness
  • 1 Virulent Emissary
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Zagoth Triome