Maralen, Fae Ascendant by reyawra

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This Sultai deck blends Elf and Faerie kindred synergies under Maralen, Fae Ascendant. The game plan accelerates mana in the early turns using efficient mana creatures like Bloom Tender, Circle of Dreams Druid, and Elvish Archdruid. On Turn 4, casting Maralen turns every entering kindred creature into card advantage and free spells from opposing libraries. The deck rapidly swarms the board using token producers like Lathril, Blade of the Elves, Bitterbloom Bearer, and Elvish Warmaster. Pressure peaks on Turn 6 as kindred lords, Tyvar the Bellicose, and Elvish Warmaster's overrun ability pump the entire team for lethal combat swings. The interaction suite includes versatile counterspells like Glen Elendra's Answer and sweeper protection via Selfless Safewright, giving the deck strong mid-game resilience while it closes the game by Turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Champions of the Perfect
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
  • 1 Deathbloom Gardener
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Dwynen's Elite
  • 1 Eclipsed Realms
  • 1 Elven Passage
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faerie Slumber Party
  • 1 Farhaven Elf
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Field of Ruin
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Glen Elendra Guardian
  • 1 Glen Elendra's Answer
  • 1 Glissa Sunseeker
  • 1 Gyre Sage
  • 1 Harmonized Crescendo
  • 1 High Perfect Morcant
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leaf Gilder
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Leyline of Abundance
  • 1 Leyline of Anticipation
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Visionary
  • 1 Maraleaf Pixie
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Morcant's Loyalist
  • 1 Mystic Reflection
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Nissa, Resurgent Animist
  • 1 Notorious Throng
  • 1 Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
  • 1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
  • 1 Oracle of Mul Daya
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Paradise Druid
  • 1 Presence of Gond
  • 1 Prowess of the Fair
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Selfless Safewright
  • 1 Shire Terrace
  • 1 Sodden Verdure
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Stutter
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talion, the Kindly Lord
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Topiary Lecturer
  • 1 Tyvar the Bellicose
  • 1 Viridian Corrupter
  • 1 Warped Landscape
  • 1 Wood Elves