chAerith's Requiem by user9041494

Format: Commander

Commander: Aerith, Last Ancient

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is a Selesnya midrange strategy commanded by Aerith, Last Ancient. It blends consistent early-game lifegain with wide token generation and graveyard reanimation. Early turns focus on accelerating mana with 1- and 2-drop ramp spells into an early commander deployment. Incidental lifegain from cards like Soul Warden, Essence Warden, and lifelink creatures reliably triggers Aerith's end-step Raise ability, generating steady card flow or reanimating high-impact creatures such as Deranged Hermit and Karmic Guide. The deck transitions into a lethal threat around Turn 6 by expanding token swarms through Doubling Season and powering them up with Collective Blessing or Shalai, Voice of Plenty. Defensive packages, including Pariah on Stuffy Doll and Heroic Intervention, protect life totals and preserve the board against opposing disruption as the deck closes out the game through overwhelming combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Rector
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Aerith, Last Ancient
  • 1 Ajani Resolute
  • 1 Ajani Steadfast
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Birnin Zana Plaza
  • 1 Blossoming Sands
  • 1 Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Collective Blessing
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Deranged Hermit
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Emmara Tandris
  • 1 Emmara, Soul of the Accord
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Eyes in the Skies
  • 1 Farhaven Elf
  • 1 Flickerform
  • 14 Forest
  • 1 Good-Fortune Unicorn
  • 1 Graypelt Refuge
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Kitchen Finks
  • 1 Kor Haven
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Pariah
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 15 Plains
  • 1 Pristine Talisman
  • 1 Privileged Position
  • 1 Radiant Fountain
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Regrowth
  • 1 Rootborn Defenses
  • 1 Rosa, Resolute White Mage
  • 1 Rumor Gatherer
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Scion of Vitu-Ghazi
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Selesnya Sanctuary
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Serra's Sanctum
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Spore Frog
  • 1 Sterling Grove
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Stuffy Doll
  • 1 Sundering Growth
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Trostani Discordant
  • 1 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
  • 1 Wake the Reflections
  • 1 Wayfaring Temple
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Wingmate Roc