Lathrill, Blade of the Elves - Queen of the Woods by Mistyrainforest77

Format: Commander

Commander: Lathril, Blade of the Elves

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 55

Deck overview

Lathril, Blade of the Elves commands an optimized Golgari Elfball deck that unites swarm combat, extreme mana generation, and instant-speed life drain combos. The game plan opens with low-cost mana elves like Llanowar Elves and Priest of Titania to accelerate mana. Lathril enters the battlefield on turn 3, creating Elf Warrior tokens through combat damage. By turn 4, the deck deploys game-ending threats like Seedborn Muse, Coat of Arms, or Ezuri, Renegade Leader. With Seedborn Muse or Quest for Renewal, Lathril taps ten Elves to drain 10 life on every player's turn, eliminating all opponents by turn 5. The list also features infinite mana and untap loops using Staff of Domination or Umbral Mantle paired with multi-mana elves to draw the entire library and win immediately. Dense protection spells like Heroic Intervention and Veil of Summer defend the board against opposing interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
  • 1 Alpha Authority
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Benefactor's Draught
  • 1 Blooming Marsh
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Collective Resistance
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Copperhorn Scout
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Eladamri, Korvecdal
  • 1 Elven Ambush
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Champion
  • 1 Elvish Guidance
  • 1 Elvish Harbinger
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Promenade
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Evendo, Waking Haven
  • 1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Formidable Speaker
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Galadhrim Ambush
  • 1 Galadhrim Brigade
  • 1 Gilt-Leaf Palace
  • 1 Glissa Sunslayer
  • 1 Golgari Charm
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  • 1 Leaf-Crowned Visionary
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
  • 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Pact of the Serpent
  • 1 Parallel Lives
  • 1 Priest of Titania
  • 1 Quest for Renewal
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Skemfar Shadowsage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Temple of Malady
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The Meathook Massacre
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Tyvar Kell
  • 1 Umbral Mantle
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Vitalize
  • 1 Vorrac Battlehorns
  • 1 Wastewood Verge
  • 1 Wirewood Channeler
  • 1 Wirewood Lodge
  • 1 Wolverine Riders
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya Hollow
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth