elm by snakey2346

Format: Commander

Commander: Elminster

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius control and token swarm deck commanded by Elminster. The strategy focuses on establishing early mana development and top-deck manipulation before casting Elminster on Turn 4 or 5. Once Elminster resolves, his +2 ability draws cards and scries to sculpt the top of the library. On subsequent turns, his -3 ability exiles high-cost spells such as Temporal Trespass, The Lord of the Eagles, or Return to the Light Realms to generate a massive army of 1/1 flying Faerie Dragon tokens. Backed by anthems like Empyrean Eagle and defensive counterspells, the deck swarms the table in the air while disrupting opposing threats through sweepers like Vanquish the Horde and Winds of Abandon. An alternate win condition exists in Approach of the Second Sun, which Elminster's scry-discounting static ability can help cast and dig back up quickly.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arwen's Gift
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Boon of Safety
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition
  • 1 Denzilore Fatehold
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Elminster
  • 1 Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
  • 1 Elvish Mariner
  • 1 Empyrean Eagle
  • 1 Enduring Curiosity
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Gideon's Memorial
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Guiding Hydra
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Impulse
  • 1 Inga Rune-Eyes
  • 14 Island
  • 1 Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
  • 1 Lion Sash
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Lost in a Labyrinth
  • 1 Martial Coup
  • 1 Mass Polymorph
  • 1 Matoya, Archon Elder
  • 1 Mazemind Tome
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Nexus of Fate
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Portent of Calamity
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Reject Imperfection
  • 1 Rescue Girl, First Responder
  • 1 Restless Anchorage
  • 1 Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
  • 1 Return to the Light Realms
  • 1 Season of the Burrow
  • 1 Serum Visionary
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Synthetic Destiny
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Temporal Trespass
  • 1 The Lord of the Eagles
  • 1 The Reality Chip
  • 1 Thrummingbird
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Vivisurgeon's Insight
  • 1 White Sun's Twilight
  • 1 Winds of Abandon
  • 1 Winternight Stories
  • 1 Wisdom of Ages
  • 1 Witches' Eye
  • 1 Yue, the Moon Spirit