scary faeries by user4592936

Format: Commander

Commander: Maralen, Fae Ascendant

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This Sultai deck is an evasive tribal and theft-tempo strategy commanded by Maralen, Fae Ascendant. The game plan focuses on deploying efficient Faeries and token engines like Bitterblossom during the opening turns, then casting Maralen on Turn 4 to exile opposing libraries and cast stolen spells for free. By utilizing flash creatures, instant-speed interaction, and untap powerhouses like Seedborn Muse, the deck triggers Maralen and Alela, Cunning Conqueror across each opponent's turn to build insurmountable card and board advantage. Supported by high-tier mana engines including Gaea's Cradle and protected by Scion of Oona and a dense counterspell suite, the deck closes out games around Turn 7 through flying combat damage buffed by tribal lords alongside life drain from Obyra, Dreaming Duelist. The result is a highly interactive, resilient tempo engine that controls the pace of play while converting opponents' own cards into win conditions.

Decklist (109 cards)

  • 1 Alela, Cunning Conqueror
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Barrow Naughty
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Blasphemous Edict
  • 1 Blossombind
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Cloud of Faeries
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dawn-Blessed Pennant
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Didn't Say Please
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Enduring Curiosity
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Enduring Vitality
  • 1 Epic Struggle
  • 1 Essence Scatter
  • 1 Fae Offering
  • 1 Faebloom Trick
  • 1 Faerie Conclave
  • 1 Faerie Dreamthief
  • 1 Faerie Fencing
  • 1 Faerie Harbinger
  • 1 Faerie Macabre
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faerie Seer
  • 1 Faerie Tauntings
  • 1 Faerie Trickery
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Glamermite
  • 1 Glen Elendra's Answer
  • 1 Halo Forager
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 1 Imprisoned in the Moon
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Leyline of Anticipation
  • 1 Likeness Looter
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Malleable Impostor
  • 1 Maraleaf Pixie
  • 1 Maralen, Fae Ascendant
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Mistbind Clique
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Mystical Dispute
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Nightmare Sower
  • 1 Nymris, Oona's Trickster
  • 1 Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
  • 1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Prismatic Omen
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Puppeteer Clique
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Run Away Together
  • 1 Scion of Oona
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Selfless Safewright
  • 1 Sleep-Cursed Faerie
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spellstutter Sprite
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Stolen by the Fae
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Talion's Messenger
  • 1 Talion, the Kindly Lord
  • 1 Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Unforgiving Aim
  • 1 Unwelcome Sprite
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Virulent Emissary
  • 1 Vraska, Golgari Queen
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Whip of Erebos
  • 1 Wydwen, the Biting Gale
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Zagoth Triome