Galadriel by ClemFandango

Format: Commander

Creator: ClemFandango

Commander: Galadriel, Elven-Queen

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 30

Deck overview

This deck is a green-blue Elf tribal midrange deck with political voting subthemes led by Galadriel, Elven-Queen. Its primary game plan revolves around accelerating mana via low-cost Elf druids and land ramp spells, establishing Galadriel on turn 4, and utilizing her combat voting trigger to draw cards and tempt the Ring. The midgame builds a wide board of Elves enhanced by tribal lords like Elvish Archdruid and counter-distributors like Arwen, Weaver of Hope. The endgame converts this critical mass of bodies into a win through overwhelming combat damage, utilizing Overwhelming Stampede, Haldir, Lórien Lieutenant, or asymmetric bounce from Raise the Palisade. Because the list eschews infinite combos and tutors, it relies on steady card flow, political negotiation through secret council mechanics, and resilient protection from Heroic Intervention and Asceticism to survive opposing removal before securing lethal swings across turns 7 to 9.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
  • 1 Asceticism
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Celeborn the Wise
  • 1 Colossal Whale
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Círdan the Shipwright
  • 1 Devastation Tide
  • 1 Elrond of the White Council
  • 1 Elven Farsight
  • 1 Elvish Archdruid
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Piper
  • 1 Elvish Visionary
  • 1 Elvish Warmaster
  • 1 Erestor of the Council
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farhaven Elf
  • 1 Field of Ruin
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 15 Forest
  • 1 Galadhrim Ambush
  • 1 Galadriel, Elven-Queen
  • 1 Gandalf, Westward Voyager
  • 1 Genesis Wave
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Haldir, Lórien Lieutenant
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Hornet Queen
  • 1 Inscription of Abundance
  • 11 Island
  • 1 Learn from the Past
  • 1 Legolas Greenleaf
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lignify
  • 1 Lonely Sandbar
  • 1 Lothlórien Blade
  • 1 Lórien Revealed
  • 1 Mirkwood Elk
  • 1 Mirkwood Trapper
  • 1 Mirror of Galadriel
  • 1 Model of Unity
  • 1 Mystic Confluence
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Overwhelming Stampede
  • 1 Paradise Druid
  • 1 Plea for Power
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Radagast, Wizard of Wilds
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Realm Seekers
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Sail into the West
  • 1 Seeds of Renewal
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Song of Eärendil
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Sylvan Offering
  • 1 Thornwood Falls
  • 1 Tranquil Thicket
  • 1 Trap the Trespassers
  • 1 Travel Through Caradhras
  • 1 Vineglimmer Snarl
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Windswift Slice
  • 1 Wood Elves
  • 1 Woodland Stream
  • 1 Wose Pathfinder