Still Can't Trust Elves

Commander / EDH BUG (Sultai) Elves Infinite Combo Ramp Scry Value Engine

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Creature (47)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Arwen Undomiel
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Canopy Tactician
• 1x Circle of Dreams Druid
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
• 1x Elrond, Master of Healing
• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Champion
• 1x Elvish Dreadlord
• 1x Elvish Harbinger
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Reclaimer
• 1x Essence Warden
• 1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Galadriel, Elven-Queen
• 1x Glissa Sunslayer
• 1x Haunt of the Dead Marshes
• 1x Immaculate Magistrate
• 1x Imperious Perfect
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Joraga Warcaller
• 1x Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
• 1x Krydle of Baldur's Gate
• 1x Lathril, Blade of the Elves
• 1x Leaf-Crowned Visionary
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Lys Alana Huntmaster
• 1x Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
• 1x Nomadic Elf
• 1x Nullmage Shepherd
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Orochi Leafcaller
• 1x Poison-Tip Archer
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
• 1x Realmwalker
• 1x Shaman of the Pack
• 1x Skemfar Shadowsage
• 1x Skyshroud Poacher
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Urborg Elf
• 1x Wellwisher

Land (33)

• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 3x Forest
• 1x Gilt-Leaf Palace
• 1x Island
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Skemfar Elderhall
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Waterlogged Grove
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Wirewood Lodge
• 1x Yavimaya Coast
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Commander (1)

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Descendants' Path
• 1x Elderfang Venom
• 1x Freed from the Real
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Reflections of Littjara

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Nissa, Steward of Elements
• 1x Tyvar Kell
• 1x Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler

Artifact (3)

• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Domination

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Crippling Fear
• 1x Patriarch's Bidding
• 1x Sylvan Scrying

Instant (2)

• 1x Elven Ambush
• 1x Heroic Intervention

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Maybeboard

Creature (38)

• 1x Allosaurus Shepherd
• 1x Arwen, Weaver of Hope
• 1x Bloodline Shaman
• 1x Bontu the Glorified
• 1x Celeborn the Wise
• 1x Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Eladamri, Korvecdal
• 1x Elderfang Ritualist
• 1x Elrond of the White Council
• 1x Elvish Mariner
• 1x Elvish Soultiller
• 1x Fiend Artisan
• 1x Galadriel of Lothlorien
• 1x Harald, King of Skemfar
• 1x Imaryll, Elfhame Elite
• 1x Llanowar Empath
• 1x Llanowar Envoy
• 1x Llanowar Tribe
• 1x Lonis, Cryptozoologist
• 1x Lys Alana Scarblade
• 1x Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1x Metallic Mimic
• 1x Miara, Thorn of the Glade
• 1x Mirkwood Elk
• 1x Nightshade Harvester
• 1x Prime Speaker Vannifar
• 1x Realm Seekers
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Rhys the Exiled
• 1x Ruthless Winnower
• 1x Skemfar Avenger
• 1x Sylvan Messenger
• 1x Tyvar the Bellicose
• 1x Viridian Zealot
• 1x Wirewood Herald
• 1x Wolverine Riders
• 1x Zameck Guildmage

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Cover of Darkness
• 1x Elvish Guidance
• 1x Harald Unites the Elves
• 1x In Search of Greatness
• 1x Intruder Alarm
• 1x Lignify
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Sylvan Anthem
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (4)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary

Land (2)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Rivendell

Instant (8)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Kindred Summons
• 1x Raise the Draugr
• 1x Veil of Summer

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Elvish Promenade
• 1x Haunting Voyage
• 1x Kindred Dominance
• 1x Raise the Palisade
• 1x Reap and Sow

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nissa Revane

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Middle-Earth, Lorwyn, Dominaria, Kaladesh, Ravnica, The Forgotten Realms, Kaldheim, Fiora, Mirrodin, Zendikar... No matter where you go, don't try to outsmart the elves. There are more of them than you, they can move without being seen, and they are always prepared.

(--> Never Trust an Elf meme goes here <--)

With the LotR sets expanding the options of {U} for Elves, now is a good time to start brewing. On top of the massive piles of mana Elves can pull together normally, there are a few infinite mana combos here, based around Staff of Domination and Freed from the Real. The main outlet is Ezuri, Renegade Leader, who can grant Elves +inf/+inf and trample. Skemfar Shadowsage and Shaman of the Pack also work well with Deadeye Navigator and infinite mana. If that fails, straight beatdown with Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth + Elvish Champion, Thassa, God of the Sea, Joraga Warcaller, and Immaculate Magistrate will also work.

The biggest strength of Elves is resource generation. They can scry, tutor, draw, dump out mana, flood the board with bodies, and generally take over a match. Their biggest weakness is overextending. If Elves commit too many of their resources at once, they can be punished hard by a well-timed boardwipe or protected combo. Play aggressively, but always keep reserves and recursion available.

Leovold, Emissary of Trest is banned, and there's not really any other good commander options that I found. Since the creatures are a little fragile before they get rolling, I'm going with a recursion commander for the moment. Suggestions for commander welcome. Cards in the maybeboard are options to cycle back in as testing continues. Other thoughts, suggestions, and random musings also welcome, as always.

Points to work out:

• Is there enough interaction? The main protections are Heroic Intervention, Asceticism, and Ezuri, Renegade Leader, plus the recursion from Phyrexian Reclamation, Muldrotha, the Gravetide, and Patriarch's Bidding, and there's very little removal. What can be switched out for interaction?

• There's a small scry/top deck theme. How much should that be a focus?

Date added	1 year
Last updated	4 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.91
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Emblem Tyvar Kell, The Ring, The Ring Tempts You
Folders	Galadriel Inspo