Tiny Leaders is a 1v1 Variant of EDH with 50 Cards rather than 100, 25 Life, no Commander damage and a CMC cap of 3.
This is my second tribal Elf Deck, But this one centers mostly around killing Your Opponent's things in lieu of trying to race to a lot of bodies, or generate a million mana. But you can do both of those as well... I tried to find flexible cards with multiple uses for this deck to keep it Very Nimble and maneuverable. and a lot of emphasis has been put into making things repeatable with incidental graveyard recursion.
Glissa Obviously has Deathtouch. She's a Killer. a Dyed in the Wool Killer. So to appease her, she needs some killer's tools... Viridian Longbow gives Glissa the chance to really do some dirty work and Headshot any of your Opponent's Creatures no matter how big or what color, and put them down!
Executioner's Capsule
also helps to satiate Glissa's bloodthirst, Sac it to kill some Non-black creature. The added bonus here is that once that creature dies, if Glissa is OTB the capsule can be popped back to your hand, ready to Execute another guy.
As well as the toys, There are other ways to kill stuff, Like other Stone Cold Killers Such as
Wren's Run Vanquisher
, Thornweald Archer, One of these with the Longbow equipped is also a deadly Shooter. There are Killing Spells LIke Smother, Abrupt Decay, and Putrefy of which, the latter two can also target other types of permanents. And Smother can kill any non hexproof creature in the format. Diabolic Edict is there for those times when you've killed all the creatures but that one with Hexproof or Protection... Solution: make them Sacrifice it. The Bow of Nylea turns all of your attackers into Bloodlusting Deathstrikers, like Glissa herself, ready to slice up the opposition, even if it's the last thing they do. the bow can also help by getting some of these lost warriors and kill spells from the yard back into the Library. Good Old Recursion...
Once you have the Opponent's creatures dying, Glissa's Third ability can really shine. Everytime one of these creatures the Opponent owns dies, you get to return any artifact you'd like from the yard to the Hand. So things like Chromatic Sphere and Chromatic Star can really help to keep the draw coming. Also, Expedition Map can be used repeatedly to find the few Useful Non Basic utility lands. Glaring Spotlight Makes sure that A
Royal Assassin
, Viridian Longbow Sniper or spell always has a good Clean Shot around the Hexproof nonsense, and if you sac it for 3, your whole elf army can be freed from the worry of combat and slam straight into the opponent's face with unblockability and Hexproof.
Bodies are made by Imperious Perfect. and they can be pumped up by Elvish Archdruid or the Perfect, and in return they add to the Mana That Archdruid can produce. thats a nice, symbiotic relationship. Priest of Titania can also benefit from having these extra Little Guys around, and again make more mana. and enchanting a Land with
Elvish Guidance
can make even MORE mana..
I like this deck i think it is strong, yet challenging to play and always a good exercise for the brainpan. Anyone with any thoughts or suggestions, please let me know. m always open to Feedback and opinions. Thanks for dropping by to check it out!!
