Winter Elves

Commander / EDH Mono-Green

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Creature (37)

• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Copperhorn Scout
• 1x Drove of Elves
• 1x Dwynen's Elite
• 1x Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Clancaller
• 1x Elvish Harbinger
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Essence Warden
• 1x Ezuri's Archers
• 1x Frontier Guide
• 1x Greenhilt Trainee
• 1x Greenweaver Druid
• 1x Immaculate Magistrate
• 1x Imperious Perfect
• 1x Jagged-Scar Archers
• 1x Joraga Warcaller
• 1x Lifespring Druid
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Llanowar Tribe
• 1x Llanowar Visionary
• 1x Lys Alana Huntmaster
• 1x Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1x Nissa's Chosen
• 1x Nylea, Keen-Eyed
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Rhys the Exiled
• 1x Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• 1x Seeker of Skybreak
• 1x Shaman of Spring
• 1x Silhana Ledgewalker
• 1x Timberwatch Elf
• 1x Wellwisher
• 1x Wirewood Channeler

Instant (10)

• 1x Aspect of Hydra
• 1x Back to Nature
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Commencement of Festivities
• 1x Evolution Charm
• 1x Hunter's Ambush
• 1x Naturalize
• 1x Return to Nature
• 1x Slice in Twain
• 1x Solidarity of Heroes

Artifact (9)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Rhonas's Monument
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Winter Orb

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Nissa Revane

Land (28)

• 27x Forest
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood

Commander (1)

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Elvish Guidance
• 1x Leyline of Abundance
• 1x Lure
• 1x Parallel Lives
• 1x Predatory Urge

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Bramblecrush
• 1x Elvish Promenade
• 1x Harvest Season
• 1x Lead the Stampede
• 1x Reclaiming Vines
• 1x Shamanic Revelation

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The Elves are a strong tribe in Magic the Gathering. Most elves have some kind of ability to generate mana, gain life or buff combat. A large group of elves can synergize their abilities to become a very powerful force. It ia advantageous to get a large number of elves on the battlefield quicklly. Success with the Elves will almost certainly depend on overwhelming your opponents in combat and the abilities of the commander Ezuri, Renegade Leader will certainly help in that regard.

Ezuri's has the ability to give every elf +3/+3 and trample. Because this ability has a colon that means it can be used multiple times. With 10 mana every elf would get +6/+6, 15 mana +9/+9 and so on. He also has the ability to regenerate elves which is very useful. After combat or in the event of a board wipe you could tap an elf like Priest of Titania to create a mana for each elf and then use Ezuri's ability to regenerate every elf.

Collectively the elves' greatest advantage is the ability to generate mana without using land. Many elves tap to generate mana and a few tap to generate mana for every elf you control. This is why I have included a Winter Orb and hence the title of the deck, Winter Elves. The orb will seriously restrict other players' ability to generate mana to cast spells but doesn't hinder the elves so long as they are generating mana through creatures.

In combat, the elves are successful when they take relatively weak individual elves and buff them into powerful creatures. Ezuri's ability is the easiest way to accomplish this however Joraga Warcaller is also effective, espcecially when combined with spells like Doubling Season or Solidarity of Heroes or Immaculate Magistrate. Spells like Lure can be a strategically tricky way to maximize damage from an army of elves and possibly secure victory.

A few cards in the deck grant you the ability to search your deck for a particular creature. The following are some elves that could be useful to search for:

Joraga Warcaller - to buff the other elves on the battlefield

Immaculate Magistrate - if Joraga Warcaller is on the battlefield, this elf's abilities can be used to buff Joraga Warcaller and as a result, every other elf

Copperhorn Scout - with this elf you can attack with every elf and then untap all but Copperhorn Scout so they can defend on your opponents' turns

Wellwisher - if you need to gain life quickly

Reclamtion Sage - if you need to destroy an artifact or enchantment

Doubling Season is an awesome card. Remember if it is on the battlefield, permanents come into play with double the number on counters including planeswalkers.

To evolve this deck I would search for other elves whose abilities might synergize better. Other spells or artifacts that would assist the elves in combat. Lastly explore making it a multi-colored deck. I almost built this deck with Rhys the Redeemed as the commander.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 23 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 24 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.96
Tokens	Elf Druid 1/1 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 G