Elas / Lurrus

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Attrition Group Slug Lifegain Lurrus of the Dream-Den Reanimator WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (26)

• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Chaplain of Alms  ^Flip
• 1x Corpse Knight
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Deathgreeter
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Hanweir Militia Captain  ^Flip
• 1x Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
• 1x Kami of False Hope
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Knight of Dawn's Light
• 1x Lampad of Death's Vigil
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Siege Zombie
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Tainted Adversary
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Land (32)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 8x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shineshadow Snarl
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Griffin Aerie
• 1x Kaya's Ghostform
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Mark of Asylum
• 1x The Meathook Massacre
• 1x Warlock Class

Artifact (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Genesis Chamber
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Marble Diamond
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (4)

• 1x Call the Coppercoats
• 1x Inkshield
• 1x Secure the Wastes
• 1x Semester's End

Sorcery (16)

• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Ascend from Avernus
• 1x Blot Out the Sky
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Command the Dreadhorde
• 1x Damn
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Devout Invocation
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Immortal Servitude
• 1x Patch Up
• 1x Return to the Ranks
• 1x Revival / Revenge
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

Companion (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den

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Maybeboard

Creature (32)

• 1x Abyssal Gatekeeper
• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Alseid of Life's Bounty
• 1x Apprentice Necromancer
• 1x Archfiend's Vessel
• 1x Basilica Screecher
• 1x Benalish Sleeper
• 1x Carrier Thrall
• 1x Cathar Commando
• 1x Champion of the Parish
• 1x Children of Korlis
• 1x Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
• 1x Doomed Dissenter
• 1x Doomed Traveler
• 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
• 1x General's Enforcer
• 1x Intrepid Adversary
• 1x Knight of Dusk's Shadow
• 1x Lampad of Death's Vigil
• 1x Leonin Relic-Warder
• 1x Malakir Blood-Priest
• 1x Martyred Rusalka
• 1x Paladin of Atonement
• 1x Phyrexian Missionary
• 1x Phyrexian Vivisector
• 1x Pit Keeper
• 1x Serrated Scorpion
• 1x Spirited Companion
• 1x Thalia's Lieutenant
• 1x Voldaren Bloodcaster  ^Flip
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Wall of Souls

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Ajani's Welcome
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Cleric Class
• 1x Dreadhorde Invasion
• 1x Dying Wish
• 1x Ghoulish Procession
• 1x Griffin Aerie
• 1x Necrosynthesis
• 1x Quest for the Gravelord
• 1x Saving Grace
• 1x Seal of Cleansing
• 1x Vampiric Rites

Artifact (8)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Lucille
• 1x Mesmeric Orb
• 1x Mindcrank
• 1x Profane Memento
• 1x Shrine of Loyal Legions
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Instant (7)

• 1x Death Denied
• 1x Gideon's Sacrifice
• 1x Pull from Eternity
• 1x Rescue from the Underworld
• 1x Songs of the Damned
• 1x Wake the Dead
• 1x White Sun's Zenith

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Call of the Death-Dweller
• 1x Damnable Pact
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Finale of Eternity
• 1x Finale of Glory
• 1x Minions' Murmurs
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Unearth
• 1x Wander in Death

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An Elas deck with Lurrus companion.

Moved Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim to the 99 and replaced her with Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim. I feel like the trade immediately paid off as Elas makes for a more active playstyle. It turned out that while running Ayli as commander, I didn't often use her second ability to remove threats as I kinda just let my deck do its thing instead. And I don't really miss "saving" Lurrus from spot exile with her first ability because now Lurrus really only hits the board if I'm already ahead to keep me even more ahead.

This deck runs surprisingly well. To the point I think that the 2 cmc restriction on permanents just to have Lurrus is probably not worth it. But I like the theme and probably won't upgrade the deck to >2 cmc permanents.

My playgroup likes playing creature heavy decks with most people including some sort of creature token generations. This deck really shines in that setting as it tends to gain a lot of life from creatures coming on and off of the board. Low cmc lets me flood the board early and wall myself off while cards like Blood Artist and Soul Warden do work. With the swap from Ayli to Elas, it becomes easier to make wiping my own board a win condition. With Elas and other cards of the same effect, it it literally turns my board into a ticking time bomb.

Top Ranked	Achieved #4 position overall 2 years ago Achieved #3 position in Commander / EDH 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Exile 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Group Slug 2 years ago
Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 1 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.26
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Companion Zone, Demon 5/5 B, Griffin 2/2 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Inkling 2/1 WB, Myr 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 C, Warrior 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Decayed
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