Land (35)
- 1x Ancient Tomb
- 1x Arid Mesa
- 1x Bloodstained Mire
- 1x Bojuka Bog
- 1x Caves of Koilos
- 1x Command Tower
- 1x Concealed Courtyard
- 1x Fetid Heath
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1x
Godless Shrine
- 1x High Market
- 1x Isolated Chapel
- 1x Marsh Flats
- 1x Myriad Landscape
- 1x Phyrexian Tower
- 6x Plains
- 1x Scrubland
- 7x Swamp
- 1x Tainted Field
- 1x Temple of Silence
- 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1x Vault of the Archangel
- 1x Volrath's Stronghold
- 1x Wasteland
- 1x Westvale Abbey Flip
Instant (9)
Creature (20)
- 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
- 1x Blood Artist
- 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
- 1x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
- 1x Fleshbag Marauder
- 1x Hangarback Walker
- 1x Karmic Guide
- 1x Mentor of the Meek
- 1x Merciless Executioner
- 1x Ophiomancer
- 1x Pawn of Ulamog
- 1x Pitiless Plunderer
- 1x Remorseful Cleric
- 1x Requiem Angel
- 1x Reveillark
- 1x Smothering Abomination
- 1x Teysa, Orzhov Scion
- 1x Twilight Drover
- 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist
- 1x Zulaport Cutthroat
Artifact (11)
- 1x Animation Module
- 1x Ashnod's Altar
- 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
- 1x Eldrazi Monument
- 1x Hero's Blade
- 1x Mind Stone
- 1x Nim Deathmantle
- 1x Orzhov Signet
- 1x Relic of Progenitus
- 1x Skullclamp
- 1x Sol Ring
Planeswalker (2)
Commander (1)
Enchantment (14)
- 1x Animate Dead
- 1x Anointed Procession
- 1x Attrition
- 1x Authority of the Consuls
- 1x Dictate of Erebos
- 1x Fallen Ideal
- 1x Gift of Immortality
- 1x Land Tax
- 1x Marshal's Anthem
- 1x Necromancy
- 1x Necropotence
- 1x Phyrexian Arena
- 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
- 1x The Eldest Reborn
Sorcery (8)
Maybeboard
Instant (3)
Planeswalker (1)
Sorcery (3)
Elenda, the Dusk Rose Aristocrats v1.5
Salvation has a cost
Introduction
I set out to build an interesting Orzhov deck after multiple failed attempts to build Ayli. We already have a Karlov deck in the meta, and I didn't want to run any of the other popular or "flavour of the month" commanders (cough Athreos cough). Elenda seemed like the perfect sleeper card to try and build around. WB Aristocrats is a viable archetype, and purposefully sending your commander to the graveyard seemed like a fun and interesting mechanic to try and build around.
Aristocrats
The Aristocrats archetype relies on creature sacrifice synergies. The name originally comes from the creatures Falkenrath Aristocrat and Cartel Aristocrat. Decks of this type typically include a good balance of cheap creatures, token generation, sacrifice outlets, graveyard recursion, and cards that help you take over the game when your stuff dies.
Strategy
Let's take a quick look at Elenda and the challenges of building around her:
STRENGTHS
- Creates tokens
- Can get big really quickly
- Life gain
- Generates tons of value from sacrifice effects
WEAKNESSES
- Weak stats for CMC
- She has to go to the graveyard for her last ability to trigger
- Exile effects
NOTES
This deck work in progress and thus is constantly in flux. I edit it at least once a week. While I'm enoying some success with this deck, I'm going to keep tweaking it and testing different things until I find a tuned build that is consistent in my meta.
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Casual
94% Competitive
| Date added | 6 years |
| Last updated | 6 years |
| Legality | This deck is Commander / EDH legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 9 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons |
| Cards | 100 |
| Avg. CMC | 3.11 |
| Tokens | City's Blessing, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Servo 1/1 C, Snake 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Thopter 1/1 C, Thrull 1/1 B, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 B w/ Lifelink, Vampire 1/1 W, Warrior 1/1 W |
| Folders | EDH |
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