Lathril Elves of the Swarm (Budget)

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Budget Casual Counters Elves Ramp Tokens

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Creature (38)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Birchlore Rangers
• 1x Copperhorn Scout
• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Heritage Druid
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Quirion Ranger
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Elvish Warmaster
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Gala Greeters
• 1x Leaf-Crowned Visionary
• 1x Miara, Thorn of the Glade
• 1x Paradise Druid
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Skemfar Avenger
• 1x Wirewood Herald
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Harbinger
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1x Glissa Sunslayer
• 1x Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Timberwatch Elf
• 1x Tyvar, the Pummeler
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Immaculate Magistrate
• 1x Mirkwood Channeler
• 1x Nullmage Shepherd
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Wirewood Channeler
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth
• 1x Whiptongue Hydra
• 1x Regal Force

Land (32)

• 1x Command Tower
• 11x Forest
• 1x Gilt-Leaf Palace
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Haunted Mire
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Necroblossom Snarl
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Secluded Courtyard
• 1x Shire Terrace
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Tyrite Sanctum
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Wirewood Lodge
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Woodland Chasm

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Crippling Fear
• 1x Patriarch's Bidding
• 1x Shamanic Revelation
• 1x In Garruk's Wake

Artifact (5)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Pyre of Heroes
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Staff of Domination

Commander (1)

Instant (9)

• 1x Tamiyo's Safekeeping
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Tear Asunder
• 1x Wrap in Vigor
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Elven Ambush
• 1x Shared Summons

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Cultist of the Absolute
• 1x Quest for Renewal
• 1x Sylvan Anthem
• 1x Elvish Guidance
• 1x Fallen Ideal
• 1x Elderfang Venom

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
• 1x Tyvar Kell

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Creature (1)

• 1x Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Vivien, Champion of the Wilds

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Collective Unconscious

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*Desc Updated: Feb, 2021*

Budget casual Golgari Elves featuring Lathril, Blade of the Elves with infinite mana combos and Lathril as wincon.

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Combos with Lathril

Lathril + Quest for Renewal with 4 counters + 10 Elves Lathril + infinite mana combo with Staff of Domination + 10 Elves

Quest for Renewal lets me untap all creatures I control at each opponent's turn which with Lathril means each opponent loses 10 life on each opponent's turn. Being able to tap Lathril on each player's turn to make all opponents lose 10 life can equal with four players a loss of at least 40 life for each opponent for one cycle of players' turns.

Staff of Domination can be the mana sink when I make the infinite mana combo with a big mana producer to repeatedly untap Lathril + 10 Elves to be a win condition.

Lathril + Immaculate Magistrate + Copperhorn Scout

It scales to make Lathril and Scout bigger each turn I attack which can create more Elves each time and it lets me use Lathril's tap ability with all the Elves she just created after combat. Timberwatch Elf can replace Magistrate, but the +X/+X pump goes away at end of turn.

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Infinite Mana Combos

Big mana producer (Priest of Titania/Elvish Archdruid/Marwyn, the Nurturer) who can make at least 5 mana + Staff of Domination to make infinite green mana

Use infinite mana with Staff to draw into a win condition mana sink if I need it: Ezuri, Renegade Leader, Elvish Warmaster, Leyline of Abundance, Joraga Warcaller, Numa, Joraga Chieftain

Leyline of Abundance + Devoted Druid + Ezuri, Renegade Leader to make infinite green mana, infinite +3/+3 with trample pump for Elves and infinite +1/+1 counters

Devoted is the big mana producer thanks to the extra mana from Abundance and able to untap herself. Each time Devoted taps for mana she makes two green. The mana sinks are Ezuri and Abundance; Ezuri to give Elves trample and Abundance to give them infinite +1/+1 counters which cancels out -1/-1 counters on Devoted allowing her to make infinite mana.

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+1/+1 Counter Theme

Joraga Warcaller, Marwyn, the Nurturer and Immaculate Magistrate are such good Elves with Lathril, together as well as with Elf tokens thus there's a +1/+1 counter theme. Warcaller able to make Lathril as well as all other Elves I control huge becomes much better when I can add more counters onto him later in the game with Magistrate, Numa, Joraga Chieftain, Leyline of Abundance, Tyvar Kell. It's also helpful that Abundance and Numa are mana sinks to put infinite counters on Warcaller with an infinite mana combo.

Other creatures can really benefit from being able to put +1/+1 counters on creatures. Champion of Lambholt to make creatures I control unblockable. Copperhorn Scout to safely attack and trigger her untap ability. Devoted Druid +1/+1 counters cancel -1/-1 counters.

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Various Two Card Interactions

• Fallen Ideal enchanted to Lathril + Elderfang Venom/Poison-Tip Archer to drain opponents and make Lathril huge until end of turn.
• Pyre of Heroes + Wirewood Herald tutor for two Elves, put a three drop Elf onto the battlefield and any other into my hand.
• Birchlore Rangers with Miara, Thorn of the Glade and/or Ezuri, Renegade Leader to pay for their abilities while being tapped out.
• Arbor Elf + Elvish Guidance enchant a Forest.

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NonElf Tech

There's six nonElves and they're here because they're excellent support for Elves.

• Wirewood Symbiote: repeatable untap of a creature or bounce to protect an Elf from removal on an opponent's turn. Being able to bounce an Elf who has an ETB ability such as Elvish Harbinger.
• Champion of Lambholt: can make Elves unblockable, triggers when creature tokens are created and can benefit from cards that are able to put +1/+1 counters on creatures or pump.
• Regal Force: Shamanic Revelation on a creature, letting me tutor for with Chord of Calling or Shared Summons for a huge draw effect.
• Toski, Bearer of Secrets: repeatable draw with Elf token armies.
• Priest of Forgotten Gods: is fueled by Elf tokens for repeatable creature removal, draw, black mana ramp and has interaction with being able to untap creatures.
• Eternal Witness: any card recursion who can be recurred by Phyrexian Reclamation.

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Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position overall 3 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 20 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.81
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Emblem Tyvar Kell, Morph 2/2 C, Treasure
Folders	Awesome, I Steal, Test, Saved, Lathrils, Elves, Commander Budget, Commander Lists 2022, upgrade, Lathril Idea