Nylea Elf Ball!

Commander / EDH Competitive Elves Infinite Combo Mono-Green

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Creature (43)

• 1x Allosaurus Shepherd
• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Argothian Elder
• 1x Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Circle of Dreams Druid
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Elvish Warmaster
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Gaea's Herald
• 1x Heart Warden
• 1x Heritage Druid
• 1x Incubation Druid
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Joraga Warcaller
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Llanowar Tribe
• 1x Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1x Nettle Sentinel
• 1x Nyxbloom Ancient
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Paradise Druid
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Quirion Ranger
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Regal Force
• 1x Seeker of Skybreak
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Wirewood Channeler
• 1x Wirewood Symbiote
• 1x Wood Elves

Land (30)

• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Centaur Garden
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Hashep Oasis
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 18x Snow-Covered Forest
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x War Room
• 1x Wirewood Lodge
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Concordant Crossroads
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Leyline of Abundance
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (6)

• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Sword of the Paruns
• 1x The Great Henge
• 1x Umbral Mantle

Commander (1)

Instant (8)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Benefactor's Draught
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Force of Vigor
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Veil of Summer
• 1x Vitalize
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Shamanic Revelation
• 1x Turntimber Symbiosis  ^Flip

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Creature (24)

• 1x Beastcaller Savant
• 1x Copperhorn Scout
• 1x Dwynen's Elite
• 1x Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
• 1x Elvish Champion
• 1x Immaculate Magistrate
• 1x Imperious Perfect
• 1x Karametra's Acolyte
• 1x Leaf Gilder
• 1x Llanowar Druid
• 1x Lys Alana Huntmaster
• 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Nullmage Shepherd
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Renata, Called to the Hunt
• 1x Sylvan Messenger
• 1x Sylvan Ranger
• 1x Tajuru Preserver
• 1x Taunting Elf
• 1x Timberwatch Elf
• 1x Wellwisher
• 1x Wirewood Herald
• 1x Wirewood Hivemaster
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald

Planeswalker (11)

• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Garruk Wildspeaker
• 1x Garruk, Caller of Beasts
• 1x Garruk, Primal Hunter
• 1x Nissa, Vital Force
• 1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
• 1x Nissa, Who Shakes the World
• 1x Vivien Reid
• 1x Vivien, Arkbow Ranger
• 1x Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
• 1x Vivien, Monsters' Advocate

Land (8)

• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 1x Blast Zone
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scavenger Grounds

Instant (3)

• 1x Kindred Summons
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Seedtime

Artifact (10)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Emerald Medallion
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Moss Diamond
• 1x Rhonas's Monument
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Throne of the God-Pharaoh
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Carpet of Flowers
• 1x Elvish Guidance
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Lignify

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Glimpse of Nature
• 1x Natural Order
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Uncage the Menagerie

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Not sure this needs too much of an explanation? I'd guessing this is a very 'common' elf ball idea and if people are finding it, probably already know how this works? Regardless, I guess I'll put down some information in the case that someone wants it.

Basically flood the board with as many creatures as possible and tutor for mana producers (like Priest of Titania}. Then use untap effects to go infinite with mana (or in a handful of cases 'enough' mana to finish the job). Use this mana to sink into things like Nylea, Keen-Eyed to draw the rest of your deck or pump it into things like Ezuri, Renegade Leader to win.

With Nylea, Keen-Eyed as a draw condition, you can grab all the creatures out. For anything else you need, there are a number of 'draw a card' options built in to the deck to get them off the top of the library. There's also the Eternal Witness option if you want to get something pitched to your graveyard and Temur Sabertooth to blink if required or in a pinch Quirion Ranger with Ashaya, Soul of the Wild to bounce Eternal Witness.

Some infite mana combos:

Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger + 2 mana producing options such as (Priest of Titania, Elvish Archdruid, Incubation Druid that has a counter on it or has adapted, Joraga Treespeaker that is minimum lvl 1, Llanowar Tribe, Marwyn, the Nurturer and Wirewood Channeler. Similarly Nyxbloom Ancient and any creature, Leyline of Abundance and any creature, Nettle Sentinel also works too. Tap Sentinel for mana, untap Sentinel and bounce Ranger, tap Sentinel again, recast Ranger to untap Sentinel - repeat.

Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Argothian Elder

Priest of Titania or Elvish Archdruid or Wirewood Channeler + 4 elves + Umbral Mantle or Sword of the Paruns or Staff of Domination with 5 elves. Similar is Marwyn, the Nurturer with 4 power (or Umbral Mantle and one untap effect). The artifacts also work with Leyline of Abundance and Nyxbloom Ancient on any 1 mana tapper or replace the 1 mana tapper with Cryptolith Rite and can do it with any creature. Llanowar Tribe and Leyline of Abundance also works. Unfortunately Staff of Domination requires a little more work and needs a creature option that produces at least 2 mana to go off with Nyxbloom Ancient.

Priest of Titania or Elvish Archdruid or Wirewood Channeler + 4 other elves (remember Titania and Channeler count your opponents elves!) + Temur Sabertooth + Wirewood Symbiote and any 1 mana elf. Tap for 5 mana, untap Priest/Archdruid/Channeler with Symbiote and subsquently bounce 1 mana elf, bounce Symbiote with Sabertooth, recast Symbiote and 1 mana elf and repeat). Again Marwyn, the Nurturer with 5 power does this as well. You can also substitute this loop with Elvish Visionary instead of your 1 mana elf to draw your deck. You won't gain mana this way (unless Nylea, Keen-Eyed is in play due to the cost reduction) but you can draw as much as you need and then at some point you'll draw a 1 mana elf and then can replace the visionary in the loop to gain the mana. Similarly with Beast Whisperer or The Great Henge or Guardian Project you can draw your deck with the 1 mana elf option while making infinite mana (or I guess I should say create mana equal to how ever many cards you have left in your deck lol). Argothian Elder and Wirewood Lodge with either Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun (from Growing Rites of Itlimoc   - dang you Gaea's Cradle being so expensive) or with Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx and a couple creatures will go infinite too.

Mana Sinks (after infinite mana) - Ezuri, Renegade Leader, Kamahl, Fist of Krosa, Finale of Devastation, Leyline of Abundance and Joraga Warcaller. Also; which is the whole point of making her the commander and building around infinite mana, Nylea, Keen-Eyed to draw your deck (and also why having such a high creature/elf count is important to synergize with her ability). Nylea, God of the Hunt might be a safer option to include in the deck for a mana sink but I love the threat of Kamahl, Fist of Krosa and being able to make my opponents lands into creatures during a wrath and in regards to Joraga Warcaller (which I think is the weakest sink) it at least meets the 'elf' requirement and can fall into the 1 mana elf category for combos.

There's a handful of 4 CMC cards I'd like to trim but I haven't found the right mix yet of replacements (I want to maintain a high elf count for consistency in drawing them/ comboing off) but it functions well and can realistically go off on T5 with some consistency.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.74
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 G