Selvala; A Study in Politics

Commander / EDH Casual Competitive Control Elves Group Hug Tribal

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Creature (19)

• 1x Ambush Commander
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Glistener Elf
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Heartwood Storyteller
• 1x Immaculate Magistrate
• 1x Imperious Perfect
• 1x Karametra, God of Harvests *f-etch*
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Rhys the Redeemed
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Seeker of Skybreak
• 1x Skyshroud Poacher
• 1x Tempting Wurm
• 1x Viridian Corrupter
• 1x Wellwisher

Land (35)

• 1x Blossoming Sands
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 9x Forest
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Homeward Path
• 9x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Stirring Wildwood
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Treetop Village
• 1x Wirewood Lodge

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Awakening
• 1x Concordant Crossroads
• 1x Dictate of Karametra
• 1x Heartbeat of Spring
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Parallel Lives
• 1x Privileged Position
• 1x Rites of Flourishing
• 1x Test of Endurance
• 1x Vernal Equinox
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Artifact (16)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Anvil of Bogardan
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Font of Mythos
• 1x Ghirapur Orrery
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Knowledge Pool
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Magewright's Stone
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Temple Bell
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Instant (6)

• 1x Constant Mists
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Second Harvest
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Collective Voyage
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Hurricane
• 1x Incoming!
• 1x New Frontiers
• 1x Sylvan Offering
• 1x Tempt with Discovery
• 1x Tooth and Nail
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (11)

• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Burgeoning

Instant (2)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Krosan Grip

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Armageddon

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Maybeboard

Creature (5)

• 1x Joraga Warcaller
• 1x Norwood Priestess
• 1x Oracle of Nectars
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

Instant (4)

• 1x Ajani's Presence
• 1x Fracturing Gust
• 1x Make a Stand
• 1x Nature's Claim

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Creeping Corrosion
• 1x Retribution of the Meek

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When I started playing EDH I had very little time to sit around and wait an hour or two for the game to end. So I built a deck my tiny attention span could handle. Welcome to Selvala; A Study in Politics! Bewilder your opponents! Make them cry tears of joy as they draw and ramp to their hearts' content... just before you deliver the final blow (without infinite combos).

Make those two hour games last two minutes!

Any suggestions and advice is welcomed!

Card Choices:

-Creatures-

Ambush Commander- Because after all of the ramp why not transform all your forests into Elves?

Elvish Archdruid- A basic mana dork and staple for Elves.

Eternal Witness- Because green. Enough said.

Ezuri, Renegade Leader- For his synergy, regeneration, and pseudo-overrun abilities.

Felidar Sovereign- In this deck you're gonna gain life. Why not capitalize on it? Works well with Vernal Equinox and veldalken orrery

Glistener Elf- One of many win conditions. Combine with Coat of Arms, Eldrazi Monument, and some additional +1/+1 counters from his Elvish companions for best results.

Grand Abolisher- Because white. A big fat middle finger for all opponents. A win condition when you want to Hurricane, Squall Line, and Aetherflux Reservoir.

Heartwood Storyteller - You get to draw! You get to draw! You get to draw!

Immaculate Magistrate- Synergy and pumping up your infect creature for lethal.

Imperious Perfect- Combine with Parallel Lives and Second Harvest for best results. You will have enough green mana to literally kill someone.

Karametra, God of Harvests - Ramp

Priest of Titania- Ramp

Rhys the Redeemed- I'm sure you already see the synergy. Also can be used as an alternate commander.

Seedborn Muse- Green Staple. Synergizes well with Selvala, Explorer Returned.

Seeker of Skybreak- Untap... Funtap.

Skyshroud Poacher- Toolbox searcher.

Tempting Wurm - Bet the farm.

Viridian Corrupter - Same as Glistener Elf

-Enchantments-

Asceticism- Protect yourself while helping (or hurting) others.

Awakening- Hug green staple.

Concordant Crossroads- Game accelerator.

Dictate of Karametra , Heartbeat of Spring - Game accelerator.

Mirari's Wake, Zendikar Resurgent- Greed is a thing too.

Parallel Lives- Already explained above.

Privileged Position- Protection from what most assuredly will be chaos.

Rites of Flourishing - Hug Staple.

Test of Endurance- Gaining life was never more beneficial.

Vernal Equinox - Win condition and fun for everyone.

-Sorcery-

Austere Command- Protection and Board wipe.

Collective Voyage, Tempt with Discovery, New Frontiers - Ramp. Ramp for everyone.

Genesis Wave, Green Sun's Zenith- Green staples.

Hurricane- My favorite card of this deck. With all of the ramp and mana doublers you have on board you can kill everyone. Including yourself sometimes. I'll let your imagination run free as you contemplate the look on your opponents' faces.

Incoming! - My second favorite card of the deck for when the game is dragging out too long. Slap this down and watch the staxs unfold and opponents scream in rage. Meanwhile feel free to hop on your phone. You'll be here a while.

Sylvan Offering- Combine with Parallel Lives for best results.

Tooth and Nail - Green Staple.

Wrath of God- For those times the game is just to one sided and no one is having fun.

-Instant-

Constant Mists- To save yourself... and others if you so wish. That buyback though.

Oblation- Your opponent will be a little less upset at you when they draw two cards.

Path to Exile- White staple.

Swords to Plowshares- White staple.

Worldly Tutor- Search.

-Artifacts-

Aetherflux Reservoir- All that life you gained? Use it for a good cause.

Alhammarret's Archive- Double your life gain. Draw cards too.

Anvil of Bogardan- A Thought Vessel for everyone. How thoughtful.

Coat of Arms- Tribal Elves. Enough said.

Eldrazi Monument- Win condition. Red Bull for your Elves.

Font of Mythos - Here have more cards!

Ghirapur Orrery - A new hug card.

Howling Mine- Even more cards.

Knowledge Pool- For a little chaos.

Lightning Greaves- Staple. Win Condition. Protection.

Magewright's Stone - See above.

Sol Ring- Staple.

Temple Bell - Enough with the cards!

Thought Vessel- Because you're gonna need it.

Thousand-Year Elixir- See above.

-Noteworthy Combos-

Selvala, Explorer Returned + Magewright's Stone + Thousand-Year Elixir + Seeker of Skybreak + Awakening/Seedborn Muse + Thought Vessel/Reliquary Tower= Untap Selvala, Explorer Returned, Draw Four Cards, Gain Four Life, watch opponents cry during their respective discard phases. Best Slug

Combo above + Anvil of Bogardan= Best Hug

Replacing Selvala, Explorer Returned with Rhys the Redeemed in the combo above + Sylvan Offering + Parallel Lives + Any Mana Doubler= Many elf tokens each turn.

For a more competitive game use the sideboard provided to swap out what you see fit!

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 7 Mythic Rares 50 - 7 Rares 17 - 1 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.31
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elephant 3/3 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 GW, Spirit 1/1 C, Treefolk X/X G
Based on	HUGS 1001 - Selvala EDH wbroomhead EDH