wow, that's like, a lot of tokens.

Commander / EDH Elves GW (Selesnya) Tokens

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Land (34)

• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 6x Snow-Covered Forest
• 3x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Stirring Wildwood
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sungrass Prairie
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Bastion

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Animist's Awakening
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Entreat the Angels
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Finale of Glory
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Seasons Past

Creature (26)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Hero of Bladehold
• 1x Knight of Autumn
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Oracle of Nectars
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Saffi Eriksdotter
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Scryb Ranger
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Vizier of Remedies
• 1x Wirewood Symbiote
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Artifact (5)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Umbral Mantle

Commander (1)

Enchantment (15)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Concordant Crossroads
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Earthcraft
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Glare of Subdual
• 1x Parallel Lives
• 1x Rites of Flourishing
• 1x Squirrel Nest
• 1x Sterling Grove
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Unbound Flourishing

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Huatli, Radiant Champion

Instant (2)

• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

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An aggressive Rhys shell full of GW token staples. A lot of pretty standard (but powerful) stuff, plus some odds and ends I personally really enjoy.

Basic gameplan is to ramp up with dorks and rocks and then put down a bunch of doubling effects and make a whole lot of dudes. It's pretty tribal but definitely not strictly elves. I like bringing friends :)

We've got all the big doubley effects. Doubling Season . Parallel Lives . Anointed Procession . Primal Vigor . Rhys the Redeemed . Exponential. Illusionist's Bracers and/or Umbral Mantle let you get even more value out of Rhys doubling effect.

While it's not strictly a combo deck, a few combos are certainly present, so I guess I'll highlight a few of those. I included classics such as the ol' Earthcraft + Squirrel Nest . Boom infinite dudes and etb triggers. With Suture Priest out, this means infinite life.

Elvish Archdruid or Priest of Titania with Umbral Mantle gives you infinite size on themselves if you have at least 3 elves, and infinite mana if you have 4 or more.

Devoted Druid + Vizier of Remedies cheesy infinite mana.

Unbound Flourishing is a hilarious card, synergizing with Genesis Wave , Entreat the Angels , Animist's Awakening , Finale of Glory , Finale of Devastation , and even Oracle of Nectars in a pinch. Doubling these already game-changing spells is sure to send a message, and while it may seem like "win more" it can also be used to help you pop off much earlier with these spells. A genesis wave for 6 is leagues bigger than one for 3, and can be an excellent stabilizer if your board state is falling behind or if you perhaps want to go for an explosive early/midgame lead. Cheating the Finale cards' "if x is 10 or more' condition is also quite funny to me. These cards are the main reason I run Boseiju, Who Shelters All , as well.

Speaking of game state, we also have some nice ways to stay in charge of that. Aura Shards really lets you take care of most of your opponent's scary things. One single doubling trigger can often be enough to clear the board of everything you don't like. Sterling Grove can search for it, or protect it, or grab a doubling effect, or any other enchantment-type answer you need. Glare of Subdual lets you lock down the board before swinging, and can also get rid of particularly problematic creatures on your opponent's side. Because of how many tokens you should be cranking out, it often feels "free" to completely lock down opposition in the form of attackers.

I think the Planeswalker choices synergize fairly well, but the ones that might seem a little weaker are just there because I like them.

Draw:

Skullclamp allows you to pop your tokens for very cheap and powerful card draw, provided they aren't being pumped by an anthem.

Sylvan Library lets you set up your hand how you want to. Very powerful advantage for an already fast deck.

Rites of Flourishing might seem a little group huggy, but you can often use it in a political environment to reduce threat while gaining advantage, or ramp far enough ahead that the opponents can't keep up even with the boost it offers.

Late game, Arch of Orazca can help if you're durdling or thirsty for card draw. Can be a lifesaver after a heavy boardwipe or a good clutch if you need just that tiny bit of extra draw and don't have anything better to do with your mana.

Seedborn Muse is insane. With Rhys out, you can double tokens every single turn, draw a ton of cards with Arch, and pull off a handful of other shenanigans. It's kinda ridiculous how much value this card can generate.

Concordant Crossroads enables you to be even more explosive, sometimes going so far as winning the game "by itself".

Things it currently struggles against are decks heavy on fliers and board wipes. It can usually outpace taxy and controlly decks by slamming my head against the wall and pumping out as much mana as I can, but decks that are just packed full of of wipes and counterspells can be problematic if I don't ramp early and fast enough. Akroma's Memorial and Glare of Subdual can help somewhat against fliers, (and some wipes) but the Memorial usually ends up being "win more" in most situations I end up dropping it. Repeated wipes can definitely make it run out of steam.

A few more things: This deck is pretty fast. It wasn't built with competitive edh in mind but it is pretty explosive and can often seem to win out of nowhere. It runs quite a few powerful cards and because of that, it might feel somewhat oppressive in a budget environment. Sometimes I'll swap out Trostani, Selesnya's Voice as a more 'toned down' commander. It doesn't reduce the power level of the cards in the deck that much, but sometimes people see Rhys and instantly (and maybe rightfully so) paint a target on your head before you've even played your first spell.

I don't run Craterhoof but I'm open to other suggestions. Enjoyyyy

Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Key combos	Earthcraft + Squirrel Nest Devoted Druid + Vizier of Remedies
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.70
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Elf Druid 1/1 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 GW, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Huatli, Radiant Champion, Soldier 1/1 W, Soldier 2/2 W, Squirrel 1/1 G
Folders	Interesting