Shalai, Elves on the Shelves!

Commander / EDH Combo Counters Elves GW (Selesnya) Multiplayer Ramp

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Creature (31)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Crashing Drawbridge
• 1x Dauntless Escort
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x Karametra's Acolyte
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Seeker of Skybreak
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Spike Feeder
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Viridian Joiner
• 1x Vizier of Remedies
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Wirewood Channeler
• 1x Wirewood Symbiote

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Altar of Bone
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Shamanic Revelation
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Uncage the Menagerie

Artifact (9)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Paruns
• 1x Umbral Mantle

Instant (7)

• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Shared Summons
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Commander (1)

Land (34)

• 1x Brushland
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Tower
• 18x Forest
• 1x Fortified Village
• 7x Plains
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wirewood Lodge

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Quest for Renewal
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Utopia Sprawl
• 1x Wild Growth

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Shalai

Shalai pulls double duty, she is foremost a mana sink in the Command Zone. The Hexproofing is pure icing on the cake allowing us to proceed with assembling a creature based combo for the win without disruption. Since board wipes and bounce become the only real removal, we are utilizing several Indestructible enablers, and some Shroud/Hexproofing items. All in all once Shalai is down we are generally free to proceed trying for the win.

The Win

Assembling the win is pretty easy,

Vizier of Remedies + Devoted Druid is the most effecient, both Tutorable by Uncage the Menagerie/Defense of the Heart.

There are several others,

Any elf that taps for 3+ mana + Umbral Mantle/Sword of the Paruns/Staff of Domination (SoD requires more mana).

Additionally,

Wirewood Symbiote + Mirror Entity + Mana Producer of 3+. How it works is activate Mirror Entity for 1 making all you creatures 1/1 and every creature type, activate Symbiote untapping the mana producer and returning Symbiote to hand since it is now an elf. Recast Symbiote and repeat.

If you really want to stretch it, Temur Sabertooth + Symbiote + 1 drop elf + any mana producer that can produce 6+.

Now with all this mana, we can sink it all into Shalai and swing for the win. Additionally Ezuri, Kamahl, Genesis Wave, Mirror Entity, and Triumph of the Hordes all get the job done. Generally we are wanting to draw all/most of our deck and win by combat.

Top Ranked	Achieved #16 position overall 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Counters 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH GW (Selesnya) 5 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.58
Tokens	Treasure
Folders	EDH/Commander, EDH