Elven Empress

Commander / EDH* BG (Golgari) Elves Ramp Tap/Untap Tokens

Oliviridian

Creature (42)

• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Elvish Warmaster
• 1x Incubation Druid
• 1x Miara, Thorn of the Glade
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Seeker of Skybreak
• 1x Skemfar Avenger
• 1x Wellwisher
• 1x Wirewood Herald
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Harbinger
• 1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Glissa, the Traitor
• 1x Imperious Perfect
• 1x Jagged-Scar Archers
• 1x Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1x Realmwalker
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Rhys the Exiled
• 1x Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• 1x Springbloom Druid
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Canopy Tactician
• 1x Chameleon Colossus
• 1x Drove of Elves
• 1x Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
• 1x Lys Alana Huntmaster
• 1x Nullmage Shepherd
• 1x Wirewood Channeler
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald
• 1x Nath of the Gilt-Leaf
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Ruthless Winnower
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Patron of the Orochi

Land (32)

• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 14x Forest
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Woodland Chasm

Artifact (7)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Stoneforge Masterwork
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Kenrith's Transformation
• 1x Prowess of the Fair
• 1x Elvish Guidance
• 1x Binding the Old Gods
• 1x Leyline of Abundance
• 1x Sanguine Bond

Commander (1)

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Finale of Eternity
• 1x Bounty of Skemfar
• 1x Harvest Season
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Elvish Promenade
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Casualties of War

Instant (2)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Elven Ambush

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Tyvar Kell
• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury

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Sideboard

Artifact (4)

• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Heirloom Blade
• 1x Sword of Vengeance

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Crown of Skemfar

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Maybeboard

Creature (13)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Essence Warden
• 1x Heritage Druid
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Joraga Warcaller
• 1x Bramblewood Paragon
• 1x Elvish Clancaller
• 1x Fiend Artisan
• 1x Elvish Champion
• 1x Sosuke, Son of Seshiro
• 1x Elvish Dreadlord
• 1x Gilt-Leaf Archdruid
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Quest for Renewal
• 1x Steely Resolve
• 1x Attrition
• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Descendants' Path
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Asceticism

Artifact (5)

• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Throne of the God-Pharaoh
• 1x Serpent's Soul-Jar
• 1x Staff of Domination

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Haunting Voyage

Land (4)

• 1x Gilt-Leaf Palace
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Twilight Mire

Instant (2)

• 1x Vitalize
• 1x Heroic Intervention

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The plan is to use low to the ground elves to ramp and build a board state, then play Lathril, Blade of Elves. Then, we can untap with Seedborn Muse or Patron of the Orochi and Double Drain with Sanguine Bond or Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose . This can be followed up with Rings of Brighthearth for just two more mana to double the drain!

This can lead to OTKs when set up correctly. If Lathril isn't available, Wellwisher, Rhys the Exiled, and Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen can provide other avenues to this combo.

Lathril has a meager Voltron package in Whispersilk Cloak, Lightning Greaves, and Stoneforge Masterwork to build a board state.

Rings of Brighthearth + Seeker of Skybreak + Any Elf that makes 3+ mana is infinite mana

From there, Leyline of Abundance, Ezuri, Renegade Leader, Chameleon Colossus, Elvish Warmaster, can sink your infinite mana into.

Feeling like I could be using my Black a little better. The deck runs 22 mana accelerators/ramp cards justifying it's extremely risky 32 land base. We're also very low to the ground with our curve almost entirely topping at 5 with just three exceptions and one X spell.

Top Considerations for cuts:

Prowess of the Fair, Elvish Guidance, Jagged-Scar Archers, Drove of Elves, Binding the Old Gods, Glissa, the Traitor, Ohran Frostfang

Cards I want to run but can't find slots for:

Essence Warden, Elvish Dreadlord, Quest for Renewal, Throne of the God-Pharaoh, Serpent's Soul-Jar, Elvish Clancaller, Haunting Voyage, Timberwatch Elf, Sosuke, Son of Seshiro , Bramblewood Paragon, Ivy Lane Denizen

Trying to keep individual card prices under five dollars as much as possible.

Buylist to upgrade if you're ballin: Joraga Treespeaker, Joraga Warcaller, Fiend Artisan, Elvish Champion, Kamahl, Fist of Krosa, Torment of Hailfire, Genesis Wave, Attrition, Steely Resolve, Cover of Darkness, Asceticism, Skullclamp, Exsanguinate, Beastmaster Ascension, Descendants' Path, Guardian Project, Gilt-Leaf Archdruid, Heroic Intervention

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 3 Rares 20 - 2 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.22
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elf Druid 1/1 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Emblem Tyvar Kell