All in Bad Elf (Infect)

Commander / EDH* BG (Golgari)

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Creature (23)

• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Warmaster
• 1x Evolution Sage
• 1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Glistener Elf
• 1x Hand of the Praetors
• 1x Ichorclaw Myr
• 1x Imperious Perfect
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Lys Alana Huntmaster
• 1x Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1x Necropede
• 1x Phyrexian Crusader
• 1x Plague Myr
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Putrefax
• 1x Shaman of the Pack
• 1x Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
• 1x Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider

Land (29)

• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Command Tower
• 10x Forest
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 10x Swamp
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Wirewood Lodge
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Casualties of War
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Scale Up
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rancor

Commander (1)

Artifact (6)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Contagion Clasp
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (6)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Invigorate
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Vines of Vastwood

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Midrange Infect/ Elf Tribal Deck

How This Deck Actually Wins

You are not trying to poison everyone simultaneously. That’s how infect decks get dogpiled.

Instead: • Give one player 3–4 poison early • Let politics and math distract the table • Proliferate or pump later, when removal is thin • End the game decisively, not gradually

This deck feels fair… right up until it isn’t.

Power Level Reality Check

This sits comfortably around 6–7: • Strong synergy • No fast mana beyond Sol Ring • No tutors spamming Triumph • Can win through combat, not solitaire

It rewards sequencing, restraint, and knowing when not to attack.

If you’d like, the next natural evolutions are: • A more political version (less infect, more discard control) • A nastier proliferate-focused build • Or tightening this toward high-power without crossing into salt mines

Golgari infect is at its best when it smiles politely while sharpening the knife.

Nath does three quiet, powerful things: • He’s an elf (tribal synergies matter) • He creates elf tokens (fuel for mana and pumps) • He pressures hands, which slows combo decks without hard-locking the table

He’s not an infect card himself, which is perfect. Infect is your win condition, not your whole personality.

Game Plan (in human words)

Early game: Ramp with elves, establish card flow, chip in with early infect creatures.

Mid game: Start stacking poison counters with evasive infect threats, then amplify them using elf lords and proliferate effects.

Late game: One big swing, a surprise pump, or incremental proliferate closes the game. You are not racing life totals — you’re counting to ten like a patient villain.

Shaman doesn’t deal poison, but it ends stalled games, which infect decks need more than people admit.

Date added	8 months
Last updated	8 months
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 22 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	75
Avg. CMC	2.80
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 G
Folders	Commander/EDH (WIP)