The Seldarine [Eladamri EDH]

Commander / EDH Competitive Elves Mono-Green Primer Ramp Tribal

Miwako

Creature (28)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Harbinger
• 1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Heedless One
• 1x Heritage Druid
• 1x Joraga Warcaller
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
• 1x Lifeblood Hydra
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1x Masked Admirers
• 1x Oakhame Adversary
• 1x Polukranos, World Eater
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia
• 1x Thornweald Archer
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Viridian Joiner
• 1x Wildborn Preserver
• 1x Wirewood Channeler
• 1x Wirewood Herald

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Nissa Revane

Land (34)

• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 1x Blasted Landscape
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x Desert of the Indomitable
• 1x Dust Bowl
• 18x Forest
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Slippery Karst
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Wirewood Lodge

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Concordant Crossroads
• 1x Elvish Guidance
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Hall of Gemstone
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Artifact (6)

• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Great Henge

Commander (1)

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Elvish Promenade
• 1x Glimpse of Nature
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Hunting Triad
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Praetor's Counsel
• 1x Sylvan Tutor
• 1x The Great Aurora
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Uncage the Menagerie
• 1x Wave of Vitriol

Instant (8)

• 1x Arachnogenesis
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Consign to Dust
• 1x Constant Mists
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Noxious Revival
• 1x Worldly Tutor

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Sideboard

Creature (4)

• 1x Gaea's Herald
• 1x Melira, Sylvok Outcast
• 1x Tajuru Preserver
• 1x Yavimaya Dryad

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Desert Twister
• 1x Whirlwind

Artifact (2)

• 1x Mystic Compass
• 1x Witchbane Orb

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Bonds of Mortality
• 1x Sandwurm Convergence

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T h e   S e l d a r i n e

-an elf deck-

Why Leaf Lord?

There's strength in numbers when it comes to elves. The more of them there are, the more they ramp, and the stronger they can make each other.

Unlike Ezuri, Eladamri, Lord of Leaves is useful throughout the entire game. He's cheap and his powerful abilities happen automatically. He keeps the deck's mana production safe and makes the elf army unblockable.

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What are the advantages to shrouding/landwalking the entire tribe?

I get that not being able to target your own creatures might seem intimidating; but elf decks spill out a ton of creatures at once, and most tribal decks already give bonuses to everyone.

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The Oracle Text, Explained Show

Other Elf creatures have forestwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)

Having/getting forestwalk is actually pretty easy. There are a few additional ways to give it to someone who doesn't have it, and this deck can also ignore forestwalk since it uses trample in tangent.

No matter the method used to get the damage through, the point of elves is to get that damage done fast. And having both trample and forestwalk really just makes attacking easier.

(The deck also includes infect because of forestwalk. Why do 40 when you can do unblockable ten.)

Other Elves have shroud. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.)

While Eladamri does not have either of these abilities himself, he gives them to all other elves on the board, and both of these abilities can really disrupt another elf-powered deck (that will most likely be targeting its own creatures).

Is Eladamri "Right For Me™?" Show

If the following applies I would recommend building an Eladamri, Lord of Leaves deck:

• You want a new, unique way to play elves!
• Your current elves can't take on or beat several opponents at once
• You're looking for an experience/challenge building a different kind of deck
• You're interested in a deck that's easy to customize
• You like to win very quickly in 1v1, and/or with powerful combos
• You enjoy using decks and commanders in different ways each game
• You prefer commanders that can be used throughout the whole game
• You love the schadenfreude you feel when an opponents says "Good Game" prematurely

You probably won't like Eladamri if:

• You don't like shroud or forestwalk!
• You have more fun using your commander only at a certain point, like for their triggered or activated abilities
• It's not in your interest to spend time modifying the way you use a deck, testing, and tweaking it
• You like to win the same way every time
• You prefer having the same win always available to figuring one out on the spot
• You prefer to use your commander's effects in a consistent way from game to game

How it Works

It might seem different but this deck is incredibly similar to regular old "competetive" elf decks (as competetive as tribal elves can be anyway). It runs two Ezuris instead of the one, as well as most of the other usual suspects.

The main strategies are ramp, growth, and aggression. There's also a large focus on card advantage and tutoring, with less removal and mass destruction than typical EDH decks (both scant in green).

Contents

1. Bombs and Wincons: This is the part of the deck I change the most. I tend to switch out the large creatures or mana sinks I use to try out new cards and see what fits best.

2. Mana Acceleration: I'm sure I'm not using anything out of the ordinary here--they're elves!

3. Card Draw: The importance of this can't be understated. The faster I ramp, the faster I need more cards to use in order to keep going.

4. Tutors: Similar to card draw, this keeps me moving closer to a win condition sooner while opponents are getting caught up trying to do what they need (or stop me).

5. (Tribal) Bonuses

6. Utility: This includes a hefty defense, some removal, and a little recursion.

Other Info

How to make this deck your own! Show

I've been using Eladamri to head my elf deck for a few years now, and my favorite thing about it is always catching new opponents by surprise. It's been re-assembled and upgraded countless times, often at the suggestion of others.

It's hard to think of something I haven't tried in this deck. Over time it has run almost every tribal effect and mana dork imaginable, but I'm still always making little tweaks and adjustments.

If you're building an elf deck and just want to include cards from your own collection or you're looking to make something unique, here are a few of my notes for using Eladamri.

• This deck could be built with greater focus on tokens, more land-based ramp, low-cost high power creatures, and much more.
• I recommend 20 tutors + draw sources and 15+ mana accelerators
• Yes, this deck runs a scant amount of lands; but with this many elves it's easy to drown in mana. All four cycling lands are also invaluable!
• Don't be afraid to include a few single-target effects, like Skullclamp or Maze of Ith . I think I've gotten rid of mine over time but they do work and can still be part of a useful strategy.
• Pathbreaker Ibex and End-Raze Forerunners seem like possible budget inclusions for Craterhoof Behemoth --if I can think of any more budget replacements, I'll list them here!

Closing Notes Show

I think Eladamri, Lord of Leaves is an incredibly fun, unique, and underrated general that could be helped with a little explanatory push.

I never record previous versions of the deck, as this wasn't always Eladamri-led and I still consider it well, the one deck.

I recently re-wrote the primer (again), significantly shortening it in an attempt to focus entirely on Eladamri himself. It takes for granted how elf-decks function and what they do, so if there's anything vital I overlooked you'd like a better explanation for (or any other advice you have for the primer), please let me know.

Thank you so much for checking out The Seldarine. Please give it an upvote if you liked it or found it helpful--I hope you did!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 6 Rares 22 - 4 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.62
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, City's Blessing, Elf Druid 1/1 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Marit Lage, Spider 1/2 G, Wurm 5/5 G
Folders	EDH Decks, Elves