Elven Empire
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- Commander
- Lathril, Blade of the Elves
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $128.92
- Grade
- B-
How it grades
Fundamentals 73/100. Plays like Elf Tribal.
This reads as Elf Tribal, built around Lathril, Blade of the Elves. An Elf deck at heart: the creatures share a type on purpose, and lords, payoffs, and type-matters synergies make the whole board bigger than its parts. Tribal decks trade individual card power for critical mass, so keep the elf count high and let the synergy pay the bills. Its strongest fundamental is ramp (16 ramp effects (want 11+ for this curve for Elf Tribal)); the first thing to tighten is mana curve: 11% of spells cost ≤2, 5% cost 6+.
- AMana reliability
- BLand count
- CMana curve
- A+Ramp
- B+Card draw
- BInteraction
- A+Commander synergy
- AWin conditions
- B+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- BLand count37 lands. About 41 fits this curve for Elf Tribal.
- CMana curve11% of spells cost ≤2, 5% cost 6+.
- B+Card draw8 draw effects (want 10+ for Elf Tribal).
- BInteraction7 removal/protection effects (want 9+ for Elf Tribal).
- B+Card qualityMedian EDHREC rank #4,983
Strong on mana reliability, ramp, commander synergy, win conditions and legality & size.
72 cards graded: A- 3, B+ 27, B 32, B- 6, C+ 4. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take Elven Empire from B- to B.
Garruk's Uprising2G$0.52
In place of Masked Admirers: weakest slot in the deck (66/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 8 of 10+). Pays off your token engine (13 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers).
Inspiring Call2G$0.39
In place of Twinblade Assassins: weakest slot in the deck (66/100)
Top-5% staple by play data. Pays off the commanders' token plan. Fills the draw gap (you're at 8 of 10+).
Elemental Bond2G$5.14
In place of Voice of Many: weakest slot in the deck (68/100)
Pays off the commanders' go-wide plan. Fills the draw gap (you're at 8 of 10+). Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers).
Tribute to the World TreeGGG$14.96
In place of Ambition's Cost: weakest slot in the deck (68/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 8 of 10+). Pays off your token engine (13 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers).
Conjurer's Closet5$4.11
In place of Poison the Cup: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Fills the removal gap (you're at 7 of 9+). Pays off your enters-the-battlefield engine (18 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Craterhoof Behemoth5GGG$24.57
In place of Tergrid's Shadow: weakest slot in the deck (48/100)
Pays off your token engine (13 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Champion of Lambholt1GG$4.79
In place of Pride of the Perfect: weakest slot in the deck (52/100)
Pays off your token engine (13 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Banner of Kinship5$8.10
In place of Serpent's Soul-Jar: weakest slot in the deck (53/100)
Pays off your token engine (13 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma3G$5.20
In place of Lys Alana Scarblade: weakest slot in the deck (57/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (32 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Pays off the commanders' go-wide plan.
Return of the Wildspeaker4G$2.56
In place of Numa, Joraga Chieftain: weakest slot in the deck (57/100)
Pays off your token engine (13 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Pays off the commanders' token plan.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 40
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Instants 4
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Sorceries 9
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Artifacts 3
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Enchantments 6
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Lands 37
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