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Elves · Commander / EDH
Elf Commander Decks
Elves are a mana engine that happens to have creature types. Every elf taps for mana or makes other elves cheaper, so the deck's ceiling is a single turn where it dumps its whole hand.
670legal elves
143can lead a deck
54cards that name elves
$0.24median card price
Ready-built list
Elfball — One Explosive Turn
Flood the board with low-cost mana elves and synergistic tribal lords, drawing massive amounts of cards to execute an explosive multi-elf turn that finishes opponents with Ezuri's overrun ability or a massive buff spell.
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Commanders that care about elves
Legendary elves whose rules text actually names the creature type — these reward building around the tribe, rather than just belonging to it. Ordered by current market price, which is the closest thing to a popularity signal we can honestly compute.
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The elf support package
Cards that are not elves themselves but name them in their rules text — the lords, anthems, tutors and payoffs that turn a pile of creatures into a deck. 54 of them are legal in Commander.
Where elves live
Color identity of every legal elf in the format. This is what decides your commander's colors before you pick a single card.
Under a dollar
Playable elves currently under $1 — the cheap end of the pool, priced from the least expensive real printing.
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