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.

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.

100 cards$208.00 totallegality-checked

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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.

Art by Ron Chironna

Eladamri, Lord of Leaves

Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior

{G}{G}$79.01

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Art by Justyna Dura

Thranduil the Strategist

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

{3}{G}{U}$40.57

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Art by Tuan Duong Chu

Nissa, Resurgent Animist

Legendary Creature — Elf Scout

{2}{G}$21.19

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Art by BODAX

Dionus, Elvish Archdruid

Legendary Creature — Elf Druid

{3}{G}$16.39

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Art by Victor Adame Minguez

Ezuri, Renegade Leader

Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior

{1}{G}{G}$13.90

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Art by Jarel Threat

Tyvar the Bellicose

Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior

{2}{B}{G}$13.85

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Art by Chris Rahn

Marwyn, the Nurturer

Legendary Creature — Elf Druid

{2}{G}$5.69

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Art by Steve Prescott

Rhys the Redeemed

Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior

{G/W}$3.89

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Art by Kev Walker

Nath of the Gilt-Leaf

Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior

{3}{B}{G}$2.99

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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.

Voja, Jaws of the Conclave

{2}{R}{G}{W}

Legendary Creature — Wolf

$10.28Buy on Mana Pool

Wirewood Lodge

Land

$9.72Buy on Mana Pool

Skyshroud Poacher

{2}{G}{G}

Creature — Human Rebel

$8.46Buy on Mana Pool

Elvish Promenade

{3}{G}

Kindred Sorcery — Elf

$8.39Buy on Mana Pool

Nissa Revane

{2}{G}{G}

Legendary Planeswalker — Nissa

$8.10Buy on Mana Pool

Elderfang Venom

{2}{B}{G}

Enchantment

$7.43Buy on Mana Pool

Elven Ambush

{3}{G}

Instant

$7.40Buy on Mana Pool

Galadhrim Ambush

{3}{G}

Instant

$7.13Buy on Mana Pool

Tyvar Kell

{2}{G}{G}

Legendary Planeswalker — Tyvar

$4.79Buy on Mana Pool

Gilt-Leaf Palace

Land

$4.65Buy on Mana Pool

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.

Selfless Safewright

{3}{G}{G}

Creature — Elf Warrior

$0.96Buy on Mana Pool

Master Biomancer

{2}{G}{U}

Creature — Elf Wizard

$0.94Buy on Mana Pool

Wolf-Skull Shaman

{1}{G}

Creature — Elf Shaman

$0.93Buy on Mana Pool

Virulent Emissary

{G}

Creature — Elf Assassin

$0.88Buy on Mana Pool

Gyre Sage

{1}{G}

Creature — Elf Druid

$0.85Buy on Mana Pool

Mul Daya Channelers

{1}{G}{G}

Creature — Elf Druid Shaman

$0.84Buy on Mana Pool

Primal Whisperer

{4}{G}

Creature — Elf Soldier

$0.83Buy on Mana Pool

Norwood Riders

{3}{G}

Creature — Elf

$0.81Buy on Mana Pool

Aftermath Analyst

{1}{G}

Creature — Elf Detective

$0.73Buy on Mana Pool

Birchlore Rangers

{G}

Creature — Elf Druid Ranger

$0.69Buy on Mana Pool

Heedless One

{3}{G}

Creature — Elf Avatar

$0.66Buy on Mana Pool

Seedcradle Witch

{G/W}

Creature — Elf Shaman

$0.64Buy on Mana Pool

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