Art: Ekaterina Burmak · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Lathril, Blade of the Elves

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble · from $1.50

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Whenever Lathril deals combat damage to a player, create that many 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature tokens. {T}, Tap ten untapped Elves you control: Each opponent loses 10 life and you gain 10 life.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

54 of 100 at $5 or less · 34 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
17	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
18	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
19	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
20	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
21	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
22	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
23	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
24	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
25	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
26	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
27	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
28	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
29	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
30	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
31	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
32	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
33	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
34	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
35	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
36	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
37	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
38	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
39	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
40	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
41	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
42	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
43	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
44	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
45	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
46	Overgrown Tomb	Land	0	$8.00
47	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
48	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
49	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
50	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
51	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
52	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
53	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
54	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
55	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
56	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
57	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
58	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
59	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
60	Woodland Cemetery	Land	0	$0.62
61	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
62	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
63	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
64	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
65	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
66	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
67	Assassin's Trophy	Instant	2	$1.01
68	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
69	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
70	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
71	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
72	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
73	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
74	Llanowar Wastes	Land	0	$0.59
75	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
76	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
77	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
78	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
79	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
80	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
81	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
82	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
83	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
84	Undergrowth Stadium	Land	0	$5.20
85	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
86	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
87	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
88	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
89	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
90	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
91	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
92	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
93	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
94	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
95	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
96	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
97	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
98	Mosswort Bridge	Land	0	$0.21
99	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
100	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77

Curve of these staples

Most played with Lathril, Blade of the Elves

The 25 most-played cards in 11 settled top-16 lists running Lathril, Blade of the Elves at 16+ player events since Mar 8, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 11 of 11	2
2	Elvish Archdruid	100% · 11 of 11	2
3	Elvish Mystic	100% · 11 of 11	2
4	Marwyn, the Nurturer	100% · 11 of 11	2
5	Forest	91% · 10 of 11	2
6	Sol Ring	91% · 10 of 11	1
7	Beast Whisperer	82% · 9 of 11	2
8	Imperious Perfect	82% · 9 of 11	1
9	Swamp	82% · 9 of 11	2
10	Llanowar Elves	73% · 8 of 11	2
11	Priest of Titania	73% · 8 of 11	2
12	Reclamation Sage	73% · 8 of 11	2
13	Arcane Signet	64% · 7 of 11	1
14	Elvish Promenade	64% · 7 of 11	2
15	Elvish Warmaster	64% · 7 of 11	2
16	Fyndhorn Elves	64% · 7 of 11	2
17	Lys Alana Huntmaster	64% · 7 of 11	1
18	Staff of Domination	64% · 7 of 11	1
19	Wirewood Symbiote	64% · 7 of 11	2
20	Canopy Tactician	55% · 6 of 11	1
21	Formidable Speaker	55% · 6 of 11	2
22	Heroic Intervention	55% · 6 of 11	2
23	Llanowar Tribe	55% · 6 of 11	2
24	Overgrown Tomb	55% · 6 of 11	2
25	Pact of the Serpent	55% · 6 of 11	0

Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 11 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

11th of 18 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 14, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Blai
15th of 24 — Clasificatorio Budget 160 NOBUNDO.CL on Topdeck.ggAug 2, 2026 · 0–3–1 · by Nelson Salgado Pérez
10th of 24 — TGE CEDH 1K*! on Topdeck.ggJul 26, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Darrin Carlisle
11th of 17 — July 2026 - MTNG on Topdeck.ggJul 12, 2026 · 0–2–2 · by Леха на Латриль
5th of 26 — June GG Commander Clash on Topdeck.ggJun 26, 2026 · 2–1–0 · by Jaden Naidoo
6th of 17 — May GG Commander Clash on Topdeck.ggMay 29, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Ryan
4th of 22 — Secrets of Strixhaven Store Championship on Topdeck.ggMay 9, 2026 · 2–2–0 · by Ethan
7th of 19 — Viernes Fecha de Liga de Precon +10 on Topdeck.ggApr 3, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Nicolas Graziani

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Precons led by Lathril, Blade of the Elves

Official preconstructed decks with Lathril, Blade of the Elves at the helm.

Elven Empire
PreconCommander· Released Feb 2021

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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