Elf deck

Llanowar Elves card art

I love tribal decks. Today's post is about mono-green Elves.

I'm currently running a historic Elf deck on Arena that I like a lot. I call it "Elf Yourself":

1 Allosaurus Shepherd (JMP) 28

3 Llanowar Elves (DAR) 168

3 Wildborn Preserver (ELD) 182

4 Llanowar Visionary (M21) 193

3 Elvish Clancaller (M19) 179

3 Marwyn, the Nurturer (DAR) 172

2 Beast Whisperer (GRN) 123

2 Wildheart Invoker (JMP) 444

3 Elvish Visionary (ORI) 175

3 Elvish Archdruid (JMP) 391

4 Imperious Perfect (LRW) 220

2 Rabid Bite (M19) 195

2 Broken Wings (ZNR) 181

3 Elvish Warmaster (KHM) 167

22 Forest (SLD) 108

It's really fun and gets out of control quickly. The idea is to build up an army of elves fast through card draw (Llanowar Visionary, Elvish Visionary, Beast Whisperer), mana acceleration (Llanowar Elves, Marwyn, the Nurturer, Elvish Archdruid), token creation (Elvish Warmaster, Imperious Prefect), and pumping up power (Elvish Archdruid, Imperious Prefect, Elvish Warmaster, Allosaurus Shepherd, Wildheard Invoker, Elvish Clancaller).

Here's a second version, dropping Wildborn Preserver to add two copies of Allosaurus Shepherd and one of Elvish Warmaster:

3 Allosaurus Shepherd (JMP) 28

3 Llanowar Elves (DAR) 168

4 Llanowar Visionary (M21) 193

3 Elvish Clancaller (M19) 179

3 Marwyn, the Nurturer (DAR) 172

2 Beast Whisperer (GRN) 123

2 Wildheart Invoker (JMP) 444

3 Elvish Visionary (ORI) 175

3 Elvish Archdruid (JMP) 391

4 Imperious Perfect (LRW) 220

2 Rabid Bite (M19) 195

2 Broken Wings (ZNR) 181

4 Elvish Warmaster (KHM) 167

22 Forest (SLD) 108

In paper, this would be pretty cheap to buy outside of Allosaurus Shepherd. If you want to reproduce this on a budget, drop those three Shepherds and add an Elvish Archdruid, Beast Whisperer, or something fun like Elven Ambush. But have a higher mana value- if you want a one drop, try Essence Warden, Skyway Sniper, Taunting Elf, or Joraga Warcaller.

Give these a try if you're an elf fan.