Ellivere
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[[Ellivere, Stalwart of the Wild]] combines enchantment synergies with combat-focused stax to create a potent Selesnya strategy in cEDH. As a commander, Ellivere rewards enchantments with role creation, allowing her creatures to grow into formidable threats while generating card advantage. Her strategy balances aggressive board presence with hard-hitting stax pieces that hinder opponents and pave the way for victory through combat damage.
This deck is designed for players who enjoy:
Leveraging enchantments and stax pieces to slow down opponents.
Winning through overwhelming board presence and combat damage.
Piloting a commander with built-in card draw and synergy.
This deck may not appeal to:
Players seeking to combo off quickly or play turbo strategies.
Those who dislike sequencing stax pieces or combat-focused play.
Games where closing out quickly is a priority.
Gameplan
Plan A: Combat-Control
The primary gameplan revolves around creating Virtuous Role tokens to build a strong board presence while disrupting opponents with stax pieces. Ellivere’s synergy with enchantments allows her to snowball value through:
Card Advantage: Drawing cards each turn by attaching Virtuous Roles.
Combat Damage: Boosting creatures with enchantments to apply pressure.
Stax Synergy: Layering stax pieces like [[Rule of Law]], [[Collector Ouphe]], and [[Archon of Emeria]] to grind down opponents.
Plan B: Enchantment-Based Attrition
In grindy games, Ellivere excels at outpacing opponents by:
Resolving incremental advantage engines such as [[Sylvan Library]], [[Land Tax]], or [[Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar]].
Using stax pieces that break parity, like [[Deafening Silence]], to keep the game slowed down.
Deploying larger enchantment-centric payoffs like [[Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite]] to lock the board.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
Resilient Game Plan: Ellivere generates consistent value and doesn’t rely on a single combo to win.
Strong Stax Package: Effective against artifact-based ramp, tutoring, and storm strategies.
Combat Efficiency: Enchantment synergy boosts creature power to win through combat.
Versatile Responses: Access to enchantment-based answers and creature tutors.
Weaknesses
Weak to Board Wipes: Vulnerable to effects like [[Toxic Deluge]] and [[Cyclonic Rift]].
Limited Stack Interaction: Reliant on timing and sequencing of stax pieces to control the game.
Challenging Mulligans: Requires balanced opening hands for ramp, stax, and mana.
Mulligan Guide
An ideal hand contains:
Ramp: At least 2-3 mana sources, such as [[Wild Growth]], [[Birds of Paradise]], or [[Chrome Mox]].
Stax: A relevant piece like [[Root Maze]], [[Archon of Emeria]], or [[Collector Ouphe]].
Synergy or Follow-Up: Access to card draw or payoff, such as [[Esper Sentinel]], [[Land Tax]], or a tutor.
Stax Packages
Artifact Hate
[[Collector Ouphe]], [[Null Rod]], [[Stony Silence]]: Shut down artifact-based mana.
[[Manglehorn]]: Artifact ETBs tapped.
Rule of Law Effects
[[Archon of Emeria]]: Prevents storming off and fetch-heavy play.
[[Deafening Silence]]: Slows non-creature spells.
Graveyard Hate
[[Rest in Peace]], [[Grafdigger’s Cage]]: Stops graveyard recursion and [[Underworld Breach]].
Land and Fetch Hate
[[Root Maze]], [[Suppression Field]], [[Leonin Arbiter]]: Disrupt fetch lands and mana bases.
[[Yasharn, Implacable Earth]]: Disables sacrifice-based strategies.
ETB Hate
[[Hushwing Gryff]], [[Torpor Orb]]: Counters enter-the-battlefield strategies and combos.
Win Conditions
Combat Damage
Boost creatures with Virtuous Roles to attack for lethal.
Use support cards like [[Kodama of the West Tree]] for trample and ramp.
Hard Lock
Combine stax pieces to create board states opponents cannot break through:
[[Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite]] + [[Living Plane]].
[[Knowledge Pool]] + [[Rule of Law]].
Incremental Attrition
Generate value through card draw and enchantments while opponents’ resources are locked down.
Notable Interactions and Synergies
[[Halvar, God of Battle]]: Move Virtuous Roles efficiently, enabling surprise damage swings.
[[Serra Ascendant]]: Early lifelink beater that synergizes with Virtuous Roles.
[[Springheart Nantuko]]: Produces tokens and synergies with enchantments.
Conclusion
Ellivere is a dynamic choice for players seeking a Selesnya stax commander with built-in card draw and enchantment synergy. Her ability to disrupt opponents and win through combat damage makes her a powerful force in grindy games. Mastering the sequencing of stax pieces, identifying threats, and leveraging her role tokens will enable consistent wins in cEDH pods.
