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Maralen, Fae Ascendant
Legendary Creature — Elf Faerie Noble · 2BGU
Color identity: Black · Green · Blue · Sultai
Maralen, Fae Ascendant is Sultai (black, green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever Maralen or another Elf or Faerie you control enters, exile the top two cards of target opponent's library.
Once each turn, you may cast a spell with mana value less than or equal to the number of Elves and Faeries you control from among cards exiled with Maralen this turn without paying its mana cost.
Reference price of the card: €0.36
Average lands in decks for Maralen, Fae Ascendant: 34
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B+ (78/100)
- Consistency54
- Speed63
- Interaction100
- Resilience71
- Closing92
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 4 Island, 2 Swamp, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Llanowar Elves · Arcane Signet · High Fae Trickster · Elvish Mystic · Bitterbloom Bearer · Bloom Tender · Bitterblossom · Obyra, Dreaming Duelist · Priest of Titania · Faerie Mastermind · Alela, Cunning Conqueror · Elvish Archdruid · Imperious Perfect · Cloud of Faeries · Lathril, Blade of the Elves · Beast Whisperer · Spellstutter Sprite · Selfless Safewright · Counterspell · Formidable Speaker · Scion of Oona · Voracious Tome-Skimmer · Leyline of Anticipation · Maraleaf Pixie · Assassin's Trophy · Champions of the Perfect · Glen Elendra Guardian · Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor · Fyndhorn Elves · Reclamation Sage · Talion, the Kindly Lord · Oona, Queen of the Fae · Elves of Deep Shadow · Harmonized Crescendo · Spell Stutter · High Perfect Morcant · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Farseek · Heroic Intervention · Elvish Warmaster · Glen Elendra Archmage · Glen Elendra's Answer · Springleaf Parade · Chomping Changeling · Cultivate · Morcant's Loyalist · Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally · Virulent Emissary · Archmage of Echoes · Galadhrim Ambush · Kindred Discovery · Urborg Elf · Deathrite Shaman · Maskwood Nexus · Swan Song · Faebloom Trick · Faerie Harbinger · Nature's Lore · Stolen by the Fae · Beast Within · Lightning Greaves · Rhystic Study · Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft · Malleable Impostor · Command Tower · Overgrown Tomb · Exotic Orchard · Breeding Pool · Watery Grave · Path of Ancestry · Hinterland Harbor · Opulent Palace · Woodland Cemetery · Polluted Delta · Rejuvenating Springs · Misty Rainforest · Zagoth Triome · Dreamroot Cascade · Undergrowth Stadium · Verdant Catacombs · Llanowar Wastes · Drowned Catacomb · Eclipsed Realms · Yavimaya Coast · Sunken Hollow · Morphic Pool · Alchemist's Refuge · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Maralen, Fae Ascendant
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Maralen, Fae Ascendant, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| High Fae Trickster | 67% | +60% |
| Llanowar Elves | 77% | +59% |
| Bitterbloom Bearer | 60% | +54% |
| Elvish Mystic | 63% | +51% |
| Bitterblossom | 53% | +49% |
| Obyra, Dreaming Duelist | 52% | +48% |
| Priest of Titania | 52% | +47% |
| Alela, Cunning Conqueror | 49% | +46% |
| Imperious Perfect | 49% | +45% |
| Faerie Mastermind | 51% | +45% |
| Elvish Archdruid | 49% | +44% |
| Cloud of Faeries | 48% | +44% |
| Spellstutter Sprite | 46% | +43% |
| Lathril, Blade of the Elves | 47% | +42% |
| Bloom Tender | 54% | +42% |
| Scion of Oona | 43% | +40% |
| Beast Whisperer | 46% | +39% |
| Maraleaf Pixie | 41% | +38% |
| Selfless Safewright | 45% | +38% |
| Voracious Tome-Skimmer | 43% | +38% |
| Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor | 40% | +38% |
| Leyline of Anticipation | 42% | +37% |
| Oona, Queen of the Fae | 37% | +35% |
| Glen Elendra Guardian | 40% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Maralen, Fae Ascendant deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Llanowar Elves
- Elvish Mystic
- Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
- Priest of Titania
- Imperious Perfect
- Elvish Archdruid
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- High Fae Trickster
- Faerie Mastermind
- Spellstutter Sprite
- Scion of Oona
- Beast Whisperer
- Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bitterbloom Bearer
- Bitterblossom
- Alela, Cunning Conqueror
- Bloom Tender
- Formidable Speaker
- Wolverine Riders
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Maralen, Fae Ascendant
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite green mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Maralen, Fae Ascendant's color identity?
Maralen, Fae Ascendant is Sultai (black, green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Maralen, Fae Ascendant come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Maralen, Fae Ascendant deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 92 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 32 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: B+ (78/100).
How many lands should a Maralen, Fae Ascendant deck run?
Real Maralen, Fae Ascendant decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Maralen, Fae Ascendant?
The three highest-synergy cards are High Fae Trickster, Llanowar Elves, Bitterbloom Bearer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Maralen, Fae Ascendant decks.
What combos does Maralen, Fae Ascendant have?
Maralen, Fae Ascendant has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Maralen, Fae Ascendant deck cost?
You can start cheap: Llanowar Elves, Elvish Mystic, Obyra, Dreaming Duelist are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.