Galadriel, Elven-Queen card art — Art by Axel Sauerwald · © Wizards of the Coast

Elven Council

Bracket 2

LTC — Tales of Middle-earth Commander · 2023-06-23

Commander: Galadriel, Elven-Queen · Color identity: GU

Bracket

Power Level

4.9/10

Tipping Point

Game Changers

Why this bracket?

Extra turn effect detected: 1 card (= Bracket 2 floor)
Borderline verdict — close to B3: optimization score 31/75 sits in the B3 range, with no Game Changers and nothing that requires B3; it lacks the deliberate-upgrade signals (deep synergy engine, premium manabase, supported alternate win) that separate an upgraded build from a precon
Engine accuracy: 77.1% exact and 99.5% within one bracket on 1,229 organizer-labeled tournament decklists (engine v389).

How it compares

Against the 4 Tales of Middle-earth Commander decks we analyzed, this is 2nd strongest — power 4.9 versus a set average of 5.1. That is 0.3 above the 174-precon library average of 4.6. Its Tipping Point lands on turn 3, 1 turn earlier than the library median of turn 4.

More Tales of Middle-earth Commander decks

The Hosts of Mordor — Bracket 3, power 5.6
Food and Fellowship — Bracket 2, power 4.9
Riders of Rohan — Bracket 2, power 4.9

Other Bracket 2 precons at a similar power

Eternal Might — Bracket 2, power 4.9
From Cute to Brute — Bracket 2, power 4.9
Invent Superiority — Bracket 2, power 4.9
Jeskai Striker — Bracket 2, power 4.9
Jump Scare! — Bracket 2, power 4.9

Upgrade this precon

6 staples this deck does not already run — all legal in Galadriel, Elven-Queen's color identity, none over $20, and none of them a Game Changer, so none forces a Bracket 3 floor on its own. Adding cards can still move the bracket: paste the updated list back into the calculator to re-check.

Wayfarer's Bauble Ramp $5.61
Kodama's Reach Ramp $1.77
Nature's Lore Ramp $2.23
Three Visits Ramp $5.55
Counterspell Interaction $4.28
Negate Interaction $0.24

Add all 6 to TCGplayer cart — about $19.68

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Decklist (100 cards)

1 Galadriel, Elven-Queen
1 Gandalf, Westward Voyager
1 Raise the Palisade
1 Trap the Trespassers
1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
1 Galadhrim Ambush
1 Haldir, Lórien Lieutenant
1 Legolas Greenleaf
1 Mirkwood Elk
1 Travel Through Caradhras
1 Windswift Slice
1 Círdan the Shipwright
1 Elrond of the White Council
1 Erestor of the Council
1 Mirkwood Trapper
1 Radagast, Wizard of Wilds
1 Sail into the West
1 Song of Eärendil
1 Lothlórien Blade
1 Model of Unity
1 Colossal Whale
1 Devastation Tide
1 Mystic Confluence
1 Plea for Power
1 Swan Song
1 Asceticism
1 Elvish Archdruid
1 Elvish Piper
1 Elvish Warmaster
1 Genesis Wave
1 Heroic Intervention
1 Hornet Queen
1 Inscription of Abundance
1 Overwhelming Stampede
1 Realm Seekers
1 Seeds of Renewal
1 Sylvan Offering
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Flooded Grove
1 Hinterland Harbor
1 Rejuvenating Springs
1 Vineglimmer Snarl
1 Lórien Revealed
1 Celeborn the Wise
1 Elven Farsight
1 Wose Pathfinder
1 Learn from the Past
1 Opt
1 Preordain
1 Arbor Elf
1 Beast Within
1 Cultivate
1 Elvish Mystic
1 Elvish Visionary
1 Farhaven Elf
1 Mirror of Galadriel
1 Lignify
1 Paradise Druid
1 Rampant Growth
1 Reclamation Sage
1 Wood Elves
1 Growth Spiral
1 Arcane Signet
1 Commander's Sphere
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Sol Ring
1 Whispersilk Cloak
1 Ash Barrens
1 Command Tower
1 Field of Ruin
1 Lonely Sandbar
1 Thornwood Falls
1 Tranquil Thicket
1 Woodland Stream
6 Island
5 Island
8 Forest
7 Forest

Bracket assignment per WotC Commander Brackets Beta. Decklist sourced from MTGJSON (https://mtgjson.com/api/v5/decks/ElvenCouncil_LTC.json). Analyzed against https://scrollvault.net on 2026-10-09.