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Commander
Maralen, Fae Ascendant
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.
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.
Legendary Creature - Elf Faerie Noble
Commander
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Artifact
Rimefire Torque
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
Whenever a permanent you control of the chosen type enters, put a charge counter on this artifact.
, Remove three charge counters from this artifact: When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Whenever a permanent you control of the chosen type enters, put a charge counter on this artifact.
, Remove three charge counters from this artifact: When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Artifact
Artifact
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Creature
Elrond, Moon-Reader
Whenever you activate an ability of a creature, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
: Exile up to two other target nonland permanents you control. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
: Exile up to two other target nonland permanents you control. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Legendary Creature - Elf Noble
Gloom Ripper
When this creature enters, target creature you control gets +X/+0 until end of turn and up to one target creature an opponent controls gets -0/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Elves you control plus the number of Elf cards in your graveyard.
Creature - Elf Assassin
Silvan Reveler
When this creature enters, draw a card, then discard a card. If you discard a land card this way, put it from your graveyard onto the battlefield tapped.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may pay . If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may pay . If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature - Elf Citizen
Trystan, Callous Cultivator
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature enters or transforms into Trystan, Callous Cultivator, mill three cards. Then if there is an Elf card in your graveyard, you gain 2 life.
At the beginning of your first main phase, you may pay . If you do, transform Trystan.
Whenever this creature enters or transforms into Trystan, Callous Cultivator, mill three cards. Then if there is an Elf card in your graveyard, you gain 2 life.
At the beginning of your first main phase, you may pay . If you do, transform Trystan.
Legendary Creature - Elf Druid
Creature
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Discard
Inscription of Ruin
Kicker
Choose one. If this spell was kicked, choose any number instead.
• Target opponent discards two cards.
• Return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Destroy target creature with mana value 3 or less.
Choose one. If this spell was kicked, choose any number instead.
• Target opponent discards two cards.
• Return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Destroy target creature with mana value 3 or less.
Sorcery
Discard
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Drain
Skemfar Shadowsage
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Each opponent loses X life, where X is the greatest number of creatures you control that have a creature type in common.
• You gain X life, where X is the greatest number of creatures you control that have a creature type in common.
• Each opponent loses X life, where X is the greatest number of creatures you control that have a creature type in common.
• You gain X life, where X is the greatest number of creatures you control that have a creature type in common.
Creature - Cleric Elf
Drain
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Draw
Consult the Star Charts
Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of lands you control. Put one of those cards into your hand. If this spell was kicked, put two of those cards into your hand instead. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of lands you control. Put one of those cards into your hand. If this spell was kicked, put two of those cards into your hand instead. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Instant
Harald, King of Skemfar
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When Harald enters, look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal an Elf, Warrior, or Tyvar card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
When Harald enters, look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal an Elf, Warrior, or Tyvar card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Legendary Creature - Warrior Elf
Tajuru Paragon
Tajuru Paragon is also a Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.
Kicker
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, reveal the top six cards of your library. You may put a card that shares a creature type with it from among them into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Kicker
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, reveal the top six cards of your library. You may put a card that shares a creature type with it from among them into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Creature - Elf
Draw
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Enchantment
Down in the Valley
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I — Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
II — This Saga gains "Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a 1/1 green Elf creature token."
III, IV — Elves you control get +1/+0 and gain vigilance until end of turn.
I — Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
II — This Saga gains "Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a 1/1 green Elf creature token."
III, IV — Elves you control get +1/+0 and gain vigilance until end of turn.
Enchantment - Saga
Enchantment
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Land
Land
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Protection
Selfless Safewright
Flash
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
When this creature enters, choose a creature type. Other permanents you control of that type gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
When this creature enters, choose a creature type. Other permanents you control of that type gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
Creature - Warrior Elf
Protection
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Ramp
Tyvar Kell
Elves you control have ": Add ."
+1: Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target Elf. Untap it. It gains deathtouch until end of turn.
0: Create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.
−6: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast an Elf spell, it gains haste until end of turn and you draw two cards."
+1: Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target Elf. Untap it. It gains deathtouch until end of turn.
0: Create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.
−6: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast an Elf spell, it gains haste until end of turn and you draw two cards."
Legendary Planeswalker - Tyvar
Ramp
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Recursion
Return Upon the Tide
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. If it's an Elf, create two 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature tokens.
Foretell (During your turn, you may pay and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Foretell (During your turn, you may pay and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Sorcery
Thwart the Grave
This spell costs less to cast for each creature in your party. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.)
Return target creature card and up to one target Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, or Wizard creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Return target creature card and up to one target Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, or Wizard creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Sorcery
Recursion
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Removal
Binding the Old Gods
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Destroy target nonland permanent an opponent controls.
II — Search your library for a Forest card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
III — Creatures you control gain deathtouch until end of turn.
I — Destroy target nonland permanent an opponent controls.
II — Search your library for a Forest card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
III — Creatures you control gain deathtouch until end of turn.
Enchantment - Saga
High Perfect Morcant
Whenever High Perfect Morcant or another Elf you control enters, each opponent blights 1. (They each put a -1/-1 counter on a creature they control.)
Tap three untapped Elves you control: Proliferate. Activate only as a sorcery. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Tap three untapped Elves you control: Proliferate. Activate only as a sorcery. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Legendary Creature - Elf Noble
Inscription of Abundance
Kicker
Choose one. If this spell was kicked, choose any number instead.
• Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.
• Target player gains X life, where X is the greatest power among creatures they control.
• Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control.
Choose one. If this spell was kicked, choose any number instead.
• Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.
• Target player gains X life, where X is the greatest power among creatures they control.
• Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control.
Instant
Removal
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Sorcery
Fantastic Elasticity
Choose one —
• Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
• Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
• Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
• Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
Sorcery
Trystan's Command
Choose two —
• Create a token that's a copy of target Elf you control.
• Return one or two target permanent cards from your graveyard to your hand.
• Destroy target creature or enchantment.
• Creatures target player controls get +3/+3 until end of turn. Untap them.
• Create a token that's a copy of target Elf you control.
• Return one or two target permanent cards from your graveyard to your hand.
• Destroy target creature or enchantment.
• Creatures target player controls get +3/+3 until end of turn. Untap them.
Sorcery Kindred - Elf
Sorcery
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Tokens
Tokens
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Description
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