Aragorn and Arwen, Wed
Legendary Creature — Human Elf Noble
Vigilance
Whenever Aragorn and Arwen enters or attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control. You gain 1 life for each other creature you control.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #6713
Aragorn and Arwen, Wed lands as a four-mana 4/4 that immediately starts distributing +1/+1 counters across your board on every end step, snowballing fast in any deck that wants wide counters-based pressure. The rate is strong enough that Emiel the Blessed loops and Galadriel, Light of Valinor synergies both make Aragorn and Arwen, Wed a natural inclusion rather than a stretch.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Galadriel, Light of Valinor
Galadriel, Light of Valinor rewards stacking +1/+1 counters with scry and card advantage, and Aragorn and Arwen, Wed feeds that engine every end step without requiring any additional investment.
Aragorn, Hornburg Hero
Aragorn, Hornburg Hero cares about Human tribal synergies and benefits from a power boost on the board, making Aragorn and Arwen, Wed a double-duty piece that spreads counters while fitting the creature type theme.
Aragorn, the Uniter
Aragorn, the Uniter triggers off casting spells of multiple colors, and Aragorn and Arwen, Wed's green-white identity slots cleanly into those multicolor shells while keeping the counter distribution engine running in the background.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Aragorn and Arwen, Wed does its best work — a 4/4 for four that scales up the whole board is exactly the kind of value engine that rewards the longer games of the format. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but has no competitive footing; the card does nothing broken at fast parity and gets outclassed by the formats' actual threats. Modern is similarly legal on paper but the card is simply too slow and too low-impact against the format's efficiency baseline. Stick to Commander or Oathbreaker, where the incremental counter generation has enough time to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Aragorn and Arwen, WedEmiel the BlessedCryptic TrilobiteCrystalline Crawler
Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control; Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Aragorn and Arwen, Wed isn't currently available in the index, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. Given its role as a mid-range value piece in a popular set with Tolkien crossover appeal, it tends to move with casual demand rather than competitive spikes — worth picking up when supply is stable.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.