Chance-Met Elves
Creature — Elf Warrior
Whenever you scry, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. This ability triggers only once each turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #15030
Chance-Met Elves enters the battlefield and immediately produces two 1/1 Elf tokens, giving you three bodies for three mana — the rate is real. Elrond, Master of Healing is the deck where this card earns its slot, because the enters-the-battlefield trigger feeds his scry-and-life engine before the tokens ever swing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Elrond, Master of Healing
Elrond, Master of Healing triggers on each life gain event, and Chance-Met Elves feeds that loop the moment it resolves — three bodies that can attack, chump, or crew, plus the scry value Elrond generates off the life gain make this an easy include in nearly half of all Elrond lists.
Galadriel of Lothlórien
Galadriel of Lothlórien rewards you for fielding Elves and scrying, and Chance-Met Elves checks both boxes — it populates the board with Elf tokens on arrival, giving Galadriel immediate fodder for her triggered draw engine.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Chance-Met Elves is a Commander card through and through — three bodies for three mana is acceptable in a singleton 100-card format where token density matters, but it won't compete in Legacy or Vintage where the power ceiling is orders of magnitude higher. Pauper is worth a look if Elf tribal ever needs the token redundancy, though the format has faster three-drops that advance the board more efficiently. Commander is where the enters-the-battlefield value and Elf synergies actually matter enough to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Chance-Met Elves is deep bulk — pick it up in any trade binder or finish-the-order situation without a second thought. Token producers at this price point rarely spike unless a commander breaks them wide open, so treat it as a cheap role-player rather than a hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Elrond, Master of Healing
- Galadriel of Lothlórien
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.