Darkwatch Elves
Creature — Elf
Protection from black
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Legacy
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #28097
Darkwatch Elves is a 2/3 for four mana with protection from black — mediocre stats, marginal protection, and no enters-the-battlefield effect to justify the slot. There are better three-drops, better protection pieces, and better Elves at every point on the curve.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Darkwatch Elves is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean played. In Commander, Elf tribal has enough redundancy that a four-mana 2/3 with protection from black rarely makes the cut — Elvish Archdruid, Priest of Titania, and similar pieces do more at the same or lower cost. Legacy and Vintage Elf lists run lean and explosive; Darkwatch Elves is too slow and too narrow to see any play there. It's a forgotten bulk common in every format it's allowed in.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Darkwatch Elves is deep bulk — the price reflects demand, which is essentially none. Don't expect movement in either direction; it will sit in bulk bins indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.