Defiant Elf
Creature — Elf
Trample
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Legions
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #22269
Defiant Elf is a 1/1 for one mana with forestwalk — relevant only when an opponent controls a Forest, which makes it conditional even in green-heavy metas. There are better one-drop Elves at nearly every point on the curve, and this one earns a slot only in the narrowest of tribal builds.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Defiant Elf is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but competitive play has never found a home for it. In Commander, forestwalk is a niche keyword that requires a green opponent to matter at all, and a 1/1 body doesn't compensate. Pauper is the only format where budget Elf synergies could theoretically justify it, but even there it loses out to more impactful one-drops. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a vanilla-adjacent creature with a conditional upside.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Defiant Elf sits firmly in bulk territory. Demand is low enough that the price is unlikely to move in either direction — pick it up for a tribal curiosity or leave it in the bulk bin without hesitation.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.