Eclipsed Elf
Creature — Elf Scout
When this creature enters, look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal an Elf, Swamp, or Forest card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #9235
Eclipsed Elf puts a +1/+1 counter on a target creature and adds one mana of any color the moment it enters — that's immediate board impact before it ever taps. High Perfect Morcant decks run it as a near-automatic include because the counter and the mana both feed the engine on the same turn for just one green mana.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
High Perfect Morcant
Eclipsed Elf's enter-the-battlefield counter is exactly the kind of cheap, repeatable trigger High Perfect Morcant wants stacked into the early turns — it fuels the counter payoffs while also smoothing mana the same turn it lands.
Abomination of Llanowar
Abomination of Llanowar scales on Elves in the graveyard and on the battlefield, so Eclipsed Elf pulling double duty as an Elf body with an immediate counter makes it a clean fit for the tribal count.
Maralen, Fae Ascendant
Maralen, Fae Ascendant cares about Faeries and counters, and Eclipsed Elf's enter-the-battlefield trigger drops a counter onto any creature the turn it arrives — cheap, on-theme, and immediately useful.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Eclipsed Elf earns its slot almost exclusively in counter-synergy or Elf-tribal shells — outside those homes it's just a one-mana 1/1 with modest upside. Competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Modern have no interest in it; the rate simply doesn't compete with what those formats demand from a one-drop. Pioneer and Standard give it more breathing room if a dedicated +1/+1 counter deck exists in the metagame, but Eclipsed Elf is a build-around piece, not a generic good card. Commander is where it actually lives.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Eclipsed Elf is bulk — you're paying for a playable card, not a scarce one. It's unlikely to move unless a breakout counter or Elf commander inflates demand, so pick it up freely without treating it as anything other than a cheap role-player.
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Sources
Mentioned
- High Perfect Morcant
- Abomination of Llanowar
- Maralen, Fae Ascendant
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.