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Elrond, Lord of Rivendell

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

Whenever Elrond or another creature you control enters, scry 1. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, the Ring tempts you.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
uncommon
Set
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#6404
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Elrond, Lord of Rivendell card art
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell puts a free scry trigger on every spell you cast while also pumping out Food tokens, making him a persistent card-selection engine from the command zone. The cost is a five-mana 3/3 with no immediate board impact — you're buying value over time, not a threat that demands an answer the turn it lands. Pair him with Arwen Undómiel or Galadriel of Lothlórien and the token and scry synergies compound fast enough to justify the investment.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Galadriel of Lothlórien

Galadriel of Lothlórien

94.8% of decks · synergy 0.92

Galadriel of Lothlórien runs on scry triggers, and Elrond, Lord of Rivendell delivers one on every spell cast — the two form the backbone of a self-reinforcing card-selection engine that keeps the top of the library exactly where you want it.

02
Elrond, Master of Healing

Elrond, Master of Healing

86.3% of decks · synergy 0.83

Elrond, Master of Healing cares about Food tokens and life gain, so Elrond, Lord of Rivendell's Food generation feeds both axes simultaneously — more tokens means more sacrifice fodder and more life to fuel the commander's draw triggers.

03
Galadriel, Elven-Queen

Galadriel, Elven-Queen

48.9% of decks · synergy 0.46

Galadriel, Elven-Queen rewards you for filling the board with Elves and value pieces, and Elrond, Lord of Rivendell slots in as a natural role-player that keeps the hand stocked through continuous scrying.

04
Galadriel, Light of Valinor

Galadriel, Light of Valinor

20.1% of decks · synergy 0.19

Galadriel, Light of Valinor appears in nearly 15,000 decks and pulls Elrond, Lord of Rivendell in about 20% of them, primarily for his scry density in a shell that wants to set up consistent draw-step payoffs.

05
Elminster

Elminster

18.3% of decks · synergy 0.18

Elminster's ability fires off scry triggers for value, and Elrond, Lord of Rivendell stacks additional scries on every spell, letting the deck manipulate the top of the library at a rate most blue-white builds can't match.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Elrond, Lord of Rivendell lives — a five-mana legendary that generates incremental card selection and Food tokens is tailor-made for a 100-card singleton format where consistency is hard to come by. In Legacy and Vintage he's legal but irrelevant; those formats end games before a five-mana do-nothing-immediately creature gets to accrue value. Modern at least theoretically supports him, but the competition for five-mana slots is brutal and he lacks the immediate impact Modern demands. Oathbreaker is a reasonable home if you're building around a Tolkien-flavored scry theme, though the compressed game length cuts into how many triggers you realistically accumulate.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

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Pricing data for Elrond, Lord of Rivendell isn't currently available in our feed, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest number before buying. Given his 94% inclusion rate in Galadriel of Lothlórien decks and strong demand across multiple Tolkien commanders, expect him to carry a modest premium over bulk — he's not a throw-in.

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