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Elsha of the Infinite

Legendary Creature — Djinn Monk

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may cast noncreature spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, you may cast it as though it had flash.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{2}{U}{R}{W}
Color identity
RUW
Rarity
rare
Set
Double Masters 2022
Price
$0.68
EDHREC rank
#6283
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Elsha of the Infinite card art
Elsha of the Infinite lets you cast noncreature, nonland cards off the top of your library with flash and for free on your turn — pair her with Sensei's Divining Top and a cost-reducer and you're drawing your deck on the spot. The Archimandrite decks run her at over 50% inclusion precisely because that engine is the primary win condition, not a cute add-on.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
The Archimandrite

The Archimandrite

50.7% of decks · synergy 0.46

The Archimandrite is the deck most dependent on Elsha of the Infinite — over half its builds include her because she's the engine that converts Sensei's Divining Top loops into a full deck draw and a winning spell chain.

02
Narset, Enlightened Exile

Narset, Enlightened Exile

36.6% of decks · synergy 0.32

Narset, Enlightened Exile is already hungry for noncreature spells to copy and replay, so Elsha of the Infinite adds a second axis: flash access off the top means Narset can pressure opponents on their turns with instant-speed casts she wouldn't otherwise reach.

03
Elsha, Threefold Master

Elsha, Threefold Master

28.2% of decks · synergy 0.23

Elsha, Threefold Master shares a name and a philosophy — casting spells off the top — so Elsha of the Infinite slots in as a redundant second engine that keeps the library-as-hand plan running even when the commander gets answered.

04
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned

Hinata, Dawn-Crowned

23.3% of decks · synergy 0.18

Hinata, Dawn-Crowned wants expensive, multi-target spells discounted as far as possible, and Elsha of the Infinite adds flash and top-of-library access that lets the deck deploy those spells reactively rather than telegraphing them a turn in advance.

05
Kykar, Wind's Fury

Kykar, Wind's Fury

18.7% of decks · synergy 0.14

Kykar, Wind's Fury builds a token army off noncreature spells, and Elsha of the Infinite extends that chain by letting Kykar cast spells off the top on opponents' end steps — more triggers, more spirits, more mana to recycle.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is where Elsha of the Infinite is built to live — a five-mana legendary needs the singleton-format combo infrastructure and the longer game to justify her cost. In Legacy and Vintage she's technically legal but competes with faster, cheaper engines that don't ask you to untap with a five-drop before the engine comes online. Oathbreaker is a real home if she's slotted as a companion to a planeswalker running a Top-style loop, though the smaller deck size compresses the combo faster than Commander does. Outside those formats she's simply not legal, and honestly the 60-card formats have no interest in her anyway.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.68 bulk tier

At $0.68, Elsha of the Infinite is bulk in price only — a card that anchors cEDH-adjacent combo loops at under a dollar is a direct buy for any Jeskai spell-slinger deck. Bulk rares with this much combo text tend to get reprinted before they spike hard, so the value proposition is access, not appreciation.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.