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Elspeth, Storm Slayer

Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth

If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.
+1: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
0: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Those creatures gain flying until your next turn.
−3: Destroy target creature an opponent controls with mana value 3 or greater.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{W}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
mythic
Set
Tarkir: Dragonstorm
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#881
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Elspeth, Storm Slayer card art
Elspeth, Storm Slayer hits the board as a token-generating threat that scales fast with any doubling effect — pair her with Mondrak, Glory Dominus and the token count spirals out of hand within two turns. The cost is real: she's a four-mana planeswalker in a format where interaction is cheap, and she leans hard on synergy pieces like Chthonian Nightmare to close games rather than winning on raw power alone.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Mondrak, Glory Dominus

52.4% of decks · synergy 0.41

Mondrak, Glory Dominus doubles every token Elspeth, Storm Slayer produces, turning her passive token generation into an exponential board state that threatens lethal within a few rotations of her loyalty abilities.

02
Myrel, Shield of Argive

Myrel, Shield of Argive

50.2% of decks · synergy 0.39

Myrel, Shield of Argive pumps out Soldier tokens on its own and locks down opponents during your turn, making Elspeth, Storm Slayer's token production stack on a board that's already difficult to interact with.

03
Mog, Moogle Warrior

Mog, Moogle Warrior

44.0% of decks · synergy 0.38

Mog, Moogle Warrior cares about going wide with tokens and rewarding combat, so Elspeth, Storm Slayer's steady stream of threats feeds directly into the damage and board-presence payoffs Mog wants to capitalize on.

04
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree

Zurgo, Thunder's Decree

38.9% of decks · synergy 0.29

Zurgo, Thunder's Decree rewards aggressive token strategies with anthem effects and combat bonuses, and Elspeth, Storm Slayer provides consistent token output to keep those bonuses live turn after turn.

05
Baylen, the Haymaker

Baylen, the Haymaker

32.8% of decks · synergy 0.27

Baylen, the Haymaker generates tokens whenever it attacks and scales with the number of creatures you control, so Elspeth, Storm Slayer widens the board to maximize every Baylen trigger.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

In Commander, Elspeth, Storm Slayer is a legitimate engine piece in white token strategies — she rewards the doubling and anthem effects those decks already want, and she's resilient enough to generate value even if she dies before her ultimate. In Standard and Pioneer, she's competing in a more interactive environment where a four-mana planeswalker needs to stabilize the board immediately or threaten to win; she's playable in the right shell but not a format staple. Modern is more skeptical — the format's speed and density of cheap interaction make it hard to untap with Elspeth, Storm Slayer intact, and there are more efficient threats at her mana cost. Legacy and Vintage are effectively off the table for serious consideration; she's legal but the power ceiling of those formats leaves her far behind.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

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Pricing data for Elspeth, Storm Slayer isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest figures before buying. Given her inclusion rates across competitive token commanders, she's worth picking up if she fits your build — demand in Commander is consistent enough that she's unlikely to be a bargain bin find.

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