Elven Farsight
Sorcery
Scry 3, then you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, draw a card.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.46
- EDHREC rank
- #5642
Elven Farsight scries 3 and draws a card for one green mana — that's a clean two-for-one on information and card advantage at instant speed. It earns its slot, and in Elrond, Master of Healing decks specifically, it does double duty by triggering scry payoffs while keeping your hand stocked.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Elrond, Master of Healing
Elrond, Master of Healing triggers off every scry, turning Elven Farsight into a scry-3 draw-1 that also converts his life-gain engine into a board presence — it shows up in over 87% of Elrond lists for exactly that reason.
Galadriel of Lothlórien
Galadriel of Lothlórien rewards scrying with counters and card advantage, so Elven Farsight feeds her engine at instant speed while replacing itself, making it an obvious include in 84% of her decks.
Galadriel, Elven-Queen
Galadriel, Elven-Queen cares about Elves and value generation, and Elven Farsight checks both boxes — it's an Elf tribal card that smooths draws, appearing in over 70% of her lists.
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa wants to top-deck creatures to cheat into play, and Elven Farsight's scry-3 lets you stack the library on demand — it shows up in 22% of Kenessos decks as pure setup.
Galadriel, Light of Valinor
Galadriel, Light of Valinor values card selection to find her key pieces, and Elven Farsight offers instant-speed filtering with a free draw attached, landing in 15% of her builds.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Elven Farsight is a Commander card through and through — scry-3 draw-1 for one mana is a fine rate in a 100-card singleton format where consistency is the premium. In Pauper it's legal and theoretically serviceable in green decks that want cantrips, but the format has deeper options for one-mana card selection. Legacy and Vintage have no interest; the cantrip bar is set at Brainstorm and Ponder, and Elven Farsight doesn't clear it in those contexts. Stick to Commander, and specifically to commanders that reward the scry trigger — that's the only context where this card is genuinely good rather than merely fine.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.46 bulk tier
At $0.46, Elven Farsight is bulk — you're not paying a premium for efficiency here, you're paying for cardboard. It sees enough play in Tolkien-adjacent Commander builds to stay in print demand, so don't expect it to spike, but at this price there's no reason to hesitate picking up copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Elrond, Master of Healing
- Galadriel of Lothlórien
- Galadriel, Elven-Queen
- Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
- Galadriel, Light of Valinor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.