Elven Rite
Sorcery
Distribute two +1/+1 counters among one or two target creatures.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Stronghold
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #28247
Elven Rite puts two +1/+1 counters distributed across any two creatures for two mana — modest, permanent, and instant-speed. It's a bulk card for a reason: that rate is too slow for competitive formats and too narrow for most Commander lists outside dedicated counters synergies.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Elven Rite sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy or Vintage, where two mana for two +1/+1 counters split across creatures doesn't come close to clearing the efficiency bar. In Pauper, common-legal counters synergies exist, but Elven Rite lacks the redundancy or payoff density to earn a slot over spells that scale better. Commander is where it has the most plausible home — specifically in Elf tribal or +1/+1 counters decks that want cheap instant-speed ways to trigger proliferate, Winding Constrictor, or similar engines — but even there it competes against cards that generate counters as a side effect rather than the whole effect.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Elven Rite is deep bulk — easy to pick up in a trade binder or as a throw-in. Don't expect that price to move; demand is too low and supply too broad for this card to appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.