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Elvish Mystic

Creature — Elf Druid

{T}: Add {G}.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
Friday Night Magic 2014
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#108
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Elvish Mystic card art
Elvish Mystic is a one-mana green creature that taps for green mana — the simplest possible description of one of the most reliable acceleration pieces in Commander. It earns its slot in virtually every green deck, and commanders like Voja, Jaws of the Conclave that want early elves on board treat it as a core piece, while the Temur Sabertooth loop ecosystem values it as a cheap, reboundable mana body.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Voja, Jaws of the Conclave

Voja, Jaws of the Conclave

81.4% of decks · synergy 0.70

Voja, Jaws of the Conclave cares deeply about having elves and wolves on the battlefield, and Elvish Mystic checks the elf box on turn one while funding the mana needed to rebuild after Voja triggers and bounces the board.

02
Galadriel, Elven-Queen

Galadriel, Elven-Queen

88.7% of decks · synergy 0.66

Galadriel, Elven-Queen runs an elf-tribal engine where creature count and early mana acceleration are both at a premium, and Elvish Mystic delivers both on turn one.

03
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

87.0% of decks · synergy 0.64

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy doubles the output of nonland mana sources, turning Elvish Mystic's single green into two — an immediate return that compounds every turn Kinnan is in play.

04
Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss

Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss

81.4% of decks · synergy 0.56

Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss cares specifically about creatures that tap for mana, and Elvish Mystic is exactly that — it becomes a beatstick under Raggadragga while continuing to function as acceleration.

05
Tyvar the Bellicose

Tyvar the Bellicose

85.0% of decks · synergy 0.56

Tyvar the Bellicose lets elves tap for mana as soon as they enter, then converts those mana activations into damage — Elvish Mystic becomes both a ramp piece and a direct damage source in the same tap.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

In Commander, Elvish Mystic is a staple with no real ceiling — it fits any green deck that wants its three- and four-drops a turn early, which is most of them. In Pauper it competes in a crowded field of one-mana green mana creatures and earns its spot in elf-combo and ramp shells. Modern and Pioneer have largely moved past Elvish Mystic as a competitive piece given the speed of those formats and the redundancy of similar effects, though it sees fringe play in elf tribal. Legacy has it available but rarely needs it when faster acceleration exists. Standard currently has no access to it.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Elvish Mystic has been printed heavily across multiple sets and precon products, which keeps its price low — typically well under a dollar for a regular copy. Given the number of reprints available, there's no urgency to buy any particular version; pick whichever printing fits your preferred art or foil preference.

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