Elvish Scout
Creature — Elf Scout
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: Untap target attacking creature you control. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by it this turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #23779
Elvish Scout untaps a target Forest — that's the entire effect, and it costs one green mana at instant speed with a 1/1 body attached. Outside of extremely narrow untap-matters or Forest-count synergies, Elvish Scout does not make the cut.
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 |
Elvish Scout is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, the effect is too narrow — untapping a single Forest rarely generates enough value to justify a deck slot, even in Elf-tribal builds where more impactful one-drops crowd it out. Pauper is the one format where cost-efficient creatures matter most, but Elvish Scout's activated ability doesn't translate to board presence or meaningful tempo. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a 1/1 with a marginal land-untap rider.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Elvish Scout is deep bulk — a price that reflects its near-zero competitive demand. It won't appreciate; there's no sleeper-status scenario here for a card this situational.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.