Elvish Warrior
Creature — Elf Warrior
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #17129
Elvish Warrior puts a 2/3 body on the board for two mana — above-rate stats that punch above their cost in any deck that cares about vanilla creatures. Outside of Ruxa, Patient Professor, where it qualifies for the professor's buff and trample-granting ability, it has no text to offer, which makes it a bench player in nearly every other context.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ruxa, Patient Professor
Ruxa, Patient Professor specifically rewards creatures with no abilities, and Elvish Warrior's clean statline makes it an automatic include — it receives Ruxa's power bonus and trample grant while contributing a body that trades up against most early blockers.
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 |
Elvish Warrior is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but that breadth doesn't translate to real play. In Commander it occupies a narrow niche: Ruxa, Patient Professor decks want it specifically because vanilla creatures are the engine, not a compromise. In Pauper, a 2/3 for two is statistically competitive, but the complete absence of text means it loses out to creatures that trade stats for relevant abilities. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, Elvish Warrior doesn't register — those formats demand more than a body.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Elvish Warrior is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box without thinking twice. Demand is narrow enough that the price isn't going anywhere, but for Ruxa builds it's a free inclusion that costs less than a sleeve.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.