Galadriel, Elven-Queen
Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Will of the council — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if another Elf entered the battlefield under your control this turn, starting with you, each player votes for dominion or guidance. If dominion gets more votes, the Ring tempts you, then you put a +1/+1 counter on your Ring-bearer. If guidance gets more votes or the vote is tied, draw a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10949
Galadriel, Elven-Queen drops into play and immediately starts generating card advantage through scrying and drawing, while also padding your life total — meaningful impact for a single card slot. The cost is real: five mana is a lot to ask in a format where threats compete for every slot, but she earns it faster than most five-drops. Círdan the Shipwright decks run her at a 28% clip for a reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Círdan the Shipwright
Círdan the Shipwright is already built around top-of-library manipulation and card flow, so Galadriel, Elven-Queen slots in as a natural extension — her scry triggers line up directly with what Círdan wants to do every turn.
Galadriel of Lothlórien
Galadriel of Lothlórien creates a Ring-tempting engine that rewards you for having multiple legendary Elves in play, and Galadriel, Elven-Queen is exactly the kind of high-loyalty, synergy-dense threat that doubles down on that gameplan.
Elrond, Master of Healing
Elrond, Master of Healing cares about scrying and lifegain triggers, and Galadriel, Elven-Queen delivers both on the same card — she's doing two jobs in a deck that wants every card to pull its weight.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Galadriel, Elven-Queen belongs — the singleton format rewards value engines that generate incremental advantage over a long game, and she fits that profile well in Elf tribal or Tolkien-themed builds. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal but she sees no meaningful play there; five mana for a non-combo piece simply doesn't compete with those formats' density of interaction and threats. Oathbreaker is worth a mention if you're building around a Galadriel planeswalker signature spell, where she can serve as a thematic, value-oriented supporting piece. Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper are all off the table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Current pricing data for Galadriel, Elven-Queen isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. As a legendary rare from a Lord of the Rings set with niche but genuine Commander demand, she typically sits in a range that makes her a reasonable pickup for Elf tribal or Ring-tempt builds without breaking a budget.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Círdan the Shipwright
- Galadriel of Lothlórien
- Elrond, Master of Healing
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.