Glen Elendra Pranksters
Creature — Faerie Wizard
Flying
Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, you may return target creature you control to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #17478
Glen Elendra Pranksters turns every creature you put into play — tokens included — into a free Unsummon aimed at any opponent's permanent, which is a staggering amount of tempo for four mana. The catch is that the bounce is mandatory and targets opponents only, so it rewards dense token strategies and punishes light boards.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Glen Elendra Pranksters lives almost entirely in Commander, where token-generating engines like Rhys the Redeemed, Adrix and Nev, Twincasters, or any Elf-ball shell can fire the trigger dozens of times in a single turn cycle. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant — four mana for a conditional bounce engine doesn't compete with the raw efficiency those formats demand. Modern is the same story: the card is too slow and too reliant on a board state that faster decks dismantle before it matters. Commander is the only home where Glen Elendra Pranksters earns its slot.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Glen Elendra Pranksters is pure bulk — cheap to acquire and unlikely to move given its narrow application and modest reprint history. Pick it up freely; there's no meaningful price risk either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.