Glorfindel, Dauntless Rescuer
Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Whenever you scry, choose one and Glorfindel gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
• Glorfindel must be blocked this turn if able.
• Glorfindel can't be blocked by more than one creature each combat this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #14413
Glorfindel, Dauntless Rescuer gives you a persistent protection ability stapled to a relevant creature type — every time a Fellowship creature you control would die, you can exile it to your hand instead, which is a repeatable insurance policy most white decks want. The cost is a three-mana 3/3 with no immediate board impact, so Elrond, Master of Healing decks are the primary home where the payoff justifies the slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Elrond, Master of Healing
Elrond, Master of Healing's scry-and-life-gain engine rewards stacking Fellowship creatures, and Glorfindel, Dauntless Rescuer's protection trigger keeps those creatures alive through board wipes — 49% inclusion across Elrond decks confirms it's close to an auto-include.
Galadriel of Lothlórien
Galadriel of Lothlórien cares about having Ringbearer creatures and generating card advantage through the Ring tempting you, and Glorfindel, Dauntless Rescuer's Fellowship subtype slots cleanly into that creature package while keeping key pieces off the graveyard.
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 |
Commander is the only format where Glorfindel, Dauntless Rescuer earns a real job — the Fellowship tribal shell exists almost exclusively there, and the protection ability scales up in value as board wipe frequency increases. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes with far more efficient three-drops and has no tribal infrastructure to slot into. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case worth mentioning: a Fellowship-matters signature spell could make Glorfindel a passable background piece, though the format's lower player count reduces the board wipe threat that makes the ability good.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Glorfindel, Dauntless Rescuer is bulk — pick it up in any common/uncommon lot without a second thought. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a new Fellowship-matters commander pushes the archetype into wider play.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Elrond, Master of Healing
- Galadriel of Lothlórien
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.