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Hermes, Overseer of Elpis

Legendary Creature — Elder Wizard

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 blue Bird creature token with flying and vigilance.
Whenever you attack with one or more Birds, scry 2.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Final Fantasy Commander
Price
$0.39
EDHREC rank
#4090
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Hermes, Overseer of Elpis card art
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis puts a free card on top of your library every time a creature enters under your control — the draw engine is on the board the moment he lands. The cost is real: you need a steady stream of ETB triggers to pull ahead, and without them he's just a three-mana body. Decks built around Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur or any high-volume token strategy turn that condition into a near-unconditional engine.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Alisaie LeveilleurAlphinaud Leveilleur

Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur

45.3% of decks · synergy 0.43

Alisaie Leveilleur // Alphinaud Leveilleur creates a constant parade of creature tokens, which means Hermes, Overseer of Elpis is effectively stacking the top of your library every turn cycle — the two cards form a self-sustaining draw loop that's central to why nearly half of all Alisaie // Alphinaud decks run him.

02
Choco, Seeker of Paradise

Choco, Seeker of Paradise

42.8% of decks · synergy 0.39

Choco, Seeker of Paradise generates creature tokens as a natural byproduct of its game plan, and Hermes, Overseer of Elpis converts each of those ETBs into card selection, turning Choco's wide board presence into a consistent card-quality advantage.

03
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

26.4% of decks · synergy 0.22

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed repeatedly returns creatures from the graveyard, and every creature that re-enters the battlefield triggers Hermes, Overseer of Elpis — the recursion loop becomes a draw engine almost automatically.

04
Riku of Many Paths

Riku of Many Paths

19.1% of decks · synergy 0.19

Riku of Many Paths copies spells and permanents, meaning any creature that enters can trigger Hermes, Overseer of Elpis multiple times in a single turn, compounding the card-selection advantage faster than most engines in the format.

05
G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn

G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn

20.3% of decks · synergy 0.16

G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn cares about legendary creatures and recurring value plays, and Hermes, Overseer of Elpis slots in as a reliable draw filter that rewards the steady stream of high-impact creature ETBs the deck is already engineering.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Hermes, Overseer of Elpis actually lives — the 100-card singleton format rewards persistent, incremental card advantage engines, and a creature that filters the top of your library on every ETB compounds quickly in a 40-life game with multiple opponents. Hermes is legal in Legacy and Vintage as well, but neither format has the patience for a three-mana creature that requires board support to generate value; faster interaction and more efficient draw spells push him out entirely. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card-adjacent format worth noting, where he could find a niche in a token-heavy shell, though the compressed game length shortens his window. For practical purposes, treat this as a Commander card.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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The Tenth DoctorMana EchoesVenture ForthHermes, Overseer of Elpis

The Tenth DoctorMana EchoesVenture ForthHermes, Overseer of Elpis

Infinite ETB; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite landfall triggers; Put all lands from your library onto the battlefield

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Price Context

Current price

$0.39 bulk tier

At $0.39, Hermes, Overseer of Elpis is firmly bulk — easy to acquire and easy to trade for at any LGS. Given his near-50% inclusion rate in the decks that want him, the price reflects print availability rather than low demand, so there's no reason to hesitate on picking up copies now.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.