Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Legendary Creature — Human Faerie Scout
: If Kellan is a Scout, it becomes a Human Faerie Detective and gains "Whenever Kellan deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn."
: If Kellan is a Detective, it becomes a 3/2 Human Faerie Rogue and gains double strike.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #12364
Kellan, Planar Trailblazer turns every spell you cast from exile into a body on the board, making it a natural fit for impulse-draw strategies that are already exiling cards off the top. Laelia, the Blade Reforged decks reach for it precisely because the two engines stack — Laelia exiles, Kellan converts the casts into tokens, and the board grows faster than opponents can answer.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
Laelia, the Blade Reforged already rewards you for casting spells from exile, and Kellan, Planar Trailblazer doubles down on that loop by generating a creature token each time you do — every Laelia trigger becomes board presence in addition to a growing attacker.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Kellan, Planar Trailblazer is a role-player rather than a headliner — it slots into red or Naya impulse-draw builds as a token generator that scales with spell volume, not as the primary plan. In constructed formats like Pioneer and Modern, the three-mana investment is steep for a creature that doesn't impact the board immediately, and aggro and midrange shells have faster payoffs available. Standard is the most hospitable non-Commander environment, where the card pool is shallow enough that a consistent token-generating threat earns more consideration. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the rate is simply too low.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
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Current pricing data for Kellan, Planar Trailblazer isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for live numbers before buying. Given its niche role as a synergy piece in impulse-draw Commander builds rather than a format staple, it's unlikely to carry a significant price tag.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.