Lathril, Blade of the Elves
Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever Lathril deals combat damage to a player, create that many 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature tokens.
, Tap ten untapped Elves you control: Each opponent loses 10 life and you gain 10 life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2307
Lathril, Blade of the Elves generates a token on every combat damage hit and then converts ten Elves into a ten-drain activation — that's a closing engine stapled to a two-card combo with your board. The cost is a 2/3 body that needs evasion support and a wide boardstate to fire, making it a build-around rather than a generic include; compare that to something like Najeela, the Blade-Blossom, which generates value across any attacking shell — Lathril demands Elves specifically, and High Perfect Morcant is the commander most willing to pay that tax.
Best Commanders
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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 |
Lathril, Blade of the Elves is legal across every major constructed format — Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — but the card is purpose-built for Commander and that's where it does its best work. In 1v1 formats, a 2/3 for four that needs ten creatures tapped to close the game is simply too slow; tribal synergy cards without immediate board impact rarely survive competitive Modern or Legacy play. Commander is the format where Lathril, Blade of the Elves is genuinely threatening: 40-life totals give you time to assemble the boardstate, multiplayer means draining each opponent for ten is a game-ending swing, and Elf tribal is deep enough to support the engine without stretching. In Oathbreaker, the compressed deck size and faster games make the activation harder to reliably fire, but it's still a functional include in green-black Elf shells.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Najeela, the Blade-BlossomLathril, Blade of the ElvesPhyrexian Altar
Infinite colored mana; Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current pricing data for Lathril, Blade of the Elves isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. Historically the card has sat in the $2–$5 range given its status as a precon commander with multiple printings — if that holds, it's an easy pickup for any Elf tribal build.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.