Lys Alana Huntmaster
Creature — Elf Warrior
Whenever you cast an Elf spell, you may create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks Anthology: Elves vs. Goblins
- Price
- $1.75
- EDHREC rank
- #2328
Lys Alana Huntmaster turns every Elf spell you cast into a free 1/1 token, snowballing a board out of nothing while staying on curve at four mana. In Ezuri, Renegade Leader decks especially, each token is another body to pump — it's one of the cleaner engines in the tribe.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ezuri, Renegade Leader
Lys Alana Huntmaster feeds Ezuri, Renegade Leader's overrun ability directly — every Elf cast generates another body to sink experience counters into, and the token triggers itself, creating a loop of growing threats.
High Perfect Morcant
High Perfect Morcant rewards wide Elf boards, and Lys Alana Huntmaster is one of the most reliable token generators in the tribe, keeping the count high without spending extra cards.
Abomination of Llanowar
Abomination of Llanowar scales on Elves and Elf tokens both, so Lys Alana Huntmaster effectively doubles the stat contribution of every Elf spell you cast.
Marwyn, the Nurturer
Every token Lys Alana Huntmaster produces is another Elf entering the battlefield, which means another +1/+1 counter on Marwyn, the Nurturer and more mana to cascade into the rest of the deck.
Lathril, Blade of the Elves
Lathril, Blade of the Elves wants the widest board possible for her tap ability, and Lys Alana Huntmaster delivers a free body with virtually every spell — that consistent token generation is exactly what the life-drain engine needs to fire repeatedly.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Lys Alana Huntmaster lives — the passive trigger rewards the high Elf density those decks already want, and four mana is acceptable in a format with 40 life and ramp. In Pauper, it's legal and competes in Elf tribal shells where the token generation can be meaningful, though the format's faster clock makes a four-drop harder to justify against more streamlined builds. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but won't touch it — the power ceiling in those formats is too high for a four-mana do-nothing-the-turn-it-enters. Pioneer and Standard are off the table entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.75 cheap tier
At $1.75, Lys Alana Huntmaster sits in the cheap tier — a trivial inclusion for any Elf deck running green. It sees enough consistent play in Commander tribal builds that the price is unlikely to crater further, though it will never be a chase card.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Ezuri, Renegade Leader
- High Perfect Morcant
- Abomination of Llanowar
- Marwyn, the Nurturer
- Lathril, Blade of the Elves
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.