Mirror of Galadriel
Legendary Artifact
, 
: Scry 1, then draw a card. This ability costs 
less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #5632
Mirror of Galadriel hits the table and immediately starts generating card advantage — scry 2 each upkeep scales up to scry 3 and draw when your Ring-bearer is Galadriel, Elven-Queen, turning a passive artifact into a repeating selection engine. Three mana to cast and no activation cost means the only real price you pay is the deck slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Galadriel, Elven-Queen
Galadriel, Elven-Queen is the natural home — she is both the Ring-tempting commander most likely to keep a Ring-bearer named, and she herself qualifies, which upgrades Mirror of Galadriel's scry 2 to a full draw every upkeep.
Elrond, Master of Healing
Elrond, Master of Healing runs heavy card-selection themes to assemble his life-gain payoffs, and Mirror of Galadriel's repeating scry slots cleanly into that filtering plan while also satisfying the artifact synergies his builds frequently pack.
Galadriel of Lothlórien
Galadriel of Lothlórien cares about the Ring tempting you, so Mirror of Galadriel doubles as thematic redundancy and a consistent scry trigger that keeps your draws smooth as the Ring tiers up.
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness decks lean on the Ring mechanic to make him evasive and lethal faster, and Mirror of Galadriel provides steady scry to find the pieces that keep the Ring tempting chain moving.
Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge
Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge rewards legendary-heavy builds where the Ring-bearer slot is almost always occupied, giving Mirror of Galadriel a reliable upgrade path to card draw in a shell that already wants every advantage it can squeeze from its legends.
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 Mirror of Galadriel is doing real work — the Ring mechanic needs a critical mass of Ring-tempting effects to matter, and 100-card singleton decks built around Tolkien commanders supply exactly that. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes against far more powerful three-mana artifacts and offers no competitive angle. Oathbreaker is a plausible secondary home if your signature spell tempts the Ring, but the card's ceiling remains in Commander where the game goes long enough for repeated scry triggers to accumulate into a genuine advantage.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Mirror of Galadriel is pure bulk — you're paying for the effect, not the cardboard. That price is unlikely to move unless a new Tolkien-set commander turbocharges demand, so pick up copies freely and don't hesitate to trade them in.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Galadriel, Elven-Queen
- Elrond, Master of Healing
- Galadriel of Lothlórien
- Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
- Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.