Mists of Lórien
Sorcery
Replicate 
(When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Return target nonland permanent and each other nonland permanent with the same mana value as that permanent to their owners' hands.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Price
- $1.09
- EDHREC rank
- #8309
Mists of Lórien puts a Fog effect on the stack while simultaneously triggering instant-matters and spell-matters commanders — it does two jobs for one mana. In Octavia, Living Thesis builds, that means blocking a combat step and progressing your spell count toward her base-power-and-toughness reset in the same action.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
Mists of Lórien is an instant that costs exactly one mana, which is exactly the kind of cheap cantrip-adjacent spell Octavia, Living Thesis needs to fuel her count while protecting you from an alpha strike.
Galadriel, Light of Valinor
Galadriel, Light of Valinor rewards playing Forests and Elf-adjacent synergies, and Mists of Lórien doubles as a flavor-forward tempo piece that fits naturally inside the Lórien-themed shell many Galadriel builds already run.
The Emperor of Palamecia
The Emperor of Palamecia cares about instants and sorceries fueling his magic counter engine, and Mists of Lórien is cheap enough to cast defensively without disrupting your turn-by-turn gameplan.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Mists of Lórien actually earns a slot — Fog effects that do additional work for one mana are exactly what instant-matters and spell-count commanders want. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but a defensive Fog is far too slow for those formats and will never see play there. Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper are all non-starters, so the card's competitive home is Commander and Commander alone. In Oathbreaker it has a narrow home in spell-count or Fog-chain builds, but the smaller format means fewer shells that can exploit it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.09 cheap tier
At $1.09, Mists of Lórien sits at the cheap end of the spectrum — a fair price for a situational instant with a narrow but real home. It's not a staple that pressures upward, so don't expect the price to move unless a high-profile Octavia, Living Thesis build pushes demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Octavia, Living Thesis
- Galadriel, Light of Valinor
- The Emperor of Palamecia
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.