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Queen Allenal of Ruadach

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

Queen Allenal of Ruadach's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control.
If one or more creature tokens would be created under your control, those tokens plus a 1/1 white Soldier creature token are created instead.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{G}{W}{W}
Color identity
GW
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Dominaria United
Price
$0.21
EDHREC rank
#3852
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Queen Allenal of Ruadach card art
Queen Allenal of Ruadach turns every token you make into two — a replacement effect that doubles your army without any additional investment. The cost is real: she dies to the same sweepers as your tokens, and engines like Requiem Angel pair better with her than protecting her does, but Emmara, Soul of the Accord players include her at over 50% for exactly this reason.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Emmara, Soul of the Accord

Emmara, Soul of the Accord

52.9% of decks · synergy 0.46

Emmara, Soul of the Accord taps to create a Soldier token, and Queen Allenal of Ruadach turns each of those into two — every attack or convoke activation immediately doubles the output, making the engine outrageously efficient for a two-card package.

02
Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second

Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second

40.9% of decks · synergy 0.37

Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second replaces non-creature tokens with Dogs or Cats, and Queen Allenal of Ruadach doubles the trigger count feeding into her, effectively letting any single token-producing spell generate a pair of 3/1s or 2/2s with relevant creature types.

03
Cadira, Caller of the Small

Cadira, Caller of the Small

39.9% of decks · synergy 0.33

Cadira, Caller of the Small creates Rabbits whenever creatures deal combat damage, and Queen Allenal of Ruadach doubles each of those triggers — a single unblocked swing can flood the board in a single combat step.

04
Ghalta and Mavren

Ghalta and Mavren

34.7% of decks · synergy 0.28

Ghalta and Mavren creates a Vampire token on attack, and with Queen Allenal of Ruadach in play that becomes two Vampires every single combat, accelerating the critical mass Ghalta and Mavren want for their payoffs.

05
Rhys the Redeemed

Rhys the Redeemed

31.6% of decks · synergy 0.25

Rhys the Redeemed's six-mana activated ability doubles all tokens you control, and Queen Allenal of Ruadach means every token produced before that activation is already doubled — the two effects stack into a multiplicative endgame that closes games out of nowhere.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the natural home for Queen Allenal of Ruadach — token strategies are among the most popular archetypes in the format, and a passive doubler at three mana that never expires is exactly the kind of card 100-card singleton rewards. In competitive Legacy and Vintage the card is technically legal but sees no play; those formats have no room for a three-mana creature that requires a token engine to function and offers no immediate board impact. Modern and Pioneer token shells occasionally explore her, but she competes with more resilient payoffs and lacks the tutors that Commander provides to find her consistently. Oathbreaker is her second-best home, where a token-producing signature spell paired with Queen Allenal of Ruadach as the planeswalker commander's support piece can generate obscene redundancy in a faster, lower-life-total setting.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.21 bulk tier

At $0.21, Queen Allenal of Ruadach is deep bulk — a near-zero acquisition cost for a card that earns a slot in multiple popular Commander archetypes. Don't expect the price to move; the effect is strong but the card has been widely opened, and supply keeps it firmly on the floor.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.