Rivendell
Legendary Land
Rivendell enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
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, : Scry 2. Activate only if you control a legendary creature.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $1.89
- EDHREC rank
- #984
Rivendell enters untapped, taps for blue or colorless, and draws you a card whenever you scry — making it a land slot that doubles as a slow but real card advantage engine. The catch is a one-time activation that costs two mana and requires you to control a legendary creature, so it rewards the same decks that already want Galadriel of Lothlórien in the command zone.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Galadriel of Lothlórien
Galadriel of Lothlórien turns every scry into a draw trigger, and Rivendell's activated ability feeds that engine directly — it's nearly an auto-include in 82% of Galadriel builds for exactly that reason.
Elrond, Master of Healing
Elrond, Master of Healing cares about the Ring tempting you and life gain, but his scry-on-Ring trigger means Rivendell converts those temptations into card draws, making it a clean two-for-one land slot.
Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
Lara Croft, Tomb Raider benefits from the card draw that Rivendell's scry trigger generates, and the land's colorless-or-blue flexibility fits smoothly into her multicolor mana base without stress.
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa is a mono-blue commander who wants to see the top of the library managed precisely, and Rivendell's scry-draw loop keeps the engine consistent without spending a spell slot.
Marvo, Deep Operative
Marvo, Deep Operative manipulates the top of the library constantly, and Rivendell converts each scry into a draw trigger that compounds Marvo's advantage over a long game.
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 where Rivendell earns its slot — legendary-creature density is high by default, so the activation condition is almost never a dead requirement, and scry payoffs like Galadriel of Lothlórien make the card-draw clause genuinely impactful over 40-turn games. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but unplayed; competitive nonbasic lands there need immediate, unconditional impact, and a situational tap-for-blue land doesn't compete with Volcanic Island or Wasteland. Modern is the same story — it's legal, but blue decks have no incentive to run a conditional-draw land when the format demands speed. Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper are off the table entirely, so Rivendell is effectively a Commander-only card in practice.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.89 cheap tier
At $1.89, Rivendell sits at the low end of the staple tier — cheap enough to slot in without budget hesitation in any deck that qualifies. It sees consistent demand from Tolkien-themed and scry-matters builds, so the price is stable rather than speculative.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Galadriel of Lothlórien
- Elrond, Master of Healing
- Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
- Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
- Marvo, Deep Operative
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.