Symbiotic Elf
Creature — Elf
When this creature dies, create two 1/1 green Insect creature tokens.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #27875
Symbiotic Elf trades a 1/1 body for two 1/1 Insect tokens on death — same power, worse rate, and a four-mana investment that competes with genuinely threatening four-drops. Run it only if your deck specifically rewards token count or sacrifice fodder in multiples.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Symbiotic Elf occupies a narrow slot — it needs a deck that explicitly values token quantity, death triggers, or Elf synergy to justify four mana for a 1/1. Pauper is where it sees the most honest competition: commons at four mana have a high bar, and the Elf type does real work in that format's tribal shells, though the card still sits at the fringe. In Legacy and Vintage, Symbiotic Elf is simply outclassed — those formats move too fast for a four-mana creature that doesn't affect the board immediately. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in that synergy density determines whether it earns a slot.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Symbiotic Elf is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is deep; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.