Syr Elenora, the Discerning

Legendary Creature — Human Knight

Syr Elenora's power is equal to the number of cards in your hand.
When Syr Elenora enters, draw a card.
Spells your opponents cast that target Syr Elenora cost {2} more to cast.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Foundations Jumpstart
Price
$0.34
EDHREC rank
#13698
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Syr Elenora, the Discerning card art
Syr Elenora, the Discerning gives you a blocker whose power scales directly with your hand size — relevant board presence for zero extra setup in any deck that wants to stay card-rich. The cost is five mana for a creature that does nothing proactive, so she earns her slot only in decks that already draw aggressively.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

Commander is where Syr Elenora, the Discerning actually belongs — high hand-size counts are achievable there, and the ward trigger taxing opponents one card per targeting attempt is meaningful in a multiplayer game where card advantage is precious. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer she competes against five-mana threats that win the game rather than defend it, and a passive power-scales-with-hand-size body simply doesn't make the cut. Vintage is theoretically legal but the same problem applies at an even steeper power threshold. Oathbreaker could support her in a Simic or mono-blue hand-size shell, though the format's smaller life totals make a defensive beater less impactful.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.34 bulk tier

At $0.34, Syr Elenora, the Discerning is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as a casual include without any financial commitment. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a hand-size archetype breaks out, so buy it for the effect, not the foil.

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