The Elderspell
Sorcery
Destroy any number of target planeswalkers. Choose a planeswalker you control. Put two loyalty counters on it for each planeswalker destroyed this way.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- War of the Spark Promos
- Price
- $0.76
- EDHREC rank
- #13167
The Elderspell destroys any number of planeswalkers and staples their loyalty counters onto a planeswalker you control — the swing in board state can be game-ending in one cast. At two mana, it's the cheapest way to strip a table full of walkers while turbocharing something like Nicol Bolas, the Ravager into a lethal threat in the same motion.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager transforms into his planeswalker side and immediately wants more loyalty, making The Elderspell a one-card win condition that clears opposing walkers and closes the game in the same turn.
Carth the Lion
Carth the Lion cares deeply about loyalty counters and planeswalker ultimates, and The Elderspell can dump enough stolen counters onto any walker to skip straight to its ultimate — often the turn it hits the battlefield.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where The Elderspell earns its slot: four players means a realistic chance of hitting two or three opposing planeswalkers at once, and the counter-stacking ability turns a reactive spell into a proactive win condition. In Modern and Pioneer it's a narrow sideboard option against superfriends shells, but those decks are fringe enough that dedicated hate rarely earns the slot over more flexible answers. Legacy and Vintage have the same problem — the card is powerful in the right spot, but the right spot doesn't come up often enough to justify the maindeck. Oathbreaker is arguably its second-best home, where destroying the opponent's signature spell target while fueling your own oathbreaker is as close to a free roll as the format allows.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.76 bulk tier
At $0.76, The Elderspell is firmly bulk — it's never commanded a premium despite being a genuine two-mana bomb in the right context. Casual demand keeps a floor under it, but don't expect the price to move unless a major Commander precon puts a planeswalker-stacking strategy in front of a mass audience.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
- Carth the Lion
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.