The Eldest Reborn
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Each opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice.
II — Each opponent discards a card.
III — Put target creature or planeswalker card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dominaria
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #1845
The Eldest Reborn is a five-mana enchantment saga that forces a discard, kills a planeswalker or creature, then reanimates something from any graveyard — three distinct threats stapled to one card. Commanders like Narci, Fable Singer that score points off sagas will happily run it, and even Core Prowler shells that want bodies in graveyards find the chapter three payoff worth the investment.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Narci, Fable Singer
The Eldest Reborn is an 84% inclusion in Narci, Fable Singer decks because every chapter ticks Narci's life-drain trigger, turning a removal saga into a repeated damage source before the reanimation even resolves.
Tom Bombadil
Tom Bombadil draws a card the moment The Eldest Reborn enters, then benefits each time a subsequent chapter flips — it's free card advantage layered onto an already-impactful saga.
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
The Eldest Reborn fits the Nicol Bolas, the Ravager gameplan precisely: force a discard, eliminate a threat, then return Bolas himself if he was countered or killed earlier in the game.
Aminatou, Veil Piercer
Aminatou, Veil Piercer cares about curses and enchantments entering, and The Eldest Reborn's saga type keeps the enchantment count high while delivering removal and reanimation in a single slot.
Ghen, Arcanum Weaver
Ghen, Arcanum Weaver can sacrifice The Eldest Reborn after its final chapter and pull a more expensive enchantment out of the graveyard in response, converting a finished saga into a free tutor effect.
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 |
The Eldest Reborn sees essentially zero play in competitive constructed — five mana is too slow for Modern and Pioneer, where threats close games before a saga's third chapter resolves. Commander is its home: multiplayer slows the format down enough that all three chapters reliably fire, the forced discard hits a different opponent than the kill, and chapter three's open-ended reanimation targets any graveyard at the table, which in a four-player game is usually stacked. Oathbreaker can support it in grindy builds, but the five-mana ask is still a meaningful cost at that format's lower curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
The Eldest RebornCore ProwlerAshnod's AltarHex ParasiteBog Initiate
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn; Infinite proliferate; Infinite sacrifice triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, The Eldest Reborn is pure bulk — three distinct effects on one card for under fifty cents is exceptional value. Bulk rares that see this level of Commander play rarely spike, so there's no urgency, but picking up copies now before any reprint attention is straightforward.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Core Prowler
- Narci, Fable Singer
- Tom Bombadil
- Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
- Aminatou, Veil Piercer
- Ghen, Arcanum Weaver
- Ashnod's Altar
- Hex Parasite
- Bog Initiate
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.