Winter Eladrin
Creature — Faerie Elf Wizard
Gust of Wind — When this creature enters, return up to one other target creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #15058
Winter Eladrin bounces a nonland permanent at the start of each opponent's upkeep — repeating, unconditional tempo that doesn't cost you a card. The catch is the triggered ability only fires while it's your turn in the seasonal cycle, but in the right shell that window is permanent.
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 |
Commander is where Winter Eladrin earns its slot: a repeating bounce trigger that resets threatening permanents every turn cycle is exactly the kind of slow-bleed advantage multiplayer rewards. In Legacy and Vintage it's too slow and too conditional — four mana for a 2/1 with a delayed triggered ability doesn't compete with the pace of those formats. Pauper is the one non-Commander format worth mentioning; the card is legal, and in slower blue-white or blue-based control shells the repeated bounce has real teeth against non-rotating permanent strategies.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Winter Eladrin is deep bulk — no financial friction to picking up copies. Bulk rares with niche Commander applications rarely spike hard, so expect the price to stay flat unless a high-profile deck puts it on camera.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.