Leave it to Forgotten Realms to fill out the missing colors of elves by giving blue, white, and red mono-colored elves. She can draw you cards quickly when paired with sacrifice elements and can make sure that wraths and other effects leave you with plenty of options when paired with the more board-presence-oriented green elves. Miara, Thorn of the GladeĪ partner commander, Miara, Thorn of the Glade pairs well with both the black and green style of elves. Like Ayara, this style of elf doesn’t fit with the more common elves found in Magic but contributes to a different style of deck with a familiar creature type. Nadier’s NightbladeĪnother black elf that pairs well with token sacrifice strategies is Nadier’s Nightblade. While not the strongest elf in an elf deck, Ayara is a strong enough card to warrant mention even if it’s mostly an elf in name and not function. Ayara, First of LocthwainĪyara, First of Locthwain fits into a lot of different strategies: black devotion, sacrifice archetypes, and token strategies. While Winnower quickly eats removal, it can quickly contain most board states and allow you to dominate the board with your army of elves on boards where you can protect it with cards like Eladamri, Lord of Leaves. Ruthless Winnower is a Commander-original card that forces each player to sacrifice a non-elf creature. While most of of the best black elves are multicolored, there are a few powerful mono-black elves that qualify. While a different style of elves compared to the mono-green ones, black has lots of elves under the watch of Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord.

Best Black Elvesīlack pairs with green as a primary color for elves in Magic. Bringing an archetype back from the fringes is a powerful enough effect to warrant consideration.īut even outside of Pioneer this Cleric is a great tool for any EDH deck running silver-bullet enchantments to fetch with this blinkable creature. Printed in Forgotten Realms, Moon-Blessed Cleric revitalized the Enigmatic Incarnation decks of Pioneer by giving enchantment decks an Enlightened Tutor on a 3/2 body. There’s only one mono white elf I want to highlight here, but rest assured that there will be plenty of white elves in the multicolor section. White is a commonly paired color with green in the world of elves. Now that I’ve set the criteria straight, let’s look at the best elves in Magic’s history! Best White Elf If the character is an elf in lore but doesn’t have a printed card with elf creature type then I won’t count it here. So since there are over 1,000 unique printings of elves in Magic, how am I going to define what counts and what doesn’t? Simply put, only creatures with the specific creature type “elf” count for this list.

While taking inspiration from traditional fantasy sources like Dungeons & Dragons, The Lord of the Rings, and more, elves were in Magic from the game’s origin.

Are Elves Good in MTG? What About in Modern?Įzuri, Renegade Leader| Illustration by Victor Adame MinguezĮlves are a creature type that debuted all the way back in Alpha.

Nissa, Vastwood Seer / Nissa, Sage Animist.

Mtg goldfish standard golgari elf deck