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Elrond, Moon-Reader
Legendary Creature — Elf Noble · 2U
Color identity: Blue
Elrond, Moon-Reader is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you activate an ability of a creature, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
{5}{U}{U}: Exile up to two other target nonland permanents you control. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Reference price of the card: €2.48
Average lands in decks for Elrond, Moon-Reader: 35
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: A (86/100)
- Consistency89
- Speed52
- Interaction100
- Resilience96
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (22 nonbasic, 13 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Aetherize · Sapphire Medallion · Training Grounds · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Faerie Mastermind · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Ghostly Flicker · High Tide · Peregrine Drake · Agent of Treachery · Silver Myr · Archaeomancer · Aether Channeler · Counterspell · Gogo, Master of Mimicry · Snap · Anticausal Vestige · Displacer Kitten · Ioreth of the Healing House · Ornithopter of Paradise · Cyclonic Rift · Dour Port-Mage · Essence Flux · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Mystic Remora · Phyrexian Metamorph · Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall · Venser, Shaper Savant · Blur · Fellwar Stone · Mana Drain · Run Away Together · Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn · Volatile Stormdrake · Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice · Starfield Vocalist · Conjurer's Closet · Displace · Panharmonicon · Planar Incision · PuPu UFO · Rhystic Study · Arcane Denial · Narset's Reversal · Skycoach Conductor // All Aboard · Spider-Sense · Aphetto Alchemist · Barrin, Tolarian Archmage · Borne Upon a Wind · Spellseeker · Thought Vessel · Walking Atlas · Sakashima the Impostor · Vizier of Tumbling Sands · Sword of Hearth and Home · Snapcaster Mage · Splash Portal · The One Ring · Fierce Guardianship · Man-o'-War · Meneldor, Swift Savior · Merfolk Looter · Mystic Sanctuary · Otawara, Soaring City · Reliquary Tower · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Academy Ruins · Archway of Innovation · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Urza's Saga · Sunken Palace · Cephalid Coliseum · Emergence Zone · Talon Gates of Madara · Flooded Strand · Crystal Vein · Polluted Delta · Misty Rainforest · Saprazzan Skerry · Scalding Tarn · Gemstone Caverns · Wasteland · Cavern of Souls · Prismatic Vista
🃏 Recommended cards for Elrond, Moon-Reader
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Elrond, Moon-Reader, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Training Grounds | 63% | +56% |
| Agent of Treachery | 50% | +46% |
| Gogo, Master of Mimicry | 46% | +44% |
| Anticausal Vestige | 45% | +44% |
| Peregrine Drake | 51% | +43% |
| Ghostly Flicker | 53% | +42% |
| Ioreth of the Healing House | 45% | +41% |
| Dour Port-Mage | 44% | +41% |
| Aether Channeler | 46% | +40% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 44% | +40% |
| Faerie Mastermind | 55% | +39% |
| Emeritus of Ideation | 42% | +39% |
| Jill, Shiva's Dominant | 40% | +38% |
| Volatile Stormdrake | 41% | +38% |
| Silver Myr | 49% | +38% |
| Starfield Vocalist | 40% | +37% |
| Run Away Together | 41% | +36% |
| Venser, Shaper Savant | 42% | +36% |
| Blur | 41% | +35% |
| Displacer Kitten | 45% | +35% |
| PuPu UFO | 38% | +35% |
| Essence Flux | 44% | +35% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 39% | +35% |
| Displace | 38% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Elrond, Moon-Reader deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Anticausal Vestige
- Peregrine Drake
- Ghostly Flicker
- Ioreth of the Healing House
- Aether Channeler
- Volatile Stormdrake
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Training Grounds
- Agent of Treachery
- Gogo, Master of Mimicry
- Dour Port-Mage
- Conjurer's Closet
- Panharmonicon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Faerie Mastermind
- Displacer Kitten
- Sakashima the Impostor
- Spellseeker
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Elrond, Moon-Reader
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Ioreth of the Healing House → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
- Ioreth of the Healing House + Vizier of Tumbling Sands → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
- Ioreth of the Healing House + Kelpie Guide → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
👥 Community decks with Elrond, Moon-Reader
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Elrond, Moon-Reader's color identity?
Elrond, Moon-Reader is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Elrond, Moon-Reader come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Elrond, Moon-Reader deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 28 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: A (86/100).
How many lands should a Elrond, Moon-Reader deck run?
Real Elrond, Moon-Reader decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Elrond, Moon-Reader?
The three highest-synergy cards are Training Grounds, Agent of Treachery, Gogo, Master of Mimicry. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Elrond, Moon-Reader decks.
What combos does Elrond, Moon-Reader have?
Elrond, Moon-Reader has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Elrond, Moon-Reader deck cost?
You can start cheap: Anticausal Vestige, Peregrine Drake, Ghostly Flicker are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.