edhseer Commander synergy, explained

Elspeth, Storm Slayer

Elspeth, Storm Slayer

Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth

Mana cost: {3}{W}{W}

How we read this card

If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.

static — doubles the tokens

Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

activated +1 — makes a token

Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Those creatures gain flying until your next turn.

activated 0 — puts a counter on it

activated 0 — grants a keyword

Destroy target creature an opponent controls with mana value 3 or greater.

activated −3 —

Causes: create a Soldier creature token, put a Soldier creature token onto the battlefield, put a counter on a creature, a creature dies.

Cares about: a token is created.

Works well with

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Way of the Healer — Way of the Healer gives Elspeth, Storm Slayer an extra ability
  2. Deification — Deification gives Elspeth, Storm Slayer hexproof

310 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

When Elspeth, Storm Slayer is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Faith — makes a token
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

239 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When a Soldier enters thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — When a Soldier enters thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Liliana the Faultless gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — When Elspeth, Storm Slayer enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — When a Soldier enters thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When a Soldier enters thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Cloudstone Curio triggers

a Soldier creature enters the battlefield — 1,279 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

  1. Veteran's Armaments — When a Soldier enters thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Veteran's Armaments triggers

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

  1. Scurry Oak — When Scurry Oak gets a counter thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, it makes a token
  2. Fathom Mage — When Fathom Mage gets a counter thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, it draws you 1 card
  3. Hollowmurk Siege — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  4. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Ant-Man, Colony Commander makes a token
  5. Earth Kingdom General — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  6. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute deals that much damage
  7. Shalai and Hallar — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Shalai and Hallar deals that much damage
  8. Danny Pink — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Danny Pink draws you 1 card
  9. Enduring Scalelord — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Enduring Scalelord puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order draws you 1 card

33 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

Elspeth, Storm Slayer puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring back
  2. The Deck of Many Things — can bring back
  3. Afterlife from the Loam — can bring back
  4. Crypt Champion — can bring back
  5. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — can bring back
  6. Push // Pull — can bring back
  7. Vivien on the Hunt — can bring back
  8. Virtus's Maneuver — can bring back
  9. Dredger's Insight — can bring back
  10. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — can bring back

799 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer:

  1. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  2. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  3. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token
  4. Shelob, Dread Weaver — hits a graveyard

66 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Elspeth is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Elspeth, Storm Slayer:

  1. Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity — brings a card back
  2. Avatar Destiny — mills a card

462 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.