Elenda Rises
Elenda, Saint of Dusk is a compact engine for life based strategies and a resilient finisher in Commander and limited play. The card reads cleanly on the board: lifelink and hexproof from instants keep her safe while she trades and stabilizes, and her conditional size boosts reward careful life management. In practice Elenda fits into decks that plan to gain life or protect a lead; she turns incremental gains into a sudden board threat with menace and a large power leap when your life climbs well above your starting total.
The extended art Foundations frame on this print adds presence to the table without changing the rules text. Use Elenda as a recurring attacker that can close games once you maintain life advantage, or as a deterrent that forces opponents to answer early. The card works well with sacrifice synergies and incremental lifegain pieces; she scales predictably so build toward the thresholds the card cares about and she will reward you in both combat and clock.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{W}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Legendary, Vampire Knight
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Lifelink, hexproof from instants
As long as your life total is greater than your starting life total, Elenda gets +1/+1 and has menace. Elenda gets an additional +5/+5 as long as your life total is at least 10 greater than your starting life total.
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Power / Toughness – 4/4
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Rarity – Rare
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Set – Foundations (Magic the Gathering)
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Language – English
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Condition – Light Play
